The Republican journal., 1881-02-10

F. A Toilet has at his store one stick of candy
that ten feet in length and weighs twenty
| five pounds. You can't buy it for a cent.
Any person having an old fashioned, mahogany
cased time piece, in good condition. with the max
ers name, +. z. Quimby on the dial, and wishing
to dispose of the same, will please communicate
with "Our George on the subject.
A private letter from Lynn, Mass, states that on
Saturday evening last Mrs. Harriet Wentworth fell
upon the side walk and broke her hip. The ply
stefan thinks she may be crippled for life. She will
doubtless sue the city of Lynn for damages. Mrs.
Wentworth is from Knox, and last year kept a
boarding house in this city in the Locke house on
High street
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The folowingare
transfers in real estate in Waldo COUNTY for the week
| ending Feb. Sth--Leander Bowler, Palermo, to Eliza
A. Greeley same town. James Fuller Searsmont,
| to Marcus A. Wellman Appleton Laura A Paul,
Knox, to Leonard w. Luce, Hope. Richard Par
ker, Winterport, to George w. Parker, Monroe.
Orlando Stevens, Lincolnve, to A. L. 4 X. 5.
Frohock, Linconvile. Mehitahle J. Wyman, Bel
fast, to Henry NJ. Wyman, MontvllIe
| Richard Mckenzie is dead. Poor Dick He had
hobbled about streets on his crutch and cane,
many wears, as to be almost considered part of
them. He died last Sunday of rheumatic fever.
When Dick was small boy he received injury
which being followed by sickness made him Il
| cripple for life. He asimpe minded and harm
less youth, subsisting principally upon charity.
! Dick was II burden while on the earth, and it is
hoped he has gone to a better place. His age was
about 81. Dick was buried Wednesday by the city.
| The winter has been unusually severe in the west.
| Belfast boys in Montana write home very discourage
| ing news and tell of many harlshps, which eclipse
| anything they ever or heard of in Maine. Mr..
| George Stone who carried Il mail, horseback, on
| twenty mile route, was severely frost bitten and
| suffered much from cold. Sheep have died by
thousands, and if the cold weather continues, little
stock will be found alive in the spring. OF
one flock of sheep numbering $500, all lied with
the exception of about 200. This is not encourage
| ing outlook for young men who contemplate emf
grating west.
The supper, levee and dance given by Washing
ton Engine company No. >, at Hayford Han last
week, was a success financially and very enjoya-
| Bile affair. our citizens were very liberal, the
choicest of yiands being sent i'm in abundance the
Young ladies who attended upon the tables were
courteous, and hundreds partook of the replst At
ter the tables were cleared away the Young people
! enjoyed themselves with dancing, rs many rs two
| hundred people being on the floor at one time. The
music good, and furnished by some of
oar best musical talent, with assistance from Rock
| land. The boys Melted about Sll5,
| Mr.. L.. j. lloag of this city has young daughter
| who is very ingenious Some of her working i'll
wood coming under the eye of MIR. III. J. Locke,
that gentleman told Miss Hoag he would give her
| Il watch movement, providing she would make Il
| frame for it. She has made the frame, "r casing,
which resembles that of gothic clock. The ma
terial is black walnut, and the front is very hand
| somey designed and jgged out with Il saw. The
time piece is set into this frame, under glass, and
resembles Il miniature clock. 1t is Il neat piece of
workmanship for any artisan, and makes It very
| handsome well is useful ornament.
| WHEREABOUTS OF BELFAST VESSELS. Bark
John G. Smith arrived at Mesena from Genoa
| Feb Ist where She will load for New York 49,. Sch
| Sarah l.. DaN,S arrived at Mobile the It'll, from
| Jamaica Brig Ned White had Il quick dispatch
from New Zealand. Twenty days after arrived
| the brig ready to sail for Ionton with Il full
cargo. She probably sailed Jan. 4th. Sch Annie
| l.. Mckeen from jacksonville for New Lon,lon, put
into Hampton Roads, Feb. ith for water and stores
The captain writes that the passage has been very
rough one, his vessel for ten days being MASS of
| Ice. At one time he within sixty miles OF New
| London and i'll the recent gale driven to sea.
The vessel has again proceeded The recent cold
weather has been severe for our coaSting vessels,
many of which due.
| DEATHS IN \ORIlIpoRr Mrs. Mary llolg,ion
died Saturday morning last, At the residence of
| her son, Daniel IIodgdon. She well advanced
in years, 81, and the injuries received from fall
week two ago caused her death. The funeral
! took place Monday afternoon. At four O'Clock on
the morning of that day, Jonathan Elwell died in
the same house, in which he had resided tor SOME
| tme-ever since he was alarmed by night visit of
burglars to his house, where he lived alone for
many years. Mr.. Elwel Ia, been until his last
! illness, hale looking man for his age, and his
| WA familiar figure i'll this city. Until of lat, he
used to idle horseback FROM Northport to Belfast
and home again, nearly every day. His age Is said
| to have been about 81. lie large real estate
owner in Northport, and is believed to have arcu-
mulated quite fortune, which, by will made
some time ago, will be divided between hi, two
daughters, both residents of Boston. The funeral
was to have taken place yesterday
POLICE ITEMS. Jacob n Webster was before
Trial Justice Greer in this city, Saturday, ON
complaint Of Henry o. Dodge. Tie parte, live in
| Brooks, where Webster was arrested on trida! by
| sheriff Baker. The complaint that Webster
| used threatening language toward Dodge, and the
latter afraid that the threats would be carried
| into effect. Nine witnesses We're introduced Web
ster admitted having made some talk, but meant no
personal harm. The justice found him guilty aud
ordered him to recognize in the sum of $500 to keep
the peace for one State constable Ellis ON
saturday searched several places forliquor, but dld
not find any. ON Monday, the liquor seized some
time since at A. &. Gilmores and at the railroad
station, was before the Police Court. There was
no claimant for the first named, and the liquor
| ordered to be destroyed. The barrel of WhiSkey
seizcdat the depot claimedby Lafayette staples,
as his for his own use. The barrel was billed to
Frank Dodge. 1t not proven to the satisfaction
Of the Judge, and the liquor ordered destroyed
| staples took appeal.
| Brigaders, Sears Island say, the Home
| Farm, originally part of the great purchase
of land in this state made by Thorndikc, Sears, and
| Prescott, bought of the heir, of Gen. Knox and
| known as the 'Walio Patent" This Island estate
| was for many years carried on by Mr. John u; Arey
of the Sears family, and the operations in farming
| and stock breeding quite extensive, many
| choice Shorthorns being there bred and kept.
Some ten years ago this Island purchase hy Il
company who bought it for its valuable timber. but
in 1872 it was re-purchased by Mr.. David sears of
| Boston, representative Of the former owner, and
| he has since come into fun control of the Island,
| which is the last remnant of land OF the large
! Sears estate which is now in possession of the de
| srendants of the original family. Upon this Island
| is the old Sears mansion which in many particulars
| remains Just il III the days of The late David
Sears, Of the original proprictorS. In one of
the rooms, j. the od curtained brdstea'l, the Eng
fish floor rug, the old fashioned furniture, the wide
open fire place, AMI other reminders Of eye oIden
| times"
| THE NEW lIEARSE. The new hearse built 10y Mr.
George l.. Brownell, of New Bedford, Mass, for
the city Of Belfast, arrived ON Wednesday morning,
and is of the finest vehicles of the kind in east
| ern Maine. The hcarse is for one on two horses,
| wheels and runners, and weighs about ten hundred
| pounds The material of the body is ebonzed with