The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-12-22

MONROE. y fatal accident occurred at this place
last week. MI John Mansur. 50 years of age fell
from hi! barn, distance of twenty feet breaking
hi back and receiving internal injuries With
three others Mr.. NJ. was engaged in Smuggling Ills
barn when the staging gave way He died on sat
rriay night Mr.. Mansur was an unmarried man.
and much respected in the community Every
body i wishing for Or. Atwood is recov-
cring from recent illness. There is to be a New
Years bail at the town hall Dee Both
SEARsMoNr. Mr.. +. L. Bean mas lately returned
from Boston ana has a large lot Of Christmas and
NrW Years goods which he is selling cheap. Mr..
Bean ht- the largest stock of robes that can G
tonnd in any store ia Waldo county....A singing
school was started here ON Monday evening OF last
week under the instructions Of Dr. Young of Lin
Coluyille an able teachtr... Mr.. William Cushman
on saturday. caught through the ice at Quanteba-
cook pond, piclerel that weighed 8 lbs. and Q o.
James Barker mas lust returned from Boston
where he has been buying the remainder of his
stock for carriages for another season. Mr.. j.
Cakes Of Newport, is in town trimming carriages
for James Barker. There will be a Christmas
tree al the Methodist church on Monday evening
next week.
BROOKS. \ md beginning for December and
foI Winter..A good deal of rain has fallen during
the past ten DAYS. c. Pley is dangerously sick
with typhoid pneumonia. Robert son of James
McTagg.ut vino has had severe run of typhoid
fever with bad rheumatic accompaniment Is
slowly pulling out of it,. Ohm H. Gordons new
engine Is working finely. .Alphonso Cunningham
cut his foot With an axe recently. Harvest Home
Grange p. of H., recently elected officers for the
suing year follows j. W. Lang, Master; G. T.
fo57, Overseer Mrs. Mary A. Stantial, Lecturer;
Emery .. star tial, Steward: Samuel Foss, .Jr..
Asst steward Samuel Foss, ST., Chaplain; John
d. Jones. Treas. W c. Rowe, Sec'y.; Enoch G.
Hal, Gate Keeper; Mrs. j. W. Lang Ceres Miss
Evelyn Jones, Pomona; Mrs. L. IL Hall, Flora;
Miss Hattie Fo79, Lady Asst. Steward. The
schools of the town are now all keeping and quite
generally successfu....A writing school is in
progress at the village under the instruction of H.
j. knuWlton, an excellent penman. Snow is over
the ground Dut up to Sunday not enough for sled
ding Quite a number of men and teams have
gone into the lumber woods from this place Wages
are particularly good this season. Query is it be
cause Of the principles of Greenbackism Or resump
uons....P. !. knowton, our writing master, is
ranvas~ing for a superior family register and is
meeting with good success ...There is prospect OF
quite number Of accessions Of worthy citizens to
The grange. The order of p Of II is one of the best
Institutions before the public and its principles
elevate and make betterany community where there
Is good grange. NJ. J. Dow, of this town, is one
of the best temperance speakers in the state. He
has organized twenty eight Good Templar Lodges
during the past year and pioneered the way for
many more, Charles Hogan, of Thorndike is
clerking for Allie Chase, who has very large and
trade. The recent drop in hay has
caused many long faces among farmers who
have hay to sell 1t may again. The young
people having their usual schools and entertain
ments. and our sturdy citizens improving the
warm weather in making preparations for the cold
snap that is sure to come in due Rather
more than the usual amount of stock will he win
tered. Less than the average amount of farm
produce has been marketed, the farmers evidently
waiting for rise in prices. The idea that it pays
to feed out the crops grown on the farm is gaining
ground. John NJ. Dow starts the winter with the
equivalent of twenty-five cows; it being one hun
bred sheep four horses, and eleven head of cattle
Several other farmers have large larger stocks
on hand, and it is to be hoped that less hay will be
sold from this town in the future. 1t is course of
farming that will surely impoversh both farm and
farmer in the end, on the average farm at least.
series Of interesting revival meetings have been
lately held at West Brooks. They have been under
the direction of Bro. David Bracket, assisted by
Rev Mr. Tasker, Friends George Mouton and
Clement Jones. 1t is hoped that much good has
been accomplished. "A S. Forbes. one of our
prominent farmers, has been confined to his house
by sickness for the past month. His son Frank |
who entered Bates last fall, is teaching in the
town Of Greene. Geo. Webber has been having |
serious time with his hand, which he injured in Il
hay press. DIR. A. W. Rich last week sent box |
Of nice poultry to friends in Boston, The doctor |
keeps the best of everything. II. L. 1uXford has
made visit to Lowell with the intention of start
ing in business there, if the prospect is favorable
He has been in trade here clerk proprietor |
most of the time for the past twenty years, and is
leservedlv popular as a salesman.