The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-01-06

| Masters, on Tuesday evening last-W II. Fogler,
I. L. NJ; j. C. Gates, Jr d. NJ; Geo. 4. Osborne,
| P. G. of W.; w. O. Poor, Treas; c. f. johnson,
Recorder; f. S. Carter, c. of g.. Robt Burgess, c.
| of c.; John B. Thombs, Steward; II. j. Locke, Sen
| tine
| WHEREABOUTS OF BELFAST VESSELS. Schr
Florida arrived at New York Dec. 2Sth, fifteen days
from Jacksonville. Sch. Edward johnson arrived
| at Charleston Dec. 26th from New York .Schr.
| Fred A. Carrie cleared from Galveston, Dec 24th,
| for Providence. .Schr James w. Brown arrived
at Jacksonville Dec. 9th, from st. Vincent .Schr.
| NJ. W. Drew is on the passage from Brunswick for
Belfast, with hard pine.
| NEW FIRM. William A. Swift Jr has opened a
boot and shoe store, on Main Street, Belfast, in
| the same rooms formerly occupied by NJ w. Rich.
| Mr.. Swift is young man of much experience,
| thorough shoe maker, and with new and care
fully selected stock of boots, Shoes ETC., asks the
patronage of the public. Mr. Swift is deserving of
success and no doubt will achieve ii. Read his adj
| vertisement in another column.
| The County Commissioners adjourned on Friday
| of last week We learn that the Indebtedness of
Waldo county notes and unpaid fees is 81 1860
Due the county on unpaid taxes $l655.S2; cash in
hands of treasurer, $224So; leaving the county in
dSot Si,-oo.o). IHe cNpclStS county iol
past year have been about $4,000 County estimates
for the coming year $4,000. The Indebtedness of
the county has been reduced during the year from
$4,000 to the figures given above.
FRANKFORT \ donation party to Rev. Nh.
Blanchard was held at Mrs. Albert Perce'S last
Thursday The kind wishes and generous
hearts of the people were shown by their presence
and the offerings which they brought. The occt-
sion was very enjoyable one the family AT whose
house the party given, entertaining the people
in their usual hospitable and graceful manner. Mr..
Blanchard is true minister of the gospel and his
abors deserve appreciation Many of The young
people leaving town. after spending the holidays
at home. Among those who left Monday were Mr.,
Albert and Miss Sarah Perce, and Miss Eva Treat.
Horse trotting the pond is fav orite amlse-
ment at present
LINCOLNvILIE. Another home is made sad and
desolate by that dreaded disease diphtheria Dec ID
Gertrude F., aged II years months, only daughter
of Joseph b. and Hattie +. Moves. died after an
illness Of only three days and they obliged to
bury her during the same night. Their little boy,
frankie, aged years months was after at
tackled and died Dec. 2Sth, leaving them chiidless
and almost heartbroken Mr.. and Mrs. y have
both had the disease during the time, but have
nearly recovered. They have the unboun,led SYM
patty of all. There have been several other cases
in the vicinity, but none have proved fatal. The
people very much alarmed. The school has
been closed for a time
BuRNHAM. Mr.. n Z. Murray, of this town, fell
a few days since, and was so badly hurt that he is
still confined to the house. Mr.. VIM. Weed of
East Burnham on account of poor health, has let
his farm to his son. II. H. Weed, for the year ISL
THE Winncook steam yacht company is to put
five pleasure boats the lake next summer, and
have let the job to build the same to ii. Ii. Weed.
who is old builer and is expected to turn out
something pretty fine in that ....It has been
quite cold here TIE past week with light fall of
snow. Wells are very low in this section and it
is feared that the farmers will have drive their
stock to the lake for water
CAMDEN. The star course Of lectures and enter
tainments bids fair to be success The third
which will be on the evening of the 18th inst, is Il
lecture by Rev. A. ;. Ladd, subject ''One Little
Sin or a Plea for Charity which promises to be
very interesting. The lower part of the Alden
building, Main ST. is being nicely fitted up by
MI Gould for dining saloon. Some parties have
begun to harvest their ice which is very nice, il be
ing thick and clear....A new firm, Glover & Bar
ker, to commence the bakery business at
the Old place where it has been carried on long
but which was recently closed. The writer ha~
been the recipient of several, to him, very valuable
presents during the holidays st. Thomas church
has been repaired and reopened, on which occasion
the interior was handsomely decorated.
