The Republican journal., 1888-04-12

the premiums awarded at the fair last fall The
trot.ing purses were paid at the time.
DIR. +. NJ. Fuller, of Bath, Grand Generalssmo
of the Grand Commandery X. T., will visit Pales-
tine Commandery, Belfast, on Monday evening
next. The order of the Temple will be worked
Harry W. Clark, of this city, is the Waldo coun-
ty agent for the Springfield Roadster bicycle,
new wheel in this vicinity. Mr.. Clark rides one
anu his advertisement calls the attention Of those
about to buy to the merits of this wheel 1t is SAFE
reliable and speedy, and costs less than others.
For further particulars call on Mr. Clark.
The Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural Society
will hold its next annual cattle show ana fair in
Monroe, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
September 18th, 10Th and Goth.
The Boston Advertiser reports that schr. sup
posed to be the Henry s. Culver had been seen
east of Bermuda with mzzenmast gone but need
ing no assistance 1t is not certain that it was the
Culver although she might well have been in this
position, and have reached Bermuda safely. This
is the vessel of which Mr.. George W West, of Bel.
fast, was mate The Henry S. Culver was built at
Alexandria, Va. in 1885, was is tons, and had a
cargo of lo5s tons of coal. She sailed March 9Th
from Baltimore for Portland.
We could make but brief mention last week of
Theatre. A feature of the evening the recita
ton in character, of Jean Ingelow's Song of Seven
in which Mrs. II. +. Pierce took prominent part.
Mrs. Alexander gave reading under difficulties,
but her pluck carried her through successfully,
Then came some very effective tahleauN. The
closing piece represented "The Flower of the
Family When the curtain rose it disclosed
flour barrel standing in the centre of the stage.
Then goldc. head showed itself ont of the bar
rel, followed by the bright face of little Amy
>od hart,.
Mrs. T. F. Wells, Belfast spring millinery, latest
styles For artistic wall papers Of all grades and
l'rices, call ut A. Clements book store, Belfast.
Friday and saturday, April 10Th and Dist, Miss
Croker, of Boston, millincr, will visit Belfast,
and will have room 3, Revere House =. Farmers
should read the advertisement of Liebig Ammoni.
ated SuperphoSphate. Swan & sibley Bros. Bel.
fast general agents, with branches all over the
county....D. +. Palmer, Belfast, has the spring
styles in hats, boys suits and furnishing goods.
Ladies' understandings by b. F. Wells Belfast;
also flower seeds....M. A. Dockham, Belfast, will
20 out by the day, dressmaking and cutting TO
day Mr.. H. y. Starrctt, Belfast, will have curtain
opening at his store, where will be displayed some
of the finest curtains ever seen in Belfast. Best
potash f.'r sale Ivy IIowes x Go.
CAMDEN. Rev. W. s. Gaucher resigned the pas.
torate of Chestnut Street Baptist church, take
effect June 10Th, at the end of two years paste
rate, having accepted call to the Baptist church
at st. stephen, y. b.
sEAESMoNT. MIR. f. l.. Bean has returned from
t Portland where he conferred with his creditors.
1t i. thought IN offer of - per cent will be accept
cd and Mr.. Bean resume business. Mr.. David b.
Cobb has bought of T. K. Packard the store used
10y +. l.. Bean warehouse.
SANDY POINT. Mrs. Katie staples has gone to
Portland. Her husband is first officer of the brig
/ l.. staples, now in that port Miss Mamie Sweet
ser, Of SearSport, is visiting Miss Jennie Richards
: $500. Miss Ava Perkins went TO Low ell this week.
= Master Frank ii. French accompanied her to Bos
: ton and from there he will go to Manchester, n. H.
{ to visit his aunt, Mrs. Frank johnson
LIBERTY. q. +. Bean will be the juryman from
this town at the April term of Court at Belfast =.
Rev Justice Erskine, of New Hampshire, a native
: Of M0ntvillc preached at the Baptist church in
this village Sunday afternoon, April sth. MIR.
5 frskine taught school here forty years ago..
