The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

Wood are happy. 1t is a boy-the twelfth child
Eleven are living Charles Brown and wife have
lately contributed boy and b. c. Daggett and
wife a girl, to the population of Morrill, 81. R.
Mears, Sen. and Israel Woodbury., Representatives
to the Legislature, left for Augusta Tuesday 80.
The Ladies Sewing Circle meets with Mrs. Alyesta
Hatch this Thursday evening.
BURNHAM. The East Burnhamtes appeared
with an ice boat on Christmas, but the Lake ev
IDENTIFY not prepared for the surprise, as it had
IA good coating of snow; but on Friday Jan'y End
the boat was flying up the lake under full
sail, to the delight of the lockers Sumner
Prescott. a young man, lost his pocket book, con.
tanning forty dollars in cash and note for eighty
or more dollars 1t taken from his trunk
while he was at school. Ga looking for it, the
trunk was still locked, but the pocketbook gone.
He is hard working boy, and had ned and saw
ed his money.
FREEDOM. Miss Donoho, our milIiner, had 4
large stock of holiday goods, and among them was
a large doll which was given as premium
ON the following conditions Anyone purchasing
fifty cents worth of goods entitled to one guess
As to the number of beans there were in Il sealed
glass jar prepared for the occasion. The person
guessing the nearest the number was to have the
doll large number of guesses were made,
ranging from $50 to 1000 The jar was unseaed
and the beans counted New Years morning 1t
WAS found to contain 40, and Nathan sylvester
had guessed the exact number and received the
doll. Nh sparrow, our new landlord, has put up
his sign, which reads "IIotel Maine"
LINCoLHvILLL. We have had some very spring
like days and the ground was entirely bare on
asking the Legislature to grant leave to Messrs, j..
p. Ciiley, of Rockland. and Ambrose Spaulding of
this town to drain the Andrews Pond so that the
lime rock which Hes in the bed of the pond can be
got at, and remonstrance has been sent in by
Robert McCobb who has a valuable mill privilege
at tho foot of the pond. Mr., >. ID. sanford Of
Hartand arrived in town last Wednesday. Rev.
w W. 05ier will hold meetings in the NJ +.
church at the Centre, during the week of prayer.
......Mrs. Daniel Wadsworth died last Wednes-
day. She has been sick long time The school
in the Lamb district closed last Friday. 1t was
very profitable term......Will Mckinney and
stephen Young have each lost horse lately by
broken legs The Adventists held watch meet
Ing last Wednesday eve.
THoRNDIKE. The apple trade is rather more
lively than the potato trade this winter, though
both apples and potatoes are low in price Less
HAY j. being sold than usual. Pork is plenty but
Will not sell for money, which is hard to get. And
every one, nearly, is CRYING "hard times" The
collector SAYS: Coming back to the old times
before the war; SO il seems when farm produce
will not bring money in exchange. Mr.. yelling
ton shbes died the 4th inst. He has been sick
long MIR. j. : Files has been confined to
a
past two months and is not yet able to be about
Mrs. Files nephew, u. W. Whipple, has been
visiting the home of his childhood. 81. Rev. II.
Small supplied the F. b. pulpit last sunday. Rev.
Mr.. kimbali preached at the Cross school house.
......Mrs T. g. Pembcr, Gen. Supt. j. Tenn
piles, is visiting the lodges and Temples in this
county and will be at Thorndike Station on Wed
esday eve. Jan. y.
