The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-17
News of Belfast and Vicinity.
a-tay is st. Patrick's Day.

i'tN Ni'A'i't val c'ti' hiiN >ppn nc IN pcttttl
The day. and nights arc now nearly equal in
length.
Runners have been discarded and all vehicles
arc now on wheels.
steamer May Queen on Tuesday lowed to Rock
port the new bark c. p. Dixon where She will load
for New Orleans
The committee on County estimates, taxation.
lave reported to the legislature The estimate for
Waldo County far 1851 is $4,000 and for 1852. 50,
ooo.
Mr., Austin Carter has returned home from Nor
toIh WheIe he has been making repairs on sch NJ
W. Drew of Belfast. He says it is not vet known
what steamerran down the Drew. All that is known
II Jttat Il was an ocean steamer
pu local SportSmen are talking OF forming them
-slVe~ into gun club, under the game laws of the
state There are some very fine firearms owned in
tI- city and many of our amateur marksmen can
make scores that would do honor to professionals
'!Ee quantities OF powder are burnt here annually
MI H. l. Woodcock has fitted up a neat little
artists studio over the store of Woodceck Il son.
Mr.. " is teaching class there, and has on exhibi-
sau many little gem, of art. An electric bell con
a'led with clock below strikes the hours and
W. have received from Shanghai China. several
pics Of the Temperance III ION, paper published
tieit city, and devoted to temperance. One mum
contains I'M article on limiting from the Jour
Writtenby "OWGeorge." Ifany body can tickle
.e ~en-ibilitr~ Of the Cele-tial~ "Our George" j,
lnan.
iurieNenle cutter NIcCulloch. that so frequently
Belfast, ha~ been ordered to Baltimore. tits
Nnr-tei that Capt. Deaue and officers will h..
A. u~-emed to steamer Levi Woodbury and return
tair station. The Woodbury. is a iirst-clas.
.n propeller, 81 tons. and carries five guns
HHi peano and officers are very popular in Bel
81 The cutter Dallas j. now attending to the
.e=porl station
few weeks ago Mr.. !. Ellen Foster the lady
...' il 10 address our citizens tomorrow evening
.p'u temperance, spoke in Augusta. The Augusta
fuurmI ~ Vt heI-
W. sr much pleased to learn that Mrs J. Ellen
-tar 10 again address the citizens Of Augusta
Monday evening NEXT in Granite church nnder
auspices Of the W {. T. L. She is one of the
-litcd speakers of her sex, is LAWYER bv pro.
sion. ana tile announcement that she Is to speak
uN doubt ensure one of Augt1sta'~ largest ana
rlItur audiences
o North China Daily News, published in
GLAD. gives an account of The trial trip of tn,
A'''4l9i44' ritt-I''. Ntlin l. intended to
4t0eeu Canton. Hong Nong Honolulu and
Francis p, ami also To Callao. when the terms
treaty have hacn arranged between the Chinese
lHru'ian governments She Is owned bv the
M Merchants Steam Navigation Company.
-r ensign hrttl from tin. main. while the
-- tHi stripes were toistci a-tcln The Nee
'" II r1m,mndei by Capt H. II. Cunningham, Il
h'at.-t it'y. tni -nu OF tine late ten. H. W Gun
H-ta'o. II tti~ ity.
SUDDEN DEtrH- lpt. Daniel W Carter. of this
FORM .y of Nurthport, died very suddenly on
iiFevenn= If heart disease. The family live
lo Henry O. Russell house. Capt. Carter at
i church during the day and evening but on
Hnln- home from the latter service was much
--+s for breath Reaching home he fell from
hair and died before a physician cot to the
--- capt Carter was 81 years of age. many
r. member Of the Baptist church an. Il worthy
trn. fa leaves wife and two children Of the
-'.r one is Capt. Alonln Carter. of bark saga
a'. of California. and the other the wife Of Ar
Robinson.
IHt original Norfolk jubilee Singers will appear
HaEtori Hail. in this city, on sunday evening
rNt Ihe company Is composed Of genuine coIorcI |
pie, and will be remembered by our citizens AS |
ih1 given nm entertainment here in lS-s. Ticket,
''i -He At Pote'5. The Portland Press saws of |
errut performance in that city
last evening the Norfolk Singers appeared At |
Museum IN one OF their peculiar programmes |
H troupe l. one of the best on the road they sing
RS "I'N used L. on the old plantations the same old
l-- ~ the same peculiar strain There is a sweet
49, ana beauty about these Old plantation songs |
".l 'iIt Irresistible. and one never tires of hear
'HFln. Inc audience last evening was 50 pleased |
nearly every piece heartily encorei''
''4 one evening last week, there came into port |
Nll- Stacy Clark the three masted schooners |
" liIlain reierick and Charley Buck aud sch A. |
Gross the latter with hard pine the others for
'-o"> They all report long trips ant many hard !
's- In December last The brig Stacy Clark and
1- freitlirh sailed together from Baltimore for
.n=irola- After long detention they sailed from |
-aoia on the same day, the Clark for Fall River,
aederirh for Boston After discharging they
-a"ttor Belfast ami arrived same day as men
Hel above The Charley Buck and A. o. Gross
ST. -alltd from savannah same day, the former for |
'! the latter for Belfast direct. The Bucki dis.
eyed AT Bath ana proceeded to Belfast, arriving
anne day with the Gross.
'"rFr on INspLNENCY. The following bu-ines,
transacted al Tie March term of the Insolvency
li for the county Of Waldo. In The case of As
: Pendleton, Unity, insolyent debtor, order
-'f"nd meeting of creditors passed. Meetingto
Aed April 18th. Andrew Z. Clark. Belfast re
VI. u assignee for month ending March eth, filed.
>''i''9' t9port-Ietluoh "i
''' "9chafSF presented and hearing ON
t"- lH'i. Proof of debt of Leonard GRAY filed
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'79iI"9e Iled Ir'of OF debt Of d. Faunce,
wa F''' "'e''-PIeIerre' CAM
ku Nurhpou wa. excited LAT ,,-..l- o,.,, tho
t,;,,. .i;..,....... Wv
i-'"S U-9Hl'Pthahce oi Young girl. The cir
'm-tanre- were such As to cause a belief thai all
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49,. a., 49,, ''''' Ai'e'' upon
" '"' "'. &" H'!7 'it4 Y" see Inc Ponce Judge
Gentleman called ut Il house in Belfast and There
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