The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

on Friday last. He left here two years ago for Mex
/ leo where he has been engaged in raroadng
! He has got to be Conductor of passenger train
which speaks pretty well for young man of his
! age. He was but 10 years old when he left home.
He is to return the last of May. Sayward Lodge
| is having some very sting meetings. The
| literary exercises every meeting well worth
the initiation fee TO any The following per-
sons have been chosen as delegates to the Grand
Lodge at Bangor: G. II. Rich =. w. Whitney and
Herbert Cornforth....A. ID. Bumps sold fine
horse to MIR. Nelson Of Watervilie last week MIR 3.
has bought fine Hereford Bull, years old which
measures teet--...A ugustin Blethen has two
cows that dropped calves this spring. une ghed
ll5le and one rs pounds.
BuRNHAM Mr.. Eden Dodge, who has been
spending the winter here has returned to Bonanza
city Idaho Ter Several young men from Troy ac-
companed him. There are a few cases of mumps
/ in town.. The prospects are that it will be poor
season TOY maple syrup....Mr. VIM. Weymouth is
still quite low Oscar burlington has taken the
poor farm to carry on this year. Mrs. Bradford
/ Dodge died last saturday, Apr. II. She had been
sick long time but was only confined to her bed a
little more than a week. The family mourn her
death deeply. Her age is about H.. Miss Linnic
tamor weighing sixteen pounds taken from her
\ side, amt only survived one week after the opera
lion She was only twenty years of age, aud is
deeply mourned by her relatives and friends. -.
Thc travelling in this section is very bad.
/ SEARsMoNr. M. Andrew Ilerrick committed
suicide last sunday by hanging himself. 1t seems
he had been threatening TO kill himself for some
1 time. lie haf for few days past been in the
htit of going 30 to 30 rods from the house to
4 where cherry tree stood with pine stump under
il and remaining some time, but nothing was
/ Thought of it bv hj- son and family with whom he
liyed, sunday he was found hanging 10 the cherry
tree. He must nave stood on the stump, fastened
the rope around the limb Of the tree aud then
around his neck and thea jumped from the stump.
lie WAS between seventy amt eighty years old. Nc
cause i. assigned ter the deceit. MIR. H. y. Wood
cock, il, mas purchased the cotlin AMI bedatead
/ ftrtpry lately occupied by Woodcoch y C;mmctt,
sn'l will continue the business. MIR. Chas. Ladd
intends IL start for Dakota this week, Thursday.
Mrs. John Heating has advertised her farm
Hud farming tools fer sale at auction. oar col
lector for l>s3 has posted his notices that all parties
who 80 not pay thcir taxes 10y the lit) OF MAY next
viii buvc their property advertised amt -old....
Rev. H. +. FroApck preached at the NJ. T. church
East ,'"'"H' i"eI' "lil i'G no services III ne
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/ tAsIi>E. Easter sunday was observed by the
/ three chur, h~ here with appropriate services and
beautiful flower displays, AMI >abualh school
e,ucvr were given in the Methodist and nitari:n
hou9c, in Tie evening. Rev. MIR. Locke, the Uni
TARTAN pastor. not able to conducl his services,
/ naNlu been taken suddenly i'll on SATURDAY even