The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-20

coast or Maine. Inc olncers of the Alumni
DR.. a. A. jackson, East jefferson, President; C.
NJ. Walker, Rockland, Vice-President; Miss Nellie
Bragg, also a graduate of Colby University, Sec
rotary. The encampment registers fifty or more
teachers from all parts of the United States.
MONROE. Farmers are harvesting their grain
and good yield is certain MIR. +. A. Parker, q
U. S. pension examiner, is at home on vacation.
$500 Mr.. A Il. Fletcher will build large two story
house this fall. There is quite an amount of build
ing in progress. .Twombly Bros. report more
business at their stable, Northport Camp Ground
han Tor the past ten years.. Some fine horses are
to be worked on the track here for the fall races
Mrs. Olive Messer and Miss Susie Stevens, of
Boston, have been visiting Mrs Gilmore and other
relatives of this place.
UNITY. The band boys have resumed practice
music .Chas. Taylor and wife left home, Monday
for an extended tour of the west. He has son
doing business in Chicago and will visit him while
away....T. j. WhitehOuse is so far improved as to
be able to sit in the open air, pleasant days. B.
b. Stevens, who has been confined to the house
with eryspelas of the hand is improving and is
now able to be out Mrs. Lamb has been very
low with stomach trouble but is thought to be u
trile better H. IL. Grant and wife are visiting
friends in Searsport Every body is talking about
Northport, and the last of the week there will be
grand rush for the campground.
SEARsMoNr. Miss Sarah and Nellie Bean, OF
Boston, were in town last Sunday with their broth
er Charles, from Belfast Their visit to their ma
tive town was brief. DR. McCurdy is confined to
the house with severe cold....Mr. John l.. Sulli-
van Is stopping in town few weeks and is the
guest of Mr.. Frank Woodman Mr.. sullivan is In
training for a sparring match with gloves, which IS
to take place the last of this month in the West.
WIN terran is laid up with sprained ankle
....Messrs. Luce and Fuller have put new
threshing machine into their mill at the village
where they will be pleased to 10 all work entrusted
to their care. Their machine Is one of the best In
use- VIM. Andrews was drawn grand Juryman
for this town the coming year, and Nicholas Cooper
as traverse for the coming term......We were
shown a black bass a few days since, caught at
Quantabacook, that weighed 3 lbs and was 1917 in.
In length. REV. VIM Crawford passed through
thls, his native town on Monday.... Capt Hall
Bagley, formerly of Searsmont, died in Charleston,
Aug. llth, aged Sc years
CASTINE. The ladies' of the Unitarian society
heli their fair In town hall on ednesday evening.
The hall was ariscally decorated, and the coliec-
tion for sale, consisting of knit and embro ilered
articles of many descriptions, were arranged at
tractivey. Salads, cold meats and ices and cake
were also served. The hall was crowded the most
of the evening. At the close minstrel performance
was given by several young men, mostly visitors
The receipts amounted 10 $20O.....On Thursday
afternoon the executive council examined the Rev
j, T. Cushman, the new Orthodox minister, and
accepted him unanimously. In the evening the
installation exercises very interesting. IL was
unpleasant weather and there was not full atteu-
lance. The chief excitement for the past week
hSe been base ball On Tuesday game was played
III Fort George, between the CASTINGS and Rusir;-
tors, in which the RS scored ahead but throwing
up the game at the eighth inning it given to the
CASTINGS. the RS being the chalengers On Thurs.
day game played by the same clubs resulting
in victory for the CASTINGS, PC to y. On SATURDAY.
afternoon practice game was PLAYED. Early in
the game the C's catcher became disabled, after
which their case was hopeless, and the score stood
RS -, C's r.. The fine yacht Winona of Boston,
came in on Friday r. NJ, and remained through
SATURDAY. She had On board Mr.. r. NJ. Pulsifcr of
the Boston Herald, and Mr.. Horsford son of Prof
lurSforj.. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Bow,len, at West
Ca7tine celebrated the 10Th anniversary of their
wedding on Friday evening. About 1870 persons
were present, mostly relatives The first select
dance of the season Was held in town hall on Friday
evening.
