The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-10

| FRANKFORT. Mr.. Rufus Whidden, who has
been to Portland for medical treatment for his eye
has returned and is improving rapidly :. Mr..
| Gardiner Overlook has returned to his old stua
| ton as ''hoss luailyman' on the Mount Waldo
granite works. He has worked the Mount
| Waldo works for upwards of 81 years, and has
| had charge of Il large crew of quarrymen for
| nearly that length of time. THE Cong. Sewing
| Circle Is now holding its weekly meetings We'd
| neSiay evenings. ...our village is flockcd with
strangers, who come to procure work on the Mt
| waldo granite works. The snow has not quite
left the woods in our vicinity, but think it will
leave not to interfere with the picnics on the
fourth of July The Frankfort Junior Base Ball
Nine nave organized and are practicing to take
! the field this season. The Seniors have not yet
| organized. - While Mr.. james Sprague driv-
| ing from Frankfort To Belfast, saturday, May 5th
his horse became frightened just below North
>earsl"r and overturned the carriage, dragging
MI >lrague and the carriage several rods The
horse soon broke away from the carriage and
| ahead. MIR. Sprague taken to the nearest
house, that of MIR. willard Mathews. lie received
several internal njuri les in the right side and was
unable t" he removed to his home in Frankfort
| May .th. The carriage was picked up Il total
wreck Mr. John Clark the other day accidental
~ drove two large nails through the aim of his
right hand Miss Lizzie Dorr, of Wintcrport is
visiting friends and relatives in this place.
SwANvILLE. Il. -. Mckcen has closed the
spring term OF HlSil school at Prospect Village
and is now at home for Il few days. The Swan
willie Union sabbath School was organized at the
church last sunday by the choice of L. c. Smart
as superintendent, r. NJ. Chase, Sec. and Mrs.
Hattie NJ. Phillips, Librarian. The prospects
were never more favorable for Il full am! interest
ing school. some of our best people, who have
never taken the matter into consideration and
have not formerly attended, have joincl the school
this spring, uniting their efforts with others in
carrying the good work and influence forward.
The meeting of the Ladies Aid Society at Gun
nngliams Hall, last week, was Il success in every
respect, The weather favorable and a good
company was present. The tables were loaded
with the good food our ladies are sure to furnish
supplemented with nice clam stew. After sun
per several made their appearance in what they
termed Il poverty garb, and it was truly poverty
sarb if such suit consists in patches, for it was
patches, patches, and nothing but patches. The
audience was favored with some excellent singing
| by members of the society, and select reading by
Miss May stevens Before closing, the society
voted Mr.. Cunningham and family the sincere
thanks Of the society for loaning the use of the
hall and house, &C. and their assistance in prepar-
ing for the occasion. and finally the Young folks
| closed the exercises by playing copenhagen.
The strong wind Monday broke up the ice in the
Lake, which will soon lie clear. As soon as the
steamer Melissa NJ is inspected she will be ready
for business Nothing done in the farming line
yet. Tho season is considered cold and backward.
SANDY POINT. Mr.. Henry S. French, of North.
field, Mimi, is visiting his native place after an
absence of fifteen years. lie is changed but little,
and meets with a hearty welcome from his many
old time friends ii. W. French and wife return.
ell last week from Boston, where they have been
spending the latter part of the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. A. H. French. Herbert Norm, In
company with several other boys hanging May
baskets Friday evening, fell over ledge some dis
lance, a large rock falling on his hand and crush.
ing il quite badly. The Sch Sandy Point sailed
from here on Monday, after loading in Bangor for
Edgarton, Mass. What came near proving a seri.
Gus accident occurred on Friday morning When
Mrs. Daniel Cousins awoke she found the room
full Of smoke from fire which had broken out
around the mantcl piece. She cxtinguished the
fire that visible and then gave the alarm
The chimney had burned out the day before and
are an aged couple living alonc... Capt. Alex.
Black, who has been confined to his house for SO
many months, walks out on pleasant days.
PALERMO. Wilder Worthing is building a new
store on the spot where his blacksmith shop was
burned, and }. II. u. Dnsmorc will occupy the
store where Mr.. ,WOrthing now trades. Joseph
W. NOrthrOp has bought the hotel known as the
Goddard House and will occupy portion of 1t in
the coat business instead Of building up their coat
shop as they intended to do. Mr.. Goddard will
move to Waterville where he owns an interest in
the stove foundry.