The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-07-10

MoNTvILLE Mr.. l.. W. Penney arrived home
from Lowell, Mass. on July 4th. He brought ma
terials for fireworks, which his friends were invt
ed to witness in the evening. Some of the horses
were frightened, and W. NJ. Vose and wife were
thrown from their carriage, but fortunately were
not badly Injured. Mrs. Alonzo Poland has been
quite SICK OF late with erysipelas. Mrs Ssty and
Miss Emery have returned to their home in Grel-
ton, ONO. They stopped on their way for short
visit at Lowell, Mass. and also at Barre, w.t..
Dirigo cornet band attended the celebration ut
Searsmont on the Fourth. c. NJ. Plummer has
sold his lot of potatoes to parties for 30 cents
bushel. Rev. j. Couillard preached at the f. w.
Baptist church at No. Montville last Sunday.
Geo W. White has made quite extensive repairs
on his house this The trial of Rev. 5. o.
Written will be held Friday next at the residence
of the late L. l.. Howard. of this town.. Mr.
Crowell of Dexter, is i'll town cleaning and repair
ing grave stones.
CAsTINE The Fourth passed of with very little
excitement here. Quite number of the citizens
attended the celebration at the camp ground, bit
the larger number remained quietly at home. The
Ralph Ross and barge came in about O'Clock and
left at 4. Two or three young men who came in
mat party Will be likely to remember their visit
here for some time. Our hotel proprietors don't
entertain roughs, but summarily deal with them if
they persist in making disturbance Neither do
our young ladies allow disparaging remarks con
corning their personal beauty, but deal speedy
vengeance as best they can There was Il dance in
the skating rink in the evening. The ladies of the
Orthodox Society held pink and white festival in
their vestry on Wednesday evening" at which ices
and cake, coffee and lemonade were served by
walters dressed in pink and white ...Rev. A. E.
Ives and wife, accompanied by their son Alfred,
arrived home on Saturday. MIR. Ives health is
greatly improved. When he left home last fall his
friends feared he might not return alive The
time for which the Rev. Mr.. Sewall was engaged
by the Orthodox Society having expired, he return
ed home last week. The Rev. James Crosby OF
Bangor preached on Sunday.
PROSPECT. Prospect celebrated the 4th at NJ.
ii. Haleys new barn. Some two hundred were
present. The women were out in force and the
young people had good music for iancing in which
many of the old folks Joined, stepping around to
the lively music as briskly as in their younger
days In the afternoon an outside show appeared
three Frcnchmen and two bears, and the latter
were put through the usual performances. A
pucky little dog owned by F. Partridge, that stands
up to a wood-chuck well, broke down entirely at
sight of these large animals and ran off and hid
until the bears were gone....Mr. Haley has a
model barn with all the modern improvements and
conveniences. There is a split-stone cellar wall
under the whole building. Tho structure is well
braced, built of good lumber, and will hold more
hay than any barn in town. 1t is IS feet long, A
feet wide and has 20 foot posts. Mr.. George West,
of Frankfort, framed the barn and every stick fits
tight There is not false mortice anywhere. Miss
Mary Mudgett has arrived home from Mass.
to spend the numerical. X. Grays hay press
is at Mr.. Nathaniel Littefell's, where SO me
twenty tons of hay will be pressed and kept over.
....H. c. Partridge has cleared his big barn of
pressed hay. He sold to Hugh Ridley. This
week the potato bugs get their Paris Green
Haying began Monday. Friday afternoon Capt.
Arthur Heagan and wife riding along the
road near the residence of g. l. Wescott, when
suddenly their horse took fright from two large
tame bears that are being exhibited around the
country by three Frenchmen, and broke into rum
throwing Capt. Heagan violently to the ground
injurng him severely about the neck and shoulders
Mrs. Heagan jumped from the carriage and escaped
uninjured.