The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-02
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

l.. ~ NdIb. ld'tiNt iiio' pii'
stream from Whites wharf Thursday noon,
and at quarter past ten that night got the
anchor on the bow and started through the
narrows. This completes the Bucksport fish
ing fleet for this year.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mrs. William HIGH
horn, who sustained serious injuries last
August by being thrown from her carriage
while in Belfast, is still great invalid, be-
ing unable to bear any weight on her feet.
She is quite cheerful under her affection
and is visiting her sister Mrs. Horace Sta
piles on Main street. She has a chair in
which she can move herself about quite
easily, it being the one formerly owned by
the late Capt Ben iamin Merrithew of Sears
port.
BELMONT Mrs. Rebecca Poor, If Belfast,
was IN town last week visiting Mrs. Helen
.Turdan... Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carver and
their sons Lester and Berte, of LincolnNille
We're i'll town Sunday and Monday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. CarVer's grandmother,
Mrs Hannah Fletcher Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
-clli AienWUui and Nh. john McManara, Of
Camden. We're in town sunday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Asa AllenW God. Mr.. Chas.
Il. Piper, Of Belfast, was in town sunday.
MI. Piper is seNcutN -nine years of age and is
te smart us most men at sixty. School he
can Monday III Dist No. !, under the nstrllc-
ton III Mrs. Ahhic Or'lway. of Searsnont.
MIR s 7. Howard is setting the boiler for the
Morse 4 Cos. mill,
CAMDEN. This place has grown rapidly in
the past few years. and is at present ilourish-
ing. \ twelve set wooden mill. 80 feet long,
is now being built for the purpose of manu-
FEATURING ladies dress goods, and about 200
| hands viii he employed. This Will he the
seventh mill in Camden, all large manufac
turing industries. As a summer resort, too
Camden is rapidly becoming more and more
popular. A Philadelphia syndicate has just
| bought 80 acres, and one new cottage opened
this season cost $4,000. g.. The building of
an electric railroad from Camden to Lewis
| ton is now being agitated quite vigorously
and it is believed the road will be built. 1t will
be remembered that the charter obtain
ed at the last legislature, and the com
pany was recently organized with Colonel
Elias Miliillen as president, and F. E. South
| ard secretary.
| BuRNHAM Children's Day was observed
| in Burnham, May %. Quite a number as
semhled notwithstanding the rain and mud.
| 4 we'll arranged programme was carried out,
| through the efforts of Mr.. Parker and others.
| The house was decorated with evergreens,
flowers and birds. The children sang and
Snnl;a tbeir tna1I- the close
Nh Parker gave a short parting address, as
| TINS closes his labors of about two Years in
this place.. Sebasticook Grange installed
| their Worthy Master, Mr.. n. +. Murray,
May u. He has been unable to attend the
regular meetings since his election. Mr..
| Evart Drew, who will graduate at NJ. c. |.
| IN june has secured position as assistant
book-keeper i'll Watervile. ..Gershom
| Twitchell's wife was stricken with shock
last Wednesday about > o'clock p. m, and
died at S the same evening, Rev. w. l..
Brown, of Clinton, conducted the funeral
Saturday Mrs. Twitchel was a very fine
woman and leaves many friends The fam
! lily have the sympathy of the entire commune
nit .... Rev. Mr.. Parker preached his fare
W en- tlI4''ii ~ tilt Itt lllNu 1IliltIl the
22nd inst The church is now without Il
| pastor.
NORTH Troy. Quite 4 number ot dstri It's
have been making repairs ON the roads, an
der the supervision of Road COMMISSIONER
Danville MITCHELL. our present weather
is very favorable for another hay crop. There
is quite a demand for hay at present. The
Park Bros, of Pittstield, have quite num-
Der of lots in this section and have a hay
press in town..,.O Our barber, Mr.. George
Cook, who is at work at Fairfield. will be at
| home next Sunday. Mrs. G. II. Batchelder
is in poor health, Miss Georgia Tyler is
| sick with throat trouble. Mrs. Elias Sea
Wy has gone to Auburn. Mr.. Sylvanius
| Partridge and wife, of Detroit, We're in town
! Sunday visiting friends and relatives .....
| Mr.. Sarah Dodge and little granddaughter
of Massachusetts, are visiting in town. Her
many friends are glad to see her. :. There is
to he game of base ball next Saturday.
ROCKFORD One of our slnartest old men
is Mr. Silas Piper eighty-three years of aye.
During the past winter he has unassisted
| built boat fifteen feet long and has her
ready for launching. He has also planted
something over half an acre of potatoes this
spring besides his other work 49,. Mrs. j d.
! Rust is having her residence on Central
street thoroughly repaired inside and out.
w. HI. Priest, of Belfast, was here recently
/ looking about with the intention of opening
tailoring establishment. .....The yacht
"4Alien,' built by w. d. Clark has been
! launched and is Il handsome piece of marine
architecture. y. Mutt, one of Rockport's
: boot and Shoe makers, has II boat framed and
planked, - IL feet long and feet beam,
which he has built during the winter, with
no help. Charles NJ. Hill, who was arrest
ed and tried for AN assault on Miles S. Leach
! and acquitted, has now brought suit against
Leach for $1,000 damages.
! UNITY. Sunday the % inst. being a rainy
day no bell was rung for church. The min
lister was disappointed, also quite number
of people. 1t was a mistake. Some one
should be appointed to open the church and
ring the bell each Sunday. Something a lit
tie more substantial than thanks should he
given. Mr.. Henry Bacon has attended tn
these things for = long time without renunl-
Grafton. We cannot complain if he is not al