The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-06-17


trWn, died ast WrcN after Il comparatively snort
illne~~, a-ed 70 years. Mr. y. had cancer rc
moved thi- spring and it i thought it hc;,rd toe
rapidly, causing brain ttvtr He was one nt the
| industrious farmers of our town, having lived
upon the same farm where nc livvd for n ears on
during his entire life. Tie was Il reliable, CON.
-cieutiou- ltW-a5idiug citizen. He leaves widow
and Two children, -on and daughter, who have the
sympathy " the entire community ...Jamc~ NJ.
smart, Son M Captain Nehemiah STUART. of Port
land, died June II. aged y years. His remains
were brought Here tor intcrncnt His death was
caused by kidney trouble. Jimmie wa, Young
man Of more than ordinary intelligence and cutter
prise, having learned the printers tnDdc bo
fore he wa, p years old without any assistance
from his friends. His future prospects were Hat
tclng and it seems truly hard that he should he
taken away thus early in life. Mrs.. T. C. smart.
who has been with him for the last two months
has arrived home. Quite Il number OF our citi-
Gems arr moving repairing and putting cellars an
der their barns. Among them are G. W. Clements,
Isaac Mason, X. H. Ford ana IL Il. Mari. Mr.. Al.
fred Curtis lately raised barn with cellar under
the same which will be finished III good shape.
Rain is very much needed. Crops are up and
with little rain wonld grow rapidly The
hay crop win be ially affected by drought
unless we get rain ~oou......R Rev. q. W. jenkins
win preach at oar church June 20 at no r. Nj.
subject Faith aud Reason"
/ PROSPECT Mr.. sias storer and wife, of Nor
rili, paid Mr.. ana Mis-. Charles I.jttlclcd visit
on their way to Huck~por seminary to visit thei,
SON. Mr.. Frank Cleavcs and wife, of Sear>port
and VIM NJ LaIrahec are here this week visiting
at Mr.. Hosea Littirield'4 -. Farmers had time
this spring To work out their read taN between
4 planting and hoeiug, and also time to get muck
and material to Keep the hogs at work in the ham
| cellars. Miss Bertha Nickcrson is teaching tn,
ferry SCHOOL,. Moose ies are Worrying the cattI,
in the pastures, especially the pastures bordering
on the salt marsh. The old settlers say that the
first comcrS III this section often had encounter,
with the moose. The story is told of Capt Jimmy
Grant chasing moose around Il hay stack on tn,
marsh 4 long time to get Il shot, without success
Not to be outdonc by Il moose he took his glI
across his Lnee aud bent the barrel into the right
curve, fired around the hay stack and shot tn,
moose. j. f. Gould bought eight oxen last week
for beef. .-Georgc Mills has hired for the seasol
/ with ii. C. Partridge. Call and see the mann
moth calf at Hosea IittIeileld's A large GROVE
is here at the Grange hall and a good meeting i,
assured. There will be dance in the evening a
the cheese factory and it is expected to be u goo,
one. VIM. l.. Mu'gett left Monday for Water
/ vile. Mrs Eta Mudgett will leave this weel
| to spend the summer with her mother in Waldo
boro... Miss Mary Aludgctt paid visit to friends
in Orland last week. Mrs. Sarah Partridge has
| 50 chickens and Is turkeys Mrs. Linda Partridg,
| has - chicks and ducks, and both are trying Il
| beat III raising poultry. MIR. Charles CHM an,
wife was in town visiting relatives last week..
| Letters from Pawtucket, X. L., report that Mrs
| Mary smith is improving rapidly