The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01


David Pease has very beautiful and intelliger
colt. He is not yet year old but will do man
fine tricks There have been ground in the gris
mill of A. ID. Mathews in this village the past yea
1000 bushels of wheat, and this is but small pan
of the grain ground as the farmers in this vicnit
grow mixed grains mostly. The amount of cor
hauled out from Belfast and ground at this mill i
simply immense. For reasons before made know
In the journal, this fine property is for sale at
bargain. r.. H. Gilman is still alive, but hi
friends are looking momentarily for his death,
MORRILL,. Henry Thomas lately moved his fam
lly into the house formerly occupied by Geo W
Wilson. George Collins bought and moved int
the Ariel Pearson house last autumn, since whic
time he has rcmodelled and shinged it, and is civ
| ing it "A coat of paint. He will put up barn thi
! spring, and will have neat looking stand lies
lie Daggett has returned from r. |. and went t.
! Bucksport last Saturday, where he will attend TIN
+. NJ. {. Seminary. ..Itis quite sickly about town
| J. r. Mears was confined to his house all last weel
by an attack of chils and fever b. A. Hatch ha
been having very sick spell Mrs. Allen Dagget
was for several days threatened with pneumonia
| Dir. Pearson called Friday night to attend til,
little son of John Nickery who was thrcatenet
| with pneumonia. +. Merriam was confined to til,
house for several days with colds. An are bette
at this writing. Mr.. Toman Bowen is quit,
smart again. Mr.. Daniel Weymouth has pai
of cattle that he may well be proud of-girth : fl.
excellent beef and it is thought they will dress l60
apiece. The mills are being quite well stockee
with lumber. MIR. Merriam has discharged his en-
gnecr, Mr.. Bcede, and his oldest son, Justin, vii
take charge of the engine. Justin is faithful boy
! Il WIS of age and understands well the work ing
and care Of the engine.
BUCksrORT. The masquerade bah at Emery
| Hall ON "Wednesday evening March 24th, was {;
| great success. The galleries were crowded witt
spectators and the hail was well filled witt
dancers There were about thirty couples on the
grand march IN full dress. Some of the costume.
We're very pretty, some very odd, and some very
hideous. Good music was furnished by Jones
orchestra and many partook of one of Glindle'
| oyster suppers in the gallery during intcrmo>ion
PROF. A. f. Chase delivered "A very interesting
lecture upon Some of the Characteristics OF ON
Ancestors at the Elm st. Chapel Wednesday even
ing, March 2ith....Ilenry Blake, John Mack and
Dennis McEathean were arrested and locked up
! sunday night for drunkenness and disturbing thu
peace. Monday they were brought before ,Iudg,
/ Ame~. who gave McEatheam 30 days, it being a
second offence, and the others - days each, hut
Mr.. Mack thinking the Judge showed Partially
asked if he could not have as much as the "othel
fellow" and the Judge accommodated him by civ
ing him 30 days. 1t is thought by many that
the schooner which ran down the Oregon was one
belonging in Bath and which were two men
belonging in Verona, Messrs. l.. Abbott and t..
Mansfield. These two men we learn had been
wrecked and had taken passage home in this
schooner which has not been heard from as yet.
PROSPECT. The warm days melt the snow and
shedding will soon be gone larger amount of
logs than in wears past has been hauled to Mr..
Boyd's mill. Manzon Lampher has got his logs
there for his barn and +. X. Lane for au
addition to his barn \ larger amount OF logs for
fencing is being hauled. Most all the fences built
now are of boards with wooden posts, stone bot
tomand iron sockets. Eggs went down 20 10 cts.
per doz. last week but now II cts. j. offered -.
Stock will come out wintered well. Hay is plenty.
