The Republican journal., 1914-01-01

Dismount from Pegasus and mount the Hog!
No longer idly seek the Golden Fleece.
Unsheath your shining blades and 60 for
Greece!"
A commission was issued to each Off
Ger elect of which the following is fac
simile:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE!
Reposing special trust in your instincts and
animosities, you are empowered to comprehend
all vagrant HOGS, great and small, quadruped.
biped, and striped. and commit them to durance
vile, or like our great prototype, drive the lat
ter down a steep place! Behold at once the
object and emblem of your high and august
duties. Arm for the conflict, and down with
the Bores, be your motto.
Fail not, but accumulate grease, and gather
wool, and your children CD shall bristle up
and call you great y!
Given under the broad seal March 49, 1880
BENEDICT, the Virtuous !!
Among the vessels launched this year
were the ship John w. White of about
$50 tons burthen, the Kate Anderson Of
about 1856 tons, the bark P. R. Hazeltine,
400, the schooners Franklin, Sc, Caste
lene, 76, F. Patterson, 173, Jane Otis, 81.
There were several concerts, or "mu-
steal rehearsals," at the Unitarian
Church in the months of March and
April. The Harmonious were here in
July. In August the "Druid Band" gave
several instrumental concerts, Sin the
full costume of the Ancient Druids, upon
seventy ox-horns as used by the Priests
of Old Britain The Kilmiste Family
was here in September, the 'American
Ole Bull'' in November, and in the even
ing OF December Goth Ossian E. Dodge
gave one of his "chaste, unique, and
City Hall.
"Alhambra round thee fingers still the radi-
ance
OF iosaunce and loves gentle alliance"
The Alhambra Saloon was opened to
the public on the Both of April at 10
O'Clock A. M. with free entertainment
at No. 3 Granite Block, Main street; the
premises are now occupied by Wadlin
and Merrill. One of it's apartments styl-
ed the ladies' saloon was opened with a
similar attraction on the 18th of july
1t was restaurant, fitted up and con-
Quoted on scale altogether too large for
this latitude; far better adapted in di-
mansions and surroundings to city such
as Boston then was. Martin Cross, for
merly of the Phoenix House, was its pro-
prietor. The column of ''Fancy Drinks"
on its Bill of Fare embraced thirty-three
varieties! The flavor of the largest por-
ton of them is unknown. probably, to
compoundng them numbered with the
lost arts. Here are a few specimen
bricks from the ediice: Belfast Smasher,
Bangor Smasher, Capt. Suffers Extra,
Portland Fancy, Boston Tod, Thomaston
Breakdown, Stonewall, Floater, Conviv-
iality Cocktail, Bumbo! Some of the
oldest of us will doubtless remember the
eccentric individual who, with friend,
undertook to 60 through the list in regu-
lar order, appropriating one for each day
in succession, and who differing in opin-
ion after several days labor as to the
drink at which they had arrived at the
previous day, ''to prevent any mistake
in the matter went back and began
again.
In the month of May occurred one of
the heaviest .freshets ever known here.
In the night Of the oath the rain began
to fall in torrents and continued with
slight Interruptions until the 9th.
Market street, below the Phoenix House,
was badly washed and quilted. Four
bridges on the western branch of our
river were carried away; that at City
Point was partially destroyed. Two
buildings at Gardeners tannery at the
Head of the Tide were swept off; the
main works were in imminent danger
and would have shared the same fate.
probably, had not the river suddenly
changed its CO urse, completely Insulating
the tannery and making chasm across
the road at point where the water was
never known to flow before. The bridge
at Robbins mill on Little River was car
ried away. The damage done in other
sections of the county, and State, was
far greater.
A new military company, called the
Belfast Rifle Company, was organized on
the oath of June by the choice of Levi r.
Wing, Captain; John B. Wadlin, LIST
Lieut.. and Noah G. Clark, End Lieut..
Fourth Of July was celebrated under
the auspices Of the Sors Of Temperance.
An Grafton was delivered at the Unitari-