The Republican journal., 1881-02-17
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Miss Fannie Field, daughter of the late Charles
d. Field died of consumption in this city last week.
| aged about 32 years.
The Portland band of twenty six pieces, that was
to have given concert in this city the 22d has
postponed the entertainment to later day, which
| will be announced hereafter
man in this city who owns a house and barn
| the east side, complains that his tenant won't pay
any rent, that he can't get him out and that he is
| burning the barn for fuel.
| Little River is much frequented at this time by
clam diggers, some of whom come from the interi
| or towns. One day recently thirty men were en-
gagged in digging the bivalves.
| The light house department reports, under date
of 10th inst, that Eggenoggin Reach having been
closed to navigation by ice, the light Pumpkin
| island is discontinued until further notice.
| Forrest Fletcher, of Ebcn Fletcher, was in
ured Tuesday while sliding Miller street. in this
city. He was thrown of a sled and was into
| by another boy, receiving injuries in the ribs.
| The annual meeting of Waldo District Lodge of
Good Tempars, for the choice of officers, will be
held with Belfast Lodge in this city, on Thursday,
the 24th. Important business will be transacted
| POTATOES. just after the recent cold snap pota-
toes took boom and went up to 30 cents, but have
since declined Mr. Gorham is receiving car loads
from Somerset and Aroostook counties, with an oc-
casioial car load from Unity.
The Committee Executive Appointments
| have agreed upon classification. Waldo and Pen
obscot counties compose the sixth district. Waldo
is to have the Councillor for the term of 1875 and
Penobscot for the four TERMS lsSS-4 ss5G lSS9-90,
| 1912.
Numerous complaints from persons in this city
are made that money and packages have been lost
| through the mails. A clerk in the Chicago office
has been detected in robbng the mails, and had in
his possession letters containing hetween $l2,o00
and $4,000
The pipe is a great incen,liary. \ man in this
city last week while smoking in bed broke his pipe,
tie bowl of which fell in the bed He picked it up
| and threw it away, shortly afterwards the bed
was found to be fire, but was eNtingui-hed with
| out much trouble.
| HAY NOTES. The price of hay continues at
last quotations, from SIG to ST. per on....Al OF
Woods Mathews store houses are full, about 800
tons, and on Tuesday they piling it out-of
doors, covering it with canvas. The hauling is
| poor and not much hay is coming to market
The holidays of 1881 fall on tie following days of
| the week: Washington's birthday, Tuesday; Dec
Grafton day, Monday Thanksgiving Thursday;
Christmas sunday. Church holidays are a. follows ::
Ash Wednesday, March 3D. Mid Lent, March 20th
| Palm Sunday, April 10TH Good Friday April 18TH
Easter Sunday, April Eth; Ascension day May
| 26th; Advent Sunday, Nov. 9th
\ gentleman who lives on the road to the Gene
terry has in his employ girl whose constant theme
is the great distinction made between the rich and
poor. When the funeral of crippled Dick Mcken-
zie passed the house, with the new hear~e respend-
emit with silver and adornment, the gentleman call
ed the girls attention to the fact But She refused
and still refuses to believe that Dick last ride was
so sumptuous.
The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Journal, speaking of the enlarged boundaries OF the
Bangor customs district, says deputy collector will
resident Frankfort. This must be an error Win
terport is port of entry. Wnterport and
Frankfort were formerly town under the lat
ter's name, but when the division of the came
the collectors residence came into Winterp0it and
there remains. Doubtless the old name of Frank
fort is still used in the department at Washington.
SHIP BUILDING NOTES. The new bark in g. w
Cottrelps yard lately sold to New York parties has
been named Shirley. The masts are placed in
position ON board the bark &. r. Dixon and she
will be rugged on the stocks, the work being done
by Rockland parties. Joseph bennett. of this city
rigs the Shirley. Both barks mentioned above
will launch the last of this month the first of next.
