The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-06-14

NiNNiAvES. \ Loaf containing five men was
upset sunday and four of the party drowned. The
party consisted nf John smith, aged 80. Harry
Smith, aged p, his brother, William J. Bishop, p
Edward Fellows, -, and George Grant o. the last
r;anoa being saved. The drowned men were vi
nali3aNen stone cutters and industrious men, They
were natives OF Lecestcrshire county, England.
John smith and Fellows We're married, the wife of
the former being in linalhaycn, and the wife of
the latter in the old country. Grant was rescued
hY the schooner Harvester, Captain Roberts after
clin@lng to the boat hour. The bodies were
dragged for Monday but were not recovered.
SwANNGLLE. W. Scott, 4. Eugene and Frank
L. Nlfkerson arrived home from kents Hill last
week. w :. and F. +. finished the commercial
course and came home in possession of their dipo-
mas. Dr. Gould left for Brunswick Me- Mon.
LAY morning. James o. Patterson also left for
Brunswick via. Portland Monday The object of
his trip is to have his ewes treated . Hon A. F.
Nicker-on and Mr.. Clark NJ. Marden, delegates,
started for Portland Monday to attend the Repub.
iican convention The Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs \. +. Nickerson Thursday. June
2ist...-. Meesrs Malias and Frank Stevens are
doing the Stone work on the barn cellar Of d. w
Billing.
PooRs MILLS. our quiet neiehborhood has
been slddened by the death Of two OF our friends
in the brief space of thirty six hours. Mr.. James
Frost died saturday evening" June ,, after an i'll.
OF nine hours. Mr. Frost was a quiet indus
trious man, with 4 kind word and pleasant smile
for every one Mrs Maria Payson died Monday
morning, June 4, after an illness of several weeks
Mrs rayson has resided in Belfast twenty seven
years and has always been highly esteemed as a
good neighbor and kind friend. She was IA mem
Der of Equity Grange and of the Ladies' Sewing
Circle of Poor'4 Mills. We shall miss her When
We meet there will be IA vacant place that will
never be filled. We sympathize with the lonely
ones in the homes made desoate by death and
trust they will find comfort in the thought that in
a few short years they will join their loved ones
where parting is unknown. Grass is backward
and badly killed in many places. Planting is done
and now comes the much dreaded job of working
on the roads. But with willing hands and road
machines the work will soon be done Rev. r.
G. Wentworth preached an able sermon Sunday
afternoon from John LIST, Goth. The house was
well filed. .Chdren's Day will be observed al
Poor's Mills next sunday, the exercises beginning
at $50 a. NJ.
PROSPECT. Letters have been received from
the young folks that went to California from the
Clark settlement. There now eight from thai
district, Young men and women that would hell
out the town if they had settled here. The Stock
ton Mineral Spring Water Company has actually
begun work, in earnest. We called at the works
last week. They have two buildings finished, witt
all the improved machinery for handling a large
amount OF water About 100 bbls. were in the store
house and 100 cases of % bottles each and 100 Of
30 bottles, with four men employed most of the
time, bottling and preparing the barrels for ship
ping. From large store house in Boston, 81 Com
mercial St. the water will be shipped to all parts
of the country Some 70 visitors were at the spring
one day last week and many are trying the medic
inal virtues of the water in kidney and nervous
complaints, and with success. ID +. Libby's new
Tiger Horse rakes have arrived. -. The United
Fellowship Lodge is increasing In Stockton.
large number of the Lodge are residents Of Pros
poet. Hosea b. Lttlciield has lost his yearlino
colt. number Of colts have died in this section >.
Sundays meeting at the Roberts school house wa.
crowded. Among the number from a distance
who took part In the meeting, were the two Sim
mons brothers from Poor's Mills, Messrs. Went
worth, Clements, Colcord, Webber, Woods ant
Ward from Searsport, Capt Robert Hichborn
Stockton, Young, Ward and Donover Of Prospect
and many others. The sabbath school is making
good start Some 40 scholars were present
Scholars from any district In the section are inyit
ed to attend.