WlNrERpoKT The store of Mr.. +. Q, Arey was
burned on Thursday night with nearly all of the
contents. The fire broke out a little after eleven
O'Clock and a. the store contained large quantities
of Kerosene paints and oils, rigging, gan powder,
cartridges, etc, it ragged ercely. The air WAS full
OF nying cinders and some of them blew to great
distance. 1t was only by the greatest eXerions on
the part of the lremen and others that the adoin-
caught fire several time, but 1t wa. promptly eN-
tiugui-hed and hut little damage done The goods
amt furniture Of Nh Waiter Haley were moved
from the store and house and Mrs. Couant in The
nest tenement had hers packed, but the building
which is brick, received only slight damage and
the things were replaced the next day. The origin
OF The fire is unknown. Ii is supposed by some to
he inceniiary. MI. Arey was partially insured
but hi loss i estimated at about $1,000. Hi, safe
was removed by hooks and ropes after the fire was
well underway, but part of the town books
which the selcctneu had been looking during
the afternoon were Duruea....Thc dwelling house
and two barns of Mr.. Reuben Cole, of Coles Cor
ner, were burned on Wednesday night Partially In
sured. A bouquet Of panses picked in Mrs
j. l.. Cartoons garden New Years day. They
had been covered by the snow and were as nice
and fresh as in SUMNER. The meetings for the
week of prayer union meetings and are held
alternately at the Methodist and Cong. vestres. A
very good interest Is manifested in them. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Conant of West Winterport lost
their little about years Old, of brain trouble
last Week The funeral was attended on Tuesday
by Rev. A. A. Lewis. Mrs. Reuben Shaw, of
Coles Corner, is very sick with erysipelas ...AIas
Sadie Thompson, Willie Belcher and Lewis Lowe
are quite sick with sore throat MIR. Walter Law
ry of California, is visiting his sister, Mrs John
Waker....Miss Tillie Clock is spending few
weeks with Mrs. Manter... Mr.. Ames Carleton
has returned from Houlton, The cornet band
gave dramatic entertainment on Wednesday
night. The programme was as follows. Overture
10y Iuugees orchestra Drama, Turn of the Tide"
social Dance The following was the cast of
characters for the play James Aldrich, Fisher
man Of the Coast, q. H. Dunton; Capt Hugh ST.
Morris, Com. of Tidal Wave =. C.. Rich; Col :.
Ellsworth a wealthy ship owner, L. r. Williams;
Herman Clyde, Capt. of the Pirates, II. ID. Simp-
som Bowie Knife Jack, Sling Shot Rube, Pirates,
f. Hardy, Z. Damon; Pepper, Colored Individual,
T. tlemant. Aunt Rebecca; The Fishermnn's
Wife; Mrs. Hattie simpson, Susie Aldrich, The
Ocean Wait, Mrs. AbDie Srroul; Lillian Lacy,
Clyde's Deserted Wife, Miss Josie Dunton; Frisky,
With no one to Love, Miss Lizzie G0odnow. The
play was pronounced very good by those present,
and the ente rtainment success financially,
netting about $50. In one of reports short
time ago named w. o. fainter as leader of the
band, but it an error. Mr.. fainter has been
leader but since the return OF c. Il. Lougee from
Houton he has resumed the leadership. Mr.. Lou
gee has also private class of pupils that he is
drilling for the band with great success.
BUCKsPORT. New Years evening the students
of the Seminary had very pleasant socitble in the
parlors of the boarding house. For an hour and a
half the halls echoed with their merry laughter
and Jolly songs until at length suspicious noises
heard in the dining hail and Immediately the
doors were thrown open and all were invited with
in to refreshments. This part of the programme
was contributed by Prof. Chase and Mr.. Rogers
and WAS regarded by all the cream OF the even
ing and worthy OF the cake....A supper serv-
ed Thursday evening in the vestry of the Congre-
faces every WHERE welcomed the New Year. Games
and music and general good time the order
of the evening and the occasion was one of pleas
ure to the large company present, especially the
sabbath school scholars, for whose pleasure the
entertainment was pre- Dared. sunday evening a
Missionary Concert was held i'll the vestry and in
addition to the excellent music and readings short
ADDRESSES were made by the pastor, the Rev. MIR.
Forsyth Mr.. Edward Swasey and Mr.. Powers.
Appropriate services We're held III the NJ f. church,
Sunday evening in honor of the newly repaired
vestry, which was, for the first time in its new
dress, opened to the public The work recently
done by the ladies in repairing and refurnishing
the parlors and small vestry inspired the pastor
Mr.. Hanscom to the accomplishment of this good
work and the success attending his efforts is very
gratifying to himself and congregation If, as some
nave said, the general neat appearance of church
n,,ip ax 10 I,,,