The Republican journal., 1881-02-17

LINCoLNvILLE. The winter term of school in
district No. d. taught by Mr.. VIM Hodges, closed
Friday of last week; and the school in district No
3 under the instruction of Miss Nellie Bragg closed
Tuesday of last week. -. There is to be singing
school in district No. 3 under the leadership of b.
f. Young. There is a large share of musical talent
in the place, and successful and enjoyable school
is expected. Two of the party who went to Mary
land to work in the logging swamp have returned.
| BUCKsPoRr. 1t is no uncommon sight to see
teams of four or six horses pass through streets
| with heavy machinery for the Bluehir mines....
| Supt Lincoln has had Il new patent Stacking APP
paratus placed on two of the cars on trial .Chas.
| Homer while at work in the steam mill of f. ID.
Gem caught his hand in the circular saw at which
he employed resulting in the entire loss of his
fore-tnger portion of another and otherwise injur
ing his hand Mr. T. q. Wiley left last Monday for
Cohasset Mass, where he is to be employed in the
| erection of summer residences He will be missed
by many Of citizens, and especially nv the Re-
form Club of which he was president. and in which
he took an active part. 1t is hoped his stay will be
but few months. Rev. Mr.. FORSYTH gave an able
discourse at his church last sunday from the textI.
Cor Nv 40, "And as we have borne the image of the
earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heaven
Lottie Barnat" gave a description of portion of
her travels in the Holy Land which was intensely
interesting as well as profitable to the SCHOOL,.
The company mentioned last week as having bought
the controlling interest Of the Bangor and Bucks
port Railroad. are said To have paid p cents on a
doarf for s30O,ooOot the 100000 bonds of the road.
II they can make an amicable arrangement with the
holders of the remaining fourth of the bonds, the
road vii Ia pxtp to EIlcK-artI at
wise the company will be obliged to wait another
year until the of foreclosure takes effect, when
the bondholders will organize intoa stock company
did those of the f. 4 y. \. r. then the road
without doubt would he built, a. majority of
the stockholders would control action. Lydia
Carter, widow of the late samuel Carter. died Fri
day, at the advanced age of 100 Years months.
SEARsPoRr Messrs. W. o. & c. Barney, shipped
by boat, Monday, another large lot of their superior
ships castings to Boston parties. Capt Jesse
Carver is having row of fine shade trees set out
near his residence. Messrs Rich & Porter who
have become experts in the business of winter
transpanting trees, are doing the job. The pa
rents OF Il young man who has been twenty wears
absent from home and who was reported dead
were surprised by letter from him last week from
Fall River, Mass, where he had just arrived in a
ing to the American Art Gallery, New York, which
she pats in in competition for the prize of $1,000
offered by MI NJ. +. Moore for best specimen of
Christmas card The dance in Central Hall Friday
eve was a very social ana enjoyable occaSion....
Mrs. Lucy SAWYER, widow of the late Abner Sawyer
died Monday morning, aged 80 wears. -. C larks
Great Combination Company have consented to
give one of their unique entertainments at Union
Ian he i'm tha ,r1 m.
mar school in Union district fell on the heads of
some of The scholars Monday afternoon-more
scared Than hurt, however. Judge Sawyer, who
makes speciality Of raising pure bred chester
white hogs, lost fourteen fine pigs iG ing tho late
cold wave. Among the Passengers in the Cnard
steamer Samaria which left Boston for Liverpool
on saturday last, were Capt. John q. Pendeton
and Mr. Charles ;. Pendleton of this town. The
former takes command OF ship W. II. Conner. -.
The ladies Of the Methodist society will hold fair
and sociable at Union Hall, this Thursday after
noon and evening. Rev. Mr.. Cunningham of Bel
fast, for eight years foreign missionary, will
preach in the Methodist church next sabbath fore
on the Manners, Customs and Religious Ideas
Of the Hindoos....A cable despatch from London
dated the l5tll states that the bark T. f. Whtten
of SearspOrt IS on fire, at that port and still burn
ing. OF her cargo 10o of salmon and so bales
of wool has been saved. Another despatch says
the vessel is ashore near Pcnzance, Cornwall, and
that the crew We're saved by the aid of rockets.