The Republican journal., 1883-03-29

MORRILL,. Rev. Mr.. Gahan preached powerful
Easter sermon last Sunday, from Luke "a "a, "Th6
Lord is risen indeed. Mr. Calvin Bodgett is fail
ing fast Rescue Lodge, at their last meeting, ap
pointed committee to purchase an organ for theil
| use. This lodge is in strong, healthy condition
and has done much good in the place.. Mills have
| begun work, but more water is needed. Several
of our young men are away at school this spring
Leslie Daggett and Johnnie Erskine are at Castine
and Oscar Storer and frankie Hatch at the Head of
the Tide, Belfast.
SwANvILLE. James Nickerson and wife are
| moving to Lewiston Me, with the intention of re-
naming there until their son Fred completes hi.
College course at Bates College,. Comet Grange
is lourishng finely, receiving applications for
membership occasionally. The members regret
the leaving for a while of James Nickerson and wife
who were charter members and who have labored
untiringly for the success of the Grange. A. f.
| and q. I Nickersons teams have arrived home.
| They have been hauling wood for Katahdin Iron
| works. Mr.. Elmer f. Greedy and Mr.. Winfield
| 5. Nckerson leave for kents Hill March 10Th, 10
| attend school. Mr.. Noble of Lewiston has sold
| several copies of "The Peoples Cycopedia" in
town.. Mr.. Charles r Nickerson has by his in
genuity erected shop and machinery for saving
all kinds of short lumber, such as pckets, lahs
lumber for doors and windows He also has a
machine for mortisinS which facilitates business.
He is now engaged in making doors, sash, frames,
etc, for c. II. Blacks buildings. Mr. Nicker-
son has completed some very nice extension tables
the past winter.
CAsTINE. At the annual meeting of the town on
Monday, the following officers were reelected: q.
| IL. Withere, Moderator; p. j. uoOke, Town Clerk
| VIM q. Sargent, J. y. Gardner, Geo. W. Perkins,
| Seectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor;
G II. Witherle Auditor; {. Ii. Hooper Treasurer
l.. shepherd, Collector; f. p. ODER, Road Com
| missioner. G.. NJ. Warren was chosen Town Agent.
Tile town voted to raise fey current expenses $500;
seaport ofpoor, 81 ,200 schools, 81 ,25O; Highways,
$1,000; Interest debt, 500, Cemetery, 500; Lii
| brary, Sl20; High school $3.50; Extension of High
st. to the Light House, $500; Lookup, 500. Mr..
Q II. Witherle has servedin the capacity of Moder-
or about 20 successive years Mr. Nathaniel
Neaze, aged about = years, died very suddenly at
his home on Sunday morning last. lie had been in
MS usual health, apparently up to saturday night.
Mr.. f. IL. Buker OF No. Castine, received tel
egram Monday morning announcing the death from
brain fever of his son George, who in the
| apothecary business at Presque Isle. He was a
promising and enterprising young man, and had
Just got well established in business. The blow
falls heavily upon his family,
LIBERTY There has been so much said about
the weather this present month of March all over
The and-of its cold waves, of its Billiards, Borta@
on d bender east winds kicking up high jinks, Wig
gins, ice, frost and snow, colds, coughs and pneu-
mouia, sickness and dcath-that there is nothing to
add except that this town is 40 exception to the
| general rule, Mrs. y. z. Cargl and Mrs. l. c.
Neal are quite sick. John \. Gilman is improving
49,. The mills the sheepscott river in the west
part OF this town and in the town Of Palermo are
well stocked with lumber this spring, but un-
able To saw account of the scarcity of water....
