The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-09-17

MoNRoE. There is a great amount of work be
ing done on the fair grounds party from Ban
sor is building large eating saloon the grounds
II il is good weather no doubt il will be the best
all around fair ever held here. The company have
spared no Expense in erecting buildings and putting
the track in good condition &C.,. Franklin Chase has
gone to Burnham to take charge of a large set of
buildings for Mr.. " T. Murray. Mrs. Sargent
from Vermont has been spending the past few
weeks at Mr. Charles Sargcnt's and Mrs. Mary
Gilmorc's. She is a native of Maine and has not
visited here for b years. Her husband a
brother of Mr.. Sargent and Mrs. Gilmore. Frank
York has leased the hotel for another ear and is
making extensive preparations to accommodate
! people during the coming fair
! BROOKS. Mrs. Lucy Woods, aged - wears died
| last week at the residence of her son in law, Mr..
+. .. etantial. Funeral services were held at the
! home last Sunday, conducted by Rev II. Small
John ID Jones is still at the hospital i'll Portland,
where he has been for several weeks. The wife
| of Isaiah Could il, has added another of the
name to the population of Brooks Mrs. Hannah
Thompson is in Boston for brief visit. Mrs.
| Otis W Lane is visiting her parents In Rhode
island Miss Celia NJ. Lane and Miss Froncena
Goading have made visit to Rhode Island where
both have relatives Dora Booty, as we used to
| call her, has been visiting her Old friends and
! schoolmates here Mrs. John Frost of Burn
ham, with her child, has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Lorenzo Cilley... Mrs. Carr and
| daughter, from Lowell, Mass have been visiting
I her brother, MIR. Benjamin Cram, of this town
Miss Gross, of oearsport, has been stopping at the
| Briggs House. Two terms of Free High School
| are now being kept in town. Mr.. Blanchard, of
i | y, az
Ward, of Thorndlkc, at South Brooks. e. K.
Lane is in Aroostook county this week, looking
after his property interests there Mrs Laura
Mason rides out occasionally. but her health Is
| still very poor. Fred Brown and Mr.. Fenlason,
! of Jackson, have started their new threshing ma
| chine in town. The grain crop is very good.
Miss Fannie staples has returned from Lewiston
! where she visited the State fair. Mrs. Miranda
| Roberts also attended the big show while visit
ing friends In Lewiston. - If you want to see q
busy blacksmith shop call in at j. Irving's at any
time, six days in the week. lie will shoe the worst
horse In Waldo county and do a good job, too
Capt. Jacob Webster has got his shop the
bridge finished and painted, and has nice stock
of fruit and confectionery on hand. IL is hoped
that he may make success of the venture, for he
Is incapacitated for manual labor I'VE received
call from Mr.. Mathews, of North Seursport, tn,
other day Mr.. NJ. is much interested in the pros
perity of the journal. :. MIR. Dow has in nice
line of winter shawls, which he claims to sell a
the best obtainable rates Isaac 5. Staples Sol
are hurrying up the work on their large lot o.
sleighs and jumpers, In order to he ready for thu
early wholesale trHie... Mrs. Eaton, of Topeka
Kansas, is visiting friends in this vicinity. She II
the mother of DIR. Libby, formerly of this town
Mrs. Ezra Pattee is visiting friends in Temple
ton and Billerica Mass. IL is pleasant sight +,
see the stars and stripes floating in the breeze owe
our village school houses every pleasant day