The Republican journal., 1884-09-18


men in town. The worst that can be said of him
| is that lie is Democrat. The fishing vessels
from this place are having good success.
BROOKS. The house of Michael Chase was en-.
tered one night last week and 800 in money taken
from the vest of Mr.. Chase. In the morning the
vest was found in the kitchen and must have been
taken from Mr. C.s sleeping room. The thief is
supposed to have been tramp who seen in
that vicinity. The tramp tracked far as
! Burnham.
CAsTINE. The last of the guests left the Acadian
House Monday aud it will soon be closed for the
winter. 1t has had successful season. A few Wis.
itors yet remain at private houses. The Adams
homestead on upper Main street has been sold to
| w. H. Sargent. The Mead heirs have sold their
| lot on the shore near the steamboat wharf to the
Castine Lumber Co., who will occupy it as a lrlm-
Der yard. Mr.. Bernhard Paul, of Bangor, has
been making quite extensive repairs on his cottage
at the Head, both beautifyng and making 1t more
convenient. :. Sch Prescott Haze!tine, Capt. Me
Donald, OF Belfast, arrived here Friday with about
800 tons of egg coal for the Castine Coal Coz.
| Rev. Stmr. Woodbury. arrived here from Eastport
| Sunday on her way to Portland. .. Rev. Mr.. For
syth, of Bucksport, preached to the Orthodox con-
/ gregation on sunday.
STOCKTON. Sept. 9th "A cablegram brought tie
sad news of the death of Capt. Edgar Lampher,
| aged @2 years. the voyage from New York to
| Adelaide, Australia, and as yet particulars have
1 been received. Capt. Lampher was one of our
most promising and enterprising young men and
his death has cast gloom over the entire commu.
nifty all unite with the family and relatives in their
great bereavement BY his strict integrity and gen
| iol. IL; int, f1,,
friends both at home and abroad. He dutiful,
devoted and klud to his parents, a1foctonate to his
sisters and true 10 his brother and 10y cultiyating
early the habits of industry, economy and perse-
verance had laid the foundation of useful and
! manly life. Capt. Isaac Lampher, father of the
deceased had also sailed for Australia some weeks
previous and both looked forward to meeting each
other on arrival at their port of destination.
JACKSON. AT meeting of the citizens interest
ed in the coming town fair the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year: President,
Levi Rich; Secretary, NJ. 5. Stiles, Jr.; Directors
Geo. w. Hasty, Emerson Davis, Joseph Ham, Geo.
| W. Deering, Japeth Grant, f. p. Chase, Amos
Hatch, Albert CroNford Com. of arrangements
, in the hall, Mrs Levi Rich, Mrs. ]. W Wallace,
Mrs. Albert CroXforl. The fair will be holden at
the Town House on Thursday, Sept 25th; if stormy
the next fair day....The exercises at the ) ;.
Concert, which was held at the meeting hou,e last
Sunday evening, were excellent in variety and
rendering. The children did great credit to them
selves and their teachers. saturday night was
extremely cold for the season; in some places
water froze, forming ice one fourth of an inch in
thickness sunday night there was a very heavy
FROST. Mr.. Josiah Brown and wife and Mrs.
Atlie larUrutpr are visiting friends m NIusS...-
Two nigh schools are in progress in town at the
present time. one at IT. Charles Huxley school house
taught by Miss NJ. f Curtis, of DiNmont, and one
in the Chase district under the instruction of Miss
Isora 5. Hatch.
SWANyILLE Oar band have received foe and
costly set of Instruments and the members are
making rapid Improvement. Rev. T. b. Gregory
will preach at this place Sept 2lst, at p M....F.
W. Gowen, Esq, of Freedom, lectured here ON the
amendment sept 9th and made an earnest appeal
to the voters to vote "Ies." He evidently made a
favorable impression the vote stood 10 Yes to
10 No .-.Swan Lake Lodge will hold its meetings
at Greeley's hail instead of the town house. In.
staaton of officers saturday eye. Sept 2oth, foI-
lowed on Sept. 27th by picnic supper. Mr.. Ed
win Greeley Is at present our w c. r. Under Mr..
