The Republican journal., 1885-08-27

completed will be pleasantly situated ...E. ). Ste
vens is building new stable. DR.. E. A. Chase
and family are visiting his father, Harrison Chase
who resides in the village. The DR.. is great fish
| erman and trys the bass in the lake with good re
suits The bass plenty and getting to he OF
good size....With a small capital invested, our
village might be made quite summer resort. 1t
ha. the advantage of beautiful scenery and as hand
| some sheet of fresh water as this section of the
state boast of. Nature has done her part now
| the right man is wanted to develop the thing.
! BENZ. Fogg, treas. of the town, is confined to the
house with sickness. He is improving slowly and
will soon be about again. Nothing has been done
| with regard to the Post Office. Vandeets has the
appointment but Rice retains the place as yet.
Is. B. Stevens is about again. The potato crop in
this section promises to be large and Of superior
| quality.
| LIBERTY. J. j. Walker and family will spend
the coming week at Ash Point, Knox county
Mrs Shaw of Waterville, wife of Rev. Dr. Shaw,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo. F. Hunt, at this
place. Company from Boston are visiting al A.
a. Browns. Miss Stella Rollins is stopping at
Dr. Clough's The tribe Of Isaiah returned on
sunday from a.pilgrimage to Temple Heights,
Northport, where they had spent pleasant week
on Nickawa Point with the tribes of Barak, Mark
and Benjamin Mrs. Della Rankin Of Rockland
is visiting friends in this village. Frank Mathews
of Belfast and Miss Addie l.. Richmond, of
Rochester, n. Y. were in town Sunday "A grand
picnic was held bit Marshas shore, West Liberty
last Wednesday by the Changers, Good Templars
and sabbath school scholars of Searsmont, Mont
Vile and Liberty. A procession of teams Il MALT
mile long passed through this village preceded by
Benefits Band. We are pleased to learn that
they hal very enjoyable time. Elias Skidmore
senior, Mrs. Vose and A. J. Skidmore and wife
have been spending the past week at Temple
Heights.
BUCksFoRr The Dcuge fire engine HAS rectv
ed new coat Of paint and varnish and looks very
nice. The Union has been moved from the Delugc
house to the house built for il the hill. This
is very neat house and the Union is good fire en-
CINE and will he very handy for any fire which may
break out in that part of town....A large number
went from here to Phillips Pond on the excursion
last Wednesday and report very pleasant time-...
\ party went down river for three or four days on
the schooner yacht Fannie Hayden, Monday The
camp meeting at Verona Park has been quite A
success. A goodly number have been in att enhance
every day and all are much pleased with the siua-
ton of the place. Tuesday the meetings We're con
Quoted by Mrs. Abbie Morse both A. NJ. and r. NJ
Wednesday Capt II. II. Brown took charge Thurs
day Dr. II. p. Fairfield spoke in the A. NJ. and P NJ
and in the evening the Bucksport cornet band went
down on the steamer Josie and Bella and gave a
fine open air concert and Mrs. Adclinc NJ. Gladipg
made few very appropriate remarks. Friday
Mrs. Aielinc NJ. Glazing led the meetings. In the
evening there a dance i'll the dining hall which
was well attended and all seemed to enjoy them
auI Iotiin
spoke at the A. NJ. meeting and DR.. Fairfield at the
there were 800 people on the grounds Mrs. Glad
ing spoke in the A. NJ. and DR.. Ii. r. Fairfield in the
7, NJ. The meetings were closed Monday by Dr.
c. F. Ware, President; Mrs. Glazing, Mrs Thomp
son and others. The weather has been fine and
quite plumber of lots sold so that we hope TO
see more cottages going up next season....A large
fire balloon passed over town Monday evening about
eight O'Clock going from west 10 east. 1t was well
up and travelling pretty fast and looked like star
when last The fall term of the seminary
opened Monday AMI bids fair to be 4 full school
>WANyILLE. Capt. James II. Huff of Boston
Mass, in town last week visiting his old
home. Capt. Huff left Swanve twenty wears ago
and engaged in Boston, working at his trade that
of brick mason. His temperate, industrious habits
and promptness in business commended him to the.
notice of the Boston Protection Dept in whose en-
| pioy he has been for seventeen years, gradually
rising 10 the position Of captain, Office of great
| responsibility. Capt. Hun was Il member Of Co.
| Il. 1911 Maine regiment. Josie Gilmore of Wor-
cester Mass, very acceptably and grauitously en-
| tertained our people Aug D. The receipts were
| liberal and will be expended in the purchase of a
| chandelier for the meeting house. Mrs. Gilmore
merits the thanks of our citizens Mr.. and Mrs.
