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

days fighting, were eXtinguished Thursday by
timely rain after having destroyed some 300 acre.
of woodland owned by different parties.
PALERMO. Vegetation had suffered severely by
the drouth, and the recent rains much needed
have done much damage to the hay cut on Wed
day Samuel Mardcn lost a COW SATURDAY night
The animal got hung and choked to death in the
barn. .Rev. Mr.. sheldon preached a very inter
csting sermon sunday at Cars corner.
kNON. Quite number of fast nags have beer
sold from this vicinity the past year and still
there are few more left Michael Clark and sol
lately sold very promising three year old colt
(half sister to the Shbles colt Black Rambic) ia
Lynn parties for 5000. They have another a sis
ter to the sold, five years old Jet black hand
some and fast, for which they have standing otle,
of 5000. The late storm caught quite number OF
our farmers mapping. 1t had been fine so long
they had begun 10 think it could not storm and
some had as high 600 and others 200 punches OF
nay out. some were wise enough to clean all up
and now they think they are very weatherwise
The hay now out will be mostly spoiled as the fog
is as bad if not than rain. Had the weather
been line sunday the congregations at the churches
would have been small, but rain storm is not
without its good results. Ii has helped the grain
and other vegetation as much as it has hurt the
hay and has given the farmers breathing spell
and a chance to look after their potatoes which
were being stripped by the bugs.
LINCoLNNILLE. This town was represented at
the American Institute Of Instruction, at Bar IIar-
bon, by Misses Nellie Bragg Nellie talrar and
Jennie l-amb.....The drought broken Thurs
day Crops needed rain very much. NJ. How
arb Bragg has been confined TO the house by Sick
ness fora few weeks past but is out again . MI
Ed Manning is making his friends short visit.
three years Miss Nellie farlar is visiting friends
III tamiien Mr.. Toman Fcrnald Of Belfast is in
town We are pleased to see Mr.. Jos Freeman.
OF Rhode Island once more with IL. Mr.. + and
wife, Mrs, NJ. J. johnson, Mir. Z. l.. Freeman and
tWodaughtcrs Air, W II. Robertson and ncuhel, arc
occupying the Heal cottage. which was occuricl
last summer by the same famiy ....Mrs. Ella Wat
son and daughter Of Oakland, Cal, aud Mrs Mary
Thomas of Lincolnvilc are in Newton, Mass. fo,,
short visit after which they Will return to their
respective homes. -. There WAS It social dance al
the pavilion at the Center saturday evening July
Eth
MORRILL, Last SUNDAY exercises began with
Il baptism at the stream Of two young ladies by
Rev. Geo. +. Tufts, followed hv service ut the
church, consisting OF an exposition Of the TWO
Nacramcnta from the Baptist stand point Or Inc.
prerequisites TO communion. The right hand WAS
given To three, who daily united with the
church, after which our Lords death Wa com
mcmoratcd in an impressive manner The sun.
day previous, eight united Wit. the Me,ho-
DIST church lE RtN w El,lr,I,r
Florence Parker from Bucksort is Visiting at Mr.
~ilas >torer's--.Mr Thatcher Merriam and wife
from Lawrence Mas, are Visiting at Mir. Elisha
Merriam. Mir. John Pearson, whoh,S been Sick
for some time il quite low..O,car ~torer who re
Gently graduated from Bucksport Seminary. had Il
marrow escape from NcycIcAnd perhaps fatal imiur
ie- one day last week He started ion Belfast, with
horse and ,lray and Wa~ sitting an empty barrel
As he drove out of the yard the barrel pitched fer
ward throwing him against the horses heels and
under the thil~ With Iii legs hanging over the axle
The horse ran over Wpod-pc and down into Il
field for Il quarter Of Il mile while Oscar ruckiIv
hung to thc under side of the thill> Had he looe
chcd hr hold he must have been Killed, hut the
horse WAS happily stopped by ncighbor and
Oscar released with comparatively slight injuries
SANDY ruI>T July II Steamer Ralph Ros- and
barge CLIFFORD brought an excursion from Bangor
about four hundred. It was the annual
excursion of the lnivcrsa~t society of that city,
ana The occasion WAS the opening OF the IicIsrv
Retreat. Arriving early the party led bv the Ban
COR band marched to the new building. \ finer
day rould not have been chosen for the tlcdi;tt!on
Ch"Wdcr, prepared by eur expert chowdel.,nakcr,
Capt. Robert French, wa, served. and a picnic
dlnn"f was enjoyed along the shore At two
" clock . meeting was held in the building over
which the Hon Henry Lord, superintendent of
the sunday school, presided. The following is the
program: Singing by quartctio, j. II. il:t,nt..
