The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-24

Mr.. Gum was born In Scotland and was vigor
GUS man. He was excellent citizen and had
many friends in this vicinity.
PALERMO. Allen Goodwin and wife were away
from home two days recently, and while absent
| their house daubed with something black
which looks like liquid dye. Mr.. Goodwin offers
a reward to any one who will furnish proof as to
the guilty party or parties.
SOUTH MoNTvILLE James Wallace has sold
his farm to Elisha c. Fish of Appleton. Mrs.
Pearson of Prince Edwards Island, is visiting her
daughter here, Mrs. C. 5. Adams. Miss Loantha
Murray Is stopping for while with Mrs. Betsey
Gilman. Maud Cain has left the hotel at Sears.
mont anu gone home to attend school at Centre
Montvie..... Hollis Jackson has bought the
Spraguc Wing mare and will try pedclling for
while ..... Frank Gilman, who was kicked two
weeks ago by colt, is out with the aid of
crutches.. The road machines were In operation
last week improving the highways. Joel Ben
nett Sons sawed and ointed TO- 900 slaves in their
mill last Friday.
NoRTHroRr. Mr.. Whecltlen, of Bangor, lessee
of the Waverly Hotel on the Campgroun,l, recent
| ly burned, came down last week to look at the
ruins and care for what material was saved from
the burning building. He was not prepared TO
make any statements as to future operations.
Mr. John F. Twombly, of Monroe who runs the
stable at the Campground, toes not look for much
business at that place the coming season. and will
take some of his horses to Bar Harbor. The So
journers the North Shore are getting their cot
tages ready for occupancy Members of the I.os-
ton Opera Comique Company who visited this 10
caity Sunday afternoon were loud in their raises
of its attractvencss as II summer resort .... Mrs
Burkmar and daughter of the Northport House
have arrived.
MORRILL,. Mr.. T. b. Mcclure, of the Executive
Committee Knights OF Labor lect,rcd nj the
Grange hall last Friday evening =. Mr. and Mrs
Leslie Allen were IN town last week, visiting
relatives. Mrs. Allen formerly Miss Nellie
Gay. Mr.. Allie Gay has bought an l40 acre farm
IN vermont where he now makes his home. The
oaubath school at Its organization last Sunday
chose f. a. Grey Supt, and Librarian, and Miss
Deiiie >torer Asst. Supt......alr. John Erskinc
occupied the pulpit Sunday in the absence OF Mir
Tufts, taking as his text, Gen l:l...... Dr. j. W
Pearson has the frame raised for his new house,
and partially boarded. Mr.. j. *. Dickcv talks
of building this season, and We learn that Mr.
Thomas Storcr intends to remodel his haI into II
dwelling house. Herbert Smith and family have
, moved to Belfast Alfred Shchlon into his late
, purchase, the Weman house; and H. C. 1hpma.
and family occupy rooms under Storrr's Halle
; AT Republican caucus ON SATURDAY Mr. Daniel
| o. Bowen elected a delegate to the state CON
4 IGNITION, and WAS instructed to vote for Burlciyh
, PooH's MILLS. Monday afternoon the building,
OF Cornelius Whtcomh took fire and were burn
ed, with nearly all their contents. The buildings
Of Nj. Brown caught fire hut were saved after II
hard fight with the flames. The burning ehinglc,
were carried over half mile by the high " ind and
the lire caught in the grass near the buildings of
Henry llartshorn and Freeman Wentworth and it
looked at one time as if they would burn hat The,
women were equal to the emergency and turned
out and with water soon subdued the flames. Many
acres of grass were burned over, and it was Il
gloomy scene to look at Mr.. Whitcombs fine build.
inss In flames the fire going through the fields and
T. catching on the fences, and new fires starting up
In all directions-it was time that called for hard
u work and much done in short time. MIR.
Whitcombs family have the sympathy of their
neighbors and friends in their loss SO. sabbath
School began sunday, Mrs. Eliza A. Mckinley,
superintendent. 1t is hoped there Will he :; good
= attendance =, But little farming ha, been done
here owing to the ground being so wet and culG..
, Miss Mary Payson came home from Castinc last
Friday to take care of her mother, who sick with
gastric fever...S J.. Woodbury. has gone to Rock
land to work.......Mrs Nellie Rowe has gone 10
Montyile to visit her sister
PROSPECT. Capt. w. Il. Ieagan has left after
spending the winter at homc for another st:, yoy,
age Mrs. Octavia Pettcngili, of Portland, made
visit to her relatives Mrs. Albert HERMAN and
others, last week. The meeting at the school
II house will now be held regularly in the village and
there is to be Il SUNDAY school which all the chill
dren are expected to attend h.. Perry LauyhIin is
trading cows again, to get good one. y W.
Staples has bought a highly improved harrow
l. Farmers had better call ami see the good work
done and profit by the Improvement . j. F. Libby
has Just received patent cutyatur that should
be tested. Miss Elonia NickCrSou has bcglIn her
school in the Turner district stockton. Tie re-,
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houses are interesting Among the number from
distance mt the afternoon lnrrtin,, at fin. l. l,rt
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David and Nahum Weber Israel t,l1sscu. .Jamt-
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| ing from Searsport, capt Robert lChhurn, of
| stockton, and the two simmons brothers from
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i' -'i''7' 'VSi''ee '''' ''tSc h"tpVr III Tue I'M
- mediate vicinity, making Il full house. The good
9 work goes on with more ioiuin,r thc thri.ii,.,
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cia House a few DAYS left lj1y l4th uitlunt ,.,.
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t. ceiveda notice IN the hg for having stolen three
oyercoats and Jeff v.itbuu, ma, ina, All. t.,, ,,.
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t. III bangor Last ftidlY night he returned to Win
terp"r quite flush with money, spent the night