The Republican journal., 1892-05-26

the rain of last week and are now wishing
for warm weather.. The Teachers Associa-
ton meets here Friday of this week. 1t is
hoped that good weather may favor the meet
ing and large delegation be present. All
teachers in town are expected to attend and
the public generally are cordially invited.
Memorial services at the Centre Church
next Sunday, and the free Baptist quartley
meeting begins here June 3, 4, and 9Th.
A cordial invitation is extended to ALL.
We learn that Mr.. Milton Ward was severe
ly in jured last week. While looking at some
cattle he intended buying for beef r.. was
kicked down and trampled upon, breaking
three ribs and sustaining other injuries.
MONROE. Mr.. Chas McKenney is on the
sick list suffering from complication of dis
eases. He is attended by DIR. Whitcc'nb, of
Monroe and DR.. S. w. Johnson, of Beltast....
The Monroe Cornet Band that organized in
the last few months met at the Tow Hall
last Friday evening for practice. tn tarch
ed and played in the streets and .v. some
fine music. The Frankfort band play with
them in the evening. Capt Durham and
wife visited their daughter, Mrs. E. NJ. Dol
loft. in Pittstield, last week.. Mr.. A. r.
Fletcher's large dwelling house, built only Il
few Years ago and finished in nice style, WAS
burned To the ground last week. 1t was par
TALLY insured. 500 HIS of milk is received
daily at the cheese factory and it is expected
the yield will soon be more. $50 Rev. Charles
Mason, of Bangor, will deliver a Memorial
Il Monroe boy and all Will feel Interested i'm
hearing him. Rev. Il. I. Hack, of Belfast,
will deliver the address Memories DAY
Nothing will he left undone to make le day
one to be loug remembered.
PRosrEcT. The labor strike in Prospect,
and Frankfort stops the work of a MT 200
stone-worlers, but the Htagan mountain
crew in Prospect are at work with over POO
men. The Prospect teamsters, Daniel
Thompson, George Harding and others, are
still at work on Mt. Waldo and Mosquito
Mountain. South Branch Grange, in Pros
peet, las taken most all the young people
into the Grange this spring. The labor qlles-
ton was discussed at the last meeting
\ large number of the stone-v orkers in
Prospect have homes and can hold ont on d
strike long time. =. Hosea B. I.ittletield
lost one of his horses and wants to buy an
other. ...lhe grass came through the verv
open winter better than expected But few
spots are winter killed. Only some little
spots OF straw berry plants were thrown out
by freezing and thawing on clayey land
Planting and sewing is about over here
only some little pieces of beans and tlrnips
are left. The weather has been the best and
the land dry and the crops are we'll put in
More grain was sowu and less potatoes
planted: more corn and less beans . The
weather has been favorable and all around
the hen is the best incubator this wear
On onr place six hens have brought out
% chicks. The hay press viii soon he at
{. o. Hatchs barn, and those wanting hay
dressed may call there. Every little while
two men right over across from our field
would start and run ard then turn and look
and they did so about all of last week 1t
was Capt. VIM. u Hichh"rn and SON Harry.
They had got done planting and We're blast
ing rocks III the field,
with the long whiskers has been extensively
copied all over the country and numerous
letters of inquiry in regard to him have been
received by the post master and others The
answer has been that as a year las elapsed
since they Were measured the whisktrs are
supposed to be at least nine inches longer
now than they We're then. They We're braid
ed up and fastened firmly under the chin
with Il solid knot last june and have not
been disturbed since. The knot is now some
ten inches from the chin. He will take
them down some time in june when photo
graphs will he taken of linn, if he will per
init it to be done. In answer to the query of
the New York Tribune We will san that lie
is married and has fine little lady for Il
wife. She is not one of the hair pulling
kind. -. Rev Geo. Il. Berry is visiting at his
old home in Oxford county and Rev. Geo. K.
Tufts supplied the pulpit here last Sunday
w. j. knowton has his barn up and
boarded. A. d. Skidmore has put a cupola
on his barn, as Ventiator, which is both
useful and ornamental. ....A discussion
arose between Ywo of the fellows that help
hold the nail kegs down i'll our stores as to
the proper length of well proportioned
mans leg. Not being able to agree they
left it to a third party, who said that it was
new subject to him and he had not given
it any attention, but upon first thought he
should say that d we'll built mans leg should
be long enough to reach from his body to the
ground. The village schools are taught as
follows: Upper school, hy Mrs. Abbie Dam
iels, same last year: Lower school by
Miss Lila Bowler Do not forget the races
AT Georges River trotting park. June 18th
Nelson has a horse entered for each class
Mrs. S. NJ Lowell has returned to her home
i'll Boston.
SwANNILLE. Cot Smart is still very low.
MIR. Frank Peavey made ii flying trip to
Conway y. H., last week -. The 1rm of A
E. NlckerSon X Co. have their cart ON the
road again. 80. a a regular meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society held May ~, 1882, the
following resolutions on deceased ln..lnbers
We're adopted:
Whereas, The Great Master in His infinite
wisdom, has called our brother, Edwin
Greeley, to that home of many IN nsions
Therefore,
Resolved, That we, members of the Ladies
Aid Society, wish toeNpress our SYM THY to
our beloved sister, Margaret r. Greeley, and
family i'll this great SORROW. And We will
ever cherish the men OrN of him who ever
extended d helping Ii nd i'll all tile move
nents i'll which we were engaged and WHO
was Il kind father, AN hpnored cltiZena nobe
Christian man. And lis example VIII ever