The Republican journal., 1881-07-21

MIR. jefferson +. Wilson, of this city, lost valu-
able horse on Saturday. 1t died from the effects Of
collie The animal was valued at $500.
Pottle 4 Hunt have shipped to Boston by sch.
Earl, 1900 mackerel kits, the first shipment made.
| The same amount will be shipped next week.
| Mr.. NJ W. Drew, of Jacksonville, writes that
there are thirteen feet of water the bar at the
mouth of the st. John, and that vessels find no
| trouble in arriving and departing.
Edward II. Hilton, of this city, has been adjudged
insane, and was taken to the asylum at Augusta on
| Wednesday, by Sheriff Baker. Another insane per-
son from the country was taken over at the same
| time.
Attention is again called to the auction sale, on
Saturday, of the honse, lot and household goods of
Hon. w. II. Mcclellan, of this city advertised in to-
| days Journal Those in want of such goods as are
advertised should not fail to be present at the SALE
One of cur dealers inagrcultural implements had
call last week from person who wanted to pur
chase an "indigestible' drag rake. The same dealer
was taken aback when another person called for a
| "bulls icwsharp." He wanted a ring for a bulls
| nose.
| WHEREABOUTS OF BELFAST VESSELS Sch
| Flora Condor arrived in Portland, on the 18TH from
Y ork on the 18th. and schrs. Florida and Lois "
Chaples arrived at same port the 18th, all from
| Jacksonville.
| Astronomers have discovered another comet
| making the fourth since the first of May. The
| new one is in the same position was the present
one when first discovered, and is thought to he the
comet of 1872, which is due about this time. The
| new comet can be with good opera glass.
Attention is called to the advertisement of Mason
| Il Reynolds, bond and stock brokers, Bangor They
have word to say to holders of Belfast bonds.
| Caution notce-ost notes-by r. &. Lewis, Belfast
... Card by NJ. 5 stiles, Jr., jackson, land survey
or and conveyancer. Furnished cottage for sale
at Northpor by +. \. Curtis Bangor. Fifty stone
cutters wanted by the iallowell Granite Co. Boston.
| STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Everett, of Cas-
| tine went upon the May Queens route while the
latter was undergoingrepairs. The Boston steam
ers continue to bring east large numbers of passen-
| gers for the Maine summer resorts. E. L. Labe,
of R0ckland, has painted picture of steamer City
of Richmond, with Mount Desert in the bach ground.
| and presented it to the boat The picture is very
rreditable the artist. Steamer Clara Clarita
turned to Portland Friday. 1t is reported she
will he purchased by the Eastern Dredging ON
! pmy.
The Augusta journal says The most gorgeous
| yehicr which runs out OF Augusta is the new
Liberty stage which was put recently by Messrs.
! knowton Il Robinson, who have the contract to
carry the mails for four years between this city and
Liberty. The stage Is covered, has scarlet body
with yellow wheels and will comfortably carry T.
persons and their baggage. 1t reminds one of the
balmy days of coaching before the locomotives ran
shrieking among the Maine hills, and smart .Jehus
cracked the lash over their teams of four-inhand."
Did you see blacksmith weld two pieces Of
iron by the process known as jumping: On Monday
we watched Mr.. ). 4. Riodgett weld, by this pro
cess, the shaft of steamer May Queen a piece of
iron thirteen inches in circumference. Jumping
iron together IS making Il perfect weld by adhering
the two square ends of the bar. After the iron is
prepared the two pieces are placed together end to
end in the same fire. When the right temperature
Is reached, which is when the iron is white and
nearly ready melt, the administration end of the
iron is securely held, when with Il very heavy
5edge the conkling end is >oundly hammered until
the union is complete and both parts come together
in Joint caucus. All this i done while the iron rc-
mains in the fire. 1t is taken out and hammered
down until it Is impossible to see the weld and As
secure As any portion Of the bar
The question of bringing Belfast and the Bluch
mining region into closer business relationship Is
being agtated. If sufficient inducemen can be OBJ
tanned narrow gauge railroad from Bluchll to
Brooksyie, distance of ten miles, will he built
With good steamer that can make the run across
the bay in one hour, to connect with the road at
Brooksrie, Belfast Will be just ninety minutes
from Bluehill. No other railroad point i'll Maine
can be brought close to Bluehil rs our own city.
region in Maine, and large numbers of people are
now engaged there. All the provisions and ma
teraI used carted across the country ami prin-
cipaly from Bangor 1t is thought the Maine Cen
tral railroad, with it, usual srewtincss would help
such enterprise, Il, it would receive much bene-
lit therefrom Belfast business men would be di-
recly benefited and should give the contemplated
enterprise their hearty support.
The lower bridge i'll this city, which for month
has been undergoing REPAIRS is now completed and
is in good condition. \ new pier u by 81 feet has
been built The inshore side which is baasted bv
300 tons of rocks. The pier has settled into the
mud seven feet and six inches and is now on hard
pan, The draws new six feet lower than the
Old ones, making the bridge nearly level the entire
length The draws are hoisted by chains from each
corner which lead pultys the top of pillars,
the lifting power being furnished by winches A
shaft runs across the bridge on the ends of which
| the chain winds. When in place the chains act as
support to the draws Under the old arrangement
the draws were lifted from one corner The hinges
to the draws set in from the pier three feet that
when up they are not liable to come in contact with
passing vessels. Two hundred and fifty eight feet
of the bridge is newly covered and rallied with
stringers beneath, making the structure good for
some years. The cost Of the work is about $1,000,
and has been done under the supervision of Alder
man l.. \. knowlton. Mr.. Charles Walker was the
master workman. The wincheS and iron work were
from the Belfast foundry.
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following are
the transfers IN real estate, i'll Waldo county, for
the week ending july l9th-Dayid Alexander x al,
Belfast, Chas. y Black, Relfast,-tte Tapley lot
on Waldo avenue in this city. Sally ID. Bartlett K
| al, Jackson, to Emery Fairfield, Monroe VIM. \.
CalderWood, Lincolnville, to Geo w. Young, same
town. Lorenzo q. C0ombs, Colorado, to Charlotte
\. Neazie, Belfast Ralph ID. Cummings, Prospect,
To Howard G. Cummings, same town. Alex. Cum
| mings Prospect, to same. T. X. Frolock, Lincoln
vile, 10 Geo w. Young. same town. james Gil
more, Belfast, to f. \. Gilmore Patience Lartbee,
Monroe, t" Moses Larabee, same town j. b. Lit
tefield Belfast, 70 Mary o. Littletied, town.
Gardner Philbrick, Thorndikc, 10 o. j. Farwell,
same town. Estate of Alden Robbins, Lncolnvle,
to Geo W. Dung, same town. Ambrose Spauld-
ing, Lincunyille, to Geo. w. Dung, same town.
stephen Sawyer Pressure Isle, to Dudley o. Black,
Searsport. Herbert stevens, Unity, to Chas. Went
worth, Clinton. Miles Staples, Belfast, to VIM. X.
Bartlett, Swanye. Horatio Twitchell, jackson,
to Josiah Brown, same town. Phebe ii. Whitcomh,
Waldo, to Martha y. Wilton, same town. Heirs of
James p White, Belfast, to Beoleia NJ. Pendleton,
Belfast. Daniel Faunce, Belfast, to James Haney,
Belfast.
CITY GovERNNiENr MEETING. An adjourned
meeting of the city government held on Mon
day evening last, to take final action in the matter
of placing the city's interest in the railroad
curity for the new refunding bonds. The question
was, whether there should be an unconditional
tri. Sf.r tho