, VIM. I;,mson died at his home at the head of the
;. pond very suddenly sunday morning, aged about
II years He was an Oil Californian a fort y.nin.
f and returned to this, his native town. about ten
. q
Der Of ycars...Miss Nellie Hunt and Miss kittie
: Walker visiting in Boston..... Miss Carrie
L Clough returned to her school at Merrimac, Mass,
e | last week.
/ JACKSON. Rev ID. Bracket is being treated
Successfully it is to be hoped) for dropsy by Or.
Mitchell, of Freedom. Dr. Jacobs has returned
TO East Jackson hay ing far recovered his health
r to be able to regularly attend his patients and
n | II allS ais SAITH a
a residence of X. +. Page Mr.. John Miller has a
very interesting term of Free High school i'm pro.
d Sress at the village. 1t will close next week.. A
flock of wild geese were winding their way in
4, nortlerly direction the 9Th inst. robin also
k put in an appearance the same day; but as he has
y not been seen since it is fair to presume that he
# became disguised with cold weather and snow
). drifts and has tarned back.
e SWASyIILE. Mrs. +. H. Nckcrson received
II news Monday of this week of the death OF her
Is great Aunt Mrs. Nancy Chase of PreSque Isle
aged Ial years and siN months She died at the
residence of her nephew, &. p. Ferguson with
:, whom She has lived for more than twenty years
. She took cold time since and then had a re
lapse from which at her advanced age she was I'm.
: able to rally. She very worthy, cstmable
"a and venerable lady. Frank l.. Robertson arrived
:, home from Portland last week where he has been
IN to have Il surgical operation performed. Since
- arriving home he has been having severe attack
OF crySipelas but is how better. Edmund Thonp
- son has moved out of town and into the Mathews
49, house near the school house in Dis No 5, Sears
: port...We notice i'll the report of Supervisor OF
l., schools of seaport the following concerning
sWanNlile teachers: "Dis. No. ,. Most gratifying
~ results however have been attained in the winter
" term 10 weeks just closed as evidenced by 4
y renewed interest and increased attendance To
" the teacher Mr. 4. e. smart, belongs a great part
= of the credit of placing this school upon a good
y footing again." DIS M. 5, Miss Mary f. Stevens
4 taught ali three terms 90 weeks each and tn,
" work done has been more systematic than that CT
If the year before The discipline has been excellent
n and in every way the people Of the district are to
re be congratulated on having profitable year in
Is their school" 1t is always gratifying TO hear of
u the success Of our swanviilc teachers who arc
), numerous for the size OF the town. We hav,
1t three teaching in California who were raised in
p this town and who meeting with the hghcs,
II success in their vocation.
= PROSPECT. The school meetings in the different
m Districts have been held. Levi Clark has been
it chosen agent in the CLARK Dist. and Miss Carrie +
a Grant has been engaged TO teach the term
{ OF school George Haley, agent Mountain Dist.
f. and Miss Hattie Marien teacher. j. +. Libby
agent in Marsh Dist. and Miss Oracle Libby teach
, en- Albion Larrabcc agent George Dist. and Miss
% Maud Hould teacher. Freeman Partridge agent
III Center Dist and Miss Elona NiCkerson is teach
- ing noW...l. +. Gould has been drawn serve on
: the jury from Prospect Miss Alberta Nickcrson
= has received Il number of offers to teach school in
If this vicinity and hear she accepts the villa re
81 school in Frankfort Thcsteamer begins her reg
lar trips now and j. f. Libby is filling his store
for the spring trade. Farmers can get their Brad
lcys Nj and grass seed and anything wanted at
= his store. One evening last week we happened
out III the WuoClSictl and thought we heard a noise
) that sounded odd for Il cat. So we went back and
got the light and found the two squatted down
y and all quiet But over in the corner where it was
= noorcd over, there was something gnawing Il bone,
~ or sounded so. About that time Il skunk started
= from the corner to get down where the wood was
. piled and out under the sill. 1t was so handy
to catch up stick of stove wool and throw it to
scare the creature along That tried ii hap
= pened to hit the skunk and partially stunned it,
" Then opened fire in earnest and AS the skunk
began to come to we tried round wood small wood,
y split wood then fired hard and nearly stove in a
barrel of corn then fired easy, and about the time
- | the creature had and ahuut tp