The Republican journal., 1886-03-18

In earlier life by various public trusts and having
represented his town in the legislature he dis
charged all his duties with ability and displayed
the same integrity and duty that marked his
character in private life. Though ardent in tenn
permanent he was modest and unobtrusve in man
ner Mr.. Greedy leaves one son and three daugh-
tiers.
NISALHAvEN. In school district No. 3, VIM
McNeal was elected agent and it was voted to re.
pair the school house and put in new seats In
district No, 4, w. w. kittrdge was chosen agent
MIR l. L. Lovejoy and Mr.. Charles c. Carver
have made arrangements to travel with W II.
C"gswell as the Prophet and David, in the play of
The Hebrew Prince. They are good actors -. Our
harbor is once more free of ice. Ii. Henry Lane
died last week and was buried with Masonic
honors
LIBERTY. The Ladies Relief Corps, Auxiliary
to r. H. Bradstreet Post G A r., have moved their
headquarters from South Montyille to this village
where they will meet on the afternoon of every ID
and ith Tuesday in each month. They are to have
Il ievee and entertainment the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday, March 23d ...R. II. Gilman is
IN quite feeble health. Gen. j. A. Hall of Damar-
scotta, special agent for soluble Pacific Guano,
has re-appointed Mr. VIM. Hurd as agent for this
locality. Mr.. Hurd is also agent for the Cumber
land Fertilizer. The reason this town voted no
ON the proposition for the county to hire money to
build a dwelling for the Sheriff was because of
their belief that at distant day the county would
be called upon to build a new Jail near the Court
house, and when the jail was built build the dwell
Ing house at the same time, and until such time 1t
was better to rent house for the jailer
sWANvILLE. The members Of swan Lake Lodge
l. .. q. Il had an excellent clam stew served at
their Lodge room last Saturday evening. =. Miss
Hattie : Nickerson arrived home saturday from
East Cornith, Me, where she had been teaching.
Miss Blanche Nickels, of Searspolt, has a class
IN painting at this place.. Quite large party If
Belfasters passed through here last saturday ON
their way to II. P. Thompson's cottage . Bert
Morrill,, W G. Marien Herbert +. Ellis and Hat
Tie +. Cunningham of this town, left last week for
the Eastern Normal school. The name Of VIM
Clements, Town Agent WAS inadvertently omitted
in the list Of town officers last week. The steam
mill here is highly appreciated by the surrounding
towns and parties from Belfast and Searsport are
hauling large amounts of logs here to he manufac-
tured. Mr. \. the proprietor of the mill has a
planer which enables an who wish to ret their
/ lumber planned. Considerable lumber is being
hauled into Cunningham Bros. FL H. Nick
erson's team hauled from Belfast this week at one
load p hbls of flour. Mr.. n. is putting in a good
stock Of flour preparatory to muddy travelling.
..Nrs. Rose Royal arrived home on Monday
from Unity and vicinity. She has been absent
from town several months.
PROSPECT. Capt. Robert Kilhnan has slaughter
ed Il two year old bull weighing 1000 lbs. II was a
good one.... u. 4. Cummings has pocket almanac
printed in 1888 ~ F. Gould slaughtered one of
the F, Partridge oxen Weighing I2O0.,. Not far
| from Mr. Fairfield Cummings house iii Prospect
| one of the old settlers Capt, William Grant, built
his home nearly 80 years ago. For convenience
for fire places and to assist in building the Chin
ney he built the house around an immense buuld-
er The rock measures nearly 10 by Il it. and is 10
fit, high and must have reached nearly to the ridge
pole of the house inside Ill. T. Cummings has a
sheep that dropped a lamb Friday and another in
three days, twins but not the same age. Many of
the old settlers tell singular story about Capt
| VIM. Grant when he at High Head ON the
| Bucksport side Of the river. The whole of the
rocky part of High Head started to slide of into
| the river when the Capt put his shoulder to the
rocks and tried to stop it and sung out to his broth
er Haiti on the Prospect side of the river to throw
| rock across and stop it. Haiti threw rock across
the river and hit the right spot and stopped it and
tho rock remains there IT, the present clav 1t is a
good solid chinking stone and many visitors to the
place have seen the rock Prospect trotters were
on the sandy meadow of late and among the best
were those driven by pr. Colson, J. T. shade, Les
lie Hawse, viii Ieagun and others.
WINTERroRr. Warren Post q. \. X, had camp
fire at their hall On Tuesday evening to which the
| members of the W. Il. {. and some other friends
were invited. An excellent clam choWdcr was
served III good style amt pleasant social hour
joSed after which there was dancing by the young
CT members and IieitorS...... Miss Lulu Thomas
celebrated her birthday Oh "Wednesday evening OF
last week by giving party to her young frcnd, at
the pleasant parlurS of Miss CruNfort, with whom
~hc and her mother are boarding About twenty
of her matc~ with few of her older friends were
invited and happier company is seldom seen.
The invitation. extended from to 10 o'clock so
supper was included in the programme and when
they were all seated AT The handsomely laid tables,
laden with good things ana decorated with fruit
h"Wel~ ices ~. it was pretty sight. After sup
i'or they had music and games and The evening
passed quickly ard pleasantly away Mrs. May
MrManu- is spending few weeks in Brunswick,
-.-.Nlrs + lrey ha~ returned from her visits TO
New York and Mass, Mr. +. f. Blasdrll and
family have gone to New York for the winter.....
Misses Hattie aud Nina Clement and Mr.. Amos
Carleton left last week FOR Castne where they at
tend ech""i.,..,- Elordge telnald, Willie Wood,
Nllllr Durham tnd Augusta snow Will attend the
spring term at Buck~port seminary .....AIr Is. z,
Han is Town Clerk instead of =. H. Morgan. a.
announced last week.
SANDY PoINr. Progressive, Tod., +. a {: r
which wa. nraatnilc,l = few n,,nthsaa,, i st,,lil
increasing M Numbers ana ,r,inr ,ut tb,. f,,n
tn,,,,rt If it- ,.,p,c ,rI,,ri,- ,.,f,,,, tl ,,,,.
hers raw. an, ppt.rto i,,r,,.ut tI, ,,,i.,,1 t+
hpip,. th, d,a,na ..J,. Hr,+b..rt. L..a,,..u mo
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t,reucb Alice st,,,,r. t..rt,,,I s+,,,l.g ,d riie
fora, Chas French, Ed Park, John Blanchard and
Nat Showers. The acting was thoroughly good and
much credit II due To- those participating \ song
by Ms May Black. and Stump speectT NV John
blanchard, concluded the entertainment. Must.
was furnished hy Messr~. Waning, Hehrcu am.
Partridge. Refreshments We're provided in the
Nchoulroom below, to which ample Justice WAS
lone....We wish Cd correct 4 mistake in last week.
paper regards the spelling match Al the Harbor.
1t was Miss Laura Black, of SANDY Point who won
the Prize Sadie staple, came home Thursday
from Thoma -tou.... Mrs C. L. Showers left on,
Monday for Boston. Work has been resumed ON
IIersry Retreat. May Watts IL spending a few