! Thos. Bowling, of Maiden, Mass. are in town FOR
! a few days. Mrs Susan HUFF, of Brooks, was in
| town last week. Misses Florence A. Smart, Mel
| lie y. Greeley, Josephine and Grace Nckerson, of
| this town. and Misses Jennie Davis and Lottie E.
/ Staples of Belfast, at the Northport camp
/ ground last week. They occupied No. Searsport
cottage passing the week in boating etc, having
delightful time. Several of our young people left
home on Monday to attend school. Herbert Ellis,
| Wilson b. Marten, Bert Morrill, and Hattie E. Gun
nngham for Castine and Eugene Nickerson for
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Readiield, Me miss
Rose Roulstone and others are occupying Hillside
cottage at the Lake. J. II. Lane and family were
at their cottage saturday and sunday. Rev. T. r.
| Gregory preached his farewell sermon here last
sunday to a large and appreciative congregation.
! The discourse rich scholarly effort and is
| highly spoken of by our people,. Rev G.. l..
Haskell, Of Searsport will preach here Sept 9Th al
~ z. M..,.Miss Carrie q. Nickerson is teaching
| school at Evans Corner, Waldo. Mr. Arthur l.
! Brown of Equity Grange, Belfast, ectured before
the members of Comet Grange Aug. u. Brother
Browns subject was Wastes of the Farm, which
he handled in Il manner both interesting and in
structive to farmers. Misses Hattie 5. Nick
erson and Lena Wallis left for Bar Harbor Tues
day morning for one weeks recreation. Herbert
Sanders, of Lowell Mass, is in town for few
weeks.
| WINTERPORT. Still another of old citizens
has been taken from us. A. L. Kelly, Esq. one of
the Oldest and most prominent residents Of til,
village died at his home on Wednesday last. W,
give short biographical sketch of his life think
ing it viii interest not only his many friends II
this town, but also in many other Places as he wa,
a man well known in the State. Albert Livingston
Kelly the son of Israel Webster Kelly anc
Rebccca Fletcher Kelly He born in Bridge
water now Bristol n. II Aug. 18th, 1902. H,
remained at home with his father and ATTENDED
Atkinson Academy until he entered Dartmouth
College at the age of II, where he took high ranl
as scholar. After his graduation he read law witt
Hon. stephen LonGfeliow of Portland, Me. Ill
was admitted to the Cumberland bar in 1928 am
in that year appointed agent of the Ten Pro
| pretor Tract owned by David Sears VIM. Pres
colt and Israel Thorndike. lie was recommended
to Mr. Sears by Daniel Webster who WAS a rela
tive of his. He removed to Frankfort, now Win
terport, Me, Sept. It'll, 1928, and opened a lay
office, practicing his profession well as acting
as agent for the Ten Proprietor Tract. He was al
active member of the Wing party and his wei
known conservative views gave him a large in
fluence outside of his party. He took an actiy
interest in the Harrison campaign of 1910 and il
the campaign of 1913 which elected Gen. TAYLOR
He was always courteous to a political opponent
believing that others had as good a right to thei
opinions he had to his. Though Mr.. Kelly ha
been for many years an INVALID and laid aside iron
active life he has always retained lively intcres
in everything pertaining to the public welfare
especially that of his own town. lie was AWAY
genial and cheerful and will be greatly missed il
the home circle. The funeral services were he'll
in the Congregational church on Friday afternoon
conducted by DR.. Field of Bangor. The floral deco
rations were abundant and very beautiful. Man
friends were gathered to pay their last respects
their old townsman and among them those WI
acted as pail bearers were n II. Hubbard, Jane
Haley, T. c. Thompson, C. p. Rich, Rufus Wes
and J. W. Sprou.. On Friday morning about tw
O'Clock fire broke out in the cooper shop of SIM
son Bros, and the building with its contents, con