The Republican journal., 1882-09-07


Town Hall on Friday evening. Sch. Kate Went
worth, Capt. A. Gray, arrived Thursday, laden
with ice for Beaufort, S. Co.. George Macomber,
who accidentally shot himself in the hand, sold the
pistol to son of John Sawyer, who also shot him
self in the hand in the same manner. Prof Riddle
delivered very interesting discourse in the Ortho
doX church on Sunday last. .Camp-meeting at
North Castine opened Monday-with unfavorabe
weather.
THoRNDIKE. the Republicans from the towns
Of Unity, Thorndike, Burnham and Palermo, met
in caucus at the latter place Saturday Sept. ID
and nominated as their candidate to represent
them in the next legislature, John s. Aver of
Palermo, young man of excellent qualifications
and who will command a very large vote i'll the
district. Our campaign flag looks finely with
Col. Robes name at the head. There were 40
tickets sold on the Both Of Aug. at this station
for the Republican mass meeting at the Lake.
On sunday last as Benz. Woods son and daughter,
of South Unity, We're riding out their horse be
came frightened and ran away, throwing them both
out. The girl was hurt quite severely. The wagon
was new one and was entirely demolished The
horse had one leg broken and had to be killed -.
Mr.. Murch's speech at Unity last week was said to
be rather thin He came down hard upon Frye and
Scion. We had quite a smart rain on Monday
morning and small shower on Tuesday morning
which lave done great deal Of good
BUCKsrORT. The temperance meeting held last
Sunday in Emery Hall was well attended Joseph
Tillock chairman, Rev. A. J. Clifford acted as
chaplain, and also made interesting remarks and
was followed by Mr.. q. W. Herbert, Benz. Jack
son a former resident of this place, Mr.. Henry
Darling of Boston, Mr.. II. 5. Lanpher of Bucks
port. ..Rev. Mr.. Clifford preached temperance
sermon at the Methodist church last Sunday even
ing. 1t was an interesting discourse and goodly
number were present. The number of stu dents
entered at the Seminary at the present time is 100.
Every room on the gentemen's side of the board
ing house Is taken and there is decided increase
IN the number of lady boarders this year. About
two thousand dollars has been expended on the
buildings this fall and every effort will be made to
make this school one of the best of its kind The
Old hotel now known as the Hancock House, which
has not been used for several years has been pur-
chased and is to be moved away, and the depot of
the Bncksport Bangor r. X. is to occupy its
place, an entrance being afforded from Main st
Our people are much pleased that the station is to
be still nearer the centre of the village. mum
Der Of disappointed parties have been turned away
from Fort Knox. No one is allowed to land on
the Government grounds without permit from
Portland. Miss Anna Hall who has been spend
ing some time in Philadelphia, has now returned
TO resume her duties a. teacher. Miss Hall has
spent the greater part of her time while away in
oil painting and has some excellent productions in
that art There will be grange reunion at
Cedar Grove, Bucksport, sept. !, at which Worthy
state Master ROBBIE and other speakers viii be
present and address the meeting Two bands OF
music will be present and there will he various
attractions at the grove. Should the ay be stormy,
the reunion will take place the sth
BROOKS. The drouth still continues and water
is scarce Feed in pastures getting short. A
sucking colt of T. j. Clifford dropped dead, and
without apparent cause, in the village street.
Miss pho.he Rose, al the Rose House had night
blooming rereus flower last week. The rare and
beautiful sight was witnessed BY quite Il large
number of friends....O. W Lane is framing his
new store and will soon have ii up 4. Charles
Peavey is erecting 4 large store house near his
residence. Horace Roberts is doing the lob by
contract. daniel Jones i having the rooms oven
his store finished for tenement Rents are very
scarce, and dozen tenement houses are very much
needed. II would lie good Investment for some
one able to put up the required number. The Kit
fdrtory is idle for want of water power. The
clothing factories are pulling steadily son
h,- been added to the family of Ebcnczer Prime.
:. l.. Dod%e'- stable is about done Mrs Rhoda
Choatc, and Mrs. Mary Leathers visiting
friends in town Allie +. Chase is about to
build store house near his store. j. |. Watts
Is printing and brushing up his building. Thresh
ing machines and Hay presses are about comInenc-
ing operationS.. Isaac Staples, one of our leading
business men, has moved to Fairfield. 3D. ". Lang
has recently bought Il Thoroughbred bull calf from
Gen. {. =. Mattock, Riverside Farm, East Baldwin,
and a year Old Thoroughbred Jersey heifer of Ezra
Patch from the herd of Freeman Partridge, of
Evergreen Farm, Prospect, both very fine animals.
la. Body is down with typhoid fever Village
school has begun under instruction OF Miss Mitch
en- of UiXmOnt Measles have been circulating
somewhat in West Brooks. Thomas Penney sold
steer calf for twenty-five dollars to Charles White
Of Thorndike. Charles Austin recently bought a
pair Of grade Hereford steer calves Of j. I. Wha
ker, of city for $40 Stock, especially good stock
j. high. Many are blowing and working on mea
dows and low lands, the dry weather being favora-
bic. Harvest Home Grange has initiated mem
bers since haying |. IIuXforl has fine Icr-
sey heifer.
LIBERTY. ". II. Hunt Co. have been making
extensive repairs the tanncry this season. They
have put M new building and made many
changes in the Old one, and have put in Il heat
ing apparatus at cost of about s. 900 The boiler
put III and the piping done by Ward x Co. Of
Augusta. y whistle is attached to the boiler
which is blown to call the worklnen from labor to
refreshments and vice versa. There are but few
persons outside of Liberty who have any idea Of
the extensive business done by this firm. 1t does
a business of over 100000 per year Three OF
four Wrngng machines have been put i'll this
season which is a new feature. They wiring tho
oil out OF the skins, which thus prepared command
a higher price. Mr.. Nathan Bowler, Of this vii
lage, is quite sick and grave doubts entertained
as To his recovery. Mr.. Charles Hunt of Boston
formerly Il citizen of Liberty returned to his
home in Boston last Tuesday after spending sever
al weeks with his friends in this place. Mrs
Hunt, their c. +. Hunt, and wife. and two
children are stopping at j. o. Johnson's. Mrs
w. ii. Lowell returned to her home in Boston last
Friday taking with her Miss Margie Morse, daugh
ter of l.. c. Morse. She viii spend few weeks a
the Hub The Fusionist5 have nominated A. J
Brown of this town to represent them i'll The
little trouble in their camp The defeated candi
date and his friends are Of the opinion that this
party of honesty and reform does not reform as
much as 1t profcsscu to it ought to in order
to secure the votes OF honest men. 'Ihi, Fusion
rope of sands comes apart at the least stran....
The Musical Club of this village listened to somt
very fine singing from Mr.. Ward of Augusta, III
the house of Clarence NJ IIurd on Wednesday
evening last. His songs entitled the "Rol CAR
and the "Fog Bell" were very finely executed
Mr.. Ward is It graduate of the Massachusetts, Con
serYatory of Music M. NJ. Hemingway has
returned to his home from Fitchburg, Mass,
where he has been at work ut the harness business
for the past two years. Mrs. John Wiley 0
Hudson, Mass il visiting her father, \. p. Car
gill.
CAMDEN Granger Fuller, FORMER resident o
Camden, was in town last week j. &. CLEVELAND
received last week by schooner Boston Light, %
White Jersey watermelons of a very delicious quail
ity and before he closed his at night he haC
sold nearly 2G0 of them. J. H. Parker, enter
prising young baker lost his best horse last week
The animal was cast in the stable. Another carg,
Of coal has just been discharged for the Anchor
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