The Republican journal., 1881-12-29
Next SUNDAY will be New Years.

| MAJ Stnudv VIII De New 1cafh.
Mr.. A. b. Mathews is confined to his house by
illness.
George H. Patch has been appointed post master
| at East Northport.
| Dallas II. Warren, formerly Il popular stage
driver between Belfast and Rockand. died in this
city on Monday.
| The Maine Central Co. has issued return tickets
good for fifteen days between Belfast and Boston
for 80 round trip.
The Mutual Union telegraph company is fitting up
nice Office in this city. 1t i the intention TO have
the line in working order by Monday next.
The Chinese have religious custom of paying
all their debts on the first day of January, excel
| lent practice for all to initiate
We are to have mild, open and wet winter if the
days Immediately following Christmas indicate the
| weather for succeeding months, as is claimed
A series of old folks sociables, under management
of Prof Written, will begin at Hayford Hall. on
Monday evening next. Only married people are
| supposed to attend.
VIM. Pitcher & Son have loaded schr. 5. ;. Bick
more with ice and hay for Beaufort, :. C....SWan
&Sbley Bros have discharged 300 bushels of corn
| from schT. Lizzie Poor.
| MARINE NOTES. The new schooner u. u. Has
| kell arrived at this port lasl week, completing her
first voyage, which was very quick and success
| ful one The vessel cleared 1920 on the trip.
Capt. Fred \. Gilmore will resume his post cap
tain of sch Florida.
| We learn that another large three masted schoon-
| er, the ninth one. will be built here the coming
year The vessel is all taken APP but the contract
for building has not been made. The schooner will
be for Capt. Thomas q. Bartlett now in bark sarah
\. staples, enc of Belfast'S best captains.
The Ladies Sewing society at Poor's Mills. gave
an entertainment to the sabbath school ON saturday
evening last. Two large Christmas trees well
laden with gifts. Among the exercises was a poem
b. Mrs. Isa NJ. Patterson, which was read by her
little ten years Old daughter, Miss lisa. II
very enjoyable occasion
STEAMER NOTES The steamer Nav Field is now
firmly established on the Penobscot Bay route be
tween Rockland and Bucksport, and is great con-
yenicnCe. The boat makes three trips per week
The May Field Is well known in these waters as a
very reliable boat, and the enterprising manager,
F. r. Walker. Esq of Ninalhayen. is equally pop
ular. See advertisement in another column.
The Aroostook Republican is responsible for the
following concerning one of our = citizens
lie was an freshman from Belfast, Name, and had
drifted into a town not far from Bangor. On Ger
tain occasion, having fanced himself Wr0nged by
one of his neighbore, he applied to lawyer Tor ad
vice in the matter, who informed him III; he had
mo case" hence nothing could be done about it
thereupon he broke out a. follows "And, faith,
there j. no lar law) in the state of Maine for il
poor mar1 man. Down to Belfast il where We gt
Yer good lar His knowledge of geography, like
''Skule" marms patience. was evidently very
limited
Hon. Crosby Fowler, OF Unity, Chairman of tn"
County Commissioners court has been appointed
by the Governor Is commissioner for Waldo county.
Nj. Fowler is the only officer in Waldo county,
whose term expired with thi. year and as there
was no election in 1881 il became necessary for the
Governor to appoint to iii the vacancy. Mr.. Fowler
is Democrat has made good official, ami the pc
tition for hi, appointment presented TO the Cover
nor contained the names Of many prominent Re
pubcans in this city. Other appointments for this
county are rs follow~-M Marshall Davis. Belfastan and
Jane. b. Williams l~leshoro Justices Of the Peace
ana Quorum.
\ reader ofthe Gazette would remind the people
OF Rockiand that it would he prudent 10 enquire Of
the Belfast people about the management OF their
road by the Maine Central folks in the matter ii
freight from interior towns to be carried away from
and toward that CITY. 1t ha. been alleged that ::
higher rate is charged on produce going Ia Belfast
70 he shipped there than for the same distance IL
the opposite direction moments reflection Will
allegation be true This remnlisr is onIv int,ndei
to call the attention OF our managers 10 one OF the
rpnsdsr5 s nlnoIfst ,otfir ~ rh 1 az,
lease of our road. Rockland Gazette.
There j. no discrimination against Belfast On the
branch road Freight j. sent to Belfast Al the same
rates a 1t . carried away OF course special rates
can be obtained for large amount of freight going
a long distance over the main line
personal. Mr. Frank Mathews Is home from
college spending his holiday vacation with his pa
rents. He has just completed his first term at the
college at Rochester, ~ s. ana is loud in praise Of
that institution. lie will return next week.. Mrs
Lorenzo &. Co0mbs arrived lit Belfast last week
and will spend the winter here. she is from Bonan-
N, Colorado, where her husband is engaged in
business. Bonanza Is new mining town, POO miles
west Of Rosita. Capt. F. ID HERMAN. of Liver
pool, Eng, brother Of Capt, James Herman, of
this city, Is now in town, where he Will remain
few days. Mr.. IL. l. member OF the Liverpool
tbn shin, ,,o,,oi,ip, 1r-inn. X Fr,.t nf MI
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city
TEMPERANCE MEETING. Another Temperance
meeting was held At the Methodist vestry in this
city, on sunday afternoon last 1t was purely
business meeting for permanent organzatlon Ii
was the sentiment OF those present that no one
church or society should lead III the movement bui
all shouo comblhc ana make II a fltlHthS move
menl, holng the meetings at the dlllefent chhrces
The organization was perfected by the choice of J.
c. Thompson, president. and ilewellyn Jipson,
Secretary, and is to be known as the Citizens TEN
perance society. MI Geo. +. Bracket reported
that at the preliminary meeting last week no def
mite plan mad been adopted, as the full committee
was not present. Messrs b. p, Field, \. f. keene
and J. B. Littlefell were made a committee to con-
fer with the churches and societies with regard to
4 committee to devise some mode of operation, and
to select some place of meeting. The committee OF
the different churches and societies ar requested
to meet at the club room over sleeper store,