The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-28

Up to and including the 18th, there have been one
hundred and fifty nine convevances recorded at the
| Register Of Deeds onice for the month of April
| George +. Bracket, of this city WAS on Wc,lnes-
| day elected for the seventh time Grand Secretary
| of the Maine Grand Lodge of Good Tcmplar, The
| Grand Lodge session was held in Portland.
| \ gentleman in the interest of the New York and
| Bangor steam freight line was in town last week
looking after the interest of the boat. Ii is under
stood that the boat is her first passage east.
| The II. \. Patterson farm, in Belfast, the up
| per road to ScarSport. and near that village, was
| sold at auction, by Crazy on saturday last. 1t
knocked of TO John Carr of Searsport, for 81, l25
| one of the Judges of the Supreme court having
approved the ordinances of the city of Belfast the
city marshal proposes to enforce them. particularly
/ against fast driving in the streets. Some arrests
| have already been made.
FIRE The house of Samuel Whimore together
| with portion of the furniture was destroyed by
| fire on Monday evening. At the first alarm No. ,
| engine returned, As the alarm was supposed to
| have originated from numerous bonfres about
town. The fire is supposed To have originated from
sparks from stove in the second story. where a
fire had been kindled in house cleaning Loss, -, ;
| 600, partially insured.
| TIE CHURCHES. The subject of Rev. Mr.. Crown
! inshield's SUNDAY morning sermon III the Unitarian
| church will be "Some Rational Ideas Concerning
| the Bible" Mrs. Carrie Pratt has been engaged
as organist at the Methodist church Rev. Mr..
| GerTish breaches but two more sundays here.
| The +. NJ. Methodist conference begins it. annual
session in this city May The following is the
| title of Rev. Mr. Ross SUNDAY morning sermon at
| the North churcl-"Our DUTY to our Country
! sermon for the Young. Missionary concert in the
| evening.
| OF NG~ Last yeu' 4 Large number Of quail from
| Europe We're liberated IN the pcnoh~cot valley and
some of our exchanges have stated that several of
| these birds have been seen this spring. ". W.
Castle reports that last week. in company with his
dogs he ,IscoN cred two pairs of quail in the vicinity
! of the Head of the Tide. The quail is migratory
passing the winter in the south and in the spring
returning north to breed Many nests contain lif
teen eggs The birds quite tame, approaching
very near farm houses The birds should not be
molested, but allowed 10 breed and in a few wears
! they will become plentiful.
WHEREABoI Is OF BELFAST VESSELS ochr.
Lizzie Poor sailed from Baltimore on thc 10Th for
Elenthcra.. .~ru. Nellie :. Pickering arrived i'll
New ork on the 10th from Jacksonville ~chr
Mary Farrew cleared from Portland on the pa for
New lork....~rh. Fred \. Carrie cleared from Gal
weston HE 18TH for Progrr,7o.... Schr : j. Gil
more arrived from New York ON the 10Th from
Itockland.... >rhr. f. +. Mcdonald arrived at New
| Haven on the 10Th from Pensacola. >rhr NJ. W
| Drew arrived at FAN River ON the I7th from JACK
sonHllr... Nchr. Paragon arrived at Portsmouth on
| the 3l=t from tmboy...N telegram to thi- city on
Monday States that sch Charley Bucli arrived at
| Wilmington ON that day. She had u long, rough
passage and was fou times driven acros, the luit
stream. ~rh stephen tWondbllly aIriv ed ut Jack
sonNilie the 18th, from Belfast. Bark David
Bahcock cleared from Portland on the 18th, for La
Have y ~...-S some half dozen large vessels are
ON their way here tor hay trei%ht> Blig~ Ned
White and l. W Parker from New Zealand. arrived
At London. the latter the 18th, the former the
2dth. They sailed at nearly the same time.
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several weeks. If th"amHc j. not for nearly every
'iaYT Tlmf IRON tn" appointment to the date when
tlie 'il Wa SUohli'ei' what i IT. Th' county at
i'rhPE ana several temperance men "' ms ctN
went |" ii' commissioners and protested against
lhe 'h4 ON Tue hira mat Nrflr" ilat not been rem
a'ft'I lh' commissioners ut the present term al
ioWtd MI EillN i"r II iaNN time only anu few dol
lar ~ ices l"i "Ht ol town notifications The Jour
mai has no amnesty against Mr.. Ellis, but simply