The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-05-24
News of the City and County.
SCANDAL. Original.


Who more enjoys the scathing jokes and squibs
Which touch sore spot in his neighbours ribs
Or slyly strives by hints to let you know
That this and that one sinneth thus and so
The grave compiler of the daily news,
With all the universe from which to choose,
With gravcr things must mingle gossip gay.
And spice with scandal if he'd make it pay
Why, even Shakespeare, greatest, grandest name
With others tratieS paved his path to fame.
Where one pure virtue lights his matchess page
'Tis black with murders, treasons lust and rage.
GIVE man Of scapdal just the choicest bit,
Twill hire his eoquence and point his wit.
ct Paul did well such gift of tongue to class
With tinkling cymbal and the sounding brass.
About time for the tinkling bob'olink TO appear
A. d. Chase has enlarged the carpet room over
his store.
The cherry trees hung out their blossoms some
days ago.
Those rains last week touched just the right spot
in nature.
The price OF milk has been reduced to six cents
per quart
The warm weather has brought out the drummer
i'll full force
The weather prophets are predicting wet jun.
and big hay crop.
Hazeltine 4 Co are loading schr Florida with,
ice for jacksonville
A drunken row on Main street Monday night
resulted i'll broken
June bugs are whacking their heads against thu
window pancs at evening
1t WAS moving scene to behold Thompson,
store travelling down Main street.
Director Darius Alden and Mr. Geo, A. Alden ot
the Maine Central were in the city Monday
Enoch C. Hilton has issued notice i'll bank
ruptcy proposing to pay b per cent to creditors
1t is reported that the [ 5 survey sch. Earnest
will return to this port to pass the Fourth of July
Salmon is not abundant but there is enough to
satisfy the haukerings ut from 40 to 50 cents per
pound.
There will be lecture next Sunday evening al
the North Church by the pastor. Subeet-"Col
version.
Mrs Joseph Sanboru on Monday in steppur
from stand 10 il chair fell to the floor dslocatjJg
her thigh
Edward Cushing Esd, was in town on Monday
looking after the interests of the Portland line
steamers
The committee On highways ana bridges Of the
city government seem To have all the business to-
do this year.
City Marshal Parker executed the liquor law
very summarily in smashing John CampbeIls rum
bottle, the other day
Col. Spaulding, Of Richmond, formerly Of tn,
10Th Maine, will deliver the memorial address at
Belfast on Decoration Day.
With what compaeency can Il man, who has No
garden, sit and watch the hens scratch up his
nrighhors beans peas and things
The horse Of l.. 4. knowlton got frantic Iasl
week and jumped across a truck team, breaking
both thills Of the carriage and doing other damagc
The Register of Probate and Trcasurers room
at the Court House is being renovated. Will
paint, whitewash and a new carpet it has a very
inviting appearance.
The flag staff at Lancasters corner, erected last
summer by the Republicans, will fall before thu
march of Improvement the party will before
the advance of eoneiliation.
The Masonic bodies will not Join the procession
on Decoration Day, as il is contrary to Masonic
law for that fraternity to take part i'll public cclr
brations, except on special occasion.
AHt lIH4 tlIp ~ lll' ltlthtl 1 NJ DpIltc lI"i4
Carvers Haroor to Belfast, her passenger list nun
bered twenty persons. There were three tamilic,
with their Effects, two Of whom are to reside l3
this city.
Elms has as yet been unable to procure tn.
! $1,000 bail which is required before he can lcavr
Belfast Jail. His farm is neglected. ind his aged
grandmother must be pining 10 have her head
| cOmbcd with chair
The house ell aud barn of Allen Simmons, of
Waldo was entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday
OF last week. Some stock in the barn WAS burnett
| The tire originated from the chimney Loss tbol
Sl50o; insured for 5000.
| 4 severe squa passed over this section about
two O'Clock Monday morning. lasting some twenty
minutes Ii heavy that vessels lying ut
anchor in the harbor. i'll instances cureenrI
sufficiently to take water upon their decks
! The Belfast Manufacturing Ga last week voted
to sell for 5lOo the spare lot on Main street, adj
joining that of j. B. Wadu Ii viii probably b.
occupied by David Lancaster and NJ. F. Garter uu
the removal Of their stores from the Masonic ln
The proposition to further straightrn HIGH stree
meets with considerable opposition, especial,
| from those living upon the sontherly side Of the
| street The line will cut through the Locke hotsc
and into many door yards the damages mus,
necessarily be Large
The steamer Mabel Bird that has been upon TIN.
route between this city and Castuo, left ON Sun
day for Boothbay, where she belongs, the time to
which She Was chartered having expired. Thr
steamer Arrow, of Nimulhaycn, will run upon thu
route until the May Queen is ready.
Rev. W q Thomas OF Gardiner formerly OF
this city experienced Il shock of paralysis at lis
bon last week. He was cugascdin performing balr
tiSns at the time, and was with great difficulty go
out OF the water His right side wl5 rendered IN
sensible and he lost Hs speech lie is now i'm
proving.
John porr. ESD. Of Augusta, recently visited our
city Nearly forty years ago ne published here th'
Waldo Patriot, Il " ing paper and made It IL su,
cess until tempted by superior business advantage
to the Kennebec Mr. d. was loud in his praises Cd,
the prosperous appearance of Belfast and the many
improvements that he noticed
\ letter received i'll this city from Cientucso.
Cuba, dated May 10TH says-"tirufuegos crop has
fallen short, compared with common years 10 O0o
hoEshcads of sugar. Better times are expected
next year. as peace has been restored PLANTERS
are able to attend 70 their fields are planting new
pieces aud rcpanting the old. \ large crop is cS
pectcd"
Two small boys, Smalley and Clark scuiiing N
the store of Mr. Swift day last week, wheu
the Clark boy severely cut in the wrist with a
knife which severed an artery. Clark made an ~
tempt to strike Smalley upon the head when the
latter, who was eating an apple with an open knife
raised his hand To ward oft the blow intlicting the
wound aS described
The L. ). survey schr Earnest, Lieut.. Hawley
in tow of steam launch Sagadahoc, left this port
Tuesday forenoon for Deer Island and the eastern
bay where she will be employed the coming sum
mer i'll survey of the coast The schooner has
been extensively repaired painted and put in first
class order As has before been stated she was