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

are ready for busineas....C. X. NickersOn is hay
ing good Of saving and planning in his
steam mill. &c. T. Nckerson has his second kiln
of bricks nearly completed for the season. He
and others engaged in that line have had excellent
weather for their business but farmers need rain
very much Feed is short and farmers are obliged
to feed from the barn The eN members of the
18th Maine Regiment are loud in their praises of
the handsome manner in which they We're enter
tained ut Oakland last week. several responded
to the roll call who had not met the Regiment
since its muster ont. There were 1876 present. The
next meeting will be held in skowhegan. The
Vets. will long remember the good citizens of
Oakland for the gracious hospitality extended
While there our money would not pass.
SANDY POINT Word was received Monday
from the agents of the bark Nercid, of Boston,
stating that message had been received announc.
ing the death of Mr. Heflren. The Nereid went to
Francis, Cuba. While in Havana of the
crew died from yellow fever, and after leaving
the captain died. In the last letters received from
Mr.. John IleiIen, the first officer, he stated that
he was well, and the terrible news comes very
suddenly upon his friends. The particulars will
not be known until letters are received. Mr. HeG-
rem came from Liverpool when Il boy, and has
made this town his home since In the latter
part of the winter he came home from a voyage
and married to Miss Sarah l.. staples young,
est daughter of Mr.. Levi Staples. BY his own I'M
aided efforts Mr.. IIcfiren worked his way to an
honorable position in business and society. Capt.
Horace Clifford, of Searsport, left to take com
mand of the bark some time ago. Mrs Nathaniel
Showers had severe attack last week, but with
wonderful vitality for of her age She rallied.
MI. {. f. Snow was taken seriously i'll last
week. At present he has improved somewhat
Albert a. Shute has gone to Fredericton, y. b..
where his brother Fuller is very sick . Decatur
Leach and wife of Orland were at owen Ward
wells Saturday....F. II. Daggett and son are in
Freedom for weeks business and pleasure trip.
...-Dr. Freeman Waning, of Boston, came with
his mother last week. Mrs. Waning will remain
here for longer visit. Nat Showers has gone to
Hampdcn to attend the academy. The excursion
to the Fair by the steamer Queen City, last Friday
was a very pleasant event. The officers of the
boat know how to enter into the spirit of pleasure
party, and the programme carried out in every
way arranged. An exciting feature was the
race with the Howell between Hampden and Ban
gor, and after lively contest the Queen City won.
On the return the eXcursiOnists the balloon
come to the ground in Hampden.. Capt. ii. W
French has plOwed in his beautiful buckw heat
field of four Winter rye has beeu sowed on
a portion. X. S. Doe had plOwed more than an
acre Of the hillside at five o'clock Monday. Next
week we shall give particulars of a boom such as
Sandy Point has not had since the decline of ship
building. Our gallinaceous critic is scarcely
worthy of notice. but since he sets out, authorized
by his managers, to correct 'some" of our state
ments it may be well enough to note that he quar-
rels with only one of them, of which we now have
| abundant proof. He goes out of his way to say
the boat did not run 'ontO" ledge 'twce," leay-
ing it to the imagination to devine whether it were
once thrice.