The Republican journal., 1881-04-14


WALDO. ABOUT tit OF th friends of NJ. and
| Mrs. r S. Gay, sSemblco at ieil house Thurs
day of last week 10 celebrate the twenty fifth ami
versary of their marriage life. Numerous present
were left, hountiful collation. partaken Of speech
cs made enG ~! hal I GOOD t NO.
LINC0LNvILLE. Sch. Edward Stanley Capt,
Royal g. Sherman, of this place, for New Bedford,
put into Vineyard Haven on the 9th, having lost
both anchors in a gale off Bass River While max
ing sail, Robbie, fourteen years old son Of the
captain, was knocked overheard by the mainsail,
| and drowned. Horace M. Gilkey, son of Capt.
Caleb Gilkey, formerly of Camden, died last week
at the age of about % years. Mr.. Gilkey in
telligen young man, school teacher by profession,
| and will be missed in the town. He was the Lin
colnville correspondent of the Journal
CAsTINE. County Attorney Warren is at ELS
worth attending to his court duties. "A young man
was brought before Trial Justice Hooper last week,
charged with disturbing public meeting, and was
put under bonds to appear for trial in one week.
We trust this will act check upon those young
sters who make much disturbance. The eNter-
ior of the Custom House building, which is finished
in mastic, has received coat of Oil, which gives it
a new look .schrs. D. T. Patchin and Mentora
DR.. Wallace is putting some repairs upon his house
at the corner of Pleasant and Water streets. Mr..
David Dyer of Cape Roster, has received about
$1,000 recently, from the Roster Mining Co. for land
bought by them year or more ago. Work at their
mine goes on steadily.
THoRSDIKE. "Awful bad' he says, when he
speaks about the travelling. Last Monday the
fire like race horse the fields and pastures
adjacent to the station; as the wind favorable
no damage was done. IAN evidence of prosperous
times is the fact that harness makers, jas. IL.
X VIM. Rackclif have made about two har
nesscs per week for the last year, and still far
behind their orders IA visitor to the mill of W M
II. ~ayWarl, discovered that individual, brakes in
hand, controlling the movements of the huge "hoard
circular lie has a fine new mill 100 feet by 80.
manufacturing meal, shingles, boards, &C, and
employing six men,. 30 dozen is the number OF
eggs of our farmers hens laid for him in two
weeks. They were good for a barrel of flour and
a little tea. If those hens scratch smarty as they
lay they will he likely to make the dirt fly in that
mans garden.
JACKSON. The winter term of the village school
will close next Friday 1t has been Il long term
fourteen weeks in all. The last six weeks of the
term have been taught by Mr.. Irving klgore of
Brooks, with good success. Mr. Elijah Henderson,
who broke his leg the first of the winter, thinks he
will be able to dispense with his crutches in few
weeks Some of his ncghbers and townsmen gave
him Il "bec' last week and cut up his pile of wood
at the door, and sngled his house and ell, which he
Is fitting up and expects to have ready for his oc-
cupancy by the first of June. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
A. Batchelder, recently married, gave reception,
on Wednesday of last week, at the house of the
brides father, Mr.. Chas. A. Nealley, and were made
the recipients of many presents. The frost is
coming ont of the roads and the travelling is any
thing but good, -. The season for making maple
sugar and syrup is about over, but large quantities
have been made.
BUCKsPoRT The steam ferry, Josiah Totten, is
again on her route. Her whistle was first heard
last Monday morning. The passage across the
river can now he made with comfort and in much
less time than during the wintermonths. The Tot
ten will make a straight passage across the river i'll
from three to four minutes. j. Robert Emery has
commenced to make extensive repairs on his sloop.
IN ntere> ting case of assault and battery was
tried before Judge Pillsbury last Monday. State,
Ivory Grant complainant, vs. Alden Miles, fined $40
and .Rev.'s Mr. Besse and AIr. Forsvthe eN
changed pulpi- last sabbath TheteNt of Mr. BeSse
NdS, - pray lncc nave me cAttHttl lie tam
merry is now and has been for year running on full
time with about T. men employed. Double that
humber might find plenty of work here had they
more ROOM Probably new buildings will he added
in the near future. The average is about 600 doz
skins tanned weekly. Last week the number amount
ell to 500 doz. skins tanned by this company find a
| ready sale. .Dust has been flying in our streets
for over week past, but the sprinkler which we
| have welcomed so many times in the past, has not
yet made Its appearance....ou fishermen report
mo fish this week.
CAMDEN There has just been completed at Mar
| ceus Princes carving shop model sarline facto-
ry. 1t represents three story building, including
the Mansard roof On the frsnt is a tower sur
mounted by flagstaff The model is 1 fl. in. long
2ft Gin. wide and #. high The tower extends ont
IL inches from the main building. All the fixtures
for putting up canning 5ardnes arc represented
such tables, vats, furnace, drying racks, solder
ing stands etc. etc. One side of the model can bt
removed so to show all the internal arrange
ment~ This model has been built under the drec
tion of the Union Fish Co. of Maine, and will bC
sent to Washington for the purposes of the conpa
n.y.. Capt j. T. Conant has placed on the South
| side of his house large bay window. The new
| schooner Ii. NJ. Bean is building has been named
Morris W. Child. She is to be commanded by Capt
Torrey, of Deer Isle. Next sunday evening there
will be a sabbath school concert at the Congrega-
tionalist Church and an interesting time is antic
pated.. .Dphtheria and other diseases are quite
prevalent. Last Sunday there were three funerals
at Rockport one the previous day, and another
| Monday. In Camden village there are eight cases
| of dphtheria in one house. ..On Monday evening
q this week the DuOilS the High school an
entertainment at Meguntcook Hall with a very
| pleasing programme which was followed by levee
in the lower hall-all under the direction of MI
Tribou, the teacher. The proceeds to be devot
ell to useful articles for the school room. \ fair
| but not large audience was present. Special men
| tion should be made of song, "Bride Bells by
| Miss May Mccarthy, young miss of Camden whc
| has extraordinary vocal powers. Mr. Tribou take
a great deal of pains to render the schooroom at
| tractive and to this end has expended good dea
| of his own money. Austin Sweetland, for many
| years postmaster at Rockport, died Saturday
| His age was 20 years he member of st
| Pauls Lodge. Joseph II. Bowers, an Old and
prominent citizen, died Friday; his age was g.
| years. He member of st. PaulS Lodge, and
| also of Keystone X. 4. Chapter.
BROOKS Mud and slop. The snow drifts are
fast disappearing The cav, of the thievisl
crow is heard as he examines the last years domi
Gil, calculates the trouble of rettting for this sea
| sons campaign, and prospects the fields where he
| has usually found an abundant supply of food
| Well, let them say what they may, he is II Jolly
| social fellow and in many places does more gooc
than harm, although there seems to be a good many
of him about planting time. His reputation is as
rs hiS an
| being habiually distrusted he learns to look ou
for himself. The merry chirp of the first birds OF
spring now enlvens the pleasant mornings ant
the husbandman will be stirring the soil ant
preparing for the active seasons labor .Josepl
Bickford has obtained the services of Otis Merri
thew and they intend to make things lively in thu
blacksmith shop the coming season. DIR. Rich i:
| making great improvement in his buildings ant
evidently intends to have the best painted stand