The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-12-29
Local Review of the Year.


farmer, but bad weather in harvesting the hay crop
greatly injured the leading product of Waldo coun-
ty Other farm products, especially potatoes, were
q failure, but as compensation the prices of all
commodities have been well sustained
All of our local industries have prospered and
many new ones have been inaugurated Mathews
Bros. sash and blind factory to keep up with its
increasing business. has been enlarged Keley's
axe factory on the east side, whose goods have a
wide circulation, has been enlarged and the force
increased The shoe factory, Durham & Halls fac
tory, and the granite works are increasing their
business. OF the new industries started during the
year may be mentioned the Belfast foundry, which
had been closed for a number of years. In January
last Mr.. q. J. Hall, leased the building and has
worked fair crew ever since. James T. Pottle
began the manufacture of mackerel kits, an entire
" new enterprise and his goods found Il ready sale
in the Boston markets. sherman & Thompson have
erected ON Goose river Il factory for the manufac
ture Of axes, the third factory of the kind on the
same stream. Isaac Murch, of Ellsworth j. max.
ing preparations for the manufacture of ships
blocks, &c, at the foundry building c. Hall has
erected granite shed on the foundry premises,
which is the nucleus for stone yard. A new line
Of telegraph, the Mutual Union has been eA tended
making five yards in all. This branch of industry
bids fair to be prosperous for some time to come
There are more vessels under contract to be built
the coming year than have been constructed in the
past five years.
Beitast's merchant marine has suffered the loss
of five vessels the wreck or one being quickly fol
lowed by others. Sept. 9th, the sch NJ W. Drew
l65 tons, foundered on the North Carolina coast
9TH .hi 1ipa IrL-
rock off the California coast and sank With this
wreck, eleven Of the crew. including two mates
| found Watery graves. oct. 6th, sch. Maabar. =
tons, wrecked Nantucket. oct. 20th, the
| barkentne DAVID Babcock 49, tons, was wrecked
of the coast of Brazil, ana NOV. sd, sch. James
| V. Brown, lGl tons, was totally wrecked at Lynn
! Haven Bay, Va. There was hut small amount Of
insurance on these vessels There have been launch
ed from our shipyarls TIVE bark, and three -choon-
erS. The barks and one schooner were for parties
| away, the two remaining schooners We're added to
| the Belfast fleet The tleet A. whole has been
| prosperous and fair amount of dividends have
! been paid to owners
| No destructive fire, lulyp occurred during the
Year Three buildings only have been totally de
stroyed. Two iurendaries were detected in setting
| 'cs and promptly puni~hed-onc going to Thomas
! ton for life and the other to the reform school.
The matrimonial market in the year l~sI was not
/ good as the previous year. Fortv-SiN couples
were Joined in we'Ilork against flty-two last year.
Of this number twenty couple. We're Belfast pco-
| pie. Thirteen Belfast men found wives abroad,
ana six ladies got husband, from out tot town. In
| January there We're three weddings, three in Feb
ruary, five each in March and April, two each in
May and June, five in July two III August, fou it'll
september, six in October-Which proved to be the
hest marrying month in the ytar,-tiye in November
and fom in December.
| There have been - deaths this year, against =
last year, Ot this number Il were female, 10
males, and three infants siN not given. Ten Bel
| fast people have died abroad, nine VI them were
brought here for burial OF those dying at home IL
were under 10 years Of age between 10 and ~; L
| between 20 and 30; between 30 and AZ, between
40 and So between % and Gd; between so and
20, ~ between 70 and 50; between 80 arh %, ,
over %, and ages NOT given. OF TINS number -
died of consumption, of dropsy : of old age, ) of
| heart disease, } of pncumoni.t, Of menIraHcou-
Group, of >toppagc, Of apopleNy, of certho
| spinal meningitis of paralysis, of cholera infan-
tun ; Of typhoid fever and one each oi congestion
of lungs, inflammation of bowels brain fever, lung
fever rheumatic fever cry -ipca-, liver complaint
| suicide. general debility, Softening of the hrAiu,
| dyspepsia, hcmorhage, dphheria Group, nf3m-
nation Of the bladder Disease Of three not given
\ number OF prominent citizens are Included in the
above list Both of Belfast errors have been
laid away during the year, eN- GOV. Crosby who
dicj at Belfast, March nth, amt eN-Coy. Anderson
vino died at Portland. May 3l-t. Noah ". NIath
! ews and W. O. Poor among our active bust
ness men. OF the number dying away one was
killed The railroad and one was drowned at sea.
The following are the leading events Of the wear
JANUARY.
1t. New county officers assume control Two
Brooks men 90 on il drunken rampage in Belfast.
| and assault all they meet County Commits @ioners
report reduction of 3l,7ii in county debt for past
| year.
81. Slight shock of All earthquake felt in this
| vicinity.
Sth House of George Robcr'~ 1t Muck Pond,
| caught fire. Small damage.
10Th. Heaviest snow storm of the Season
18th. New shiphulding finn cstabisAed--Alr-
| Donald 4 Brown.
22l. state constable Ellis With other officers
| sWoop down on rum sellers. Quantities Of the IluiG
captured at depot and rum shops
3Ist. The Belfast Foundry began operations after
several years of idleness. One OF the gas mains
freezes up, leaving hrecourThs of the city in dark,
rEBR, AIRY.
lst Petition to refund the bonded Indebtedness
Of Belfast presented t. the legislature.
2d. Coolest day of the season. Thermometer
| twenty degrees below zern. sch. NJ W. Drew run
into by an unknown steamer, and week after
wards towe't into Norfolk.
9th. New hearse purchased at a cost Of $500.
10th City discontinucS portion Of Poor Mills
bridge.
IL Mrs Willard Mathews house On >orthport
avenue totally destroyed by fire.
ltth st. Valentines Day. Constable ElIi- ami
City Marshal Gates seize loo gallons Of liquor i'll
Thomas tiraly's barn.
tdre. Belfast has 1880 polls amt valuation of -
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