The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-06-26

was unaDle 10 save Ilm IL was undoubtedly
case of temporary insanity. Mr.. Hobbs was about
80 years of age and a much respected citizen. His
death is blow to his family. He was
buried by Billings Post, q. A. r. of this village
Monday. Mr. Hobbs received pension with ar
rears about two months ago.. The hay crop in
this section will not be more than two-thirds of
that of last season. Grass in old fields is very
light. Crops generally look well, but the potato
beetles are very plentiful. Our seectmen have
bought a road machine. Mr.. Otis Webber, the
artist, who has studio in Boston, is visiting his
friends here......J. n. McKenney is building 40
foot barn on his farm. George Gould is building
house for Fred Parker. Washington Moore is
putting an addition on This barn, and there is lots
of other carpenter work being done in town..
The new cheese is cut and proves to be very fine.
Our band is preparing for the campaign and
Will have new uniform Twomby Bros are
getting ready for their season at Northport. They
have a nice set of teams this year. Much excite.
ment prevails in the north part of this town and
IN the woods. sheep has been killed and quar-
ter taken, school children chased, etc party
has gone in pursuit of the man. Dogs killed
number of sheep and lambs in the south part of
the town last week....A honse belonging to Man
ternoon. None of the furniture was saved. There
small insurance on the house. The barn was
not burned. Mrs. Chase was in the further part of
the house and barely escaped with her children.
PROSPECT. Capt. Alfred CHM was severely in
jurcd last week by kick from his horse while he
WAS Harvesting the animal. He was struck in the
face, the blow breaking his upper jaw, splitting the
roof of his mouth open, the jaw dropping down in
IL
port and Sangers of Bangor were summoned and
did all that could be done. Capt. CHM is now do
ing well. Mrs. Samuel CHM, who has been stop
ping with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Smith. the past
winter. has gone home. Mrs. Smiths daughter,
Miss Ahnlrt, has returned from Amherst, Mass,
where she spent the winter and will oversee the
farm work. She thinks Of starting quite an extern
Slve hehnery. The hay crop in town will be
i1ht.-.Mr. sewell Buttcrfeld has his new barn
ABOUT completed. Capt. Robert kiilman has added
20 feet to his barn, making it very convenient NJ
II. Haley has his barn boarded and shinged...
MI. Melvin Clark. the harmonica player, has been
IN town the past few weeks and will soon go to
Vermont. Mr.. John +. Clark, principal of the
high school at Lynn, Mass, is expected to spend
his vacation here. MIR. Eastman Clark and wife
have gone to Orrington for a short visit Joshua
and Alard Crockett have completed their job of
building cellar in Frankfort Somebody's wal
ler'' dog attacked and nearly Killed a sheep in F.
H. Lewis pasture. The late frost killed some of
the tomato plants and more are called for .....J.
+. Libby has a new and citled awning in front of
his store Mrs. Ruth Snow has been home on a
visit and returns by Mondays boat to Norwaik,
Ct...Wm. Il. Ward started last week for Califor-
MA whcre he will get 81 a day at stone work 81.
r. Libby has the Planet, Jr cultivalor Victor
Mower, Tiger horse rake, and all kinds of dairy
farm and having tools Tor sale cheap. Mr. David
smith has SOLD his farm in Prospect to a Mr. Clark
OF Boston, who will soon take possession. -. Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Lttleield of Waldo, were in town
saturday ON a visit to their daughter, Mrs. ii. C.
Partridge. 20. b. Gray lost valuable mare last
week. The animal is supposed to have been iniur.
ed when served two weeks before. Champlin
Lanpher will complete the carpenter work on F.
Partrioge's barn in few days. On the 4th of
July Il tow boat and barge will take a load of
Grangers to Castine. where speeches are to he
made by the State Lecturer and others. There
will he basket picnic and a good time is expected
.Po Politically Prospect is badly on. As there was
no State election last year half the voters in town
nave lost their place forgot where they left of
politically. Prospect must have a rollsing big raj
y when the campaign opens.
