The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-03-16
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

| Jail for fifteen days.
Grange notes and Brooks items, owing to the late
! hour at which they received are unavoilably
deferred.
Saturday last was a very busy day about the
streets. The sleighing good in the morning,
and the streets full of teams from the
| try. Our traders reaped harvest.
Mr.. Corbett, our book binder, has just issued Il
neat folio, OF two bound covers, which are useful
for clergymen to hold their written sermons or to
bind Sabbath school papers, or for reporters use.
! Price five cents.
Mr.. Brown, late landlord Of the Wesleyan Grove
House at Northport has purchased the Lake House
in Jefferson, which is said to be one of the finest
locations in Maine. The house ispeasantly situated
| at the head of Damariscotta Lake.
| One hundred and twenty->iN new voters were
added to the check lists in the several wards in this
city last week. 1t is the first time for wear that
the lists have been revised. No note was made of
| the political views of the new men.
Dyer's dock is full Of vessels undergoing repairs.
| Sch. A. Hayford which was damaged by going
| ashore at Vineyard Haven, in a recent gale, is re
ceiying an oyerhauling. erhrs Emma Green and
Fannie Butler, of Bangor, are also being repaired
Although the ground is white with snow there are
several appearances Of spring, notably the boys
| playing marbles, founders in the market, the dan
deion fleet of coasters coming out of winter quar-
ters and "Dr." Staples selling spring bitters about
| the streets
| Sch. Tahmiroo, of this city, has been sold to
! Lynn, Mass parties She was owned principally
| by Capt. White and Thombs 4 Osborne. The
Iahmroo is l21 tons, built in Belfast in 1876 but is
| considered a good vessel. She is now in Boston,
where she viii be turned over to her new owners.
\ Brooks correspondent OF the Lewiston Jour
nal says-"J W. Lang has thoroughbred regis.
tered jersey hul one Year ola last August from
| the noted herd of Blanchard Bros, Cumberland
Centre. He is very line animal; and alsoa full
| blood lolstcin bull one year OH from Gen. T.non,
Togus, also superior animal"
ten mile go-as- You please race came Of at IIar-
ford Hall in this city on "Wednesday evening Of last
week. There We're six contestant, with three
przes-s5, So and 3. Jack Fogherty won first
money, making ten miles in one hour amt twenty
six minutes Sears c. Nicktrson second i'll one
minute more. George Gium third
The citizens temperance meetings have been ,ls-
| pended for a time. Tie meetings have been held
to obtain an expression Of public opinion in regari
to intemperance The wen attended meetings inii-
cate that a majority Of people are III favor of
| good order and temperance, and it j. now hoped
| something will be done to carry out the law.
STEAMER NOTES. Steamer City Of Richmond is
| to be lowed to Boston this week to recei e a new
| boiler. This boiler will be eight tons larger than
the old one, and q the strongest ever made
Size will then he lowed to Portland ana finished re-
celving paddles of the latest invention and come
on the route about the middle Of May. When com
| pleted She will be stronger faster and much more
elegantly finished than before the accident which
| disabled her
In the city marshal'9 report t. the city govern
ment last week the number arrest, for drunken
ness and disturbance for the year 1881 was {. in ex-
cess Of the year 1850 the figures Standing l3l to a
We have for some time coutended that drunken
ness il on the increase owing to the apathy of Gun,
citizens, amt have called upon them to MT stup Ia
it. II for no other than a pcruniary reason it
| should be looked after. 1t cannot cost much less
than go each 70 convict and board person for the
| usual sentence. This alone amount, to - $50 for
the l5l cases above, which does not include simple
drunks, assaults and battery and the other crimes
which are committed on account Of rum
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