The Republican journal., 1892-02-04

Monday workmen dug a trench across
High street for water and gas in the new
laundry of Bradbury & Jones. But iftee n
inches of frost was found in the ground.
City Clerk Murch has appointed J. D..
Tucker, of Ward 4, and A. A. Hurd of Ward
5, sub-registrars to issue burial permits.
The new law requires such appointments.
An adjourned session of the Supreme Judi
cial Court, Judge Whitehouse presiding,
will he held in Belfast beginning on Tues
day next to try the runaway liquor sellers.
DR.. Jason Gordon has been pronounced in
sane and on Monday was taken to the Insane
Asylum, at Augusta. Complaint was made
by the family. Officers Jipson and Jack
son accompanied DIR. Gordon to Augusta.
The committee of the city government to
assess property owners along the route OF
the new sewer, has made up the account.
| Each property owner will have to pay about
so. The exact sum will be published later,
as an adv ertisement calling for hearing in
the matter. When the matter is fully settled
the sum Will lie collected.
\ CITY Lookup. For some years it has
;
as ii would he cheaper to lodge drunk
ards there than to put them into the county
jail Monday the city government estab-
lshed Lookup in the basement of the Me
mortal building. and apartments will be i'm
medatelN fitted mp.
Mrs C. w. Haney. Belfast. dealer in
clothing and gents furnishing goods. in or
| Iii "a.
from now 10 \ pril LIST. Any one in want of
goods in her line should embrace this oppor-
tunity for it does not often occur. She has
an excellent line and invites Inspection.
See her advertisement in another column
r. T. Rankin of Belfast was formerly IA
sheep raiser in Wyoming. He says that
when he had large number of lambs some
would die, while others would stray away
from the ewes and become motherless as it
We're. In order to make mother own a
strange lamb the skin would be removed
from her dead one and placed over the back
of d live one and kept there several days UNI
til the eve became accustomed to the change.
POSTAL CHANGES. Under date of Wash
ngfon, Feb 1st, the following changes in
the postal service are announced:
Star service is discontinued on route 2S7
from North Istshoro to Nurthport, from
Jan. 3lSt.
Steamboat service is established on route
-. from North lSlesboro to Belfast, II miles
and back. SIN times ii Week, by a schedule
of not to succeed - hours running time
each way. from Feb. /, 1892, to June 80. 1892,
FERNALD \ MUDGETT Fernald 4 Mudg-
works. do the largest local cemetery and
monumental work of any firm in Maine.
They lave all the modern improvements en-
ilhiin- them to dc work cheaper than other
inns. 1t is the only concern i'll Maine using
the pneumatic tool for dressing stone, a tool
that Will do the work OF three men. -Four OF
these pneumatic tools are in constant use.
Fernald x Mulgett carry a large stock and
cannot fail to give satisfaction. They ask all
to visit their works near the Belfast Shoe
fl'turN. See their advertisement in another
column.
JANUARY WEATHER. From L. H. Murcl
, We learn that the mean temperature fol
JANUARY was -, IS, which is hut one-teit!
of degree warmer than the mean temntra
ti1re for january, 1891, and three and one
half degrees warmer than the mean tenn
ptratfre for January in the past thrtv-thret
years. The highest temperature tor the
month was 80, and the lowest one degree
above zero Some thermometers about town
however. Indicated below zero at least on
one day. 1t rained on eight days and snow
, ed on sixteen, but there We're only fourteen
inches Of snow during the month Their,
> We're $40 inches II rain and melted snow il
january. January. 1859, was much warne
t than the month inst passed.
STEAMER NOTES. Capt. Otis Ingrahan
= says the present winter has been particular
~ rough for steamhoating bat while ther,
= have been no great gales the weather ha
ht4m "cttchy' and threatening. -. The ka
talldin WAS at the wharf here two hours las
Thursday taking on board freight for Boston
: Eighty-tive gross of Dana's Sarsaparilla ant
' 40 eases of shoes We're Included in the Bel
fast shipments Steamer Castne for Dee
Isle and points in the Reach, had u goo,
freight Saturday, consisting of groceries
Hour, corn, meal and shorts, and half doze1
passengers. This is an attractive route TO
tourists and in summer the passenger tratfi
must be large. The katahdin left Bostol
for Bucksport Friday but was compelled b,
I bad weather to put into Gloucester. She ar
rived here Monday noon, and left Tuesday
: on the return trip.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Tiara, N. S. Pen
deton, which sailed from Belfast coupl
of weeks ago with old iron and straw TO
Camden and Rockland. went on the beacl
: in Browns Cove, Northport, and took on
deckload of kilnwood Unfortunately sh
:. got tide npped, and in attempting to get he
off she fell over and filled At last report
she had not been tioated. The Vinalhavel
packet p. NJ Bonnie has gone into white
quarters at the lower bridge In shippin
circles it is reported that some changes ar
to be made to the Gov. Ames before long
1t is said that her fore and main maSts ar
to be square rugged Nearly all the ston
carrying vessels belonging at Greens Ian,
ing have been placed in winter quarters
Sch. j. E. Du Bignon cleared from Bosto
Friday for Belfast. On her arrival Mr.. f
= E. Pierce will begin to cut ice and load
into the vessel. The Du Bignon Will loa
for Beaufort, S. C.. Mr. Pierce rtuortS th