...- Robins have been seen and the tough part of
winter is over for this year and farmers Will soon
be enquiIing the price of grass seed ami fertilizers
j. +. Libby has Bradley Nj at sandy Point and
now is the time 10 get What You want snow
Now is the time to bank up for every thing and
of Searsport at Evergreen Farm last week to
get certificates of the service Signed by the OWNER
OF the Jersey bull St scituate No. Io.O2o for his
stock to registered in the Maine state Jersey Herd
Book. There are only four men in this section in
the last twelve wears besides the owner OF Ever
green Farm that have had any Herd Book jersey
cattle-C apt. James Parks, sear.port in the Maine
Book, Mr.. Elijah Lane, Prospect, in American
Mr.
Book, formerly Dr. Ezra Manter, Wintelport, in
American Book. Most OF the calves registered in
the American Book aud raised in this section have
been sold To parties in kcnturky and Tennessee
Not long since Il letter was received at Evergreen
Farm from parties in the state Of Georgia that
wanted fifty Jersey calves registered in American
Book. That number i hard TO find. The onl!
breeders besides the few in town are in Passport
and Queens County, \. T., state Coilege Farm and
the western part of the State Isaac the httle
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Could lied sunday night.
BROOKS. Wilmcd il. Rich, Esq and wife and
Miss Emile Rich, OF Boston, made brief visit l."
their relatives III Brooks this week. Some time
since the ice was ~clapcd from OF the stream
to make good track upon which to exercise the
totters Of the town. several afternoons there WAS
quite crowd out and the colts seemed to enjoy the
sport as much a. the crowd did. Isaac Staples has
a very fine two Year old John Lane has a Drew
colt two years Old which gives promise of being
valuable. Lorenzo CilleN has a good mare of Knox
blood that has brought some very fine colts Geo.
Hall has a fine roadster of Drew blood. NJ. j.
Dow has pair OF matched colts of Black Hawk
and Drew blood which bid fair to make valua
bic span of roadsters Il. O. Stanta has a stall
lion, which probably has The most Drew blood of
any now in the county. His colts are almost
invariably of good style and good roadsters.-...
VIII Gould has a Percheron weighing about four
teen hundred that Is Il line roadster for 50 heavy It
horse. .Libbcus Jones and wife have returned
from pleasant visit to friends in Kennebcc conn
ty... Augustus Small, of Palmyra, recently spent
some days in Brooks visiting his Old friends and
-choomates. Although living if has
been twelve years since he made his last visit here.
ID. c. Ham, who is educating himself for Il
teacher, is attending school at kent'- ILL.,.
Irving kilgore expects to graduate from Il medical
school in Vermont this spring. The entertain
ment given at Richs Hall last Friday evening was
generally satisfactory. The songs by Mr.. and
Mrs Tilton Elliott, Mrs. Nora Body and Miss Mel
lie Libby We're very highly complimented. Fannie
Staples and Lena Chase sang Under the Roses"
very prettily, while Mttie Lane presented the APP
propriate tableauX with her usual taste The
"Cool CUlegians" rendered was We'll received.
The parts of the Irish girl and Magyar by May Par
kcr and Will Lane attracted special attention.
The tables were covered with goodies contributed
by the ladies Of the place. There was crowded
hall and the gross receipts were about So which
will be expended i'll material for village side
walk Mrs. {. V. Mnroe, who has from the first
champi0ned this scheme, deserves much credit for
the perseverance with which she has led it to Il
successful termination.
WINTERPORT. Mr.. George ID. Shaw whose
| death announced last week, was an old and
63 years of age. His death resulted from disease
Of the heart. The funeral took place at his late
residence Wednesday afternoon under the aus
pices of Warren Post g. A. r., of which order he
was member, having served in the Union army
during the late war. The services were conducted
by Rev. VIM. T. Jewell of Hampden, who also at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Shaw's first wife some II
years ago The music was furnished by choir
from this village. Mr.. Shaw leaves wife and a
large family of children of whom all but were
present at the funeral. Among those who came
from a distance were his oldest son MI. John
Kendall, Miss Lizzie Shaw, who live in Boston, his
sister Mrs Charles Baker and her husband, from
Augusta, and the aged mother of his first wife,
Mrs. Polly Wentworth, of OrlingtOn, who is SO
wears of are One daughter, Mrs. Martha Cum