The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-22

BROOKS. Two little children Of Geo. 8. Dickey
merit commentator for heir pre- mpt attendance
school. Della Dckey, years old, and Clair hickey,
years have not been absent or tarly one day dur
ing term of ten weeks, village school district
No.5.
SwANvILLE. Rev. G. W. jenkins will preach at 3
PM unday from the text "To him who overcomet
will give to cat of the tree of life Mr. Albert
Goldsmith of Salem, Mass is in town for few
days, the guest of II. NJ. Chase. Mrs. Emma
Fortier of Providence, r. |. is at home for n few
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mason
...Herbert G. Maddocks is sick with rheumatic
fever. Emery Nickerson is gradually failing in
health. His friends think he cannot survive long
CT than few weeks. lie is wholly unconscious
and perfectly helpless. Mr.. Alpheus Piper, Il
former resident of this town. is stopping at pres
ent with his son, David Piper. Fred Cunning
ham burned his hand last Monday.
BICKsPoRT. The drouth is broken at last 1t
began raining here last Thursday afternoon and
has rained more or less every day since. There is
a large quantity of grass down which will spoil
unless we have good weather soon for curing it.
THE tug Ralph Ross is here, receiving Il new
coat of paint by llvah 3. Amcs...A large num-
of summer visitors arrived last week i. Many
of our citizens are having outing at the
numerous ponds and camping places in this vicini-
ty....The weir fishermen have closed the season
with fair run of luck, especially in salmon.
steamer Forest City goes an excursion from
the usual landings on the river to Rockland neN t
Monday, should the weather prove fair.
PENoBsCoT. William y. Perkins and son have
sold their store and the goods therein to Horace
Perkins 4 Co....Sch. Harvest Home, Capt. J. f.
Peterson, has arrived from the Western Bank with
100 quintals Goldfish. She made the voyage in one
month and twenty one days and reports fish very
plenty Mr.. IIartwcl Gray at West Penobscot,
in taking up his weir on saturday, fell from his
boat and was drowned. At this date his body has
not been found =. The following summer visitors
arrived during the week; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Conner, Chandos Connor and Everett +. joyce
from lirOckton, Mass; Mrs. Adelaide Perkins and
Misses Geneva and Addic Perkins from Mctlfield
Mass; Edward Dustin from Somcrville, Mass ;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Snowman from Springfield,
Mass. Wlfred A. Keith and Miss Emma Packard
from Easton, Mass.
NINALHAVEN. The following officers were in
stalled last week, in Star of Hope Lodge l. o. o
+. by District Deputy C. L. Bowman L. Carver,
y. g.; Frank Calderwood, Y. g.: H. G. Day, r. S.
W l.. Glidden p. s.; :. Abbott, o.G.; Lafayette,
Tohnan, l. o.. Fred Lcrmond, II. 5. y. g.: l.. p
Berry, J.. ). y. g.; Herman Shirley, r. ). Y. c.;
Leroy Smith, l.. 5. 5. After installation the ladies
served Strawberries and cream, cake pics &C. Fri
day evening the officers of Island Home Encamp-
mcnt were installed 10y II. G. Day: F. l.. Carver,
q. r.. W. s. Carver, III. r.: Il. j. Tolman, s. W. f;
,.l,1 VI
Day, Scribe; A. II. Blood, &; samuel Abbott 0. g.
\ six years old son of A. =. Green broke his
leg saturday afternoon. The fishermen are hay
ing good success, and bringing in good fares Mr..
Henry \. Condor, reported some time ago as very
i'll, is gaining slowly.
WINTERroRT In the notice Of Miss Meriiirs
funeral in last weeks Journal ii should read that
the service was conducted by Rev. a. A. Lewis
her pastor and close personal trend-instead of
"hef personal friends. ".... Mr.. Frank Shaw died
at his home ut Whites Corner on Tuesday of last
week of cancer i'll the face. He has been sick for
l1nG time, and was very great sufferer. Mrs
G.. II. Dunton and Mrs. X. F. Rowe have been very
sick but both are on the mcnding hand. MIR. c.
w lreNctt Is quite sick Hon. Fred Atwood and
family are spending few days ut Mt. Desert
Mr. Reuben snow has gone to Biddcford to work.
....Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Ami, Of North Haven are
wishing their daughter Mrs. f. G. Young. Mr..
Annia is remarkably smart for Il man of his age
81 years. lie is active about work, takes long
walks and can read readily without gllsscs....
Capt. Medcalf made very successful fishing cx-
curSi"n to Burnham last week. lie and three
others together caught no white perch i'll fore
noon. OF those which he brought home four of
the larger ones weighed lbs. Among the alriv-
ais during the past week notice; Miss Clara
Know les from New York Mrs. Isaac kilbulm from
Boston highlands Mrs. Carrie Rowe from Fitch
burg; Mrs. Minnie Usher and little daughter and
Miss Abhic Arry from Lynn: Mrs. Mabel I;owrlcn
and children; the life ana daughter of Capt. Welt
of tockiand andNIr. and Mrs. Ames Of Minneapolis,
visiting at G.. IL. Dunton'-; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
D"llcy of Fail River visiting Mrs Reuben Snow and
Miss Bertha Iougcc of DEXTER vi sitting at George