The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-09-27


THnENDlkE. This has been a discouraging fall
to the farmers The early frost has nearly de
Str"yed the entire crop of corn and beans, and
now GENES week of rainy weather, while many
farmers have grain to cut, cut and laying in the
fields sprouting. Mr.. A. 5. Rand of stctson was
i'll town last saturday on business. Benz. Ames
has been drawn juryman to serve on the traverse
jury for the oct. term Of Court.
SANDY POINT. Mr.. Fred Perkins and wife, of
Natich, Mass are at his fathers, Capt. Enoch Per
kins, for a few weeks visit....Mr. Wathcn, who
has preached here during the summer, has return
ed to Bangor to resume his studies at the Tieologi-
cal Seminary. The pulpit will be supplied each
Sunday II. NJ. Griffin went Monday to kngman.
lie VIII be employed in the depot there. Charlie
kilman was at home at his sisters, Mrs. A. W.
shutes for few days this week. Capt. II. w.
French returned home Saturday. He has been
visiting friends in New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets MI A. H. French and family left for Bos-
ton saturday, after spending the summer here.
Mr. Fred Segers has returned home from st. Paul,
MIMI. Mrs. Il. F. Rice and family return this
week 10 their home in Brooklyn, y. y. Master
Henry Showers accompanies them and will spend
the winter there.
PoOR's MILLS. Everybody was glad to see the
sun after six days rain storm. Farmers
gagged in digging potatoes and report more or less
rotten. 1t is rather discouraging to fight potato
bugs all summer and then find the caters rotten
in the fal....We hear that Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Jackson are to leave poOrs Mills and open
boarding house in the city Sorry to lose
ncighbors but wish them success in their under
taking. We were sorry to learn of the death Of
fha nf Mr. md Mrs. .J.,t
son While in Searsmont visiting the child sick
ened and died, and another, their only remaining
one is dangerously sick. Two dear ones have
been taken from them in six months, and though
their grief is great hey know where to look for
comfort in their sorrow, for "Whom the Lord
lovcth he chastencth." They have the sympathy
of their neighbors and friends in their atllicion.
MONROE. Mr.. W. l.. Scribner no doubt has the
largest garden in this section if not in the county.
He has 5000 heads of cabbage, 800 hills of
bers, (he picked 80 bushels at one time) half an
acre of sweet corn and the same of beets, with
squash pole beans and other vegetables in proper
ton. He has market at the mountain, Frank
fort, for all his produce. -. Hiram }. Idle while
playing with dog Sunday bitten on the hand
very badly freeman Atwood has lost this sum
mer colt, an and two cows ....John C. Neatly,
VINO mas been absent In the w est this summer, ar
rived home last wee k......Mr. A. s. Robertson, the
man injured at the park in driving troting horse.
is coming out all right..... little son of J.. j.
Wildcs in wrestling at the fair had his arm broken
but is doing well .....Will Smith is at home
visit from Benton, Me-. Charles Fogg has been
drawn grand juryman and Freeman W. Richie on
the traverse jury, to at the October term of
court.
CAsTINE. A child, apparently about the age of
| one month, was found on the beach by Frank
Durham, Thursday morning, while shoveling over
| some rock weed that came in with the tide. The
| child evidently had been murdered, as its head
ushed and its left leg gone close to the body.
| The board OF health ordered it buried. Mrs.
| Maria Stearns, aged about IS years, died at her
home on Water St., on Wednesday morning. after
| a severe illness of several months. Mrs. Stearns
a relict of the late Capt. Joseph Stearns, who
| was lost at sea several years ago, and a very
estimabe lady. She had many friends, particular
| ly among the children, many Of whom were of her
music class Capt. j. n. Gardner first select
man, has gone to the Portland hospital for medical
treatment. Friday, the tug Bismarck owcd schr.
| A. w. Barker to Bangor, where she will load for
New York Sunday morning and evening the
Rev. r. I. Hack OF Belfast preached at the Trini-
tartan church and the people were very much in
| terested. his manner being earnest and his dis
course eloquent. 1t is reported that Mr.. Hockey
Of Philadelphia, has bought Of N. Il. Mansfield, a
lot OF land at Dice's head, adjoining that of II.
McLaughlin's, and will erect line cottage on 1T.