The Republican journal., 1881-06-30

| SEAEsroRr. The Methodist society gave their
pastor and wife arecep,ion at the parsonage, Mon
day evening, it being che thlr anniversary OF their
| marriage. The ladies came provided with an
| abundance of refreshments and bouquets Before
| separating, the company presented to the pastor
and wife three tyelollar gold coins, one for each
year of their married life. A very liberal gift was
also placed in chans of the little one of the fam
| lily by generous hearted lady. The evening was
| most pleasantly passed. and kind memories of the
occasion will be cherished. -. The Bark Moonbeam
Capt Jas. Nichols, arrived here Friday and will go
to Bucksport for quite extensive repairs. Walter
Carter ran whole darning needle into the thick of
his thigh causing so painfula wound that DIR. Hop
kns was obliged to administer chloroform before
removing the needle. There is to be an excursion
from here to Castine July 4tl.. The ladies of the
Congregational society are to have a Strawberry
festival at Union Hall on the evening of July It'll.
WATERFRONT. The item in last weeks paper
| that Daniel O'IIearn had bought the Ames house
and sproul store, was little premature; the trade
is not consumnated, and probably willno be. Mrs.
O'Iiearn has bought the Crowley place. The
american Legion of Honor Riverside Council.
No. pa, Of Winterport, are meeting with success.
They have good rooms in Stokel's block, with a
VI lNtltN-iNt ~ tlt present Jllilt,
and are having additions to their numbers constant
". 1t is aninsurance society in which ladies and gen
tcmcn are on equal footing A list of their officers
has been published in your paper Suffice it to say
| they among best citizens, which is Il suf
ficient guarantee that it is 4 safe institutions Dr.
\. W. SWEET is medical examiner. They have re
ceive' their certificates of membership, and they
make very pretty show on the walls Of their
hatl ,Ii.
strawberry festival III Curtis Hall, June 2ls The
Methodist church i being improved to quite an eN-
tent internally, dust the place to improve church.
doubtlc~-l the walls will be bcautificd wood work
receive coat of paint. and new carpets put upon
the floors, and furnace in the basement Meetings
will be held in their vestry for few sabhaths.
There are fears that the Rev. Mr. Blanchard VIII
leave town, to preach elsewhere. air. Parker I.
George has returned with his bride, Miss Alberto
F. Lamb, of Camden. Some of our public spirited
citizens of the south end, have started a street
sprinkler. Thunder showers have been passing
all around us, leaving Us ont in the dry, but last
"a rday afternoon a copiolls shower fell in this
vicinity. The band boys occupied their stand for
the first time on Thursday evening last.
BrCKsPoRI. ON Friday last in res ponse to an
invitation from >upt. l.. l.. Lincoln, a party of
| about twenty ladies and gentlemen with their slit
Tie hatchets" and baskets of provision, took the 10
O'Clock train for Cedar Grove. about miles from
here on the left bank of the Prnobscot and on the
line of the BuckSport 4 Bangor X. X. Mr. Lincoln
Is making extensive improvements in the grove, and
on arriNin ing, the gentlemen found use for their
hatchet@ and were soon busily engaged in clearing
the place from underhrush. bushes, etc; the ladies
meanwhile preparing dinner of which the party
were invited 10 partakc at - O'Clock Words fail
here. The company returned on especial" arriv-
ing home at 6oclock. The excursion from begin
ming to end greatly enjoyed. The day one
Of the Unrest and il need hardly he suid that the
scenery ON this road will compare favorlblv With
any in this section Of the country..A class of 53
singers, With others from this place visited Maran
acook, and rcturnetl--a five minutes of one Thurs
day morning. The Torrent Engine Co., accumpa-
nied by the Burkspor Cornet Band, will visit ELS
worth The 'ourth... .Chil,lren's sunday was ob
served III the Methodist house la~t sunday. sab
bath school concert in the evening, the exercises
OF which were entertaining ami passed on very
-moothl,. The church was beautifully decorated.
Quarterly meeting next sunday. sermon by Rev.
l.. y. Wa,twclI presiding elder for thi~ district.
Praise meeting in the evening for half an hour,
after which Il national sermon tl Rev Mr.. Gerlish
'H the Culture of Am'Ticl" 4 ease of assault
and battery WAS tried in Emery Hall last Monday
afternoon, before Justice l'illsbury The respond
rut~ were alraignei and plead not guilty Pro
rrrhrd to Trial. one, named Gray, dismissed
the other LNaunderS) was fined - andcosts III. ID.
lia,ilock, of Portland, ion complainant (BaistelN
and Geo. II. Duttnn of Ellsworth for respondents