The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-31

of the town were Startled saturday night by what
seemed to he fire engine passing, and rushing
to their doors thought it was a coaster in distress
as the bell kept ringing. 1t proved to be Il team
that had called at the spool-mill, and some of the
mill hands, always ready for fun, had fastened a
large vessel he'll under The wagon. The cNhibi-
ton ball postponed last week will come Thursday
night and Judging from the array OF directors,
managers etc, is to be Il first class affair Master
Dick Smith ha~ again taken the first prize of $50, in
painting, offered by the Youths Companion, of
Boston
>EARSMoNT. The house and barn, together with
Il horse, two COWS, wagons, harnesses, farming
tools and quite quantity OF hay, belonging to
Arson Gilmore, We're completely destroyed by fire
Tuesday night. Mr. &. returned from the village
about O'Clock and cared for his horse without Il
light. In about an hour he heard his horse stamp
ing, went to the barn and found it filed with smoke,
but could see no fire. lie tried to get his horse out
but was unable So to DO The well being near the
barn could NOT he reached by the men when they
arrived. Everything was removed from the house.
The loss is partially covered by insurance in the
Springfield Co. Mr.. G. thinks the fire must have
taken from a spark from the chimney
BROOKS. Cold and rough. March came in like a
lamb but goes out like a lion. Hard on the fodder
with hay nearly twenty dollars per tom. .Rich's
Hall was crowded the evening the Norfolk Jubilee
Singers held forth, but minstrel companies as Il
rule find Brooks IA poor show town.. Doctor 4.
W. Rich returned from Delaware a few weeks since
and is painting and reting his nice stand. Doc
tor Libby has bought the Granville Morse stand and
will thoroughly repair it, building new stable in
addition to other Improvements. The sugar max
ers are busy gathering sweets from the hardy
maple. Apples plenty and Old cider in abundance.
No need of tapping the apple trees for cider this
spring. Business is lively in the clothing shops,
and it is quite help to the place, furnishing ready
cash in hard times. If some business as good
could be furnished to as many men each winter
here it would help all Mrs. Susan Roberts,
relict of the late Gilman Roberts, died last week at
an advanced age. She and her husband were Old
residents of this town. They reared large family
and considerable property is left TO the heirs.
Jones Roberts are doing quite business in their
new mill. They have two circular saws, Il planning
machine, jig saw, turning lathe, etc, now, and
will add to their machinery circumstances may
require. The convenience of this mill cannot fail
to be appreciated, as they do a class of job work
that is not done within ten miles in any direction
We saw them cut a set of cart wheel rims out of
heavy four inch plank in few minutes, with the
little jig saw the other day TWAS neatly done and
saved the a trip to Belfast. Oxen are scarce
and high this spring they were generally dispos
ed of last fall. John NJ Dow sold nice pair of
grade Durhams, to IIezekiah Fletcher, of DiNmont,
last week They were raised by John Gould, of
China.