The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-11-03
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Tbs Gazetteer of Maine says that Congress street
In this city, is IFS feet above tide water
A cargo of s4s casks of cement for waterville
parties, was landed at this port last week.
George f. Johnson, ESQ left town last week,
joining at DiNmont party of hunters, and with
dog and gun is now in the wilds of Maine
The Mutual Union Telegraph Office in this city
will be with the American express. The office of
the Old International was IN the room.
Phenix Lodge of Masons in this city, on Monday
evening, made ahandsome donation to their brother,
in Michigan who We're sufferers in the late fires
The lumber for Thompson & Sherman's axe fac
tory on Goose river, has been landed, the founda,
ton for the building made, and work will be rapid
ly pushed
The lecture of Rev. Mr. Gerrish, ''Three Years at
the Front" at the Methodist church last week was
we'll received. and Is spoken of as a very interest
ing discourse.
The Masonic Token, published at Portland, copies
the Journals obituary OF the late VIM. O. Poor, and
adds few words of its own in COMMUNICATION of
the good qualities Of the deceased.
The ship Alice Buck is now in the hands of
wreckers. Much difficulty is experienced in trying
to save the cargo Of railroad iron for the Northern
she lies in from five to six fathoms of water and il
is always very rough there.
Attention is called to an article on the outside ot
to-day paper entitled can open Door" from thu.
pen of Frances J. Dyer, daughter OF u. W. Dyer
of this city, now Of the Boston Congregationai-t.
The article is not only well written but direct
attention to a field Of employment open to women.
and for which they are naturally we'll qualified.
The Boston Journal says
1t is alleged that Mary McAuir Of Wintcrpuu
who has been known in Lynn of late as Mary Col
Inns Is a victim of malpractice. y sewing machiu,
man Is said to be implicated. The police are work.
| ing on the matter The victim has been employee
as domestic in several families in Lynn, the last
gagemcnt being al No. IA Tudor street. Tho
mains We're sent A. WmtTport Thursday nu1u
old.
our New York coasters are notified by The light
house board that on oct. 9th whi4tliug signal
buoy was moored on Southwest ledge of Block Is
land, r. H. in about ten fathom> of water. Tnf-
buoy i, painted with red and black horizontal "trip
with :, w. ledge painted in white letters ON t.
middle black blind tbs surmounted 10y ., WHIST.
operated by the motion of the sea and giving BLAST
at short Intervals
The contemplated suit on the part of tine ncir- p.
contest the win Of the late Jonathan Elwcll, rr
Northpurt, mas fallen through. The supreme C"ul
has sustained tine Probate Court in the appointments
of the Hartman Bros. of this city, as executor
under the will. Cul. Hubbard as special admin
tratul viii close his connection and the rctrener
of Mr.. q. f. Hartman will leave Jlmes = lI;urt
man sole executor.
Produce Of all kini- is very high, with the pros
poets of further advance in price. Potatoes ar,
per bushel, eggs p cents per dozen ana butter ~
&c Is per pound These are the figures paid to sau
farmers and not the retail prices one dealer ~.tv-
he would like to buy two tons Of butter at - rents
| per pound. Hay brings iu our local market from
| sI2 t" SIG per ton, according Or quality The t.wm
er~ seem to he the favored class This year.
MIR. George Hardy, of ward five had Il remark.
| able escape from accident ono day last week. j.
Irving along Bridge street with a load Vt from uu.
| wheel of the vehicle came or Mr.. Hardy togcthol
with the load, went into the street. the iron ptir-
upon Mr. H. and the team going over both. j.
! Gates, who happened to be IN the vicinity, ran
Mr. II =. assistance, expecting to find il wouna.
man, but fortunately MI Hardy escaped without
| brui-e.
ANAERuw ESCAPE. ON Thur-la attcrnouuuf
last week, bullet went tearing through the win.
dow of the residence of the late GOV crosby, off
| this city, and lodged in the door opposite. Mr.
| Crosby, but an instant before was standing ucar
| the window in the line OF the bullet, ON uyr-.
| tisation it found that the bullet came from
toy cannon fired from tAy outside by viii Bake.
VINO is very reckless boy, and unless Restrained
| w.l get into difficulty.
Nearly every Belfast urchin is possessed of IL ma.
chine which is called ''niSger- shooter" 1t is 81
piece of rubber attached to Il horseshoe shapu
wooden appliance with which small rock. .ua
other missiles are thrown a great distance. Its.