The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-02-02

THoRNDIKE. The Drigo brass band of North
Montvle gave a concert at Harmons Hall on Wed.
| nesday evening, Jan. 25th. The hall was well filed
| and the band gave some excellent music The band
Is new one, having been organized but little
over year. The members are all Young men of
| good character, and will be a fine looking band
| when they get their uniforms. :. Peter Harmon's
serenade party came off Friday night, JAN 9th.
| The hall was filed to OVERLOOKING The first part
of the evenings entertainment consisted of a soca-
| pie, after which all who wished joined in social
dance which was kept up until late hour. . HAY
Is coming in in large quantities, and the farmers
are now beginning to market their potatoes The
best qualities are worth so cents.
CAsrINE. The Boston Comedy Co. have been
playing to fair audiences in Town Hall, during the
past week The unoccupied part of Sargent &
Sons store is being fitted up by Dr. Wallace for an
Office and drug store. The Castne Brick Co., are
erecting on their premises, new building 24x50ft.
two stories, to be used for boarding house for
their brickmakers Capt A. NJ. Webster has sold
the Schr. Railroad to Capt. Keene of WaldoDoro. .
\ delegation of Odd Fellows from Bluehill visited
the new lodge here on Monday evening, and were
cordially entertained. The remains of Miss Mar.
tina Stevens, former resident of Castine were
Mr.. Willard Devereux, an cid resident died last
week, aged about p years. During the cold
weather last week, excouncillor Fogg passed this
way. lie will probably chronicle cold day, as his
experience in this vicinity The Castine House,
after being remodelled will be styled the Ell Dorado
JACKSON. One of the aged residents Of this town.
Mrs. Olive Bracket, died January Is, she was 20
years of age. Funeral on the Friday following
from the residence of her son, David Brackett...
G. +. Bracket Lodge, l. o. of G. I. elected officers
for the ensuing quarter, on Thursday evening last
The following are among the principal officers
W. &. t., NJ. 5 Stiles, il; W. V. t., Ruth ". Car
penter, w. $, +. II. Brown; W. +. 5, Ralph
CroNford; w T., Susie Brown This lodge
tinues very prosperous. Their hall is
fully furnished, having recently purchased some
new settees from the mandatory of j. Batcheder
Sons, w Waterville. The transfers of oxen and
steers are of frequent occurrence; and the prices
seem to have an upward tendency. Farmers are
improving all the good travelling that is furnished
to them (Which is very little in marketing their
hay and potatoes, both of which are bringing fair
prices. Hay is worth from $12 to $l5. Potatoes
from IS to 80 at Brooks Station. Some Of the
teams which started for the Aroostook woods
to haul bark about two weeks SINCE have already
returned, the transfers considering the labor re
quired of them too great for the compensation.
They were obliged to make one trip per day on an
Is mile road
BROOKS. A cold wave Monday and Tuesday of
last week with the mercury wandering among the
twenties. Rachel Bowen of our old residents,
wife Of Joseph Bowen died last Wednesday at the
age OF tifty-seven. She had been an invalid for
fifteen years, and Il part of the time a great
ana removed here with her parents from Richmond
wien Young. She we'll and widely known
and leaves large circle of mourning friends.
Funeral at the house Of her son naw, w. G. |
Rowe, on sunday last, Discourse by w. c. Wade.
u.s.. l.. Dodge has purchased the Noah Johnson
house and removed it to the village and will make
carriage house Of it...The firm of Lane Jones,
and Roberts, consisting of Charles f. Lane, j. W
Jones, and F. w Roberts, have purchased the kit |
making machinery Of Nh Pottle, formerly operated
in the foundry building in Belfast, and are now en-
argng their mill, preparatory to putting it in at
the village. They also huyng and hauling
stock and expect to be ready to operate in about
three weeks. They will, in conn ction with the
making OF kits, make pals, chair stock, and net
huoys. They have secured large quantity of
growth suited to their wants, and having orders
for samples and prices The demand for kits seems
unlimited at least SO far their capacity to supply
is concerned. They expect to ope rate night and
day during the season of greatest water supply,
and their capacity will be about two hundred kits
per day. They will make three sizes, of fifteen,
twenty, and twenty five or thirty pounds apacity
also line of kits with cover head and bail,
new style that is called for. They will also
work that part Of their stock adapted into butter
Tbn fou- ,vit baa Ic
The hoops of brown or yellow ash, from trees Of
good growth and got out by what is known to
hoop men and coopers the tracking process"
These hoops for the present will be obtained from
Unity at four dollars per thousand. Second growth
pine is the timber preferred for making kits and it
is worth put little for anything else at present here
abouts The supply is quite plentiful. In addition
to this, fir, spruce, bass wood and poplar can be
used Ash, fir and white hemlock make good but
ter tubs, cedar is used for net-buoys, and maple.
birch anu beech for chair stock with and then
an order for fancy lots in cherrytree some other
rarer wood. This enterprise promises to add much
to the industrial resources of the place, and we
have power and resources for others of similar
character. firm would find it profitable to en-
gage III "handle stock making. That is, making
handles for balls, knives. avis and various tools
and implements. Still another might do well at
small wooden box making. Every enterprise well
carried out Of like nature aids the town and
munity. The village schools closed Friday The
first was under the tuition of Mr.. p +. Luce, who
from here to the Head of the Tide, for spring
term of Grammar grade. The second was under
the instruction of Mr.. Samuel \. Haskell, of Me
chanic's Falls, very successful teacher this his
second term in town illustrates. Dist. Dep G. NJ.
Cargill paid his annual visit to Marsh River Lodge
Wednesday. The Lodge is in very satisfactory
condition