The Republican journal., 1885-12-10

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Manley E. Dodge has sold his saloon on Main
street, this city, to M. r. and Clarence Knowlton
Mr. Dodge will continue to reside here
Three men stood talking together on the corner
OF Main and High streets Tuesday and each one
OF the trio had an artificial leg. We thought it
worthy of an item.
The Unitarian society will awe parish party at
Belfast Opera House, Thursday evening Dec 10TH |
picnic supper will be served at $50. Admission |
20 cts, children 10 cts.
On the closing of the river the Boston boats will
leave Winterport on the day advertised at A. NJ,
Bucksport II A. NJ, and Belfast l.30 P. NJ They
will leave Boston at P. NJ
We have received the holiday number of Bick |
nell Bros Advertiser, issued by Bicknell Bros |
the enterprisng clothiers Of Lawrence, Mass They
are Waldo county boys and the Journals proud Of
| their success.
Mr.. Arthur !. Brown, of this city, i. in demand |
as a speaker before farmers assemblies Dec 23d
he speaks at Ktngfied before the Franklin County
Farmers Institute, Farm Wastes" and he has
| been invited to address the Pathological Society
| at Augusta
| FREEDOM Prof. J. c. Whitten's service. have
| been procured for Christmas eve, Dec. oath, at
win give an entertainment at Grange Hall for the
purpose OF liquiating the debt on the church or
gan. 1t will consist OF farce Thirty Minutes
! for Refreshments" an alegory, music and mirth /
Give them good house. The literary entertain.
menl in the lodge last Saturday evening By Miss
Annie J. Billings WAS very good,...F. ". Gowen
has gone to Clinton and Vassalboro to III lecture
| engagements before the holidays. Rev Il. P. |
Gardner's discourse last Sunday on The RICH man
and Lazarus" was very interesting
MoSTvILLE John T. Clement of tht. town
died on Friday last week. He has been out of
health for years and al last died with cunsump-
ton. He suffered much III the last few weeks and
longed for the time TO ZONE when he should lie
and be at rest....H IL, l.. Payson has repaired hl7
house this Prof. Wvmru Ia. been visiting
the school districts Of this town with his "Paupr
anna Show and occurring al the same time " iii
| knights and Mayo Clement have returned from
| Massachusetts where they have been At work.
Cha.. Penney is very sick With typhoid fever
| The revival meetings At the Centre closed last
week but will soon be resumed. Mi Oscar Tohic
aud wife Of Connecticut were in town last week.
PENoBscoT Names of those who have repre-
scented the town In the Maine Legislature and are
still living. AT present all reside in Pcnobscot:
Daniel Perkins. Joseph NJ. Iiutchimgs, Leandtr A
snowman, Uriah b, Leach, Calvin Leach, Noah F.
Norton, Isaac B. Goodwin, William Hutchincs,
John r. llaney... Dec. 5th, Mi. Freeman Leach
shot a famous buck with anters, the meat weigh
| ing 40 lbs. Herbert Wood Leach repeated the
story of his voyage in the Jeanette small audi
ence IN the Baptist church. At the annual cIcc-
ton in Rising Star Lodge +. 4 A. NJ the following
officers chosen Dec. 8, 1883: Benjamin II.
Coshman, NJ; F. Homer Hutchings ;. w; Walter
j. Creamer j W.; Israel p. GrindalI, Scc'y; Cyrus
X. Bridges, s. d.. Samuel Leach, s. d Thomas
! n Mitchell, J. ID.
TROY. Mrs. Henry Co ld Is in feeble health
and live but few days....Mr Joseph Barker
is confined to the house With liver complaint.
Timothy Hams has sold his farm to John Wingtto
Jr. IA. Hodslon will start for the Lake. soon
With load Of hand knit drawers to sell to the
lumbermen. kinney & Watson OF IIoulton, Maino,
have drilled an ,rtesian well for p. NJ. Prcntt..
They vents feet into solid ledge and struck fine
vein OF vatcr....L. E Pr-ntlss /. giving his new
barn coat Of paint. VIM. Coburn j. painting
his house ...R. f. Stone |. in Boston for few
week. .icorgc Pratt has bought the Len. Jewell
place for an addition to the home farm. The
| Thanksgiving entertainment at the Grange hall,
consisting of declarations, rccitations, dialogues
&c, intcrspersed with music, vocal and insrumen-
| tai. was largely attended.
KNOX. Our winter school has opened and nids
fair to be very interesting 1t /. under the direction
OF our young fellow town.man Ulysses Harding
and both teacher and scholars have started In with
determination to make thi. prosperous term.
| 1--we very glad to the blacksmith shop
by the stream open again. Mr.. y +. Foss the
proprietor has put ont neat sign, painted by F 5.
Pierce which informs the public that he c1u Jon,
Ma
work he has he give. good satisfaction.., Our
worthy Town Clerk has been confined to the house
for two weeks or more with an attack Of rhcunn-
tism We miss his face at the Lodge and hope he
will soon be out again,...Mr Frank Fierce is pusy
painting sleghs and Jumpers ready for the frat
snow. HIS shop and the blacksmtth's give the
little hamlet by The stream quite +. busy aspcrt..-
| The two Cross boys, Charles and iIar-lan4, 90 th
New Zealand, New Hampshire, this week b. SPENT
the winter in the logging camp.
BrRNIIAM. We have hal two light falls II snow
the past week which almost gave rs run III sleigh
| ing. Franklin Cook6on met With quite serious
accident last week. log rolled AGAINST his leg
nearly crushing it between the knee ana ankle.
Lewis Chandler. who was thrown from q log
recently and injured has so far recovered as to
walk out Vaccination is going rather hard IN
Leander Young who was yrccinated some two
weeks ago is seriously ill and we are informed
that DR.. Weber has decided it is Of vaIio.
loid.. Franklin Lassel and Osea Whttcn have
each lost horse from the same threshing machine
within short time. Eli Twitcheil has NOV ed
into hi. new house. Fred Bachelor has his new
house nearly completed and will occupy it in a few
days. Rev. I. &. himball is no better but seems
to be gradually falling. Mrs. Mercy Packard of
Kansas has been visiting relatives in this town..
DIR. Weber expects to change his location to
Clinton some time this week. Constable Earring
ton arrested three tramls at the poor farm Monday
morning and gave them = free ride to Belfast whore
they were furnished with quarters st the Jail.
There were four in the squad bit one took og bail
for security and escaped from the officer ..Jamrs
Witham has bought the willow Whitney stanI,
with store connected where he will go into trade
Thi. will create sharp competition among the
traders in this place As Mr.. W. will probably carry
a large stock
MONROE. Last week a fairly dressed tramp
called at the house OF Mr. ,Tohn Morse In Monroe,
and told the proprietor tlNt he was to lecture nj
the school house the next night and would like to
remain with him HIS request was granted. Next
day Mr. Tramp discovered nice suit of clothes
belonging to the host, which he put on.-rna draw
ing on his clothes outside the new ones made Off.
The tramp was hunted down and captured, but
was allowed to depart, but not until he had got
dollar from the owner of the cIothes.... Billings
} Post. q. A. r., will Nave Christmas tree and
drama at the Town Hall Christmas eve. 1t Is hop
ed they will have good house as the proceeds viii
go toward a soldiers monument. Miss George
Coson has her store fun of Christmas goods and a
new lot of millinery ete--..O our traders all seem to