The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-03-04

"Im old and Pm feeble" said poor father Gray
"And you tax me for works that won't be in my
day.
Some justice, indeed there might be in your plan
| II were an evergreen sort of man,
And could live on for ever to laugh and enjoy
| Like the rosy boy Cupid, who makes hearts a toy
But since to the churchyard soon must go,
| Why not let posterity hoe its own row?''
| City election next Monday.
Adrian futile photographed the disabled train
on Monday.
The boot and shoe stores did large business last
week in rubber goods.
Mr.. G. b. Hall, of this city, has bought the
| Wctherbee lot on Church street.
Smells bit quite freely during the recent cold
snap, but the season has not been Successful one
| DIR. Benz. Williams, who elected Mayor OF
| Rockland, on Monday, was formerly of Freedom
On account of the storm the shakespearian lee
ture has been postponed and will be given March
18th.
| Founders have been caught hook, in ouI
harbor, in February, which is early for the fish tc
leave the mud.
| Mr., +. F. Hanson has leased the Coliseum rink
| for four years for carriage repository, and vii
occupy it in May.
| The Aldermen will be in session ON Thursday
| Friday and saturday for the purpose Of revising
the voting lists.
| a Belfast party of young people drove to Stock
| ton FRIDAY, and owing to the storm were unable tt
reach home until Monday.
MIA. l., MIDGET. of this citv. 4 member of the
| executive committee Knights Of labor was caIleC
to Rockland last week on the lime question.
| Commander Zane Of fine Dppa,tment Of Maine
| Grand Army of republic mas appointed col. W
| H. Fogler. Of Belfast Judge Advocate. and AIonz.
A. Nye, of Scarsport, Aidde-C Camp
The overseers of the poor saws there were but
thirty three paupers helped by Belfast during The
past municipal year, against eighty eight the ycal
before 1t is the smallest number for many years
rrbe srroot .,,. tb.t c.pr,yl,Jts
t;c+ in +ii cit,- },. .i>t,..r ,,jla. Of stets .,d
| twelve miles of sidewalk to he looked after, The
comm ssioner has also to collect the highway taxes
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faciilc Railway company was In Belfast last Weei
on business relating to tue coming meeting VI th'
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fEbht Afh WEATHER we learn from ME- l. IL
Murch that the average temperature lof tne mohel
| OF fepfuary was - degrees ABOVE zero WHICH
was 1our degrees warmer IMAM FEBRUARY ol 1863
| but two degrees colder than the average tempera
tire for February in the past twenty-seven wears
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where she heS Is very r"SSe" ana Dr"heN anu
some places nearly perPehaieular
The Belfast Baptist Working club held its annua
meeting at the church yestry "Wednesday evening
Feb. "A. The following officers chosen for tn
wear 1856 President, Fannie Rich; vice president
Myra Thurston work committee, Mrs. George h
Carter, Mrs. Helen Carter, Lillian Robbins Bell
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liiE SHADE TREES Mayor togicr' ut me CIT
meeting on Monday evening" introduced an of'ic
| Tor the pruning of our shade trees, damaged in TIL
great Ice storm The order was finally "lthdraWl
as 1t would entail an expense upon the incomlh:
city government we beleve the Mayors ldea
good one Inc trees are source OF prldc To tn
city anu ouSh' TO De carefully trimmed by an cA