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

NORTH SEAESiORT ITEMS.
Mrs. Hosenbalnn and daughter of Washingto
ID. {. are visiting Mrs. Mulgridgc at the old home
Stca,.
Mr.. H. NJ. Black has arrived home from Chelsea,
Mas, where he has been in the employment of &.
II. Black
Mr.. Henry HERMAN ha- bought the I. d.
Seavrr place, so-cacd, and is fitting it up for Il
dwelling house.
\. i. c. Dodge, Esq. of Washington, d. {. has
been visiting his father Wm. }. Dodge. The old
gentleman is quite smart.
Capt, Ed Chaplin and family have been camping
out among the Islands The Captain is at present
engaged in catching the inny tribe and reports
them very plentiful.
F. H. Seavey is at home from Portland, Me- for
a few days. He is employed in Il wholesale meat
firm at Portland. Fred is smart fellow and his
many friends wish him success.
Rev. Thompson $. Ford of this town. has a son,
Martin T. Ford, who is wen educated and holding
Il high place in New York City. He was recently
married to Miss Jessie NJ. Hines of Rochester, " v
We are havinga bad spell of weather forhaving.
Many of the farmers have hay down that was cut
last Wednesday and it looks rather black But
while there is some loss i'll hay the rain is helping
out other crops ! think we shall have about an
average crop of hay in this vicinity.
sEARsMoNT. Rev. Mr.. Foster who is spending
the summer in town occupied the pulpit of the
Haptis. church last sunday Rev. W. H. Faroat
preached at App eton last sunday -. L. Ilmley,
Esq. and wife, of Rockland, spent IL few days at
the NevrlS House the first of the week Eugene
Jonca, of Appleton, has leased DIR. McCmly's of
flee and opened Il barber shop. Chas. Ripley
was in town last week.. The hay crop is fully
ten per cent larger than il was last year and what
was liut in the barn before the rain WAS in first
class condition. The grain and other crops are
looking finely now and grass is starting on the
fields whcr" the hay has been cut :. Mrs ID. b.
Cobb's night blooming cereus opened Tuesday
1t fragrant that the odor could be
snclled in passing by the door.
MONROE. Haying was about half done when
the bad weather came. The hay got in SO far is in
excellent condition. There will he an average
crop. ..The Twomby Brothers will go to North
port to open their stable this week. Sklmks have
been very troublesome to chickens in this section
| Fired and Will Strattard are at home from
Mass. helping their father with his haying Mr..
James Forbes of Mass has been visiting Talford
is not numerous as in former years. Sadie
| Smith is here from Massachusetts Il visit to her
parents. Frank Smith has gone to sea......H Help
is plenty in having. Sl7l perday is paid. Post
master Mansur is to have his Office remodeled.
New letter boxes will be put in and other improve
ments made.
| STOCKTON. Last week while Geo. Moulton was
| hauling in hay he had three small boys to tread
! the load, Edgar Cocord, Capt. Mevin's son, and
| Ed and Joe Moulton IIenry's boys. The load tip
ped and covered all the boys but they got out
| by crawling for the light, they said Ed Moultons
ankle was badly sprained and Joe broke Il bone in
| his wrist. Edgar Colcord was nearly smothercd
but came OF unnurcd. 1T is reported that Pare
pa Roberts broke an arm last week while escaping
| from second story window. The house took fire
while all were asleep and no saved anything
but their lives. Cosins was burned some, but his
other little girl was uninjured. They were board
ing in Chicago with Mrs Nettc Mudlgctt, who with
her daughter escaped uninjured but lost every
thing ...Among the arrivals in town this week are
Capt. IIezekiah HERMAN, Capt. Crawford Staples
Henry Lanpher, Mrs. Leila Uanpher) Manson,
James Blanchard wife and Mildred Blanchard
Everett Staples Jr. and Isaac Park, second. Hen
~ Grant and wife were in town Sunday. Fred
iIlcHboTn rclufncu 10 bangor monday. MIS- Mat
tie Nav and two children started for their home
in Brooklyn Monday. From Wednesday night to
Monday night the haymakers all took a rest to alb
sorb fog, with rain enough to wash it in. As the
did not appear in the whole time but little in
jury done to the hay out. Nearly half the far
mers had finished haying when the fog null began
....Potato bugs are trying to bull the market ON
spuds, and are in fair way for success if some
thing less dangerous than Paris green is not found
to "drcss their drodum.". =. This has been good
season for corn and grain, and they generally
looking well. The hay crop is about average
yield OF little better The weir fishing seasons
at an end and has been an uncommonly good one
for salmon. Shad and alewives have had about an
average run. Fish, probably mackerel, are school,
| ing little in the harhor. but none have been taken
yet Levi Griffin gets away with fat seal occa-
| sionally. Their oil wears like iron for outside
painting but requires good deal of japan to mako
it dry in. Without drying it will make paint sticky
l for two years, or more.