The Republican journal., 1886-08-05

UNITY Farmers arc about through having
The crop has been secured in .;ood condition, but
there is falling off i'll quantity from last season
....Mrs. Hannah Taber mother of Hon. y. r.
Taber is very low with cancer of the breast b.
H. Cook and Ralph Berry and wife have returned
from Montana. Messrs. Cook 4 Berry are very
successful in their business of sheep husbandry in
that Territory Politics is very quiet in this
town. All are willing to accept Hon. J. r. Bod
well as the next Governor, but the town commit
tee is on the lookout for the usual Democratic
still hunt.
STOCKTON Among the arrivals the past week
are Mrs. Cordelia Ellis and Mrs Katy (Manson)
Lancaster Of Pittsfeld, amt Il new boy to John
Hugh Ames and wife As he hasn't registered vet
l am unable to give further particulars. Capt
Ralph Morse in the ship VIM. &. Davis Of Port
land, Me. has just completed quick trip He sail.
ed from San Francisco oct 90 1885, and arrived In
Liverpool Feb. u, and sailed from there March 10
and arrived in San Francisco July u, making the
round voyage in eight months and TWENTY-FIVE
days. Only two ships have ever beaten this time.
.Slm Ellis has taken the Sanford house on Fort
foint and is loading it with summer boar,lers Sim
never seems conentcd outside of n boarding house
OF Il hotel. He was evidently born for the bust
ness. Elvin Staples took all his Staples relation
on trip down the bay last Thursday on the little
steam yacht Susie May. Capt. Higgins Is genial
skipper and he glidcd us across the smooth bay
and back In happy manner. We first landed at
Ryder's Cove and met John Bragg and wife and
took our picnic dinner there. twas expected that
we should meet Mrs. Mary Bragg and Miss Nellie
of Iincolnyile, but the mails were not i'm time to
notify them. Had Mrs Bragg been there all the
llNlnE children of Alex. Stables ST. Would have
been together, three and five daughters all
OF whom are grand parents, and Mrs |. H. Griffin
Mrs. Edith Fletcher and Mrs. Bragg are great
grand parents. All were greatly disappointed that
Mrs Bragg wasn't there. Capt. Crawford Stables
stayed in town few days the time he had set
to return just to make the trip Our party mum.
bered in all thirty-two, among which were VIM.
Rogers and wife ofIIampten and Leila Ganpher)
Manson and Katy (ManSon) Lancaster, both of
fittsfield and IL. ). Lanpner and q. s. Staples Of
N.Y. Levi Griffin had his rifle with him and made
II interesting for seals, looms, guls, etc that came
within half mile. Many porpoiscs rolled ont and
one about two hundred yards away got bullet
dropped beside him before he had time to disap-
pear. We neNt visited Castnc and met two excur
slon- there. one from Bangor and one from Rock
land and with the Rockland party we met Mrs.
Jerry Brown, sister Of Mrs. Crawford staples and
MIS- staples, by the way, is in san Francisco visit
iil9 MGR 'auShter' Mrs. Alice Dckcy. Our party
was happy one all through and all felt three
'"''iS '"' ENlh. Only one Of the party was sea
sick and she was Immediately offered cream pie by
one ana Il tooth pick by another, and such other
ald and consolation AS seemed suitable -. The
Good lempi;rS Had picnic on Squaw Head last
saturday ana had general good time. They have
recently presented themselves with whole new
h'"nt Oh resiias and badges, and are to install the