The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-25


Drops silent on the rusty share.
Nocolors vet from Natures hand
Proclaim the advent of the Spring.
It's cold and bleak We shiver still
And to orr Winter garments cling.
But Spring is coming. Every man
Who has wife and lives in town
Will tell YOU this; because his wife
Is harping on that new Spring gown.
Cloak Review
4 meeting of the executive committee of
she Horse Breeders Association is called at
the secretary's Office to-day, Thursday to
make further arrangements for the annual
mretng in August.
WAsHINGToNs BIRTH DAY. Monday was
the l60th anniversary of the birth of Gen.
Washington, our first president. Flags We're
displayed from public buildings, school
houses, Masonic Temple and Memorial
luilding, and the banks, public offices, and
schools were closed. The only observance
wa, Oh Friday last, when the pupils in the
LOWER Grammar school had exercises ap-
GopTate to the day.
AZ lMPRoMrTU BATH. Charles E. Knowl-
7uu. on one of the cold mornings of last
week. fell overheard from Lewis wharf. He
Xa> taking account of the cargo of the sch.
tuickstep which was discharging there.
kuuwlton attempted To descend to the YES
-ei by the aid Of Spite in the wharf. He
vas bundled up, and consequently could not
-xert himself handily, He slipped and went
4Yerboard. Charles was tished out, and in
halt an hour was Lack at work, none the
worse for his impromptu bath.
BuRKETT's BARGAINS. The large dry goods
establishment of George w. Burkett. Odd
Fellows Block, Belfast, was thronged last
week with eager buyers. In addition to the
aargains advertised he had placed on his
-ounters many other desirable goods at
prices that detied competition, and as a re-
sut his large force of clerks was kept busy,
and the wires overhead on which the cash
receptacles travel to the cashiers desk
1ang merrily Burkett has the biggest store
nd the biggest stock in Belfast, and Bur
Rett's bargains can't be beat. His clearance
sale still continues.
The journal has made frequent merton
If superstitions To see the new moon over
sure 10 be followed by bad luck or disaster
some kind. A Belfast lady saw the last
new moon not only over the left shoulder but
so through the window at the same time.
This double calamity nearly took away
her breath. She predicted all kinds of
rrouhle during the month, but as a matter
Vi fact nothing but good fortune has come
J,.r Ial iaf i'm l,c
Hot hetn shaken and the next time She
Heholds the new moon over the left Shout
lI she will be haunted by the same old
superstition.
HISTORY OF LINCOLNvILLE. Mr.. John S.
Fcrnad is printing history of the town Of
tlnrolnvlle, which Will be a pamphlet of
ttout forty pages. The author is the late
seph Miller who lived at the Centre.
Judge Miller was a man Of considerable lit
Gary ability and wrote upon various sub
l4r1s. AT one time he furnished the Age a
number of chapters on Lincolnyille. and
-hese with much unpublished manuscript
vii make up the history, together with the
btuaries published in the Journal and Age
III the time of his death. The work of pub
Ication is under the Immediate management
o Sheriff Wadsworth, who is also a native
{ Lincolnville. That the work will be one
interest goes without saving, for whatever
Iudge Miller attempted was we'll done
STEAMER NOTES. A petition is in eircula
in Machias, and being generally signed
skiing the management of the Portland. Mt
Desert to Machias Steamboat Company tc
rln their boats three times a week from
Eockland to Machiasport, instead of twice
week from Portland as heretofore. g.. The
steamer Cimbria. of the Bangor and Ban
Htrbor Steamboat Company, is now on the
5trine railway at Bucilsport being recaulk
!, recoppered painted, etc, The steamer
NH be in first class condition for service al
PIE opening of the spring business. The
Henry Morrison, of the same line. is also al
Bucksport, where the two steamers will re
main until il IS time to begin running
retween Bangor and Bar Harbor.
steamer Florence is making two trips pei
week, this winter, between Rockland anc
surrv, as regular as weather will permit
sheritf's sale has wound up the affairs %
The New York Steamship Co. organized
about two years ago by Nathaniel l.. New
comb, to run freight and passenger steamers
between New York and ports in Maine ant
Nova Scotia Some of the original stock
holders intend to combine and put another
Inc in operation, probably under the same
name. This is not the line that ran the Lucy
Miller, but opposition company A
Bath despatch Of the ODD says: THE New
England Ship Building Co. has just closed
"ontract to build steamer 100 feet in length
70 run between Rockland and Fox Island
She will be of the propeller pattern |
would seem as though this must be thu
steamer it was proposed to build in Rock
and. There can hardly he three new boat
Tor route The Electa did not como
across the bay Saturday, having hauled of
ior slight repairs. The Castine took the pas
sengers for Castine. The Eecta resume,
Aer route Monday.
j YARN SPINNERs. The store of j W. Fred
rick x Co., at the foot of Main street is
fdyorite resort for sea captains who ar
9pending the winter at home and a circle c
tAem may be found almost any day about tn
stove, spinning yarns Saturday Capt
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