The Republican journal., 1884-01-17

week by two men with a travelling store. They
stop but few days in place with their goods.
About every time the wind changes we have new
mail carrier between here and Thorndke join
Mitchell and Charlie Danforth were at home sun
day from Castine where they attending school
SEARsMoNT On Thursday evening last about
one hundred people gathered at the house of Gard
ner Hemenway by invitation to attend a variety
and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. After
singing and playing of plays until about nine
O'clock the guests partook of bountiful repast
The remainder of the evening was devoted to dane
ing and other minor amusements. The presents
were both numerous and useful. Mr.. T. l.. Bean
and 4. h. Packard presented a china tea set, Miss
Jennie Bean and Mrs. Mary Brown a pair of vases.
Mr. John c. Morrill, a hanging lamp, Miss Lucy A.
Moody with toilet set These are only few OF
the many presents. We hope Mr. and Mrs. Hem
enWaN may both live D Years more together and
give another wedding. Mr.. los, phi Moody has
been partially insane for The pasl week 80. Mrs.
Mary Brown has gone to Lewiston and Portland to
visit friends and relatives. quite IA number of
people fell on the ice last week but fortunately
there were no severe injuries. Mr.. VIM. Ferran
got his feet wet clear up his shirt collar last We'd
nesday in coming down the village hill. He saws
ne did not mind the falling down, but it was the
free entertainment that he The best of hay
is selling at eleven dollars per this time
OF writing there is not tan deed in the treasurers
hands Our collector reports favorably up to the
present date. Those engaged in numbering have
been busy since the snow came - Inst week was
a week of PRAYER at the NJ. +. church,
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and Kent If uotil WE arrived ot th, past no;,
Time not given. But fine boiu. str4t,.b ,vos .,.,
worse than the going mn. a. if WAS = down o,,,,e
and we had no brake While SLOWLY ,lriftiur DAMN
The street looking ont for breakers. as i o,, cus
tom when on troubled or copcealei waters tvo
Young men passed Us and as tf,., u,,s,I W.. bnp,d
one of diem ~ay, II have only my hands to depend
upun but that is fortune enough for any man who
i not afraid to work. | intend to paddle my own
canoe. ! heneve can make nv way tbropoh tht.
uordr--. Here his feet ,Iinuej from uu,lo,
him and lie come down looking like a .prea,i pa.rlr
We told him that it he intended to make his way
through the world in that direction he had better
wait till The ice thawed and the frost WAS ont of
the ground If he persisted in b4ttfiaG tin, sround
in that manner even if he succeeded in getting
through he would he in .uch a bruised condition
that the ''heathen Chinpe' would not recognize
him a. "A 'meikan man. and If ne did not succeed
the authorities might mistake him fer the man
that left the mysterious pool of blood ut BID leturI
Short time since. He appeared to be very fricnl-
~ and invited Us to 20 down with him as far MS
there is no ice on the sidewalks. We concluded to
take the mil1le OF the street for greater security
and did SO we Slid up alongside of an old
time Democrat, and W. began to talk about The
political situation He informed Us that his party
would go in strong for tariff for revenue only