The Republican journal., 1883-05-03


Ashley Weber, of Monroe, has been ENGRAVING
nursery of five thousand trees to Baldwins, King
of Tompkin's County, and Black Oxfords for d. L.
Pitcher.
Inc boys who engaged in ball playing on Sunday
last had better refrain from doing so in the future
on Sunday as they made themselves liable to arrest
for Sabbath breaking.
Burkett has just received another Iaroa LOT of
spring garments for ladies and misses wear also
another invoice of those celebrated silks in black
and coors See advertisement next week
Socrates w. Smith, of Township No 81 sends rs
a reply to the article from the Boston Advertiser
published last week, but as he does not give Us his
"other name we are unable to print his communi-
cation.
Mrs a. Nj. Diaz, of Boston, has been obliged, by
reason of sickness in her family to cancel her lee
ture engagements in Maine, for the present but
hopes she may be able to come to Belfast later in
the season.
Inc residence in Watertown, Mass, made noto-
rlouS as the scene Of the Carlton murder was burn
ca to the ground between and 10 O'Clock sunday
evening 1t has been unoCcupied since the tragedy.
and consequently the fire must have been of incen-
diary origin. We publish this week on tie first
page, the statement of Mr.. Carlton, Of which brief
mention was made last week
y Bangor poet, who pines for the saline breezes
of Belfast Bay, and the tactical huid from Howard
Murphy's Jersey cows, sends us some verses which
modesty forbds US to print, as the Journal is also
the theme of praise and we know that MI. Murphy
j. a modest man. we submit, however the follow
ing rouplet:
No milk is like this IRON the Jersey COW,
wish 70 the Lord had some Of ii now.
Fred Brown while in Lockrdge, Iowa, recently,
secured handsome live specimen Of the bald
head" eagle. With its wings Spread it measures
about eight feet from tip to tip, The bird was
shipped east to MIR. f, II. Colby, vino received it
Monday last. The bird is a rarity in this neighbour
hood and has been the SUBJECT Of much inspection
since its arrival In Belfast.
MIR. II. L. Woodcock recently finished a view of
the bay in oils, a faithful transcript from nature.
and pleasing picture. From a foreground Of bare
fields you look out upon the placid surface of the
bay, on which single white sail appears upon
Pattersons Point, in tic middle ground, With
Blue Hin in the distance. few neccg white
clouds float in the sky. The atmospheric effects
are excellent and the picture as a whole aces credit
to the artist.
The trustees Of Waldo Co. AgI Society met al the
court house SATURDAY, April 3sth A. $ Redman,
treasurer, reported $4,000 State stipend for los2,
received, which sum is sufficient to pay all debts
and icave a small balance In the treasury. The
County Fair and Cattle SHOW will DC held october
III and 81. 4 reward Of so is offered tor the arrest
and conviction Of any one who snail wfully dam
age or destroy any property belonging to the Soci-
city. The next meeting Of the Board win be held
Friday evening, May 9Th.
COOP TENrLAR NoIEs Tbe regular quarterly
session Of Waldo District Lodge will he held ON
next Tuesday, May $, with Monterey Lodge NJ. "A,
at the grange hall Lincolnyile, near the west line
of Northport, commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ 1t
Will he a basket picnic thinner, Monterey Lodge
furnishing tea, coffee, dishes, tables &C., and all
Good Tempars are cordially invited to attend and
participate. The Lodge Deputies of ali the
Lodges in the State, 3o5 in number, have just been
commissioned for the year. We Shall giyr list of
those of Waldo county ncNt wcck...A ucw Lodge
will he organized at the Head Of the Til, very
soon to take the place Of Greenwood ehich -ur-
rendered last winter.
y BELFAST "Dr1NAroR" ABROAD The Lew
iston Journal OF Saturday la7t says
At this late clay, people in Newcastle, y, H.,
are hunting for 4 "huried treasure, ami there has
been a revival ot crCdulity in the virtue Of the
divining-r rod in that town, For long time, these
treasure hunters have prosecuted fruiles~ search
Within a few days, their zeal has almost reached
desperation. The dispatches inform a. that they
secured the services Of professional ttilinutor'
from Belfast, Maine. He soemnly walked over the
ground with his crooked STICK Wonderful to
relate. His rod Wigglct ana quirmcd. ana at last
pointed downward to the very spot which had been
''tlIV1npTS IIithnrtn
the Newcastle money diggcrS have had little faith
in the dVining rod, but they are converted by this
an extensive excavation III the field where the rod
Topped. Our latest ativices are that large number
of exceedingly fat angle worms were discovered
during the first days explorations.
OLD BERT. All the people between Liberty and
Belfast, and all the business men Of Belfast are
acquainted with Alfred knowlton, the veteran
tcamstcr, who has teamed between the two places
for the past twenty years, But perhaps they have
never noticed Old Bert, the horse in the team,
He is y years old this spring and has Lce coutu-
lally on the road between Liberty and Belfast,
making on i'm average nine trips pcl month for the
past eighteen years, a total Of about 1900 trips.
lie mas helped to move upwards Of 5000 tons of
treiSh, and bas drawn $500 pounds III oue day
alone. At one time he drew 200 pounds from Bel
fast to Liberty. His weight il about 900 pounds.
Ills feed has been one peek Of corn Der day,
ilnnuutiut to over Ifo0 of corn ia, tb .i,rbt
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