The Republican journal., 1884-08-21

MoNIHILLE. AT meeting of the committee APP
pointed by the Court at the January Term, 1854,
on AN appeal from the decision of the County Com
missioners on location of highway, (by E. II. Car
teri consisting of james r. Taber, Joseph Farwe
and samuel kingsbury, the dongs of the Commits
sioncrs wholly affirmed.
BROOKS. In spite of the heavy rain last Thurs
day evening Union Church was well filled by an
audience anxious to see Neal Dow, and hear him
speak ON the amendment \ nice sum con
trlbuted for the campaign expenses, and the affair
passed of very pleasantly. DR. Billings of Free
dom has been invited to speak here under the
auspices of the Good Templar Lodge at his earliest
convenience, which he will probably do. 1t is pos
sible that the meeting may be held next Saturday
evening, sd inst. If so bills will be left in the
schools ana scattered about town.
STOCKTON. James l.. Griffin of this town died
on The 3lst ut., aged u years. Mr.. Griffin was
born in 1907 and at the age of eight years moved
to the farm where he afterwards lived and died,
a term of more than Is years. somewhat singu-
lar coincidence of this family of seven is that
five of the oldest have died in the order of their
BIRTH viz, the oldest first, the second next and 50
on, James l.. above named, being the fifth in
order. The two youngest survive Mr.. Griffin
was most estimabie Citizen IA kind husband and
beloved father, and his death is mourned by large
circle OF friends and relatives. The work of e.
building the stores after the fire of last April has
progressed quite rapidly. b. NJ. Roberts store is
quite well advanced, and j. NJ. Lafoy is already
in his The cellar and foundation of the Masonic
Hall building is completed and the erection of the
building is to be begun at once. The building is
to be 36X.0 feet three stories The third or mn
per story is to be used for Masonic hail. the mid
die for Offices, &C. to let, the first or ground floor
IS to be fitted up for grocery and provision store
| for w. +. Griffin 4 Co.. VINO were burned out last
spring The buildings a credit to the builders
and an ornament and addition to our village
/ BUCksPORT. There will be a grand Republican
/ rally next Monday evening at Emery Hall. Gen.
Gibson will be the chief speaker. The Bucksport
Cornet Band will furnish the music for the occa.
sion. Last Saturday evening the Prohibitionists
| held caucus at the Ladies Aid and nominal
ed Alfred l.. Smith for Representative to the Leg
islature. Mr.. Smith has served the town select
man a number of terms and is prominent member
| of the grange. Mrs. Leander Hancock has pre-
pared some exquisite needework for the Eastern
State Fair. [ shall mention the names of other la
dies soon that doing the thing. Col
Slower L. La eros, of Boston, member of the
Union Veteran Army, was here last week visiting
L. G. Arau's family. He attended the reunion of
his regiment at Bangor. Quite number of our
prominent spiritualists attended the Temple
Heights camp meeting last Sunday. The distance
is great that but little time is had at the grounds
DIR. George Otis Mitchell has just procured one
of the Morrison Dental chairs for his fine suite
rooms The chair is constructed of iron and steel