Mr.. Cottre says he shall endeavor, ii possible. to
launch the Shirley the last day in February
The keels of three masted schooners will be put in
position these barks are of.
WHEREABOUTS OF BELFAST VESSELS. schr.
Charlie Buck is on the passage from savannah to
Bath. Ship Ivanhoe arrived in Liverpool on the
10th, from Norfolk. Sch. Nellie ;. Pickering ar
rived in New York the 18th from Jacksonville.
Brig James Miller sailed Dec, 23rd from Rosario
for Rio .Janerio.. Ship Alice Buck arrived at New
York on the l4th. ninety nine days from Hong Kong
....Sch. NJ. w. Drew is at Norfolk undergoing re
pairs, and not at Baltimore as reported last week
....sch VIM Frederick from south for Boston put
into Vineyard Haven last week, and has doubtless
arrived before this.
ALONG THE WHARvEs The three masted schr.
| Allen Greene, of Providence arrived ON Tuesday
and is loading pig iron at Railroad wharf for New
York. Woods and Mathews will furnish a part Of
a cargo of hay for this vessel. Schr Lillian that
has been moored in our harbor all winter hauled to
Swans wharf, where she is loading for Boston
Schr. Mary Farrow has also hauled out Of the moor
| ing tier and will seek cargo ...G w Gorham is
loading schr. Ringeader with potatoes at Lane
wharf for Philadelphia. .Schr. Geo. b. Ferguson,
granite loaded for New York, sailed from this port,
| on Monday.
The ORANGES. Comet Grange of Swanvie has
elected the following officers for 1881 NJ, G. l..
| Hatch; o., II. p. Mari; L., +. w. Robbins; s.,
Alonzo Holmes; A. s.; 9. W. Clements; c. Hannah
| Morrill,; IT, c. NJ Marlen; Sec, Mrs James Nick
erson; g. X, l.. III. Brown; G., Myra +. Hatch; p,
| Caroline Mari; F., Hannah Holmes; l.. 4. s.,
| Louise Cunningham; Choir, Mary f. Curtis.
| Harvest Home Grange, Brooks, expects to double
| its membership during the present year. On
| Thursday last adverse report made in the
| Legislature petition of Patrons of Husbandry
for amendment of law relating to notes given for
patent rights.
STEAMBOAT NOTES. At Il meeting of the stock
| holders of the Sanford Steamship Company, held
at the Office of the company, Lincoln's wharf Bo5-
ton Feb. 9TH the following officers elected for
the ensuing year: Directors, VIM. H. Hill, Ransom
B. Fuller, Oliver Ditson, VIM. II. Hill, il, James
| Littefied VIM. $. Sturtevant, Samuel D. Warren,
Jr.; Treasurer, VIM. IL. Hill, Jr; Clerk, Il. A. Pep
| per-. Owing to the storm of saturday the katah-
din did not leave Boston until five O'Clock. Sunday
morning, reaching Belfast about lI.30 r. NJ same
day. The passage down was Il very rough one.
Inc lily VI Dais VIII not ne put on the
Bangor and New York route lis she draws too
much for a low stage of water in the Penobscot-
fourteen feet. Another steamer will be substituted
CITY GOVERNMENT MEETING. An adjourned
meeting of the city government was held on Thurs
day evening last. That portion of Poor's Mills
bridge where the Hatch accident took place has bv
order, been discontinued, the road bed being now
twenty feet wide. The city treasurer was author
lied to hire S5,l7o.46 to pay the land damage claim
by S. A. Howes & Co.. for land taken in stlaighten-
ing High street. The original claim was about 81,
400, the balance being interest and The city
solicitor was requested to obtain the approval of
one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the
city ordinances-a statute regulation. "a ID. Bean,
tax collector for 1878, reported whole amount col
lected 81 ,553. -. Twenty four dollars were or
dered paid to Geo. Woods, balance due for ser
vices assessor in 1871. The committee on FL
moi md Mi inst.