The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-01-20
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

| this vicinity.
| Forty-fve people came across the bay on steamer
May Queen, Thursday, to do their shopping in this
city.
| The new year starts in unfavorably matrimonial
| ly. But one marriage intention has vet been re
| corded.
The January thaw of short duration Friday
was mild with gentle rain in the afternoon which
| gave way in the night to cold northwestern,
| The school in the Perkins district has been
closed There We're only three pupils, and when one
| of these became sick and failed to attend it was
concluded to give the remaining pupils a vacation.
| Another cargo of pig iron from the katahdin Iron
Works is coming the railroad in this city, max
ing three cargoes since the river closed at Bangor
We learn that iron will be shipped from Belfast all
| winter
| \ man who was strdng the icy sidewalk in
| front of Owen Whites the other day suddenly sat
| down with great emphasis and in the endeavor to
save himself thrust his hand through the window
| He paid the bill and hurried along.
The Lawrence American, of Jan. /, has a local
paragraph in which Belfast boys figure prominent
| ly. Mr.. Albert Noble, of the Russell Paper Co.. was
| presented Witha smoking chair and lounge. Amos
POOR, OF this city, made the prenentatiOn speech.
A social entertainment followed and tI:crc was
| singing and playing by Amos Po2f and Frank
| Libby,
| The Belfast company thai attended the Masonic
installation at Stockton last week had very enjoy
| able time. But incident occurred to mar the
| occasion On the homeward trip one of the seighs
was overturned, the couple thrown out and as the
| horse kept on the couple performed the remainder
| of the journey on foot, Frost walking with "up-
| right regular Masonic steps" etc
| na,id y n;,s,,,o a ,,,tlen :, ,,;
| of fiji. ,i, ,,;aa =. p,.4l,, 49,, A.,
month At thn ooa ~ ~ ,aar. NJ, ~ i,l,,,. w.
| ,,., a iI 81. l;,i,
| few wears ago he became a spirituaIist and. with
| the aid of he spirit world felt called upon tn pub
fish Il paper The publication i. called the dice of
Angels, aud is now published circulating largely in
| the west. Mr. Dinsmorc was Il native of China in
this state.
|
10y '0N'' "'o"t 'he 9FeetS Hh' IL 'iiii'"H [" PICK
up " lNlhs 'Ii9 efeWeath'r' behoN"ientu traders
N"iiieti'htH ti"" thehi gram on WhlNh occasions
'ie ""9 ''h"9t ehtel tiie stores rms reminds Us
| l" say 'aaC Ihere Is Il wholesale slaughter Oh the
olr''9 gong on p"th WIN guns ana slElreN. ms Is
"'' lshi' l"i " i great pleasure 10 many To nave
the p'ls ABOUT the streets, amt AGAIN there Is law
| projecting thehl' lhere nave been so many Killed
'ic prt9e' winter 'h't le decrease II the pli7 Is
| me 7meh hshefy 81 Belfast the present season Is
failure but very few tents are upon the ice and
those are occupied py class that sh more for the
sake of fishing than for profit The comparatively
mlId winter to the east of us has been very fay ora
hle to the Smelt ishers and large quantities from
| the Provinces are put upon the market. As Il con
! sequence prices rule low, not making it object
| to fish for them. Collins in this city who hereto
| fore has done large business in this fish, is not
| shipping any this season, buy ing only enough for
| retail trade.
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| ,l,c.. ~, th,. ia. i,,i,,+ .,,,,;.,..
| pit.hi of w;,,+,,,,t ~, t,i,,,,,,,i,1 '-..
| nf T.o, on E,,,,..tio, III, pa,,l ,,.I 1,',,It.
| Rradt,,ret Of p,ia,,no ~, pail,,l. AMI .tat.,
| Lands .n1 st,ta pooa. s.,.,,,, u,,,,.,.,, ,,,,t
| xirlo1s of sao,.,,o,t 49,, r.,,,,.,,.. $780,, w,
IincolnviIlr on ATilitorv >tr,i,.- .anaro, raIs,.
and Packard of sparsmont. on Connie. ,rnoto,,
sherman ana Fltchef' OF heit's'' ON CLAIMS SEN
"''l i"'ei' y nei"l'n ,'l'0"' 0''''''i ~"eIE'n'
O'' i'' WI UNIV li'i'Ni7' VI =" '''''
VI i-''i'Is va ~ p'i' oi 'i'e iio"Nt - ioii""
Estes "i Troy Oh lhlrl' he''lihG' leIle Oh " IN
amt freeman OF i-lhcoIhVlHe' ON tngroS5ed Bills
| the former chairman
TIEtiRANGE. Elections forlss Island TRANCE.
| Islesboro. NJ, Austin Trimm: o.. Joseph r. tirov-
er; L., John p. Bragg; $, Wilson Coomb~: A. s.,
| Win w. Hayes; c., Pillsburv Coomps. T., Rather
inc Coomhs; sec, Edna r Narrcnt, q. X, ,Jtunc-
Richards; G.. Edith l. Coburu: r., Alfalfa Ryder,
f. Ellen Nj. Wyman, l.. A. s. Bcckie Coburn Sc
| ha%titOOk Grange, Bulnhlnl. NJ. { has. L.. Whit
| ten o., e. J. Dodge L., u. b. Cushnan; =, Hi
ram Chamberlain; A. ;, F. b. Lane C., Andrew
| Pease; T., Warren Goodri'lge; Sec ;. \. Dodge
G. X, VIM X. Dearborn; C., Charlotte f. Dodge
| r., Augusta Dodge; f., Lizzie II. Mudgctt; l.. A..
:, Clara +. Lane. Among the deputies mt large
and for the several counties In the state, appointed
by the worthy master of the Maine state Grange
are NJ B. Hunt OF belmont and Chas. Bellows of
Freedom, for waldo county.The installation of
officers of Island Grange, North lslt-boro, took
p,r,h.,, .,aio, ,-b,.i.+, ,,r..,,t IA !, -,f, II
| f., 90, ,t,,ict,l si.+o,. ,,ot,,,, NJ 7, ,yhjt+.,
| STEAMBOAT NOTES. At the annual meeting Of
the Portland, Bangor ana Machia, Steamboat com
punv last week. it was reported that the earnings of
the steamers City Of Richmond and Lewiston were
52 1850 for the year showing an increase of SlI-
| 595.19 over last year. The sum Of S30G3430 was
spent on the steamers in improvements and general
| repairs. The old debt of the company has been re
duced about $1,000 W. f. Milliken elected
| President, Edward Cushing, General Manager and
George L. Day, treasurer. The Sanford Steam
ship Company had representatives In New ork last
week getting estimates for new boat and ma
| chinery. steamer Lewiston, from MachiH-, last
week, carried to Portland, the largest cargo size
| brouoht inilUIiuir o.