PROSPECT. car people are improving the vaca
lion season 30 various ways We go out of town
for pleasure and change while friends and strang-
ers visit our pleasant valley for The same objects.
Fishing, bcrrying, excursions, campmecting and
ride to the beach in order. Even the staid
9d farmer that twenty years ago never thought of
losing day will now talk of taking few days
rest and rerreation.. Mrs. Horace Lit eield has
arrived home from months visit to friends
Capt. George Pierce's wife and child of Brooklyn,
\. y, are visiting Mr. and Mrs John Libby; also
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. L. Farris, of Bangor. MIR Her
bert 1reyctt with wife and child has been spending
the summer at his fathers, Mr. s S Trevctt. They
left last week for Concord y. H., where he has
employment. Capt William Mudgett with wife
and daughter has been paying his mother, Mrs.
Luther Md EFT. visit. Miss Evena Grant and
Miss Oria Libby left Monday for vacation at
Northport Camp Ground....F. X. Lane has finish
ed up his haying and left for the Provinces where
he is canvassing for Mr. Garrety....IL c. Par
fridge and wife left saturday for visit to her
fathers, Mr.. Joshua Littlefeld, Wuldo.-...Mrs
Freeman Partridge was visiting her old friends in
swanYille last week. Mrs, Il. l.. Downs and
Mrs. Charles Harshorn and others also paid visit
to her Old home, Mr.. Otis Moore's Frank fort.
Mr- George Blanchard, Of Cumberland Centre, is
expected TO visit Evergreen Farm, Prospect to
examine stock purchased there, before the y. L.
far...The committee of arrangements for the
Grange fair, +. Partridge, VIM. II. CHM, NJ. II.
Haley, Miss Mary Midget, Mrs, Charles Little
deld, Miss Oria Libby, will meet the Grange hall
next week and make out the hand bill ready for
printing. A good fair is expected this year as
much interest is manifested.
LIBERTY. Liberty High School W i'll begin Sept.
1th, under the instruction of John W Farrar, of
Searsmont....B. f. Clough, and family, of Bos-
ton are spending few weeks among their friends
in this vicinity Stephen Marden and wife, of
Somerville, Mass are visiting at Mr.. Skidmore's..
W. II. Howe photographer, has returned to this vii
age, erected his saloon the Lovejoy lot, and is
prepared to wait on all requiring his services. Mr..
Howe has spent two seasons with us and his worl.
is very much liked. His first work IN the village
this time was to take photographs TO the amount of
twelve dollars for the noted pugilist, John l.. Sui
Ivan who is stopping in Searsmont... The truck
horse of Messrs. Hunt Walker while grazing in
the pasture last Sunday fell into an Old we'll 1t re-
CURED all the men in the village to get him out.
lie was injured to such extent that he died
few days later. .Wayland knowlton, Esq. and
family, of Belfast, have been spending "a few weeks
with his father, J. w. knowlton.. Mrs. Lucy
Norwood, of Lynn, Mass, has been visiting at l.
q. Neal'a....A singular transaction took place In
this village one day last week Two young healthy,
robust looking men were hunting for officer to
arrest them tramps and take them to Jail. After
much effort they succeeded in getting sheriff from
Searsm0nt to arrest them and visiting justice to
free ride TO Belfast and a snug home in the jail
during the hot weather. and the county has to foot
the bills to tho tune Of fifty dollars at least Query
Is there not something rotten about our tramp
much saddened on Sunday morning to learn of the
sudden death of Mrs. Belle Doty, the young wife of
Freeman Doty, who died on Saturday night, having
been sick but one week with typhoid fever. What
makes this case extremely hard is this She was
the only child of widowed mother, Mrs. Henry
Foy, who is herself sick with cancer. Much sym
patty is felt In this community for the husband and
mother in their sad aflliction. Several families
from this place will spend the coming week at the
spiritual campmeeting at Temple Heights, North
port.
SwANvILLE. The younger members of our Lodge
to the number of twenty went to Sears Island last