WINTERPoRT. John W. Carlton and Ashley Lit
tleteld are doing profitable business, buying
sheep on the islands, and in the eastern part of the
State....On Christmas day and evening, Simeon j.
Treat, ESD, celebrated the twentieth anniversary
of his marriage to Miss Mary J. Carlton. About
seventy ive OF their relatives and friends gathered
at his house. A bountful repast was served an
original poem read, and with sacred and secular
songs and music, the time sped to quite 4 late
hour, all feeling that ii was good to be there, and
hoping that Mr.. and Mrs Treat may live to ceie
brate their 'tiolden We,liing'. .Schr. sparta ar
rived with coal the Both ult., also, schrs. Black
Warrior with corn, and Frank Herbert with coal,
Spartas cargo for L. c. Arey, and Frank Herbcrt'S
for the Boston steamers. Cargo of corn for C. p.
Rich. ."Watch meeting" at the Methodist yestry.
sermons by Revs. G. b. Besse, Of Bucksport. and
Geo. Pratt of Winterport, closing with a class
meeting A profitable way to close the old and be
gin the year.
NEARsroRr. schooner Empire, Capt Clo~sot, is
in Lynn Mass, frozen n....Mr Holmes Buck re-
:. c. They came by express and were in fine order
and are pronounced by some of our epicures very
fine eating. The dance New Years eve was 4 very
enjoyable occasion but was notlargev attended,.
Mr. Morrow, teacher of the High school, announced
Friday night, last week, that there would be no
more school for the year, whereupon several of the
larger pupils packed up their books but returned
them to their desk after being informed that it was
Dee. 81 The MpthOdiSt society
from their antiquarian supper Thursday evening.
The remarks of Rev. Mr. Gerrish were very appro-
pirate and were received with applause. Mr..
Robert Morrow and son entered in Il race with
Capt. Parks horse Monday. Cause, horse left in
woods with bride off eating dinner while logs were
being blown. The first charge that went off the
signal for starting Result, the horse the race,
time not announced as the Morrows too much
out of breath. No damage. Mr.. John Putnam
sent suit of new sails to bark Fred w Carbon by
steamer to New York Monday. Miss Eveline Wis
| well was run over by Mr. Augustus W Nickersons
| team on the Swanyie road Saturday evening and
severely injured. Under the statute Mr. n is liza
| bic to heavy damages he driving without
BELLS. The Searsport Spool factory has bought
one half OF the white birch standing in the
township of Milford, the tract of land recently
| purchased by Bodwell, Webster & Co. The factory
consumes from 1000 to 1000 cords of spool wood
| yearly. Mr. Merrill does not know how many cords
there may. be standing in the township but thinks
| he has got enough to supply his factory for many
years. Capt James g. Pendleton has been nomi-
mated by the Governor Notary Public.
| BROOKS. The recent falls of snow have spliced
| out the shedding nicely. :. Rev Humphrey Small,
Jr., had one bone of his arm broken, last week. by
| an unfortunate kick of his horse. James Gibbs
was badly hurt last week, by an accident. The
| new blacksmith firm of Merithew & Jones, in the
| D. w. Jones shop, are having fine run of custom,
and may be found at their anvils when wanted by a
| needy public....C. f. Peavey intends erecting a
store and storehOuse the ensuing spring, near his
| residence. Marsh River Lodge +. A. NJ. had a
special meeting for work last Saturday evening,
thus beginning the new year auspicously. There