Greeley's management the Lodge is united and
prosperous. 1.-The following resolutions We're
passed by the Mon sabbath school on the death
| of Helen \. Greeley
We as members of the Union Sunday School of
Swanvllle in commemoraliUn of the death of our
faithful and beloved member end converter Helen
a. Greeley make the following resolutions:
! lst Resolved, That have LOST one of our
most faithful and efficient members from our sab
| bath school But believing in God we know He
| dUeth all things well
2nd Resolved, That the members of her class
Eit,I lnn h.4r inn ,l.atl Il
will doubly feel her loss.
81. Resolved That her fathfulness in the cause
OF the sunday school is worthy of our emulation.
4th. Resolved, That her constant attendance
should stimulate to be more prompt in the flu
ture than have been in the past.
5th. Resolved That the remembrance of her
virtues shall be an example and guide to us " ho
remain to continue the work of the sabbath school
9th Resolved, That to her husband and parents
in their deep atiiicton offer our heartfelt
sympathy and point them TO the only source OF true
comfort our Father VINO does not willingly srleve
nor afllict the children of men
7, w. "; E1LIIs' a rs Committee
d. W. BILLINGS Resolutions
WINTERPoRT. Frank Snowman died on Satur-
day night after very distressing sickness covering
period of several years. He has been invariably
hopeful and cheerful throughout his long term of
suffering and leaves hosts OF friends, besides a IA
ther, mother and three sisters to mourn his loss.
Rev. \. A. Lewis gave very interesting lecture
to young men on sunday evening. Subject "Step
ping stones to the Broad Avenue" The house was
well filled with attentive listeners and the lecture
cannot fail 10 do good Mr., Lewis will spend this
week in Bangor assisting Rev. 7. C,erlish in Sc
ries of meetngs....A lire broke out on Rch's
wharf Friday night burning two store houses and
nearly destroying the wharf. The store houses
contained corn aud flour belonging to c. P. Rich
& nj ,.,- ntIo
mise. belonging to +. c. Arey partially insured,
and hay belonging to James Haley and John snow
on which there was no insurance. Supposed to be
the work Of an incendiary IA man by the name
of Osplan fell from the staging in The hall on satur
day, distance of 10 feet, striking the floor and
was quite badly though not dangerously hurt. a
Swede, who is at work Oh the hail was interviewed
town-meetng day on the subject OF voting. He said
he not entitled to vote rs he had not been nat
uralized. He was told that he ought to be natural
ized SO that he could throw vote for Cleveland.
"Ah," said he, "If could vote shouldn't vote for
Cleveland. for left my own country on account of
the oppression of workingmen.". Capt. Benz.
Thompson and wife. Of Newton, Mass, were in
town the other day. He has sold the Old Couillard
house to r. Perkins. Mr.. Cook, who now lives in
the house will move into the Pendleton house.
Mrs. Daniel Moody mas moved from Moody ; y lllS
into the Pierce house. W. Dillaway will occupy the
other tenement of the same house,. Charles
Pierce, Esq and his daughter Ella are spending
few weeks in town, The new book written by IL.
W. Bolton d. D., formerly pastor of the NJ. Z.
church in this place. is for sale at +. NJ. falls.
LIBERTY. We have read in the Jomnal of
woudbine growing from the top of house, and
currant bush from the top of tree. w think that
Liberty can beat even these singular freaks Of
nature. Mr.. David Gilman of this town. man
whose word is good Il bond wherever he is
known, informs us that he has an apple tree under
which grows ii large bush. At the blossom
the rose bush fair any on The bush. 1t
contained seventeen leaves. Mr.. g. is an orchard
ist of much experience and informs us that an
apple blossom never contains more than five leaves
He says that blossom had the fragrance of the
rose and of the apple blossom combined, but more
of the rose than of the apple. This can be sub
stantated by competent WITNESSES under oath.
He has also an apple tree of the Williams variety
that stands pear tree. On the side of the
apple tree next to the pear some of the apples
are the shape of the pears and no where else on
the tree they anything like IT, This we have
seen and any person can see for themselves by
visiting Mr. Gilman's place Many strangers are
in town Saturday evenings attending the skating
rink. j. o. johnson will go to Rockand the 18th,
INST, to confer with comrade from each Post of