Rev. Or. Shaw has concluded to stop with Us, and
will preach as often a. his health will admit. Mr..
j. j. Walker will build stable and make extensive
repairs on his house this spring. IL II. TWitchell
will to Belmont, Mass, in few days to engage
in market gardening. Il. c. knowlton is getting
out quite lot of dowcl timber fer l.. (. Mur,e....
| A. u. Mathews is etill confined to tile house with
rheumatism and Il bad cold....J. o. johnson has
received from q friend at Detroit, Mich, chrome
| OF the Lime Kiln Club. Among the prominent mem.
| hers are Bro. Gardner, President, Way Down
| Beebc, Secretary Trustee Pullhack secretary, Sir
Isaac Walpole Teller, Giyeadam Jones, Lord Mel
son Stubs, Rev. DR.. Penstock. Lightweight Smith,
| Pickles smith, Judge Congo Elder T5ots, Stepon
Jones, Babylon Highbolt Hon Buriock Cantelope,
Uncle Ben Jacks M Elder Hopewei Chorus Sweet
and mamy Of the other heightened Gentlemen of
| Color. The Club meets in Paradise Hail. Detroit,
| Mich, once week. the meeting always opens with
short lecture from the President, Brud,ler Card
! ner, ard is reported in the Detroit Free Press
BROOKS The schools of the town for the past
| year are all closed They have been generally
| e., ,..,I,-
whole. There are seven school districts and six
teen terms have been taught two Of the schools nav
Ing three terms each Visits from parents have no
| ticeahly increased the past two years The interest
in schools and education is as good is 1T any form
cr period and rather above the average of country
towns. one district no. 6, might be divided and a
! part joined to the adjoining district in Waldo and
part 10 ti@ adjoining district in Monroe to good 1t
vantage to all concerned. Nos. | and ) might be
united for school PURPOSES as their houses are near
each other, keeping the separate district organic
atons yct awhile, but eNpending the money to.
gethcr and partially grading both schools. More
profit would result from such a course. The house
in No. has been thoroughly repaired and put to
! rights The house in No. is i'll the poorest rondi
ton Of any in town and needs some radical work
and in it. 30 winter term has been twice sus-
y q.
once. We are plad to notice in many particulars an
Improvement over the town in matters relating to
education OF our youth. Appleton's readers. FISH
fobinsons arithmetic, Circenleaf, algebra, swim
tons Biographies, and Kers grammars are used as
| text books The State needs not only uniformity of
text books but towns to purchase the books at
wholesale rates. There is 40 book that costs 50
high according to size AS a school book mot eN-
| ,fi,1,r
subscription books-and the continued changes and
| leW supply OF books for scholars is now heavy
| Ak parents and may be one reason why fewer
| schoiars are laise'l every year. The whole number
o scholars in town the past year was PSI divided
among the districts foll0ws-No. /, IS No. = Al
Ne. 4, 81 No. j. 40; no. 6, "A; No. :, 80; No. s. is
| Tie amount of money raised by the town was 500
received from the State, $4506l total S,IjO6I di-
| yid-d among the several districts as follows: No.
| l, $.i9Sl; No. ,, $1Gj6l; No. t. Sl9s.4I; No. 3,
Sl5.3l; No. 6, 1871; NO. I, Sl50Ol No. i, $l22
3. The statistics of the several schools are a.
follows: District NO. |, Henry H. Scavey Agent.
spring term by Mrs G. \. Munroe, May sth
| TO .uy LIST, weeks, average attendance, 80,
wag.s $4.50, board Sl.50, cost of school So per
weel Fall term by Miss Hattie c. Mitchell, Sept.
lth W oct. p, eight weeks, wages $500 per week,
poart Sln cost OF schOOl per week, $500, average
attendance, %; Winter term by Samuel ID. Staples,
average attendance 81, Dec. 9TH to Feb. 10Th, II
week, wages $40 per month, board s. DO. Mr.
sapl1a Is veteran teacher, this being his 9ad term.
\" ls had u weeks schooling. District No. ,,
| Wm }. Jones, agent. summer term by Rose b.
| SWEET average attendance 20 from MAY to July
| 81, 10 weeks, wages 1925, board 5l.4S, cost of
school, 1913 per week; Winter term by Edward
Evans from Dec. 9TH to March 23l, u weeks, two
Vacations on account of sickness, average attend
ance =, wages of teacher including board $50.
Distrit No 4, Emery o. Stantial, agent. summer