The Republican journal., 1874-08-27

fclrce. headed Money Wanted Also TO 4 sale
of second hand school desks, sashes, &c.-Can-
ton notice by f. d. Flye.-Dr. Benz. Williams
Of Freedom has a word to say to friends.
UNITARIAN CHURCH. Services morning and
evening next Sunday. Subject i'll the morn
ing-"Our National Conference and Our OF
answered Question" In the cNenin@-Tho
Churcli's Inner Doors
The beach below Sanford's wharf is very
popular this season as Il resort Tor female bath
er> The tides of last week serving right.
larg, crowd, were in attendance every after
noon. Among the number, two expert female
swimmers could haze been seen performing all
the evolutions peculiar to the other sex.
When Barnabas goes to town meeting. caucus
or convention. his strong point is Misunderstanding.
A, Il >haki>t he has few superiors. He evidently
thinks that by Selling 4 mans hand and work
ing his arm like pump-handle, he reaches
down into the fountain Of his affections. There
is nothing, in his estimation, like ''hands pro-
miscuously applied" A man Of leisure who
took notice while Barnabas stood on the walk
on Saturday, with extended flipper and that
stltistics-
No. that Il. shook 10 IL
:" wanted to and couldn't, 2.14G
subsequently said cuss words 400
saw man on the other side,
and crossed over, l.3
Al once inquired for the waShroont, $40
turned and fed, 220
CAMP MEETING. The Methodist camp
in@ commenced its annual session at the Grove
Nowhport, the oath inst. The attendance Mon
day and Tuesday was not large, but added 20
the regular summer residents. made very
preSentablc number The grounds hayc been
improved and enclosed by neat and subStan-
tial fence. the admission within which is 10 els.
The appearance Of the Grove is made attrar-
Tive by the number of pretty summer cottages
recently erected by parties who spend portion
of the warm weather there, and beautiful
place ii j.. \ very large number of tents are
pitched among the trees. and preparations
made Tor a large crowd, Which is sure to be
present the latter part of the week. The barge
| from Bangor makes daily trips, and numerous
| sailing vessels swell the number. The steamer
Pioneer and yacht z. NJ. Benny make regular
trips rom the city 10 the ground.
extracted from the hand of May q. Mathews
The point Of a needle that had been trouble
some intruder for three wears.
MONROE. Mrs. Rich and Mrs. Harding of
Jackson on returning home from Monroe where
they had been on 4 ride, in turning corner the
horse being spirited turned quick. upset the
wagon upon them Mrs. Rich was stunned,
wa for some time inscnsiblc, and was con-
siderably bruised. Mrs. Harding's shoulder
was put out of Joint. and one leg just above the
ankle broken. She is over 50 years of age.
FREEDOM. On Wcdno ,,lay OF last week,
Daniel w. Dodge Of this place was thrown
from his carriage, by his horse being frightened.
and had his leg fractured near the ankle Joint.
Being alone he was obliged 10 crawl some dis
lance before he could attract attention. when
he was kindly cared for at the house of Mr.
Cole had the fracture reduced and was brought
home. 1lc is now doing well, though a great
sufferer
Mrs. John stcphensonol Knox, aged seventy
four wears. died suddenly of heart disease on
Friday night last.
lINC0INvIILE. Since the close OF h;tS ing,
work has been commenced again on The hor-c
railroad and lime kiln. \ Stockholders seems
to be onsderably exercised on account of the
brief allu2ion made in the journal of August
18Th, 10 that horse railroad" He Iii nkS
'-your correspondent j, not wen posted up in
regard 10 all matter. about town. That may
be so; hllt any resident of The town, Of common
intelligence, who is moi pretty we'll posted on
the horse railroad, must be rather dnll and
stupid. Outside of the few concerned in ii
there seems to be bat one opinion, and that is.
that it viii be dead failure Is a j5GYiaH enter
prise. This. of course, i, only Il matter Of
oltnion al present; but outsiders have every
means Of forming a correct Judgment tha those
have who are personally interested in the mat
ter: and i'll fact more so, because many have
had Il practical experience in the contemplated
business 10 be done. # seems that all those
concerned in the enterprise do not feel so much
assured of lis SacccSs' AZ "Stockholdtr, cS-
pecally that shareholder who oilelcdto sell his
interest in the road at Il discount Of seventy
five PEI cent, but found no purchaser 1T that.
Your correspondent was told few days since
by one man, that offer had been made TO him.
ed, and much more remains to be done before
the concern is wholly completed; and our peo-
pie would like to have the enterprise prove
10 be Il J0YtHg one, but they do not sec il III
that light. The popular Judgment is, the longer
they work and the more they eXpcnd the worse
ii will be for all concerned. especially for the
few who may be pecuniarily responsible Peo-
10 ;al, IN he Sfll, Of
greatest mistake that has ever been made i'll q
business affair in this vicinity, is considered to
be the building of THAT horse railroad.' 1t was
said in olden time that Il very small amount of
faith would do 4 big thing, but it won't do
| much in moving Il loaded horse car on an up
hill grade. Your correspondent was told the
other day by a reliable man that he Was present
and saw them at work on the road with one Of
those ''twelve cars" They had on about three
feet Of ties he said it took one horse and six
men TO move it on slight up hill grade.
MoNTvIILE. \ correspondent Of the Lewis
ton journal furnishes the particulars of the
finding OF Il dead body in the pasture of Luther
| Gregory on the Goth. 1t is supposed to be the
body of one James Written, who was a paupcr
notified and made examination, calling witnesses
who identified the clothing, hat and shoes, as
those belonging to and worn by Written. beyond
a doubt. Written has frequently run away
from the town farm, and often said that he
would kill himself, but no one believed that he
had courage TO do the deed. Prior TO his leay-
ing the town farm, the last of May Or first of
| June he told the chairman Of The board Of
overscers that he wished to visit some friends
| in the town of Enfield. Consequently no great
! inquiry or search was made for him. Mrs.
| William Huqsey stated that Mr. James Written
! was al her house the last Of May or The first OF
| June, and when about 10 leave she asked him 10
come again. He replied that this was his last
| visit, and he should never come again, and left
going across Mr.. stephen stront's field in the
direction where his body was found. When
| found he was by the side Of three small spruce
| trees. standing close together. There wa, y