The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

Repu Dllcan caucus TO e ecu uelesaleS TO al
tend the district convention at Waterville
July 9th was largely attended and much en-
thusiasm prevailed. Robert Tyler and SIM
neon j. Crockett, both Milliken delegates,
We're elected by vote of % to "a for Bur-
leigh. :. The Paving Cutters Cooperative
Company is making excellent progress at
Mosquito Mt. The arrival of strike-pay
for the locked-out granite cutters has inspired
renewed courage in that body The Band
is contemp plating an excursion down the bay
soon.
PROSPECT. Mr.. and Mrs. James Clarity
of Bangor visited relatives in town last week.
.... The boys to-day have gone to see the mut,
turtle that c. H. Partridges dog caught near
the pond The hired man got the turtle into
a pail with two sticks, and the turtle had
a hole bored through the shell and now will
be tied. A letter from Professor Harvey,
Entomologst State Experimental Station
Orono, says that the specimens of worms
sent that destroyed the two orchards in
Prospect arrived all right and are without
doubt the fall canker worm. He says |
was mistaken i'll their habits. After lnatur-
ing they fall and burrow i'll the ground, 60
through the chrysalis state, cone up wing
less i'll the fall, lay their eggs along the
branches of the trees and sometimes on
fences and buildings. The Young come ont
early and attack the leaves He advises the
neghbors to spray their trees. See Farm
and Garden department. Ed. journal.
| Fuller OF Washington, ID. c., have arrived
at Selborne for the summer. The family
of MIR. Reuben Leland of Brookly, \. Y, are
| occupying their summer cottage Seacroft....
Dr.. j. 2. Cowles of Hartford, Conn, is in
town for Il few weeks. Miss May Mckay
is at home, having graduated at Bucksport
| Seminary. T. .. Martin has opened the
| Mountain View House for the season. :.
Mr.. George Stevens leaves for his home in
New York Thursday. Rev. F. NJ Preble
has arrived home from his vacation trip. -.
Mr. Abel Hunt, of Bangor, attended the
wedding of his wite's sister, Miss Myra
! Knight, last week. Mrs. Palmer is max
ing improvements on her cottage, Cedar
Crest. A nice observatory is being built.
| H. LtlNdTt " LAlut1 ulGu June L I'LL
eral at Union, his former home, last Satur-
day, with Masonic honors. MIR. and Mrs.
j. b, Stearns took a tour through the back
| towns last week and visited the formers ma
| tive town, SearSmont, where he spent his
| childhood, and to which he babe adieu at the
| age OF 16 years to try the stern realities of IL
| business life. The electric road is being
pushed as rapidly as possible, but il is thought
it is impossible to finish it within the con-
tract time, July 10Th. Mr., Columbus Bishee
| has a nice colt of much promise .. The Louise
Hamilton troupe played here Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights. The culnpan y is
good one. Tuesday night Moore x Macy
| played ''The Burglar 1t is Il strong COM
pany. Atlantic avenue is receiving some
extensive repairs, and the bridge is un for
awhile. Preparations are being made for a
| busy season. a large number of summer
visitors are expected. -. The Lake City no.
tel has just received its outfit of electric
| bells. The house has not secured a landlord,
but 1t is expected it will be opened To the
| public july 10th One of the base ball
mines of this place is to play with the Ninal-
haven nine ut the grounds of the latter July
It'll. There will be an excursion from here
on the new steamer Ninalhaven, accomp;-
MED by the Ninahaven Band The ,ledi
cation of the new Masonic hall at Rockport
took place last Thursday evening. 1t was
largely attended from Rockland Thomaston
and Camden 1t is one of the finest halls in
the State. A lunch room has been opened
i'll post office square by Mr.. Charles Sanford,
OF Cornville. ID. G. Campbell shows a fine
display OF fruits this week, foreign and do
nestle. Chief Justice Melville w Fuller.
OF the United States Supreme Court, was
among the arrivals Of summer visitors Mon
day night to join his family, who are spend
ing the summer here at Selbourne cottage.
| PITTsFIELD. Mr.. Moses Gould, an old and
respected citizen, died suddenly Friday
evening, June 18th. He was apparently as
we'll as usual through the day, ate supper
with the family, and soon after, while cross
ing the room, suddenly dropped to the floor,
and lived only an hour. He was nearly 81
years old, and was born in Freedom, Feb.
20. 1907, where he spent his early life. AZ
terward he resided i'll Bangor and several
other places, and while at Bangor Oh Jan.
10, 1885, he married for his second wife Miss
Wealthy Moreton, who survives HIM. They
lived i'll Levant over 20 years and have re-
sided in Pittstield nearly % years Besides
the aged wife, two sons, Gilman S., and
Llewellyn, and two daughters, Mrs. AbneI
Davis, of Cambridgeport, Mass, and Miss
Matte, of Pittsield, are left to mourn the
loss OF a good man, a kind husband and an
lndulgent father. Rev. Norman LaMarsh
of Searsport, ot1iciated at the funeral At
a recent meeting of the WaNerly Wooden Co.,
the number OF officers was increased from
three to seven. Robert Dobson was elected
| President; Gardner Cushman, of Boston
Edward ii: Blake, of Bangor, Oscar Hol-
way, of Augusta, and Robert Dobson, VIM.
Dobson, j. f. Common and f. ID. Jenkins
of Pittstiell, Directors; j. w Manson, See
Rotary and Treasurer. William Dobson, j. f
Common and o. Holway We're chosen as a
building committee. The plans have been
received and contractors have been making
figures on the various jobs. The mil is to
be a three story structure, light and roony
with all the modern improvements MIR.
VIM. Sulley Went over the dam one day
recently and Il lot Of boards went over also