The Republican journal., 1884-08-14

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ment, was held at the church in this place Tuesday
evering of this week. Harry Crehore the lodge
deputy presided, Rev. Mr. Ogier made the open
ing prayer the lodge choir furnished some very
fine music, and NJ. j. Dow of Brooks was the
principal speaker. This lodge has nice hall with
a good organ and the meetings made very inter-
esting. 1t is composed principally of the young
people. 1t is to be hoped that the older citizens
will take hold.
MONTvILLE. Miss Minnie Clement, of this town
died Tuesday the 5th inst after prolonged ILL.,
ness of over thirteen months. During her sickness
she has been great sufferer most of the time, and
had longed for the time to come when she could
go and meet her God. She was baptised by Rev.
E. G. Eastman some four years ago, and joined the
North Montville Free Baptist church, and remained
a member until her death. The church has lost an
active christian. She always had kind word for
her associates, of which she possessed large cir
Gle, and will be much missed by all, as she was a
favorite with both old and young. The funeral
services were conducted at the house on Thurs
day by Rev. Mr.. burlington. pastor of the church
to which she belonged The body borne to the
cemetery for interment by eight young men. The
grave very handsomely decorated with ever
greens and flowers Mr.. c. NJ. Plummers daugh-
ter is visiting her friends in this vicinity.
SwANvILLE. c. II. Black has thrown to the
breeze Blaine and Logan flag. The band boys
| have voted to purchase new instruments and will
receive them Immediately. Miss Hattie Stevens,
of Boston, is at her Old home during the warm
weather. Misses May and Hattie Stevens furn-
ished the members of Comet Grange Aug. 4th, the
| former original composition and the latter an
| excellent selection. Both were well received and
highly appreciated by the Grange. Mr.. Horace
| Marden delivered an original defamation. which
gave evidence Of ose application to his studies.
Mr.. Marden has attended the Maine Central Insti-
tute, at Pittstied.. At the Belfast Troting Park
on saturday Aug. 9Th the Swanyille Base Ball club
met and for the second time this season defeated
the East Belfast nine. AT the end Of the second in
ming the Belfasiers were ahead, but the Swanvie
| boys settled themselves down to work and easily
| led them during the remainder of the game, when
ended with score of % to li....Rev. L. b. Gregory
will preach at the church Aug. Il at 3 p. m.
| MONROE. Arthur York, young man y years o f
age who is stopping at Dexter Mansurs, came near
dying last week from the effects of horse medicine
which he drank supposing it to be liquor. Or.
| Sewall was sent for and found the man in
conscious condition but by prompt action succeed
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which the poison taken has singular history.
| Eight wears ago 1t was burned to the ground and
rebuilt. Two years and half ago man fell from
| the scaffold, broke his back and died. and year
| and half ago a man lost his hand in threshing
machine The poisoning of last week com
pletes the list of mishaps. Most of the grain
will be harvested this week Mr.. F. W. Richie
will gather more baldwin apples than any one in
| lie ais ha II a Of
and grapes ...Dr. Billings and NJ. j. Dow lectured
ment.. Atwood Brown is building store and
dwelling house at his mill....A movement is on
foot to repair the Pilgrim Home graveyard fence
this fall and to improve the grounds generally.
BROOKS. large audience is expected at Union
church this THURSDAY evening" to listen to Gen.
Neal Dow reasons for supporting the amendment.
....Last Saturday evening, by special invitation,
| c. o. Foss of Jackson, deputy of Geo E. Bracket
lodge of Good Temprs, installed the officers elect
of Fred E. Shaw lodge of Brooks. Mrs. Abbie
| Laughton, of Winthrop, and Mrs. Rhoda foss of
Vineland \. j., have been visiting their brother,
John NJ. Dow of this town 1t has been several years
since they last met and it pleasant occasion.
| Nellie and Caro- Jones now visiting at the home
of their father, VIM. o. Jones, South Brooks....
Tobias Jones, one of our old citizens, has lately
been quite feeble. If he can hold up few years
longer he will be a centenarian. Mrs. Lizzie
Bushteld of Mass, is spending the summer at the
| home of her father, Il. w Forbes of this town..
