The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-04-06

That song was sort of a e.''
There were three funerals in this city last Sunday.
April 9TH will be Good Friday, the 9th Easter
Sunday and the 18th Fast day.
lot of railroad ties has been hauled into town to
be shipped to Hurricane island The ties are used
on the road which conveys the granite from the
| qlarries.
April came in cold and clustering. In this city
| the mercury was but few degrees above zero,
while at ThOrndike the thermometer indicated but
one degree above.
The concert and ball of the MI club at Iayforl
Hall last Friday evening very pleasant affair.
Chambers orchestra, eight pieces of Portland gave
a musical concert which was very fine. The boys
| netted handsome sum.
Messrs. Bureigh & Bodwe, of vassalhoro' and
Hallowell have recently sold Il ear load of imported
| Herefords to Geo. d. Otis & Co, of Boston, to 90
upon their farm in Belfast, at the head Of which
purchase is the fine bull Duke of Penpont.
| Daniel Sheehan Jr. and Charles Mcintosh were
arrested Tuesday cor drunkenness and disturbance,
and james Smally and Asa Mcintosh were arrested
| Wednesday for same offence. The two former
were tried Wednesday and sentenced to costs and
80 days each in Jail Appealed
Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows WAS instituted in
this city four years ago Five members have died
Since that time Four OF the members were insured
in the odd Fellow Mutual Relief Association, thus
bringing to the families of their members s. 900 in
cash We mention this fact, for any Institution
which creates property and relieves distress should
receive the sympathy and support of thecommunty
| in which it is located
| D. W. Dyer is laying the keel at his yard. for !;
| +al ,nl,N.
Deer Isle The five ship yard, in This city are now
actively at work, and six vessels alc III process Of
construction Carter Il Co. have two under way
! and Mcdonald & Brown, u. W. Dyer, J. Y Cotrcll
and G. W. Cottrell have each Hardly day
passes but that parties here to get figures fer
building vessel. our builders have several con
tracts on hand and it is believed that this branch of
| industry will be active for several years to come.
Samuel II. Walker who was recently stricken
with paralysis at Camden, died at his home in this
city on Thursday morning, of last week aged fifty
eight years. He leaves a wife and two children.
MI. Walker was Il ship carpenter by trade, hard
working, industrious man, and had many friends in
this vicinity. He was member OF all the Masonic
bodies in this city, OF Waldo Lodge No - l. O. 0.
| +. and a member of Maine Mutual Relief Associa-
ton, |. @. O. +. He was buried sunday afternoon
| by Waldo lodge, seventy odd Fellows being in pro
cession.
FIRE. The dwelling house OF Harvey II. smalley
near the lower bridge in TINS city, totally de
stroyed by fire on Thursday evening of last week.
The furniture in the lower part of the house was
saved, portion of that above was lost Fire
discovered in the upper story, and small child III
sleep near the fire With difficulty rescued. \
very high wind was blowing ut the time but the
prompt action Of the fire department and the gen
era dampness of the surrounding, saved i more
extensive conlagration. Loss about 81 900 In
sured for 500
The sketch Of Army Life ny an Old Private in
this weeks journal is in sharp contrast with the
solemn proceedings of shooting deecrtera dpscrb-
Ell last week. The present number contains much
fun and will cause the reader to smile he reads
of the jokes practiced by the soldiers to relieve the
monotonv OF camp life in winter quarters. Dick,
the soldier who asked the chaplain what the letters
b. c. meant. was Dick Quinlan, of Belfast and the
clergyman was once located here. Dick was good
soldier, and served through the war. He was sub
sequenty lost at sea.
We find in the Boston Journal and Lewiston Jour
nal statement to the effect that "The BiCdeford
Journal remembers that not long ago Il wedding
was performed by way Of a joke i'll York county"
Then follows the remainder of the item published in
the local columns oflastwc Journal,and caption
ed "What Constitutes Legal Marriage" There
two errors in the sentence above quoted In the
first place the Biddeford journal does not remem-
Der anything of the kind; ana secondly tine cere-
mony performed in Waldo and not il. York
county. With these exceptions the item is strictly
accurate as everything is apt 10 be that originally
appears in the journal.
The pauper case of Rockland v. Belmont was
tried at Hockland last week. resulting in a verdict
for PIN. town. The action for supplies fur
nished James +. Crockett and family. The suit
first brought against the town of Morrill, but
that town got the verdict, With Morrill, out of the
way the faniy'5 settlement was then said to be in
Belmont unless one was acquired by five years
continuous residence in Rocklantl, Rockland claim
ed that Crockett lost his residence in that city 10y
his removal to Camden, which was proved. City
Solicitor Morand and Pierce, of Rockland, for
plaintiff; W II. Fogler, of Belfast, and J. f. IEany
Of Rock land, for defendant.
Personal. Fred = Walls, ESD, of Ninalhaven.
was in town last week. He is Interested with MIR.
Webster in lands in the interior. Byron
kimball, Of North Brdgton, Grand Master Of
Maine J. 0. o. F., was in this city last week lie
returning from Ellsworth, where he instituted
Il lodge. MIR. Libby, who thirty years ago was
employed by ii. g. 0. Waslburn, in this city, is
now at work at Corbett's book bndery. G. apt
VIM. r. RoiN, of steamer katahdin, remained in
this city sunday joining the steamer when she
came down the river Monday. G. Frye, Esq,
Of this city, the newly appointed united States con
sui general at Halifax y s, i'll place of Judged ack
son, has arrived and assumed the duties of his office
| LoBsrERs AND SMELTs. The law prohibiting
the sale of holsters under given length i on and
that shell fish is for sale in markets,
smaller and dearer than ever The following is
the law
No Holsters of less size than ten and one-half
| inches in length, measuring from one extreme of
the body extending to the other exclusive of feel
ers ami claws, shall be sold or exposed for sale
from the first day of August to the first day Of
April following, under penalty of five dollars for
each and every lobster sold or exposed for sale.
After the first day of April these infant holsters
are caught and sold. Why wouldn't it be better to
have the law enforced all the year, and give these
Holsters Il chance to grow to respectable size be
fore they are sold large lobster is Il rare fish
now a-days mo smells allow ed to be caught,
except with the hook and line, between the first day
of April and the first day Of October in each year,
under penalty OF from ! 10 to $50.
| A number OF capitalists in New York and Maine
recently formed an association known as The New
| Ork ana Name Granite Paving BLOCK CO... with
its office at 43 Astor House, New DIRK The stock
holders David Babcock, Albert v. Noicn, John
PIERCE, formerly of Frankfort, of New York, John
T. Rowe and George PIERCE, of Frankfort, j. r.
Bodwe Of Hallowell, and G. j. Hail. Of Belfast
David Babcock is President, Albert Y. Nolen,
Treas, John PIERCE Secretary and business man
ager. The company has $4,000 paid up capital
and will buy and handle paving blocks extensively
| no lo,.,r
and has every facility for furnishing paving Most
Of the stock holders owners of granite quarres
and can furnish large quantities of material
They will also purchase when necessary. As a
starter the company has contract to furnish 000
600 payings for New York. A large is
at work at Mt. Waldo in Frankfort, getting out
pavings, and the fierce will he enlarged. Mr.. Hall
at the foundry in this city, casting the iron work
for number of cars to be used in conveying the
stone from the quarries to the wharvcs. This one
contract will require seventy vessels to trans port