The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-08-09

MATINICUS. Mr.. J. IL. Sanborn, of Viuahaven,
who is engaged in the fish business, ii meeting
with remarkable success at this place. In one day
last week he bought and took care Of % 900 pounds
of fish.
FREEDOM. The lawn patty given by key. Mr..
and Mrs. Reed to the young people of village
very enjoyable occasion for them. About
fifty gathered and passed the evening with games
and music and at the close ice and cake
were served. Mr.. Reed and wife to leave
the Nillagc and they will leave many warm friends.
There never was Il more devoted pastor than Mir.
Reed, and his services are deeply appreciated by
all who know him. He goes back to school IN
September.
IALLDALE. lIaying is completed and fully an
average crop has been secured. Mr. &. ii. Stey
enson and family have returned to their home in
Boston. Mrs. Thomas Taskcr arrived home last
week from visit to her daughter in Cliltondale,
Mass......Mr. G. a. Foster and Wife and Miss
Emma w. Emery, of Lowell, Mass, visiting
friends in town.. Saturday evening I. b. and
Alden c. Emery, of Grelton, Ohio, arrived on
visit to their old home and friends. They have
been engaged in business in the west for several
years. One would hardly recognize in L. b., the
stripping they knew thirty years ago, when they
behold his portly form at the present time. Alden
has changed but little in appearance during the
fourteen years since lie visited here For a joke
they came pretending they were pe,ilars, called
their brother Enos and requested to be put up
Sunday. Whereupon they were informed their re
quest could not lie granted aud were obliged to
make themselves known. To have Il little more
sport Alden went to Mr.. n. Halls who married
one of their sisters, and summoned Mr. II to the
door with the same request After hearing the
pitiful story the traveller invited in, but on
coming to the light the joke discovered and IL
hearty laugh followed. The next meeting Of the
sewing society will be held at the home of Mr.. and
and Mrs +. NJ. Hamilton.
VINALHAvEN. Longfeliow's Dream played
at Town Hall Tuesday evening. Mrs. d. j..
Doane has gone to Grafton, n. H., for Il short
stay....Gco. n. Harding, OF Rockand, was here
last week giving instructions in the dramatic work
of Odd Fellowship, before Star OF Hope Lodge -.
Mrs. VIM. West, of Portland, who has been visit
ing here leaves to-day for home. Sch. Corinna
Capt Burgess, brought to this place last week the
crew of sch. Ocean Belle, of Harpswell. The
schooner was twenty seven tons and sprung aleak
on Mt. Desert rock, sinking in il very short time.
The crew took to the boat and saved only the
clothes they wore. They were landed here and
given pass to Rockland on steamer Pioneer.
| Sch. Mollie Rhodes made quick trip to rhiladel-
phia. She left here July 18th with stone for Phila-
delphia and arrived back here with coal Aug. 81
80. Sch. Harvester has loaded stone for Boston.
Sch. George Prescott has discharged IL cargo Of
| coal for the granite company and has gone to
Rockland to paint, when she will return and load
stone for New York. Frank Carver has returned
| from Barre, Vermont, and will have employment
| here Fred s. Walls has been quite i'll, but is
| about again....F. l.. Carver and L. l.. Berry left
last week for Washington, ID. e., where they will
work on the Congressional Library building.
Ora r. Nnai, of this town, now at Rocker, Mon
tana, is assistant assayer in the Office of his en-
| poyer.. Mrs. Il. H. Haney, of Belfast, is mere
visiting her brother Mr.. Henry Condor mir
! Bryant Hussey, who was visiting his uncle, MI
| Frank Kittre dgc, was somewhat injured one day
last week. He fell from the scaflold of the barn
to the floor, striking on his head and shoulders.