Frank Forbes has gone back Boston to finish his
course Of study. Willis Morse and family of
| Lowell, Mass, are visiting his father, Jones Morse,
ESQ.,. viii p. Sinclair caught a large grey SPUR
rel last week with his hands. The squirrel had
been in the habit of coming the buildings for
grain, and Sinclair ran him under cover, caught
him. and now has him in cage.
| JACKSON. Qnite large number of the mem ers
OF Mountain Home Lodge o. of q. t. DiNmont,
made pleasant visit to Geo. f. Bracket Lodge
where they were cordially welcomed by the mem
bers, ana very enjoyable evening was passed.
The following was the order of exercises at this
meeting: Intiatory ceremonies, Installation of the
following officers for the ensuing quarter by Dep
MY e. o. Foss; w. c. T., j. II. McKinly; W. y,
T., Miss Bertha Wallace; W. $, W f. Warren, W.
\. S. Hattie Parkhurst w. F. $, Chas Morton
w. T., Miss Isora Hatch, w. Chap, d. Hasty, Jr
| w. NJ, Fred Hasty; W. d. NJ, Alice Foss; ". L.
g., Chester Wallace; W. o. g., Fred Edwards; r.
| H. 81 Ruth w. Wright; l.. IL. s., +. Erla Higgins.
After short literary entertainment the time WAS
very pleasantly and probably taken up by remarks
by lodge members and visitors. A humorous song
| by Bro. +. Fletcher of Mountain Home Lodge was
rendered and provoked considerable merriment
There will be public temperance meeting at the
Good Tempars hall on Friday evening Aug 18th,
| which will be addressed by DR.. A. j. Billings, OF
| Freedom and NJ. J. Dow, of Brooks, in the interest
| OF the proposed pronibitory amendment With
| favorable weather IL large attendance may be eX-
pected.. Miss Emma Gould is at home from Low
| ell on a vacation. Willie K. Gould has lately re-
| turned from New Hampshire where he mas been at
work on farm. Joseph Mason, for many years
| resident of this town, but formerly of Monroe,
died at his residence on Monday of last week of
| generous tumor, aged IS years....As Miss Eliza
Gatche daughter of c. III. Gatchell, was driving
with her fathers team to visit her uncle Mr.. A. X.
Fletcher, of Monroe, last Sunday, the horse very
| spirited animal and unused to Miss Gatchel as a
driver became unmanageable and when near Mr.,
Fetcher's residence overturned the carriage throw
ing the Young lady out and dragging her for some
distance by the reins. 1t is thought that no iniur
les were sustained beyond severe bruisine The
horse escaped uninjured but the carriage did not
fare WELL being considerably smashed. sees. The
large fields of grass which still remain uncut on ac-
count of the continued duh weather. look brown and
rusty 1t seems too bad, that the meager crop that
the farmers are getting this year could not have
been secured in good condition. But doubtless This
rainy weather will do much toward establishing q
crop of grass for next year as well as to help the
feed in the pasture and the grain and hoed crops in
our fields 1t is estimated that the hay crop of this
year Will not exceed one half that of last.
| BUCksPORT. Mr.. Richard Golden and wife Miss
Dora Wiley) who have been spending their vacation
at the Bijou cottage since their return from Eng
land, with Mrs. Ellen Godfrey, kindly assisting
gave garden entertainment at Verona Palk OF
Friday evening last A large number of our cti
zens went down on the occasion, who speak in the
highest terms of the whole affair. Mr.. Golden who
carried the fun along, fairly took our people by
storm. But few of those present had heard Mr.
Golden before and were not expecting so great
treat. Mr.. Golden and wife leave here Wednesday
the 18th, to join VIM. 7. Cartoons Grand Engisi
Opera Troupe. They are to open at Chicago on the
Path of this month, at Hooley's Theatre-wiJh "Tht
Drum Majors Daughter" Their engagement is fol
the of lss4-S5, during which time they vii
play through to the Pacific and back. Their recen
engagement abroad being SO successful has addet
much to their former excellent reputation. Miss
Jennie Heagan astonished all. as she always does
In her recital of improvised poems subjects
given at the moment The campmeeting at Yer
ona Park closed on Sunday evening. The whole