Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-30

WALDO.


| The semi annual Sabbath School Conven-
tim of Waldo county will be held At Winter
port. June oath and 25th
Congressman Milliken has secured mail
service twice day between Thorudike
and Freedom. and also a mail six times q
! week from Freedom by way of Halldale and
I Centre Montville where il connects with the
daily mail TO Liberty. This service Was
largely petitioned for BY people along the
route.
The assessors have completed the valuation
of Belfast. which. however. is subject to some
change. They find real estate to the value of
Sl.a22.9l5, and personal property to the val
ue of S965- 1851
The Belfast Journal saws: II has been
suggested that the several Grand Army Posts
in Waldo county have general muster, OF
reunion, in this city. some time in September.
and after al organization shah have been
perfected to have the muster annually, On
the memorial occasions the Posts are sepa-
rated. and usually the talking members go
abroad TO deliver addresses. but at such q
reunion as proposed all crn be present. The
{ different Posts are requested TO communicate
with the Journal and give their opinions or
suggestions. Such reunions could be made
very profitable as well as social.
Mr.. 5. Il. Rhoades. of Lincolnville. re-
Gently lost sloop boat named the Hard
Chance, which was stolen from clam Cove
near Rockland. Last week telegrams were
received stating that Richard Powers and
Norman W. Hicks were under arrest in
Washington county. the latter for store
breaking and the former as a witness, and
that boat of the description advertised Was
at Addison, having been left there by them.
Sheriff Irish, of Rockland, went to Addison,
recovered the boat and brought her TO Rock
/ land.
The funeral services over. the remains of
| Mr. Joseph s. Morrow. the man who COM
mitied suicide in Belfast last week, were con-
Quoted at the receiving tomb in Grove ceme-
terry on FRIDAY afternoon by the Rev. Mr..
/ Tufts, pastor of the Baptist church. There
were present Mavor Johnson, representatives
OF the city council and the press. 1t rained
very hard So the services were conducted un-
der the umbrellas. There being no public
administrator at the time Mayor johnson took
charge of the affair and saw that the home
less stranger had good christian burial. A
lot was purchased in Grove cemetery and his
remains will be buried there. From those
who knew the deceased it is learned that he
came from Manchester, England, and settled
in this country about 35 years ago. He was
a man of fair learning and as he came from
a country where education is not so free as
in the United States. it is thought he came
from the better walks of life, and may have
influential friends in the mother country. 1t
is not known whether or not Mr.. Morrow has
relatives in this country
| Mr. c. J, Hall of Belfast, has received
another contract for stone work from Chica-
go parties. The stones for the Royal Insur-
ance Building from Mr.. Halls sheds for
their exact fit and excellent workmanship
| have attracted the attention of Chicago con-
! tractors and architects, and it is believed now
that he hes fairly got underway IN the stone
business in that city.
On Thursday of last week a man in Swan
vile went for physician, who lived not far
away, his wife being ill. The man not re-
turning on Friday the neighbors felt alarmed,
as it was known he was subject to fits. On
| Saturday the excitement reached fever heat
and as many as fifty people Joined in the
search, The woods and pastures in the vi
cinity were explored. but without avail. Some
one remembered that the man once lived In
Enfield and gentleman came to Belfast Sat
urday afternoon and telegraphed to that place.
The answer was that the man was at Enfield
all right He had walked the entire distance.
| 1t is not known what caused this strange de-
parture. The man had not called at the doc
tors place, and the wife is still i'll.
Mr. George DeProux, who for a year or
more has conducted an undertaking business
! in Belfast has left for parts unknown. He
was heavily in deb, in Boston and WED some
in Belfast.
| Mr.. Robert Waterman and wife. of Belfast,
have been engaged to manage the kitchen of
/ Insane Asylum at Worcester, Mass.