The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-01-06

| Ferguson & Racklife advertise great reduction
in the millinery line. Read what they say in another
column.
The dry and fancy goods stores IN this city are
now closed evenings, excepting Wednesday and
| saturday evenings.
The next Masonic socablc will take place at the
Temple, on "Wednesday evening, Jan 18th Cake
and coffee will be served.
Eighteen hundred and eighty gave MS the cold
shoulder when it went out, the thermometer mark
| ing ten degrees below zero.
Just before six O'Clock Monday morning, people
who were astir heard a rumbling noise OF jar, like
a cart driven over frozen ground. some say 1t was
thunder, while others think it was slight earth
quake. 1t was heard at Brooks and at other points
in this vicinity
| \ male quartette club composed of some of ou
| best musical talent. has been formed III TINS city
| The members are john lleIVcy and George AnGer-
| son, tenors; Jabcz Frederick and Clifford Moore,
| basso The club j. rehearsing and undoubtedly
will be heard from soon
J. c. Thompson 4 son, furniture dealers in this
city, recently received drop letter, with 81 enclos
ed The letter was bliet, its contents were simply
| ''Yours truly" 1t was thought to he case of
conscience, where some person had made purchase
| when the proprietor wasn't looking.
The superintendent of the Gas Works is making
his quarterly calls among the gas consumers. He
reports that the consumption of gas is equal to the
corresponding quarter last wear. The city of Bel
fast is the largest patron the bills being as follows
for street lights 592.3i; 1or Engine Go. No IS
| rooms, SlG,Gl; No. IS $50; city rooms, Sl63.
Do T.. -l,,,ft '.tD m
day arrested Cha4 r. Beckwith. Sept, Il, Beck
with ~wore out a warrant against Hopkins X
Staples for liquor selling, but could not be found to
appear against the parties. Bcckwth was found
on the premises of Samue! Norton. He fined
80 and costs, and in default of payment the mtti
| mus was suspended.
Attention is called to The advertisement of L. L..
Bean, the popular trader Al Searsmont village. AS
| will be seen by reading his notice he has very
large variety of goods, and prices that hard to
| beat. Mr.. Bean has made more than a local repu-
taion i'll the few years that he has been in business
ami if he keeps ON will become the Jordan K Marsh
of this county. We advise our patrons in sears
mont to give him call.
SUDDEN DEATHS Mr.. John kingsbmy, of Port
land, died suddenly in this city ON Monday, at the
| residence OF hi~ ~onnaw, Col. ". IL. Fogler. Mr.
| King>buly had been at his daughters, Mrs. Foger
for two weeks. The old gentleman had been out
of health for some time, but WAS thought to be i'm
| proving Monday afternoon he started to come up
town, but after half hours absence returned near
| " exhausted, dying shortly after. Mr.. kingsbury
wa - years of age, well and favorably known in
Portland, where at one time he WAS popular hotel
keeper His remains have been taken to Portland
THE wife of oliver Chase, Alderman from Ward
four. died suddenly on sunday morning last.
The officers of tie Waldo County Agricultural
society held an informal meeting at the Court
House, in this city, on the Sd inst Ii decided
To hold the annual fair and cattle show sept. 27th
and 18th; to pay money premiums; to hire a hall
in the city; TO exhibit cattle the first day and trot
ting Of horses owned in the county the second day.
Life members viii lie admitted free. The follow
ing gentlemen We're named to have charge of the
several departments, On horses, Abner Littleield;
on neat stock, VI. Il. Huut on hail. at the park and
on stock Edwin Bricr; on hail III city, !. e. Towns
end ID. y. Wadn Geo. f. Bracket, Alyah Red
man: Com. to report programme d. L. Pitcher
Alvah Rc,hnan.
ALONG rnE WHAEvH-. The three masted scfl
W F. Parker, is at the railroad wharf loading for
New York Her cargo consists of 200 tons Of pig
iron from the katahdn Iron Works, and hay from
this city. \. {. Siblcy furnishes the hav.....At
Fredelick's wharf Woods x Matthews have loaded
with hay for Boston, srhr,. J. {. Roker and Emma
Ilotchkiss....At swans The A. W. Ellis is loading
with hay and potatoes for Chareston by George
Gorham. At the same wharf sciIr Commerce, of
Castin", took load of cement, plank and boards
for the gold ami silver mine at Cape Rozer The
cars" is material for an engine house, mill, and
buildings. necessary 10 carry on the mining bust
ne-s-...-At Lanr~ a.hr Pavilion is loading hay for
Ninalhayeu, for the granite company. -. Pitcher &
son have loaded, at their wharf, schr IIarmona
with hay for the Rappahannock. sch Lillian has
gone into winter quarters mean the railroad bridge
The entertainment under the auspices of Mrs
P0te's clocution class. on Monday evening, was
very satisfactory. ON young ladies never sang
better. and generous applause followed each APP
pearancc. Miss Colluu'S "Flowtr Girl was en-
Enthusiastically received. Miss Maud MiIliken and
Mis- Alice Bieknell were deseryingly encored Miss
Blaisdeli, OF Bangor. has a rich powerful voice
which shows great Improvement since her former
appearance in Belfast. Miss Blaisdell ha, reason
to be pleased with her reception as She was called
out repeatedly. MIR McQuown', violin PLAYING was
hardly up TO the standard of a sooist and Nh. Kim
ball did not do himself justice. He is an accom-
pli@hed pianist, and nervousness, No doubt some
what intertered with his efforts The reading and
determinations were good. Mrs. Reynolds pel-sona
ton of an Irish character brought down the house
Miss hittie Conant, Miss Lois Lothrop, and Mis-
Edie stone, all deserve praise Miss Mary Johnson
was particularly good a, Mrs. Nickleby in a scene
from Dickens, but Mrs. W c. Frederick as Mrs
Mlcauber, IN another scene, did not speak loud
enough for all to hear. Clifford Moore, as Micau-
Der. was good, as WAS Jabez Frederick, as David
Copperlied. Mrs. Pote gave some selections which
We're well received. She has good reason to be
proud Of her class.
HAY NOTES. y Montville farmer writes to the
Home Farm, to know whether it is right or wrong
to press and sell so much hay as the farmers are
now doing. That paper says at is both right
and wrong 1t is very wrong if it is an end: it NAV
be all right if it is means only 1t is wrong to sell
hay TO get money to live upon; it NAV he right to
sell ii, If the farmer has than he can feed and
| Is pursuing system of husbancirv which recog
| nize- the selling of some hay and making M for
its sale by purchased feed purchased fertilizers
| Generally, the selling of hay raw material. is
wrong 1t is always a wrong to sell ii wear after
! year when fewer and fewer cattle are kept 1pon
| the farm; and when in the fall the farmer is owing
tilizer- is he gels for hay sold in the winter But
the selling of some hay each year, where large
farm stock j. kept, may be carried on and the farm
still kept up in good heart. In Waldo county, from
our knowledge of it, believe the selling of hay
has been gigantic wrong and curse to the agri-
| culture of the county generally, though in some
| cases it may have been source of legitimate reye
nue. to good farmers But hay-selling. fertilizer
| purchasing. and shook and hoop-making are not
indexes Of good system of farming in any county "
There is decided decline in hav and the best
| quality can be bought for SIS per ton. l. argc
| quantities marketed while the price ruled
| high, and many of the farmers barns are now
! emptied of their surplus. c. Townsend, of
Belfast, sold 60 tons of first quality of hav when
! the price at its highest Beside feeding to a
| large number of horses and cattle, he will carry
about thirty tons until spring. Large quantities
of loose hay is driven into Custom House Square
| for a market.