The Republican journal., 1885-04-02

manifested in the entertainments. The following
were chosen at the last meeting as delegates to the
next session of the Grand Lodge at Portland: A.
A. Hurd and wife, D. A. McManus and wife. G. H.
Rich and wife. Mrs. Chapman has bought the
Bracket house formerly owned by 0. j. Farwe
and Will soon occupy it,. Our long looked for
shoemaker has come. Q. w. Bradford has opened
a shop here and is ready to take orders for any
style of ladies' or gentemens boots and shoes.
w. III. Sayward has begun saving in his mill, and
has an unusual large amount of lumber to manu-
facture this spring Unity Lodge of f. & A. NJ.
Is increasing its membership and added two worthy
members at the last regular meeting.
WINTERPoRT. The town of Winterport shows
the following statistics for the year 1884 No. of
farms 300. No. of horses April lst 1851 BOB Colts
80. Oxen 80. Cows 4SG. y Dung cattle 356 Sheep
l5S1. swine PIP. Taxable valuation of farms anu
farm buildings S2lS,l}5. OF live stock sol 247
Monroe leads the county in the number Of cows
having 4s5 or more than Winterport. The next in
order is Belfast with 1870. Winterport is the 4th
town in Waldo Co as TO value of farms and farm
buildings, Belfast being the LIST. Monroe is ahead
Iii number of young cattle while WinIrrport eN-
ceeds in value of all live Stock Belfast ha, 81 more
horses than Winterport. while Wiuterport leads the
next highest by 1903 and also has the greatest mum
Der of swine. Monroe and Wnerport have the
same number of farms, leading by 80 any other town
in the county ..AbOu p of the friends ana neigh
Gnrs of Mr. anG Mrs. George Snow made them Il
surprise party ON Wednesday evening. They were
a jolly company and as they went for the express
purpose of having good time and attended strict
ly TO their business they succeeded admirably. A
slight panic created during the evening by the
arrival OF UueN prctId guest OF rather sspicul4
'"f arr '"' = So" 9''7''t" ti'' gave
r' " '''l'''y WI ,i''''''7 '''' tue supposed
'r'''"r was guy un' VI Guy COMPANY very 'l1NerN
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" 60 ''-7''' w ''''' 's"i" V" ""n''"9 70
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H'' Tuner H'rl''oee an' some olHers Ittt on Mon
10y e. J0l" '"'I' fos9eS- l"e fanny NJ lapI Lowe
"'So '''' '"t boston "nefe my way spent 7''ne
-N,''''' N'"0''' returned "''' e''-
n'''"s i''n poe''n where 9'e MAS p'eh 7PegNH+
'"e Nii''ei an" WIZ" hef 7"h Ernest Ieit ON Monday
A0i iorN neA'" "i'ero 'h'N WIZ sPei" the summer
pa i''''''7'''' ''''' WIZ 'c'"i''e' TROY
3'o' Iioie '!''S "'N' spent Tue WINTER On NUur-
'"'' ''A7 1-"'.' WE" '''9 "N0" '''"PS '"1 U''eH
.''u7e nag NV ln'o i'S9 ~ MOORE A"uSe-'''''
hi9' ->V"ie9 " i"i'P'ch ha9 recently moved INTO
town. 7he occupies henry ho'ah ; hou9e.'''A tihe
''"oo. "'e'''"59 menu last wees MI M'7e9 N"o"
ana MI george "hlte were chosen agents for the
ti'i"sV ~ - ATWOOD wa" mas "e'"
SICK tor some weeks Is gettins about again
STOCKTON There are in the town Of stocktnn,
twenty people eighty years Of aye and past The
WlcoW Polly Dekey in her 95th year is the oldest
person In town. She was born at sandy Point in
name was Lancaster. She has enjoyed remarkable
good health has not lost a meal for the last twenty
six years. She has been very temperate in her
habits, not even INDUCING in snuh taking. She
has always resided in town and bids fair to round
out one hundred years Mrs. Abigail Showers
widow of pea. Nathaniel Showers, is the next cid
est and Is In her STA year. She is one Of the
seven daughters OF Mr.. John clifford, ami mas al
ways resided ~ slsht OF where she was born Mas
Ter Sebra tfoohef Is IN ms eSth year amt Is the o
est man Id Town. IN MS day he was at the heat Of
MS craft III the art OF shlphurdnS, ami was Very
ingenious anu successful III MS mechanical skill as
! master shirbullder. some OF his build of YES
| selS were unsurpassed in speed, capacity, and
beauty OF model. He Is helpless invalid amt will
soon pass away. Gen. samuel :. Hragln is Ia mis-
o'th year ana Is the next Oldest man Iii town lie
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near th4. ,1,ns of MI. j,ir,b III, all o,.,,,.,, t
hid, fair f., go throuob several more, f ,,,. ,i
,vintar. r,.,.. ,,., five, c,,l,, il, t,,. t,, ho,..
lived over dftv wear. a., nnI,roLop ,,,.,.riad ir,
and all have raised and brought I'M large families
of children. Our climate must he nnre aud irvt4
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