BrCksToRr Last week you published an nc
count Of the prize defamation of the seminary
students which occurred Monday evening. On
Tuesday evening the annual address was delivered
at The Methodist church by Rev J. W Hamilton
d. ID. OF Boston. On Wednesday evening Andrews
orchestra and the Apollo Club gave the finest con-
cert ever listened to in this place II was under
of
filed on the OCCASION This orchestra furnished
the music at the graduating ercises on Thursday
We congratulate our seminary on being so success
fU III their musical arrangements which have added
50 much to the interest of the wcek-it being
great improvement over former occasions The
following was the order of exercises on Thursday
at Emery hall, which was completely filed but not
crowded, due to the excellent arrangement of adj
, mission by tickets: Prayer. Music. L. Saluta
tory, Julia A. Buckley, Bucksport , Labor and
Capital, Brooks w. Grnde, North Brooksyile
Music. 3 Political Corruption, Guy c. Emerson.
Orland 4. Prohibition, Ada F. Colson. Monroe.
), The Race not Always to the Swift, Oscar g.
kalish, Bucksport Music 6. Woman's Work.
isa S. Brann, Bangor. l. Our Shipping Interests.
1 Alvah ii. Whitman Bucksport. Music. Confer
ring Diplomas. Awarding Prizes. Benedicton.
course are; Louis |. Bussey, Arthur +. Chase,
| Ashley ii. Cromwell, Edward &. Clifford, Alice j.
| Davis, f. p Denaco. Guy C. Emerson VIM F.
Godfrey, Geo. ii. Grant, c. Isabel Hathaway, Geo
/ l.. Kent, John B. Lowell, Frank W Nichols Ernest
1 \. Partridge. Linwood Pierce, Burton S. Rogers,
/ Elmer +. Sawyer, Omar W Tapley, Charles L.
/ liilock, Lolita Wallace, Albert $ Ware Fred g.
Weeks, Susie NJ Weymouth, Alvah f. Whtmore
| 7harln l. Ia
| lowing prizes were awarded at the close of the
| graduating exercises: For excellence in English
| Literature the competition was such that the com
mttee were unable to decide between two of the
papers presented, therefore two first prizes were
! given;-one by Mrs. A. f. Chase to Miss G. Isabel
| Hathaway of Assonet Village, Mass; and one bv
! Miss y. NJ. Wilson to Miss ACdie b. Whitmore of
Bucksport For excellence in Moral Philosophy,
the prize, presentei by Rev. IL. W. Bolton, D. d.
of Boston, was awarded to Miss Ida E. Clark. of
| 5. w. Iiarbor. The Pratt Prize, presented bv n
friend in memory of the late Rev. Geo. Pratt, was
awarded to John Q. Wood of Bucksport with hon
orabe mention of Edwin II. Hadlock of Cranberry
Isles. In awarding the prize to the ladies for ex-
cellence in defamation, the committee experienced
difficulty in deciding who should be first and two
first prizes were awarded, one to Miss c. Isabel
Hathaway, and to Miss Addie 49, Whitmorc
The Preceptress Prize, the gift of Miss A. NJ Will
son, for excellence in Botany, was awarded to
Miss Josie NJ. Buckley of Bucksport. The Prin-
cipaPs Prize, the gift Of Rev. NJ. w. Prince of
Stamford, Conn, for the best essay on Unconscious
| influence prepared by any member of one of
the Literary Societies, was awarded to Miss
Josie NJ. Buckley The subject of the prize
essay Tor 1888 is Music The closing exer-
clses were the most pleasant in the history
OF me institution which occasion Emery
Hall was well filed with the old students and
their friends, it being their reunion. Some two
hundred sat down to the tables. After the supper
| toa1ts were in order. A. Ii. CHM introduced Par.
ker Spolforl, Esq as toast master. The first toast
was. The f. NJ. e. Seminary its trials in the past,
Its success in the present. its hopes for the future
Responded to by Rev. Amm Prince. 1.-THE
| Trustees" responded to by Rev. A. r. Palmer.
1.-The Faculty." responded to by Prof. A. F.
Chase of the Seminary. "Our public school sys-
tem." responded to by Rev. Stephen Allen "Class
of 49, responded to by NJ. l.. Allen, Bar Harbor,
Il graduate. "Class of ST." sponded to by Guy
e. Emerson, Orland, graduate "Cass of $50
responded to by John Q. Wood, Bucksport, a grad
uate These three young men were very happy in
their remarks, bringing down the house by their
bombastic illusions to things past, present and fut-