The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-31

MONROE. Another wedding; this time it Is Mr.
| Elvin e. Dickey and Miss TheO f. Robertson who
were united last Wednesday. The happy couple
| nave many friends who wish them long and pros
| porous life. Among the wedding presents
one from Miss Minnie Mayo of Portland, special
friend OF the bride, that will be valued not only
for usefulness but for the sake of association as
well ....GeOrge Riley has a valuable colt that is
seriously i'll and it is thought will not recover.
Inc good weather of the past week has been i'm
| proved by farmers and rapid strides have been
made toward completing the seeding 80. Trade in
fertillzers has been active; the farmers in town
are divided In their opinions as to which brand is
the best, but the most of them give the palm to the
Cumberland or to Bradley's NJ. Rev. X. T.
Hack, of Belfast. preached the memorial sermon
at this place on Sunday afternoon. 1t was a Tine
discourse and greatly appreciated by the large con
gregation +. NJ. Billings Post, &. A. Il attended
in body
BUCKsroRr. The most successful musicale ever
given by the Department of Music Of the East Me.
Conference seminary at Bucksport was held
at Commercial Hall, "Wednesday evening NAV 23I,
at 30 O'Clock, under the direction of Miss Jennie
f. Weller. The following was the programme,
Plan" duet, Die Sowenagd, Messrs Colson ami
Howard; piano SOLO Miss Haley quartctte, Misses
Weller, Folsom, Emery and Mrs Fellows Invita-.
ton la Nalse, LIST piano. Misses Snow ana Moore
2i piano, Misses Parker and Boyd; waltz Master
Fred Blodgctt; vocal solo, The Message, Miss Wei
Ter; piano duct, Cuban Dance Misses Fcrnad and
slower solo, Whispering Wind Miss Eveleth; The
Brook Miller's Song, Messrs Chandler Grant
| Page and Hill; concerto in c sharp minor Miss
| Weller; ID piano, Miss Eyeeth Johnny SCHNEIDER
The parts were well given and were pleasing to the
audience. andrews full orchestra will furnish
music at the graduating exercises Of the f. NJ C.
| seminary, June 9TH. Lieutenant Colonel Jared
y. smith has been ordered from Portland to Fort
khoN on temporary duty Major F. f. pottlc, of
the Sons of Veterans of Bangor organized Il new
| camp here Monday.
| LIBERTY. School in the lower village district
began Monday, the 2sth inst, Miss Nellie Luce
teacher..... J. J. Walker, delegate 10 the Demo
cratic National Convention at ST. Louis June 9TH
will leave for that city Thursday, May Dist The
subject that Is uppcrmost in the minds Of the del
egates to the Democratic State Convention from
| this town seems to be whether the bottle broke or
the stopper came ont o.. Geo O. Bailey of Belfast
Charles Hopkins, Of Belfast, and II W Hopkins,
OF Portland, were in town SUNDAY ...... kd Mitch
ell Is up to his old tricks this spring. lie caught
| a
fine carriage horse J. j. Walker has one that viii
h the biil-higiI headed good size good stN lie and
good roadster Price about $500. If we lid
not have perfect faith in the promise that we
SHOULD have seed time and harvest We should he
come dishcarened at the inclemcpcy of the wealth
cr. But we have the bull frog in the pool
heard the wurbling of the bOholink seen thu. ped
dcr carts load up and leave the stores in the VII
| we n In mol. hut
gentle spring is at hand Bert Merservv runs
PreSCotts cart the same as last scason AMI Jim
Norton takes the place of John Nickery ou sam
lonns's cart Frank Mathews, Of Boston, was in
| town Monday
STOCKTON. The Bridgman sisters gave very
interesting and instructive readings in the Iniver.
sailst Church last Friday and sunday evenings
me District Lodge of Good TcmplaIs met at this
place last saturday. The local lodge .Pcnohscotl
maze arrangements for about $50 persons but a.
those engaged in farming remained at home to tax e
advantage of the fine weather only about % were
present Just inside the door, the odgc had ON tam
a barrel of Stockton Mineral Spring Water donat.
ed by the Stockton Mineral Spring Co. The com
mittee on arrangements take this opportunity to
thank the Company for it, and they also wish 10
thank the people for ali favor> shown tl.m On
| saturday, May 26.. Two men ere here last week
calling themselves the salvation Army They
used benslow Hall, Thursday evening and engaged
it for sunday evening. They went AVA, Friday
| morning without paving their hail rent and had
not returned up to Monday morning. We were
very sorry to hear of the death of the only son Of
| Mr.. and Mrs. ). T. Merrthew last Thur,,f;r,
| morning Miss Evie Smith arrived home from
Michigan last week Capt. Geo. W. Moultou al.-