The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-24

MoNrvILLF. G. NJ. Pummer ha- about 500
bushels Of potatoes on hand. awaiting 4 rise in
prices Last week. rain damaged the roads ia
this vicinity very badly John Colhy's milldan
was carried away by the rising water. Rev W.
= etovensoni7 confined to the house by illness but
is improving somewhat. school district NJ. il
10 have another school meeting.
MORRILL,. At the Republican caucus, last >auu-
day night, f. A. Grey was chosen delegate to attend
the Congressional convention, and b. o. Bowen,
delegate TO the State conyeuton....B A. Hatch is
still confined 10 the house by sickness, but i- inn
proving. Mrs. Acorn is reported gaining. il. Nj.
Riley Jackson recently weighed two lambs one,
weeks and two days old, weighed p lbs. o.;
the other, weeks days old, weighed p lbs Is on.
-.-.f \. Gray Is becoming interested in breeding
thoroughbred Durham stock, and now has six
head. His bull Waldo years Old girths it. ; in.
He has one COW May Queen; one hefer3 year,
old; Two yearliugs, and calf-all looking finely.
He wintered l. head of cattle this winter and %
sheep Among The Latter are eleven thoroughbred
ohropshires. Frank has a large farm ana cuts %
tons Of hay, all Of which he feeds to his stock. He
fully believes in farming, is one of the i've active
members Of Honesty Grange, and as a natural con
seqence is an intelligent farmer.
WlNTERroHr Mr.. Frank Moody, brother Of the
late Daniel Moody, died on Thursday last and was
buried on sunday afternoon from the house of his
brother, J O. Moody, with whom he has lived for
some time past. Mr. Moody was dwarf, being
only about tall As children ordinarily are at or
Z years Of age, lie had been sick long time ana
was IA great sutlerer....A little daughter Of Mr.
Jeremiah Colson Of West Winterport, was buried
on Saturday afternoon MIR George Howcs and
family have returned from Boston and Will spend
the summer at home.. Mrs. j. Lord and Nli-s L.
4 Grindle have been attending the Conference at
Camden. Mrs Nancy Billings from Deer Island,
has been spending 4 few day in town They
came near having serious fire at \. A. Lcsau's
vest shop the other night. The table on which the
pressing is done is covered with several thickness
es Of cloth, which took fire from the heat of the
iron. They poured on water, and supposed they
had put out the fire, but il still smoulered in the
cotton, and during the night burned up the table,
and burnt hole through the floor, ana nearly
through the wall when 1t discovered just in
time TO prevent its breaking out through. The
up-otreet schools commenced this week. Miss l..
Il Merrill and Miss BERTHE Doe teachers.
/ JACKSON. A week of dull, rainy. cloudy wealth
/ er seems a pretty strong dose, but Just the
kind needed 10 extract the frost and get the land
/ ready for early planting. The roads We're badly
damaged by the heavy rain Of last week Mr..
John Fogg has lost a very valuable Joseph
/ Ham and Calvin Hook have some fine whtefaccd
calves. Mr.. Ham has one that he says girted it..
/ ii in. when weeks Ola. At the Republican
caucus Saturday, c. H. Gatchell chosen
delegate to attend the Republican State Convention
at Bangor and Amos Hatch and NJ S. Stiles, jr. the
Congressional convention at Waterville. .Japheth
Grant Is agent for the Bay State Superphosphate,
manufactured by the Clark's Coe Fertilizer Co.
This Is superior fertilizer, having stood test be-
side Bradley XII and other high grade fertilizers
with equally good results last season. Mr. Grants
sales will be very much larger this than last
year, as previous to that time ii hardly known
in this vicinity. Mr.. Willis +. Warren started for
! Reno. Mimi on Monday last where he has secured
situation TO drive team at liberal wages. :.
Chas. A. Warren has gone to Fall River, Mass. to
engage in cutting stone...Geo. Carpenter will spend
a part of the time this summer, at the Great Farm
until he gets his business at Glenburn closed up,
after which he proposes to ego vest. Owing TO
unfavOrable weather the Good Templars have
| held no meeting for four weeks.