The Republican journal., 1881-02-10
News of Belfast and Vicinity

n selnlannuaI ulVltenu OF per cent on the Bel
fast railway bonds is payable in Boston from the
| LIST to the 18th inst.
Five car loads of ship timber to Mr. j. H. Lane, of
Searsport have come the railroad to this city
| and were landed on Daniel Lanes wharf.
| woman recently visited nearly every house on
! Northport avenue in search of cat with bushy
| tail. She wanted the animal to take to New York
On Saturday man in Custom House Square had
two horse load of frost fish which he sold for fifty
| cents per bushel The fish were caught in nets at
| Winterport.
| The ground hog is the Southern weather prophet
| He goes by the name of woodchuck in New Eng
| land and we think he knows no more than Nennor
| about the weather.
| 1t seems almost incredible, yet it is true, that
during the recent cold spell PERSONS teeth in this
vicinity, froze together. We almost forgot to say
| that the teeth were in tumber of water.
| While the ice remained in the upper harbor some
| of our people awaited themselves OF the opportuni-
| ty to spear ees and founders. Holes were cut in
| the ice and spears inserted into the mud. Small
| quantities were captured.
| The Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam
| boats at its recent session in Washington, ID. g.,
| passed very important rule providing that ali
small boats propelled by shall display between
sunset and sunrise bright white light from Il flag
staff in the bow of the boat. 4 failure to comply
with this rule subjects the offender to fine of $500
| for each offence. Rowing parties in the harbor
| next summer must let their lights shine. Query.
| Are the Inspectors afraid of steamers being run
| down by the row boats?
Chapter 10, of the Revised Statutes of Maine con
| tai In follOWinr which i If Mt
| time
| "Sec. D Three or more bells are to be fastened
to one of the foremost horses drawing teams on
snow without wheels"
"Sec. t. Any person injured by violation of any
provision of the previous sections may recover dam
ages in an action on the case, commenced within
one year. Any person found gully of such a viola
ton forfeits not less than one nor more than twenty
dollars. etc.
| Sch J. C. I,oker hailing from Gardiner, was sold
| at auction at this port last week ueing Knocked
| down to Asa A. Howes, for 5000. The sale was adj
| verised to take place Thursday, but owing to
the cold weather, but few We're present. Mr.
! Howes was the highest bidder, when the sale was
| postponed To saturday. ON the last day
| bidding over Mr.. Iiowes, the vessel was sold to
him. The schooner is one hundred tons, and VIII
make very good coaster. She formerly
owned by her captain, J. l.. Ryder.
for the want of food but for the thougtfulness of
benevolent citizens. In the severe cold weather the
birds can find but little food. Daniel Faunce has
purchased and fed to the birds several bushels of
corn and it is very pleasant sight to see him feed
ing them. b. F. Wells also has been very liberal
Ill feeding them with grain The birds nave come
to know their friends and will hover about their
places Of business. Recently observed :; large
| flock on the roof Of Wells store, when presently
the proprietor ont with corn. ut the sight Oh
which the birds came down and completely en>cl-
oped HIM
Mr.. H. G. Quimby now in Belfast hay ing intend
ed to ship a mi>ce aneous cargo from that port to
Beaufort, ;. G., but - Belfast harbor i frozen
over the cargo will probably be shipped from Rock
! port. Bangor Com, Feb. ,.
| The above is sample of the paragraphs which
have appeared in the Commercial ,ay after day,
during the recent cold spell, concerning the cnnCli
ton of Belfast hai'bos and pcnobsco Bay. That
paper has had the bay between \orlort and Isles
boro frozen over, and III its Imaginative BRAN, saw
huge lee bcrgs rolling about. After Bangor is
frozen up the Commercial is not content until it has
every other port in the same condition. Its mis-
statements are miscellaneous in design and have tend
ed to keep vessels away from Belfast. To the in
| jury OF the commerce Of Til, city At time dur
ing the recent cold spell Belfast closed to nayi-
| CATION. The steamers katahdn and MAY Queen
made their regular landings and vessels in the
| lower harbor went to sea. In the upper harborice
made from shore to shore but after the weather
moderated the ice cut out and all the whitlvc~
are now as accessible as in July
BRIGADIERS ISLAND FARM. In the last issue of
| the Home Farm we find an interesting article on
the Sears farm, Brigader- Island, of which Mr,W
is he inf and
and Mr.. David Sears the liberal and cnterpri~ing
owner. Sheep husbandry is to Ire made speciality
in the future this farm, and with 4 view to this
Il new pasture of some five hundred acres has been
made within the past two years. The farm now
cuts 1870 tons of hay and is carrying sixth Five head
| OF sheep, (gra,ie Cotswod) fort Weight head of
cattle, and two horses. Among the cattle
| four oxen and steers while five Thoroughbred
| Shorthons have lately been purchased from tile
herd of l.. 4. Dow, ESP, Waterville Forty acres
are under the plough and last season l5i bushels
Of wheat We're harvested from twelve acres. Large
| quantities of rock-weed are used fertilizer.
| This is hauled into the yard after having, mixed
with muck and manure, in which condition it makes
very valuable fertilizer. 10 whatever soil it is
applied and tor whatever crops usel it is always
applied near the surface. This farm is destined to
attain a high place in Maine agriculture.
| GIVEN UP. 1t is four months since
| the ship Charlotte W. White, of this city, sailed
| from st. John for Liverpool The Journal has be
| fore published an account of the missing vessel,
and has been waiting in the hope that some ti,iings
| of the crew would come to hand. We are forced
to the unhappy conclusion that all are lost Capt.
Dyer an excellent ship-master ami his loss is
serious one. Capt. ID. married Miss WeScott, of
Castine, an estmabe lady, who is now in this city.
| The mate, Mr.. Doane, married at st, John the
| day before the ship sailed. The loss is particularly
| severe to Mrs. Dyer, the mother of the captain,
who has passed through many trying scenes. IN
| 1861 she accompanied her husband, the late Capt.
| John Dyer voyage in the ship Eddystone. On
| the passage from Bazine to Rangoon, the mate,
| John A. Dyer her son, died. Capt. ID. embalmed
the body and kept it board the ship The Eddy
| stone then made the passage to Liverpool, where
! Capt. ID. was taken i'll and died. With the dead
bodies of her husband and son, Mrs. Dyer made the
passage home i'll the ship, bringing their remains
Belfast The community 4ympathilcs with the
| family in their affection.
| The ORANGES. The executive committee of the
| Maine State Grange has issued Il stirring appeal to
| members of the order. They call upon members of
| dormant oranges to organize working oranges from
| the materials at hand and conclude as follows
"Frends of the Order, everywhere, whether recog
| nized deputies not help your work. Aid
| those who need your assistance. While the ear is
moving put your shoulder to the wheel and push it
to that position not hitherto attained; and the CRATE
| full consciousness of duty performed and the ''well
done" Of our Great Master, in whose Grange we
| hope eventually to sit, will be your satisfactory re
ward" ....W ii. Moody, of this city, member of
| the executive committee, is doing missionary work
| among the grangerS in the western portion of the
state The first grange in this country organ
lied Dec ith, 1861 in the office OF W. III. saunders,
Washington, ID. c.. Seven star Lodge, No. -; of
Troy, has elected officers FOR 1881 as follows: NJ,
! Peter Head; o., W. s. Stevens; L., Mrs Ann :.
Tyler; s. /. s. Elliott A. s., David Mitchell; C., }.
| II. Barker; IT,, w. T. Ferguson; Sec, Geo. l..
| Tyler; G. X, Daniel Shaw; c., Mrs. Sarah y.