The Republican journal., 1883-01-18

A lodge of Odd Fellows will shortly be instituted
at Frankfort.
4 letter on the Linconvie land case, crowded
out last week, will be found on the first page,
H. E. Pierce finished cutting ice last week and
has stored 1900 tons A large quantity OF good
ice yet remains in the pond
All the axe factories on Goose River, East Bel
fast, are shut down. The water has not been so
iow for sixteen years.
Capt Robert Coombs will build skating rink
the coming season Just below the Camp ground.
The floor will be 80 by 40 feet.
The fire inquest completed its labors on Wednes-
day. They conclude that the late fire an in
cendlary one, but by whom is unknown.
James ). Hartman, Esq while at Rockand last
week, looked over the fire department of that city
Rockland has two steamers which cost $4,000 each.
Smells took the hook readily on Tuesday and
large quantities were taken through the ice above
the upper bridge. one man caught nnety-tw and
half pounds.
W. A, Swift, of this city, has a chopping knife
which he made when he went to house keeping
forty-seven years ago 1t has been in constant use
and is good knife vet
Mr. Moses Mills died at Pittsteld, on Thursday
of last week, at the advanced age of 81 years He
lived at Ninalhavcn many years, where he raised Il
large family of children. He moved to Pittsfied a
few years ago.
i. 7. Field, ESD. has Just returned home from
oston He says the insurance companies are
greatly exercised about the fires in Belfast and orr
ability to cope with them They say that Belfast
is the only place of its size in Maine without
steamer engine.
Washington Engine Co., No. D will give their an
nual ball at Hayford Hail. on Thursday evening,
Jan. 18th. Music by Glover's orchestra of Auburn
the banner band In Maine. The ball, like all Of
No. - will be first class. See their advertisement
in another column.
The work Of distributing the mails would be
easier and the public better served if those having
boxes Wouid instruct their correspondents to add
the number of the box IN addressing them. Til,
would also prevent confusion where there are two
persons of the same name, as i'll such cases those
in the poStofficc Of course have no means of de
ternnng to whom the letters should he delivered.
At meeting Of the Gas Co. Monday, VIM. b.
swan, n, L. Houston, a. A. Howes, Chas. Is. Haz-
eltine and John IL. Quimby, We're chosen Directors.
VIM. B. Swan, Prest., John H. Quimby. clerk and
treas. A. Il. Pierce. Nupt. 4 dividend of per
cent. declared.
The drunkenness and disgraccful scenes on Lew
Is wharf the night Of the recent fire have caused
much comment number of men were hired by
the city to pump the engines during the night to
drown out the smoldering fire in the hav Rum in
large quantities was served free to the men and
much drunkenness was the natural result The
query is, will the city of Belfast pay that rum
bill:
TIE MUCK POND. The sheet of water above the
city known as the Muck Pond has been much dis
cussed as a source of supply for lire purposes The
general opinion has been that the quantity of water
not sufficient. and that in a season of severe
drouth ii would dry up. \ ,lrcr time than the
present is not rccolleced. Wells and cisern. have
long been dry and our manufacturie, have been
obliged to haul water. The Muck Pond ha. been a
source Of supply for all. For two months teams
have been hauling water daily, sometimes twenty
hogsheads a day, from this pomN dipping il through
the ice. The supply has not perccp!jbiv lc~sened
and il now abundant. Some Of our citizens think
this Is a favorable time to investigate this matter
The pond has Withsto0t Il cry severe test. 1t WIS
once proposed to lay 4 pipe from the pond to
Custom House square and along our principal
streets with hydrants at convenient Distances The
force of the water would be sufficient 10 throw
It over our taest buildings.
