The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-09-01

LINCoL>NILLE. There will be an excursion to
Casne and liucksport sept. lst under the manage
mcnt If ne '.;laonyille Bard.
JACKSON. Rev Mr.. Pitts preached his farewell
sermon at the Congregational church on Sunday
last Rev. :. +. Wade, who is to succeed him, will
preach at this place sunday, Sept 18th. The
members of the Congregational Sabbath school
ciety held their annual picnic at Winnecook lake
Wednesday the 3Ist ut. The Youths Agricuur
al Fair and Cattle Show will be held at the Town
house on Saturday oct. 18th If the weather is
stormy the fair will be postponed until next fair
day. There are yet few farmers who have not
completed their haying very poor lot of hay has
been put into the barns this year. Jacob Page
was thrown from load of hay last week, cutting
his head quite badly. Geo. w. liasty has very
fine yoke of Durham oxen. They are five years old
and girt nearly eight feet.
CAsrINE. Prof. Riddle OF Hartford, Ct. who is
spending the sumner here, gave last Sabbath from
the Orthodox pulpit very clear explanation of the
manner in which the new Testament was revised.
As he himself was Il member of the revising com
mittee it highly interesting Mr.. Palmer of
the Boston Globe, is spending few days here.
Hon John Bridges, who has been living in llttery
for about two years, is with again to stay The
''"i nus recently puffHaSt'l Il new MOTIFS ~ ire
land safe, something which las been needed for a
long time. Sch Mentora i, loading with bricks at
the yard of Dresser and Gardner. The Normal
school numbers about 81. "A new mining company
has heccn formed at Cape Roster, composed of the
members Of the Brakeman family. With one eNcep-
ton, the oncers are ladies'
NEAE>roRr The "trrand Army boys" are loud
II their praise of treatment received at the reunion
At Portland last week, They We're assigned quarters
maycry central location and waving the only banner
beside that of the Maine Veterans of Massachusetts
they attracted good deal of attention and We're Wis
ited by many distinguished individuals, among the
| rest w. :. Haskell Commander &. \. X. Dept of
Me- chief Mastering officer of the state of Mary
land. Genls. Smith and Warner, Hons. A. A. Strout
J. W. Deerng and Hon. Stanley Puen of the Port
land Press. They presented with beautiful
bouquctby Or. kmhall, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rolfe
ana Mr.. and NIr- Eolmunds. Mr. Joseph Lewis is
IN town and is to appear in his great specially Of
"Barney o'roolc' in the drama of The Patriot sons
next Friday ana Saturday evenings in aid Of the
Post q, A. RI. Henry Cur,is while going to bed
in the dark Monday night fen down stairs and broke
his collar bone.
BICKSPoEr. The band gave an ont door concert
last Friday evening These concerts will be given
from time to time during the remainder of the sea-
Those who did not attend the services at the
Elm 81. church last sunday eve, missed one of Mr..
Forsyth, best scrmons... \ dispatch received here
last Friday night stated that Capt. VIM. Turner, of
srhr Webster Barnard, had received stroke of
paralysis while at Bangor. where his vessel was
loading. \ telegram was Immediately sent to his
wife who was at Northpor- Capt. Turner was able
to come home ON the boat the following saturday
and is now doing well ~ could be expected. We
understand that Capt. Hudson Leach will take
mund of the vessel. Frank larindle is having a
dining room built adjoining his saloon ON Thurs
day of last week a beautiful sight was
river. Coming up through the narrow> was Il fleet
Of T. vessels under full sail and very close together
The river being narrow at this point, the fleet pre-
scented unbroken line of sails from shore to s!@iv
An unusually large number of vessels passed up
river on this afternoou-wc should say between 40
and jo... Richard l.. Roberts, young man former
~ OF this place is here a short visit. He is
general secretary of the railroad branch of the T.
NJ. e. A., at Albany, n w.. One day last week Il
gentleman in renewing lis subscription said your
CORES pondent II can't 10 without that journal. /
Whrlcupon your humble servant warned him to
stop, - the conversation was likely to get into
print. This warning Intellectual, however lS
he commented still further on the merits of said pa
Asylum at Augusta last Monday morning.