The Republican journal., 1885-12-10
'irst sleighing of the season in Belfast Tuesday


Mr.. and Mrs. W. t. Colburn, of this city, will
soon celebrate the 5Oth anniversary Of their we'd
ding day.
Oar first real winter weather was Monday
last. Snow fell but not enough for seighing, and
it was very cold.
A Waldo county shipmaster in sending his sub
scription writes: 81 get more news from the Jour-
nal than from all the letters l receive"
William Moody, postmaster at East Belmont,
will today forward his resignation to the Depart
ment. He says his time is worth more than the
Office
1t has been suggested that the discontinued
street, of from Church and adjoining the recent
purchase of I. b. Dinsmore, with portion Of the
latters land, would make good site for the public
library.
The saloon keepers have begun to realize that
County Attorney Rogers means business aud in
anticipation of the coming term of court are more
circumspect in their sales of liquor. One saloon
has been converted into fish market
The Old folks assemblies will begin next Tuesday
evening at the Belfast Opera House. Music by
after the first night without tickets. Tickets may
A gentleman who recently called at the home of
Mrs. Sophia Tenney in Northport inform. the
Journal that he found the lady, who is 81 years Old
drawing in a web for weaving blankets. She was
doing the work without glasses, and he thought 1t
AL incident worth chronicling.
The Western Union telegraph Co. has leased the
rooms in Ilowes block over the store OF F. II
Francis, and the wires will soon be moved to the
new quarters. These are very pleasant rooms and
the change will be an agreeable one The telegraph
office formerly in the old building on the same
site. The new building is now ali rented.
Monday very busy day for the Police
Judge. He held term of civil court in the fore.
noon disposng Of several cases, tried three tramps
from Burnham, heard a case of drunkenness did a
little brokerage business, listened to an eloquent
plea for the pardon of prisoner at the Belfast
jail, ana in the afternoon presided at a murder
trial.
CHu KCH NOTES The subject of Rev j. A. Ross
sunday morning lecture at the North church Will
be THE Perpetuity of the Church of Christ"
The subject of Rev. W. II. Williams Sunday after.
noon sermon at the NJ, f. church will ne "Christ's
Promise of Exemption from Death" as contained
in John IL. g. The n. L. society will publish
paper Christmas week entitled christmas Bells
and New Years Call.
The people on Spring street complain OF the &C
ton of the city in not Lighting the lamp recently
located there. The post was first located at the
corner of High and Spring streets, but a. 1t was
not satisfactory to the majority Of the contributors
1t was moved farther down Spring street. Before
the removal the mayor was consulted and gave hi.
Ajncn tlu, thp fDep IN q
ordered the light eNtingui.hcd
Mr.. L. ID. Burd, who during the past season
greatly improved the grounds of his cottage in
Northport, will make Improvements on the Bnrd
homestead at Little River. lie has proposed to set
out trees on this property each side of North
port avenue if Howard Murphy will 10 the same
on his land. Improvements of this sort not only
benefit the property thus improved, but add to the
atractiYene.s Of our city, and should Ue encourag
ed.
SCH. FRED a. earle ASHORE. DR.. Brooks r..
ceived telegram Tuesday, from Capt. r. B.
Condor, stating that sch. Fred A. Carrie, OF thi.
city, was ashore Morris Beach, Rhode Island,
and that she was in a dangerous position. The
Carrie is loaded with salt and red wool from
Bonarie for New York. From the position he was
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MI. W. H. Harris, AZ The JeWett farm, Belfast
has some Hostein cattle for sale, ali ages and both
scAes.'''- '. Is. faui' Morrlil' ohers Tor SAFE
sheep, horses' %c., also morse wagon ana Slet..
Phineas LIBBY, Belfast, VIII BIND magazines and
paper. for holiday gifts....See notice of Belfast
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Attention is called to the advertisement of =
Grand Concert at tine CoN.cumon Monday evening
Dec l4th. Inc choir VIII be Mr.. l. II. Norris, lst
tenor, of Trinity church; j. H. Plcketson, 81 tenor
Of New Hollis chnrrh' A d. saxon, baritone, late
OF Webbcr quartette; W, Y. Mclaughlin, bass OF
ne" olh N"uth on BOSTON, assisted ny mlss fauhce
ana Miss Coihurn OF Belfast. Mt ; McGra" ING
C"rheuSt Is 1ihe performer ms combination
has bech pfoh3hi t"Selhcr al large expense th''
WIZ DC one worth hearlhg'
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Amannamed Whacn, OF
Buckaport, attempted suicide on board the Boston
steamer Wednesday night, Dec. >, on the boat.
eastern passage. firing four shots from revolver
While wing IN his berth two Of which took effect
one in the thirh and one in the shoulder when the
bo,t reached Belfast DR.. s. w. johnson was called
bit on examining the wounds foundth.t they were
NOT ser1ns and advised ekinr tho man tn his home
IN oueN7Port before giving mem Permahen
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