The Republican journal., 1888-02-16

~ Al,>NONI. Mfc. AGA NJ Ml'ttt9chS mas re-
turned home from Union where She has been
teaching Miss Jennie +. Mcfarland is ,penGing
a few weeks in Camden. Miss Sadie \. Tarrar
who has been in Belfast for several weeks, returned
home Monday The old folks concert and leyce
pa Sed OF very plea sanity last Thursday evening
For SONG years our people have had the reputation
of getting up very fine concerts and this was the
best ever given here. Why can it not be repeated:
The net receipts We're about $l7, which were for
the benefit OF the pastor of the Nj. L. church.
BROOKS An Interesting meeting of Fred L.
shaw lodge Of Good Tempais was held last >atur-
day evening in spite of the storm. Officers for the
ensuing quarter We're elected as follows: c. T.
VIM. {. Rowe; V. T., Sophia Rowe: II. :. NJ. j.
Dow; A. $, Matte simpson; +. :, Joseph y.
CHM: Treas, Joseph Simpson Chap. Mary
pickey: NJ, Forest X. Roberts; d. NJ, Mabel
Penny; F., Lillian Cilley: :, Fred Moulton. The
officers to be installed next saturday evening
The following were elected delegates To the Dist.
Lodge to be holden at Thorndike saturday, the
18th inst Joseph q. simpson, Joseph ~ CHM
Herbert W. Jones and Flora Clemcnts...... Frank
Gould and wife have Ecen visiting Mr.. Gouil's
mother who is very sick IN. j. Dow, Es,i.. is in
oxford County this week.. Tuesday ofthis week
Large quantities of freight were hauled III.
THORNDIKE One of the pleasantest and best
attended occasions of the season was the Leap
Year Ball given by the young ladies of Thorndike
at IIalmon's Hall, Thursday eve, Feb ,. Bright
eyes, smiling faces and fine costumes made a very
brilliant scene. When j. {. Written struck the
first note for the grand march, i'll his usual spirit
ed style, he put music, motion and spirit into the
quietest dancer Every in full tide of
enjoyment, the young gentlemen falling very
gracefully into the position usually accorded to
Young ladies, and the ladies doing the honors of
the evening in their usual perfect style In look
ing over the dancers noticed ten towns repre-
sentcd, viz: Thorndke, Unity, Troy, Knox, Free
| dom, Albion. Liberty, Belfast, Jackson and Pitts
field. The young ladies are to be congratu on
the success of their first Leap Year Ball. The
young gentlemen of course cast two votes apiece
on their enjoyment and are hoping there will be
more leap year festivities Our traders complain
of business being very dull. Quite Il number of
our farmers are marketing their potatoes at Fair
field and Wateryille, where they get from 50 to 30
cents per bushel At the present prices in Boston
| market the traders cannot pay over 50 cents and
mt the latter price there but few potatoes
ing in..... Mr.. A. s. Rand, of Stetson, was in
| town last week, ard bought nice large horse of
e. ii. White. There seems to be quite IA call
| for large beef cattle. Geo. Clark, of Unity has
been buying and shipping of late about car load
a week C. III. Bradford, assisted by Will White
of Brooks has painted fine set of scenery for the
Brooks dramatic club. 1t is nice job and credit
to the workman. Mr.. Bradford has painted sever
al sets which have been and are now in use in the
| county -. Mr.. Benz. Ames attended the Maine
! Bee Keepers Association which held its annual
session in Wateryile, Feb. 18th, 18th and 18th =.
Mrs. J. Nj. Coffin and Mrs. Jennie Porter, of Pitts
| field, have been visiting friends in town.
BuCKsPoRT Our correspondent sends us par
ticulars of the attempted suicide of Axel Viii
liams, of which we already had an account in type
in the searsport locals. Our Bucksport core
spondent says further: Mr.. Williams has been al
work in Presque Isle for long time handling
grain, and his health had no doubt been affected
by the dust producing partial arrangement ii,
is of good reputation and belongs to good family
in searsport, from which place his father was call
ed by telegram Friday. The young man hac
plenty of means in mis- possession, including
note for 1925 and several bank notes. lie is abou
30 years of DO you attend the trial of stain
for the murder of Cashier Barron of Dexter a
Bangor this term: ...Mss Nellie Keene who ha
been sick for two weeks with pneumonia, is i'm
proving very slowly but we hope surely :. Franz
| Gcnn who Is reported to be very successful as
commercial traveller, is at home for few days
mill Smith died Feb. sth of consumption. HI
was highly esteemed in town and had many
friends as was manifested in the large attendance
at his funeral which occurred Friday. His widow
ed mother and family have the sympathy of thci
friends and neig hbors. 80. The friends of Mr. r
) McA ster will he glad to know he is recoycrin,
from MS serious accident of Feb. 4th :. Mr.. Chas
shute came home from his situation in Bangor las
SATURDAY 10 remain over Sunday =. "A gentleman
came 10 town few days since to see how mllcI
me people wanted new enterprise reauirin,
IRON o. 10 ~ employees He thought the store nca
.he uepot coulu PC utilized for pants factory an'
proposes to put in 80 good sewing machines All O
which could be run by steam power from tn,
steam mill, distant only about 90 feet This build
ing is not Overcome minutes walk from the n e r
r. depot or Central wharf. 1t is grand chanc
for some one.