The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-09-23

MORRILL, ii. ID. Shaw reports some good sock.
one pair of steers, , years old and we'll matched,
girt feet strong, and one odd steer years Old, 6
feet 10 inches He also has an extra stock cow.
Work still continues on the dam at smiths Mills
and it seems likely to be a costly job for the town
by the time our Selcctmcn get through ...Rcscue
Lodge |. O. of G. T. is in prosperous condition.
At recent meeting "sidcs We're chosen" one to
furnish the literary exercises one night and the
other the next and SO alternately. This Lodge
has afforded great privileges to the Young people
of this place for the past years, not only in
its influence upon their lives and characters lead
ing them to become temperate men and women, but
it has placed before them each week one Of the
best opportunities for social and intellectual cul-
ture, and if one has talent for speaking or writing
no better place could be found for its development.
CASTINE. j. W. Dresser has sold his ship chand
lery business to c. II. Hooper, who will continue
business at the same stand, and also contemplates
keeping groceries in connection with his other
trade. 1t is not thought that Mr.. Dresser will
leave town, but Will have am office and attend to
his fishing line business, which requires the most OF
his time..... Mr.. Augustus Perkins, one of the
prominent business men of the place, is quite i'll
with Il fever. Dr. Flanders of Belfast, has been
called to see him twice. The Rev. DR.. sheldon,
"fWatevil!c, preacheda at the Unitarian church last
sunday. Mr.. H. &. Williams, closed his house
on Nautilus, and left on Thursday The cottages
Of Mcssrs Wood, Sole, and Mclaughlin, at Dce's
Head still remain open. Mrs. Goodenow, still
remains and is making extensive Improvements
on her house and grounds. \ fine wall is be
ing built, which joints both her lot and that of her
brother, Mr.. Z. L. Brown.
NINALHAvEN. The outlook for work here Is not
bright. The granite company say they have no
work except the job now underway, which VIII net
last over ten days. number of cutters were dis
charged last Wcek..... Moses Webster and L. p.
Walker attended the State fair last week Schr J
L. Bo'iwe has loadcdrough stone for Philadelphia
scm. Ahbie Walker paving for New York, and
schr. Harvester stone for Boston. Schr. Emma
NJ. Dyer has arrived from the Gulf of st. Lawrence
from fishing trip, with poor success. The Ma
sonic Hall is about completed. The furniture will
soon arrive from Boston. The following officers
of Moses Webster lodge will he installed oct. 9th
4. W. Arcy, w. NJ; Moses Young, S.W.; Fred l..
Carver, J. w; Lewellyn Arey, 5. d.; VIM.
Jameson, j. d.; c. f. Bowman, Sec Robert Diach,
Treas, l.. W. smith, T.. The Grand Juror for the
September term of court is Alexander Ii. Blood
Traverse jurors George S. Carver, James A. Davis
Pierce are in Boston at the Odd Fellows celcbr;,-
ton
BROOKS. Anna Ray, of Manchester, y. H., has
been holding series of meetings at the Quaker
house. She is always welcome to Brooks
dience Eli Jones, of China preached there last
Sunday and was at So Brooks in the 2. NJ. Phebe
Pinkham of Manchester, 4 prominent Quaker lady
was also present at the regular service. She is
spending few days with Mrs. T.. W Dow who is
her sister. The boys of the 4th Maine Regiment
and 2nd Maine Battery had good time here the
18th and 10th insts. Various sports were in,ulged
in to please the people who gathered, but the old
soldiers care more to meet each other and talk
over old times than for anything of that kind. Ii
was very quiet, orderly crowd Jason Evans
foolishly ran in of the races until he tainted
away with exhaustion and it thought he
would die. He is said to be improving, however
The Monroe band which was in attendance and
dscoursed fine music for the occasion took occis-
ion i'll the evening to serenade DR.. A. W. Rich,
Senator-elect from this county. The doctor is per
sonally Il very popular man the recent vote
shows....M. J. Dow, ESD, by some mishap got
another wagon smashed the other day. Sunset
however, saw him with new double-seated car
riagc which is just the thing for his nice span of
colts to try their mettle Isaiah Bryant is
putting the shop of Isaac Staples & Son into good
shape. He took the job to move the old store and
post Office of Capt. j. S. Iuxfom to a lot on the
Knox road and to put it into good condition for
them. 1t was an old landmark and is missed on
the corner. Tilton Elliot who owns the corner lot
intends to very much improve it, however, in the
near future. Chas. Bowen and win Body have
started their threshing machines and will now
make business hum. Granville Lenfest lost a
little child last week. Rev II. Small breaches
regularly at the Union church this season, IN uch to
'he interest of his hearers. =. The Good TEN plar
lodge has initiated five members within the last two
weeks and has evidently started in for prosper
GUS winter campaign......M Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pinkham and Miss Ella Dow, of Branch Mills
China, are visiting their uncle, John NJ. Down..
Mr.. and Mrs. Busfeld and Miss Flora Forbes are
visiting their father II. W. Forbes. :. The Daniel
Jones store has been opened and Il fresh stock of
goods put in... Capt. j. S. HuXford is to fill up
his new store soon. He has comfortable quarters
in his new location.