The Republican journal., 1885-11-05

Quite stirring breeze Monday afternoon.
DR.. w. X. Knowles has recently moved from Ban.
gor to Everett, Mass.
Mrs. Jennie Hunter left by train Monday for
Merrill, Wisconsin.
Bickmore did not venture Monday evening.
The weather was too threatening.
E. c. Pike has on exhibition at A. J. Biather's a
turnip which girts three feet and weighs Is lbs.
Clement & Adams are receiving orders for cloth
ing from South Carolina, Florida, Oregon and
Colorado
The smelt business is improving and guam
titles are shipped from here by every outward
bound steamer.
Capt. Lincoln Gilkey recently slaughtered pig
thirteen months Old which weighed 462 lbs. Who
can beat it:
Manager Sawyer has decided to change the night
of meeting at the skating rink from Saturday to
Monday evenings.
The case Foster VS.. Searsport spool and Block
Mfg Co. is assigned for trial at early day at the
Supreme Judicial Court in Bangor.
W. 4. Bracket clothing manufacturer, received
several large cases from Boston by Tuesday S
Gordon Council American Legion of Honor at a
meeting the past week elected George l.. Merrill,
secretary, in place of Capt. ID. II. Blake, resigned,
Mr.. j. W. Black, taking advantage of the tide of
travel setting south and west from Searsport has
secured agency and is selling tickets very low
rates to all points.
a dove recently made his appearance in our
streets. Ills the only one seen here since the raid
made ON them two years ago, when they were en-
tirclv eNtcrminated.
IN the gale Monday afternoon sch superior
Capt. Rust, owned il Rockport, went ashore near
the Waterhouae shore and lays side on at high
water marx, going at the zip top Of the tide.
II present there Is Il good religions interest at
the Methodist church, North ocarsport Last sun
DAY Rev. {. ;. Ha7kel baptized thirteen persons,
received seven ON probation ana seven to fun con
ncction.
The first Cong. Sabbath school has received
circular inviting them to send delegates to a Sab
bath school convention at the Park street church
Boston. This The first convention OF the kind
ever held in New England
The following named pupils were MOI absent
during the term just closed in Dist No. :, Sears
IL. Il. j..
Feker, Lulu H. Carter, Blanche T. Carter Katie
NJ Kneeland Matte Colson, Webster r, staples,
Absent one-half day: Ruth NJ. staples and Frank
W. Woodman.
Rev. George Reed supplied the Cong. pulpit last
Sunday and delivered one of his able and eloquent
sermons. In the evening he lectured on the life of
st. Paul, and Notwithstanding many were present
who had recently studied the life and character of
81. Paul there were none but received new ideas of
the grand life and labors of the apostle.
HI. sargent held the lucky number, A., which
drew the silver ice pitcher given by Monroe x Co.
There Is something phenomenal in the fact that
sargent always draws the first prize in every lot
terry in which he holds ticket, Last winter we
recorded several in all of which he held the ticket
that took the best prize Our advice Is to him to
buy seat in the stock exchange.
BY reason OF the postponement the mask skate
was not so well patronizod as it otherwise would
have been Tie affair was thoroughly enjoyed by
those who took part and some of the costumes were
very fine. Mida Treat and Charles Ames secured
the prizes Miss Llda Mason as the Indian princess
and George Sargent the clown were very taste
fully dressed and for a time the committee
almost undecided where to award the prizes.
The ladies of Freeman McGilvery Relief Corps
who were delegates the National Relief Corps
Department of Maine at Winthrop last week speak
very highly of the manner in which they We're
entertained and enthusiastic in the work Of
the corps. Mrs. Cynthia W. Hopkins elected
a member OF the committee of administration.
Mrs, Abby 5. Merrill and Mrs. Josephine Dow
were elected delegates to the National convention
TO be held in san Francisco next year.