The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

dry spell of weather. and unless we have some rain
soon the hay crop will be light. Mr.. A. S. Heal
has painted his house, greatly improving its APP
pearance. Last Thursday the people in this VI
cinity turned out to assist in the raising of the
Messrs Hills barn. 1t is 100 feet by As on the
ground with twenty foot posts, and will be the
best barn in town. The Messrs. Hills are members
of Farmers Pride" Grange, and many of the
Changers of Belmont, Searsmont, Northport and
Belfast were present, and among them Mr.. Ansel
Wadsworth OF Belfast. public Grange meeting
was held in the evening and many who assisted at
the raising remained. "A family Of Indians have
been tenting here for a few days. They go to Cam
den this week. Mr.. Meier Higgins showed us
an egg the other day which weighed SO ounces
and measured inches one way by 81 inches the
other. Mr.. Higgins thinks that it would pay him
to sell his eggs by weight school in Dist No. IL
closed the ID ins aftera term of ten weeks, taught
10y Miss Fannie Ordway of this Dist The follow
Ing is the roll OF honor The pupils not absent one
half day are Adde r. Levenselier Helen Iealbet-
ter. Jennie Thomas, Jennie NJ. Levenselcr, Katie
Lcrmond, Lillian ID, knight. Lulu Thomas, Maud
Lermond and Sarah Leadbetter Not tardy for the
term, Albert Knight Clara Ortiway, George Lead
better, Lulu Thomas, Mary Higgins, RoWena llig
gins, and Richard Lermond. Those not whispering
during the term, were Albert Knight, Clara Ord
way. Eddie Levenseiler, Ernest Knight, George
Lcadbetter, Jennie Thomas, Katie Lermond, Lille
d. knight, Meier Higgins Mary higgins, Rowena
Higgins, Richard Lermond, and Sarah Leadbetrr.
Miss Ordway i. one of the best teachers in town,
and this was very profitable term. Miss Ordway
has taught sixteen terms OF school nearly all In
this town.
BUCKsPOKr. The great social event of the past
week was the reception given at their residence by
the Rev VIM. Iiackett Pill9bury and Mary >ayward
Pishury on Saturday between the hours OF , and
ami 6 and u. m The occasion was the celebra-
ton of the iftieth anniversary of their marriage.
II WAS a lovely Iay and during the hours mention
ed steady stream OF friends visited the honorcd
couple. The guests As they arrived passed into
the parl0r where they were received by Mr. and
Mrs. Plsbury, who stood in the center Of the room.
which was decorated with cvergreens and flowers.
After the usual compliments and congratulations.
the guests passed into other rooms where they
were served with ice cream and cake. Probably
no house In the county contains more herlooms
that have been handed down from generation to
generation than this of which write, with Its
quaint old staircase indicating that 1t of
the first dwellings erected In town. On this
ion they We're brought to light for the entertain
ment OF the visitors and in contrast with the many
beautiful modern articles presented at this time
they revealed their relations to other days. In this
connection brief mention of few articles seems
proper. \ sterling silver mug, such seen in
pictures representing the people Of beer drinking
countries, had ut the end of the handle which ter
inmates at the bottom of the mug whistle, which
was used 10 summon tie servant TO fill her up
again" Our thought on contemplating the batter
ed and worn old relic of two hundred wears, was
that those Old chaps whose coat of is cngray-
ed on It's side did not mean that it Shond rust out
Another relic of the same age was Il china punch
bowl Of unique design. Two worn and faded sam
piers were spread out before us bearing the dates
OF l12S On the wall was andscaNc wrought in
the same style and having the same date. Many
ancient cngraNngs in frames hang about the
rooms, and there were china tea sets and odd
plates whose ages dale back over two hundred
years. these mementoes which have the ;ssocia-
lions and the life story of ones ancestors are rich
inheritance. The occasion most social and
enjoy able and can but wish FOR the AGED
pair many years of health in the future.....
| Emery hall again beautifully decorated hy
school and on Friday evening last the graduating
exercises took place before fun house. Thirty
scholars took parts during the evening" The list is
80 long that we are obliged to omit the names Of
all except the graduates which follows:
olive Il. Lowell, Harry l.. Cailey, Alice +. Goog-
ms, Jennie ; Sinnctt, Neron H. 5nnett, Marion
Bailey, Mabel A. DcvcreuN, arthur A. Buck, Elsie
NJ. Montgomery, Edith NJ. Page Ali acquitted
themselves finely, but Master Dennis II. Buckley
in his recitation of Union and Liberty" showed 80
"a III
dience. and with pleasure we mention his name.
Mr.. Fred IL. Reed has evidently done lis duty AS
teacher of our grammar school. Arrangements
are made with the 4. Nj. G. seminary by our first
s.hool district whereby all graduates from the
grammar school are admitted free to the Seminary
for term Of three Years, that being or ''high
school, This is a most excellent arrangement and
ought to command attention from those seeking
| pleasant, healthy town, with good school faciii-
ties, to reside in. The music for the graduating cN
ercises was furnished by an excellent choir com
| posed Of the following persons Ed II. Parker
| viii Snowman, Cora Hill, Phcbe Hooper, May
tified May Hooper, Richard B. otoyer, S. G.
| Homer. MIS-. Il. Il. Slower presided at the piano
4 The music added very much to the pleasure OF the
| intelligent audience present. .Amasa J.. Conant
| while repairing ''setting out machine" in Blod
| gets ttnncrY last Thursday haH two fingers Of his
| left hand cut OFF and another badly lacerated.
The barge Clifford has been put in splendid order
here the past week, and the Ralph Ross has been
repantcd. ..... Capt. Richard Snow has purchased
| the steam engine formerly used i'll the steel works
and removed ii to his new tannery situated on the
stream near the lake farm ON the Western road.
| He has also obtained a forty horse power boiler
from Bangor and all are being put in position.
Capt. = found his quarters in the village too limit
ed for his growing business. The poles are up
| for the Republican flag Prof. Wyman gave an
/ exhibition of fancy skating at Emery hail last
| Wednesday evening. Tuesday last died Mrs.
| Ruth Is. Cobb, widow of the late Schuyler Cobb
and sister of the late Dea. Henry Darling at the
advanced age of 81 years. Carl Buck is at home
from "lae." He brought his bicycle and will
spend his vacation here -. Mr.. Henry Farnum of
Boston was present at his sisters Mrs. W. II.
| riabury's golden wedding. Hon. l.. W. Fling
| and wife Of Bristol \. H. are here visiting o. F.
Fellows, Esq.....R p. Buck is making great i'm
pr0yements between the street and the river in
front of his country seat. Circus in town on
| Monday. "a circus is Il circuS.". The sunday
temperance meetings are discontinued for the pre-
emit. Our village aStir last sunday The
| circus arrived in the morning; cause enough.