The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-17

BELMONT The following the tow officers
elected on Monday-N. b. Allenwood, Mo lerator
c. NJ. Cunningham, Clerl,; A. J. Donnell, u. A.
Greer. and j. A. SpIague Seectmen, Assess rs and
Ovcrseers Of the DOR, n. b. AlIenwooa Constable
and Collector; NJ. B. Hunt, Treas; H. T.. Farrow
Auditor; c. NJ. Cunningham, Supervisor of schools
| WINTERPoRT. Charles p. Rich received two
| cargoes of corn last week Capt. F. A. Mansfield
is erecting store on Main street. to accommodate
his increasing trade. John Haley and Simon j.
| Treat have been drawn jurors to serve at the
| April term of Supreme Court Miss Martha A.
| McShea has returned home from Massachusetts sick
| with dropsy. Our vessels are thawing out and
getting ready for their spring and summers work
some have already loaded and sailed. The wharves
have been injured here to quite extent by heavy
bodies of ice coming down river. j. W. Eveeth
| lost valuable recently from eating too much
| meal.
| PALERMO. Mr.. VIM. Lewis is putting in new
cylndersaw stave mill. 1t will cost when completed
| nearly $780, There number of cases of dphthe-
| ria in town. The only children of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
| Turner, Oracle and Willie, have lately died from
its effects and Mrs Turner is dangerously sick with
| the same disease. 1.-The regular town meeting,
holden on the l4th resulted in Democratic victory
| olhNtiH tic'ttt Carr, OIerk, MICH
| ell Delany; Selectmen H. F. Foy G. w Carr, w.
j. Nelson Collector H. b. Carr: Supervisor of
| Schools Herbert Turner. The debt of the town
| has been reduced during the past wear 1903. Il
| leaving Sl4.359,43 balance against the town
LIBERTY. The masque ball of last week under
the direction of Albert Arthur Young, was a perfect
| success in every respect. The costumes were va
rious, ranging from ncle Josh to the King of the
iIo1 I'll
represented beasts by being disguised with liquor.
| The hot turkey supper was gotten up in Mrs.
| Knowlton's best style and would have done credit
| to any city caterer ...G. q. sherman was drawn
uryman from this town for the April term of court
....At town meeting held in this town the 18th
inst, the following named persons were elected as
| town officers for the ensuing year-A. 4. Brown,
c. W. Lewis and George Prescott selectmen; f.
| Bridges. Treasurer b. {. Knowton, Supervisor of
| schools: William Lewis, Collector and Constable
All FusonistS except the third seectman, who is
Republican.
| lINC0LNYlLI.E. The Oldest couple now living in
| Lnoolnvle are Mr.. and Mrs Abner Milliken.
| rhcy were married in the wear of 1872 and have
| been living together 60 wears. Mr.. Milliken is %
| years Old, and his wife is 30 on her next birthday.
| They have living children - grandchildren
and 10 -roat-grandchildrcn. Mr.. Milliken and wife
| Joined the church some sixty years ago. Mr. Mli-
ken served in the of 1872 Mrs Milliken is still
very smart and does all her own work Capt. Will
liam \. Dckey is one of Mr.. Millikcn'5 grand chill
| dren... There an excellent entertainment ut
| the Centre Tuesday evening of last week The eN-
erri-es consisted of the Drama entitled "Ten Nights
| in Bar Room intcr4perscd with music The sad
consequences Of intcmperance were pictured in
thni, ,1,,, 1,
| influence on all who present. The proceeds
| are to 90 towards forming library.
| tASrINH The property Of the Castne Brick Co.
| has changed hands-Wholly or in part-and now ,
after several wears of inactivity, the business of
brick making will he revived. 1t would be difficult
| to find better facilities for making and shipping
brick than are here Afforded and the revival OF this
business l. of no small Importance in our little vii
| a='.t Considering its SIZE Castine has goo,l elu
cational privileges There are the Normal school
| with which i connected Il model school. the High
| Grammar. Intermediate ana Primary schools be
Sides an evening school for those who are at work
during the day IA lad of thirteen of this village
who remembers what he reads and learn, at school,
was told by nj father one morning, to 20 to the
| beach and hail ont two OF three boats which had
been partially filed with rain during the night An
from hi labar-, the task not more than half done,
and asked why he hadnt done ;t~ he was directed
f. ID" Unanswered, father the constitution of the
mled States says: In no ease Shall excessive
bail he repuirea.''
AEARSroRr The friends of Mr.. AIvah Dutch
and family gave them pound party saturday
evening, the donations amounting to hrty-tiyc dol
lars The officers elected at tow meeting Monday
|
boro Packard Albert &. Ferguson James A. Col
son, >eiectmen; Joseph Field, Town Clerk; MARI
bor' Packard, Town Agent; J. Fred Towle, super
visor of schools, Robert Porter. Auditor: J. H.
hnccland, Collector. Money was raised is follow !
5000 raised for roads: $1,000 for poor &c: 81 900
for town debt; 500 for decoration. The drama
Patriot sons for the benefit of the Grand Army
Post, Was presented on Thursday and saturday of
last week. and was we'll attended. The gross re-
ceipts were Sl3l.' Nj Joseph Lewis of Boston an
actor of note. sustained the principal part and was
supported by local talent. Much praise is due Mr.
Lewis, and to say that our citizens were much
pleased with him, but fcebly expresses it
Nj. Fred Kendall, of this town, one of the crew
OF SCH Empire. at Boston last week. rescued from
drowning man who jumped overheard in a tit of
dellrlum trtmens. William and Josiah Black
Will on Monday, ship to Boston a herd of eleven
oNen for slaughter Two of the number girth eight
feet and eight inches each and the pair weigh 200
pounds Five others %irth eight feet two inches
ana All are in good condition, They are mdoubted-
" the largest cattle ever raised in Waldo county.
PENoBscor. During the year 1850 two and a
half million bricks manufactured in the four
brick yards III Penohscot and five thousand fish
barrels in the five cooper shops in town. These
bricks ana barrels find ready market in Boston at
vessels owned and manned in town, a very respect
ablc sum OF money is brought home to our door in
the course of the year. Speaking of vessels we
have two that we think may be called remarkable
The sch. Harriet, sixty four wears old and in fair
condition now. The sch. Lark, sixty five wears Old
and III first rate condition She j. owned and com
lnanued ny Capt. Haty Roberts. This schooner has
MADE hity-"ne trips to Rockland and back in one
year And while we talking of Old things we
must mention motherly Old goose, thirty wears
old, owned by Mr. Joseph 4. Perkins. The goose
Is male and hearty and promises to hatch many a
brood Tor thanksgiving, ere She goes the way of
all good geesc....-An ancient she'll heap composed
principally of oyster shells, has been discovered on
the east bank of the Bagaduce. One OF those
OLD mysterious heaps OF which nothing is known
This is undoubtedly coeval with those in Damaris
cottl...At the annual town meeting the following
officers were elected Charles Leach, John b
snowman, and Benz X. Wentworth, Selectmen:
Joseph NJ. ilutchings, Supervisor Of schools: Gil
bert iAtlehelt, Treasurer; Obed Leach, Collector
Probate Court