The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-23


ossood is one of our first class teachers and her
schools are always attended with Joseph
Young has bought the Alonzo Preblo place in
Freedom and will soon move there.
TROY. Mr.. Henry Cook, of Troy Centre, son of
the late Jesse Cook, died the Nth of blood
poisoning from carbuncc OIL the back of his neck.
In The hfties Mr.. Cook went to California when lie
made considerable money. On his return he set
tie on the homestead farm where he has lived ever
since. lie was man of ability and his death is Il
loss to the town. His age was about "A wears Mr.
Cook leaves a wife and three children
THoFNpIkE Mr. l.. L. Higgins is at home on a
short visit. He returns to Gorham next saturday
school in Dist No closed last Friday after
Il term of ten weeks taught by 5. {. Files who was
much liked by his scholars. e.. Efforts arc hcint
made to have term Of free High school at East
Ihorndikc this spring ...At the close of the school
IN Dist No. , the scholars presented their teacher
Ross G. Higgins, with mustachc cup is 4 token
OF their appreciation of his efforts as teacher.
NISALHAvEN. y petition is being circulated
here among the citizens securing their signatures
tc make request Of congress through our district
representative to have the harbor ,irc,i.rcd which
Is fast filling up. The tide Gibbs and flows about
ten feet now. The average shipment of GRANT,,
from this place is about 10 900 tons and The, amount
of freight brought into town is about ijnn8 tons
and III its present condition vessels Frequently get
tide nippcd and delayed by its present incou
veniences SO it is very necessary that something
should he done in this direction for the convent
ence of shipping and proper navigation in our h,r
Dor.
SANDY POINT. Mrs, Sadie j Clifford. uho I'm,
been teaching in district No. :, closed her school
fray' the l1tl The school has bcen a very pl:,--
ant amt satisfactory one, proving hcr ability a. "A
'e'ther' The scholars not absent during the term
OIL eleven weeks were Carl Grant, Luther Grant
Horace Nichols, Henry Partridge Percy jordan
James Marden, Jessie Mar,len, Sadie IittlcfclI
Mabel Partridge. Those absent for one day onl.,
freeman l.athrop, sumner Overlook. Can't and
MIS- H. W. French went To Boston Saturday To
spent few weeks Rev Mr.. Hall of the Bangor
Theological Seminary, preached here last sunday.
FREEDOM MI Il. Banton accidentally cut orthc
end Of of his fingers with the c,l.,rr y, i. nj
work saving shingles There is tn he ;,p enter
tunment at the Grange Hall, also box supper.
Friday March 2nd, under the management of th,.
Il a II, who wish to raise funds for Mrn,nrIal
day...... The entertainment given bv the ,.uod
fcmpials last Friday night was considered ste
cess but we are unable to give the net proceeds al
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hospitals. lie is not well and will remain at h,in.
while. John lIu>tu- is in poor health th- Wiz.
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LUNA "i't'' "A 'eNla'ch f'ttl'td ut i@n-n last
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states mat Inc schooner Lucla Porter, Captain
''in'''' was spoken Wednesday IN latitude 81,
i'"s''"''c 3D. ms NoNl" place Ecr III the iianl.
ION h"''lS lNc Hlst Time previous {" tins mat ~hc
| Ni'S near" from was exactly one month age, when
S"N was Nl"N'" ABOUT 10 mll's S'Vth "t aye HAT
lc''s' me e1\'tt storms evidently Idle" her "G
'I'e coast ana sht is JuHt returning. Later and
better news j. inst the sch Lucia Porter arrived
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1 7oi III M">r'llLL, Mrs. Lucin,a MuG,u los
returned from l'lttstield where she has hrcH stop
/ ping Win il'r nephew, Fred Mard,u Miss tIura
| D. Cram Hrd Mrs. i. +. Knowles have gone to
| Worcester, Mass, yi>iting.... Miss Adic Mariner
/ of searsmont, who has been visiting Nh. Gilman
returned home last Friday. The winter school
CLOSED Friday, after 4 vcrv success full term IF ten
/ weeks. kept by G.. VI. Howe. Tho. .i,l;I..h l.,,r
voted IN conference, Feb. 4th, to change tAc time
| Of holding the Feb term Of tha r ". Eaut.t \
meeting to the third Friday and saturday in March