j. Il pin-more, Mrs. +. ID. Pullrn. Miss Carrie,
liodgf"n. and piano accompaniment by Mis- Alma
e. Haynes. Prayer by Rev. +. f. Peck pastor of
the church. Address by Judge Brett one of the
trustees of the IIerscv hcqucst short ,urecbrs
were made by Col. {. V. Crosslman. Col. David
i'ugber, j. f. Parkhurst, J. p. Grcalcv j. w.
strange, and George Il. tIondalc of Bangor also
by Mc>-r- Morrison and Fairbanks of the nitui1:tn
society, and Hon. samuel Libbcy of Orono. The
exercises were made more attractive bv HYMNS
with band accompaniment 1Iany pleasant ancc-
d"tc> of General ller-ey were related. and that
part OF his viii relating to the Retreat MAS read.
At five O'Clock the party left for home. They rN-
pressed themselves a. very much pleased with
Sandy Point The new buildin. cost about - 0oo
and the fortunate pos-e,sor~ may well he con
graduated for their fine house So beautifully locat
ed. 1t is stated that nearly everything required
ont of the fund, while next year no other aid Will
be necessary. \ party will come from Bangor
this week. steamer Florence touches here at
tr,,i,, q.
makes three trips a week between I,lesboro and
Bucksport connections being made by r:ll at the
latter place for Bangor. The Florence atcrnatc5
with steamer Cimhria. schooner Sandy Point
has chartered at Bangor carry ashes to Iivcrton
Rhode Island. The Wing and Courier saws
"Nr. Wilbur Grant, Maine Central station agent
at kingman, has taken permits of extensive tracts
of timber land in MolunklIS CULVER Brook and
other places, and intends 10 cut ii larger amount of
railroad ties this season than usual."..N s.
French returned Friday with a part of his Bar
llarborcamping party, Massachusetts teachers.
The sociablc society will havea strawberry festival
at the hall this (Ihurstlay) eyening...... F. Il.
l)agget c"ntemplatcS carrying the war into Mount
pesen... III Nou wish to subscribe for the Journal
or renew Your subscription, g. f. Black Will for
ward the amount, without risk or expense to the
subscriber. Arrivals John Perkins from Med
ford Center Frank H. French from Boston; Frank
+. Partridge from Lowell: Albert Meade from
Natick; Mi, Fannie NJ. Shute and Roger sumner
from Jamaica Plain, Mass: Mis-. Mary G; Watts
from Belfast.
PROSPECT. Mr.. Henry Iitlclicld, of Jackson
Vile, Florida and his mother, Mrs. Andrew Lit
tciiehl, of Milford, Mass, paid visit to Mr. IIo-
SEA Ittlciied and wife last week. Frank Par
fridge of Lowell, Ma. is visiting at II. c. Par
tlidgcs Samuel .ittlcIicld, of Boston, is stop
ping at Hosea Littlciicls fora few weeks AS
reported in the Journal leila Croker built the
ship Henry Leeds in Prospect. James Blanchard.
Jr., whose former residence the stephen
Pike place, Searsport, assisted by master James
Nichols, were master builders of the Ship and after
floating bethel and many of seafaring men
have visited her ON the North river, New York
city. The reunion of the Partridge family will
be held August 18th in orlanl town hall If
stormy the next fair day. Coaches will be cngag-
ed for those not crossing the ferry with their
teams. The rate of fare will he low. All can
leave their teams the Prospect side of the river
The gathering of large number of 'birls of Il
feather will be an interesting occasion. All rela
tiNcs are invited by the committee. 1t will he :,
basket picnic. More interesting records have beer
brought to light to be reported at this meeting
In Prospects ship building days the ship Henry
Leeds, Bark Dcncy, full-riggrd brig Helen i