The Republican journal., 1881-07-21

SEARsMONI. HRS. George Gunn a much respect
ed lady, died suddenly on Thursday of last week.
Dr. F. A. Croker was thrown from his carriage
Monday last and very severely injured. The injury
consists OF scalp wound eight and quarterinches
IN length and four inches across the head forming
the letter '. The skin was torn from the scalp and
lalu BACK over the back of the head The accident
took place on the Liberty road three.f ourhs of Il
mile from our village
CAsTINE. Mr.. w. A. Dresser, son of John W.
Dresser, Esq, arrived home Saturday, after an alb
sence of about three years, during which time he
has been travelling through the principal countries
OF Europe. Nathaniel French Esq, of Stockton,
and Dr. E. f. Philbrook, of Castine have recently
made very fine collection of mollusks radiates,
NC, from the waters of this harbor for the Natural
History Rooms, Boston, where Mr. +. is employed.
They think this is one of the best places on the
coast, for obtaining specimens Mr. +. E. Lewis,
formerly of New York state has purchased the farm
of G. c. Perkins, situated "off the Neck" about one
mile from the village, which, with improvements,
will be very excellent place The Orthodox So
ciety held strawberry festival in their vestry on
Thursday evening, which, as usual, was success.
There are three cases of diphtheria in the fam
lily of Mrs. A Bridges, on Green St
JACKSON. Selden l. Walker, aged "a years died
on the 10th inst, of consumption. He leaves a
widow and five children, the eldest of which is IL
years of ge....Mr. Chas. F. Wing and wife are
both sick of diphtheria Charles case is very Sc
we're one. The Narney boy, who was mentioned
some weeks ago as having been shot in the head by
his little brother, is doing well and has not lost the
sight of one of his eyes as was at first supposed
THE haying season is at its height and the
farmer is kept busy in curing his hay and waging
warupon the potato bug. j. NJ Larrabee, carriage
maker at the village, has added large stock of
collins and baskets of his own manufacture for the
accommodation of the public David Bracket
has established another shop for the manufacture
of vests at the village, in which he proposes to give
employment to twenty OF more good vest makers;
no work is to be out from this shop to be manu-
featured.
BtcksroRT. On Saturday last eight vessels
der full sail passed Fort Knox in many minutes.
1t not unusual to SEGA tow of II vessels pass down
the river. Mrs. Z. NJ Godfrey, Of Philadelphia,
| is spending few weeks at her home here also the
Well-known vocalist Mrs. Richard Golden formerly
| Miss Dora Wiley who with her husband is spend
| ing short vacation here. Torrent Engine Co.
No. ?, has accepted the challenge from the Dirgo
No., of Ellsworth, to play for purse of 800, on
| the 9TH of August. The trial will take place in
Bucksport. W. y. Remick is foreman of the Tor
rents and F. E. Smith foreman of the Dirigos...
large party from here made an excursion Mon
day to one of the lakes in this vicinity. 1t was the
intention to have gone on the Fourth but the at
tempted assassination of the President prevented
It, The late cheering news of the Presidents re
coyery stimulated the eNcursionists to another
| trial. A very enjoyable day was passed.
TloRNDIkE. The click OF the moving machine
Is now heard in every field. Large quantities of
hay were put into barns last week. "A smart rain,
accompanied with heavy thunder, visited this sec
ton saturday afternoon. Mr.. Ed. Whithouse's
horse, hitched in front of O. J. Farwels store at
the station, one day last week broke loose and ran
away In going through the gate at Bumps barn
yard the carriage demolished but the horse
was not seriously injured. Work the new
school house in district number is progressing
finely. 1t is Il very fine building. The farmers
happily disappointed in theirhay, the crop turn
ing out better than anticipated. Corn is
Backward, the nights too cold for it,. Grain
crops are looking well. Potato bugs very
plentiful. Dogs are destroying sheep and lambs
in this vicinity Mr.. James Nickery. of Unity, has
lost eighteen sheep by dogs and many lambs in this
Town are MISSING ol saturday Two uopo were
found worrying shee u, when one of them was shot,
the other making his escape by running into the
woods.
LIBERTY. heavy thunder shower visited this
place about 7. NJ. ON Saturday last. one bolt of
thunder appeared to fill the entire village with
electricity. Each person thought it was themselves
| that struck by lightning. Several We're made
sick from the effects of it. The bolt must have
burst in the top of large maple tree in front of the
house ofJessie Clough The top of the tree looks
rs if fire had gone through it.. Davis Woedman
of this village has harvested and sold 10 worth of
strawberries from one-siNteenth of an acre of
ground this year. We have new physician
| among us, DR.. Porter from DNmont. 1t is a good
| name and we hope the DR.. will prove as good as
some Of his ancestors We're. But Liberty is such
healthy place it is not good field for doctors. A
ply scian who left Liberty for the far west few
| years ago said that nature having provided this
| place with stream of pure water running from
| the notch in the hills made his profession worth
| about fifteen dollars year in the village. Mrs
| William Aver, of Elmra, \. " formerly of this
place, is visiting friends here DIR. Clough sold
| fine horse Il few days ago for 5000 He has a fine
Mcclellan five years old that he thinks will be
| fast Mr. George Benner and wife from Califor
| MIA are spending the summer with r. ii. Gilman,
the father of Mrs. Benner This is the first time
Mrs Benner has visited her native town for 10
years. Some of the boys who are home from out
of the State gave social dance in Johnson's Grove
on Friday evening last and had very enjoyable
time. About twenty young persons from this
town are employed attendants in the several in
| sane asylums of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
| Some of them at home on vacations and more
cominr Mrs. II nf w bnS
| husband is officer in the Suffolk county Jail,
| Boston, is spending few weeks with her father,
| Mr.. L. c. Neal of this town.
| CAMDEN. The people at Rockport village were
thrown into state of great excitement last week,
Tuesday evening, by the disappearance of son of
Robert Cain, ten years of age, bright, active boy,
| under circumstances which created suspicious of
| foul play. There have been many conflicting
stories aoat that it is difficult to arrive at the facts.
! The most impassoned and probable is the follow
| ing Three boys, viz. Herbert Richards about Ii
years of age, he papers have it II which is consid-
| cred wrong), Freeman Grose, who is younger and
| the Cain boy were rowing, and perhaps bathing, in
| the Lily Pond on Tuesday of last week. While in
| the skif the Cain boy timid and requested to
| be allowed to go on shore. The Richards boy who
has bad reputation, either rocked the boat so that
inc Gam boy Tell out on knocked MIN out ana told
him to swim ashore 1t would be useless to specu-
| late on what followed. The pond has been swept
| day and night since, the woods and surrounding
fields searched and on Sunday morning diver from
| Boston arrived and searched all day sunday and
| Monday, and up to this writing the body has not
| been discovered. The two boys are in custody of
the Sheriff They tell conflicting stories of the affair,
| which strengthens the convictions that there was
foul play. The people of this village share in the
| desire to solve this mystery and discover the body
! of the missing boy. The diver will continue his
| search. Judge Z. NJ. Wood is having his house
| slate roofed. The bark Edward Cushing of Cam
| den, Capt. Bickmore sailed from Boston to the
| Barbados, from thence to Turks Island took on n
cargo of salt and returned to Boston again in fifty
| days. On Tuesday evening Andrews Band from
| HaumOr n:INe 4 concert at Memunti conk hail ON