CHURCH NOTES. Rev. ID. n ltter formerly
pastor of the Unitarian church ~ this city, and who
married 4 daughter # Rev MI Parrtv, has been
transferred from Kansas City, Mo, to the church
Of the Messiah, Of Chicago. Rev. Robert Nollycr
was formerly pastor OF the church Of the Messiah
The Chicago Times gives Mr.. Utter Il very natteriua
notice...Rev. T. i. Gregory began his Passionate
at the Cniversali@t church sunday last. He bids
fair to he very popular with his society. Il. The
ladies of the Unitarian Society wish to give notice
that the next sociablc will take place Friday the
10Th OF January supper will be served at6.30 after
which there will be dancing ...Rev. E,lw. CROWN
shield is quite i'll, ana there have been no services
in the Unitarian church for the past two SUNDAYS
1t will be time before he viii be able 10 occupy
his pulpit... SUNDAY evening at the lFniyrrSai-t
church, the subject of the pastor will be-.Somc
thoughts on Joseph Cooks. last lecturc.".... REV.
Mr., Ross NEXT SUNDAY vii! supply Mr.. Mcrrli's
pulpit at Scarsp0rt Rev Mr. Tufts will occupy
Mr.. Ross pHlpit in this city,. The subject Of Rev
Mr.. Lbby's Sunday sermon ut the NJ. f. church will
be "Ahrtion-its results"
COOP TEMpIAR NOTES. Belfast Lodge of food
Tcmplars treated itself 10 gooj entertainment
last Monday evening, consisting of Responsive
Temperance Exercises l.y members. music by
Misses Isa Conant and Hattie Gilmore and Mrs
Babndge; readings by Ed. Frost, Alice Hart and
others; defamation by NJ. Allen, recitation by
Mrs. Alexander, The attendance was large aud
several visitors We're present. The GOOD Tenn
plar Lodges at Waldo and the Head of the Tide
will be recognized and united in lodge by
Deputy NJ. j. Dow on Friday evening of this
week....A fine lodge of Good TempIals was in9ti-
tuted in Frankfort Monday evening the 18Th inst
by NJ. j. Dow of Brooks, treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of Maine. 1t is to be called Waldo Granite
and will meet saturday evenings. The lodge Starts
with FORTY, four charter members the paper being
headed by such men Hon. John T. Rowe, Upton
Treat etc, and cannot fail to be a success. Iii
comparatively new thing here and the young peo
pie are particularly Interested. Tho charter OIL
GERS are as follows: l.. D., Upton Treat; W. G.. r.,
G. f. smith; W. y. T., Edith : Rogers; w. Secv.
Jeremiah Burke; W. \. :, Nelly Clark; W. f. s.
Edwin +. Treat; W. T., Frank Hopkins: w o.
Thomas Page; ". NJ, James spraguc. W. u. NJ
Sadie Massure; W. /. g., Mary AyeriU, w o. g..
John II Brackctt ". II. II. -. Della west W. t.
II. s. Mrs. Augustus Thompson; p. W. C. T.. Au..
gustus rhompson
He WANTS RAIN. There Is one young gentle.
man IN Belfast who wants it to rain and he don't
want to wait much longer for a shower either But
he isn't half as anxious he was a week ago, and
this Is what cooled him down. 1t seems that the
clstern hat given out, and this Y Dung man had a
load OF ice hauled to the house ii be melted into
water as 1t was needed. This is an ice way of
getting soft water, by the by). WeH the ma.
tefhal read of the establishment one day asked
the scion to cut her OF some ice and he started
out 7" attend to the job. BY some unknown
ac'loeht The axe was sharp, which is an I'm heard
VI CinS IN the economy Ola household The ice WAS
plied at The back door, underneath the clothes line
ouf nero got his eye fixed at the projecting corner
VI IN lce cake and raising the axe gave it Il swing
anu the sharp, keen blade cut through The cake of
lce 'ud ~ No sir, it didn't, but it watched It's op-
poftuhlty, and when it went over the clothes line
u GRABBED hold with both hands 50 to speak, and
hung on till it tWitched the handle from the hands
tiltt helt it, and then with a smile on its face il
pouhced down on the crown of a six dollar silk hat,
ana Glove 1t from crown to brim, and thercupon
'iie words the young man used were 50 warm, that