The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-01-14

EAST THoRNDIKE. Com. \. B. Nealey of
Lewiston was in town recently visiting his
sister, Mrs. r. B. Hillman. 81 Mr. Ed. Cole
of Hampden. who has been visiting friends
in town for IA few weeks, has returned home
49,. Miss Ida Roberts is sick with the grip.
CAMDEN. The Camden Soldiers Monu-
ment Association has been organized two
years and now has $3.50 in the bank towards
a monument. E. Capt. Joseph Conant has the
frame for his house up and boarded, and will
probably occupy it in the spring. 1t very
fine piece of architecture.
BELMONT. La grippe is reported in town.
.... The officers of Mystic Grange were duly
installed Saturday evening, Jan. ID, by Bro.
Frank l. Wilson without the aid of ritual.
" Mr. Frank Fletcher has been drawn jury
man for the January term of court. ......
.......We wish the Journal and Jour
nal readers happy New Year..... Mr..
Edward S. Fletcher has gone to Boston
where he is employed as conductor on the
horse-cars. ... Mr.. Frank L. Wilson, who is
teaching at Duck Trap, Lincolnville. is re-
ported quite sick with la grippe. Mr..
Frank Wellman, Mr.. Geo. w. Morse and
wife, Mr. \. F. Bowdon and wife, and Mr.
r. f. Alexander and wife are all sick with
la grippe. Miss Mabelle +. Paul has re-
stunned her labors in Dist. No. /. Among
the busiest places in town is the steam mill
OF Nichols Bros.
PROSPECT. Some of the cyphering boys
here want that Belfast man to give a dia-
gram of that lot of land to show the two
right angles, Miss Amy E. Lane is
teaching the Mountain District school. This
is /; joint district with Frankfort. We re
ceived a Waldo county directory by the way
of Landlord f. f. Cousens, Stockton Springs;
also calendars from the Standard Fertilizer
Co., Boston..The water i'll that spring began
to flow after the next days rain last week
and there has been more rain since. -. The
going is hard for hauling hay, but l. f.
Gould, c. H. Partridge and others are haul
ing hay to load a vessel at Sandy Point. -.
The butcherlng season is about over, and the
weather has been warm to keep much fresh
this year. More cows have been sold this
year to 90 to Boston than in the years past,
anu l'utttl IL mere Is Htl'llN
to supply the villages.
IINCoLNvILLE. The selectInen laid out
town way last week, leading from the main
road to Alphonso Mannng's buildings, the
same being subject to acceptance by the
town next spring. -. The schools in districts
Nos. ., 10 + and 3 have been closed for a
short time on account of the ravagts of King
Grip. Mr.. Sampson Knight, 81 Years old,
who has been blind and nfirm for several
Years, fell down on the Hoor Jan. =, breaking
lis hip. from which he will probably never
recover. -. Mr.. Orlando Stevens, Il native of
this town. aged about 10, died at his home
Sunday Jan. Sd and was buried Wednesday
under Masonic honors. Mr.. Stevens leaves
a widow three sons and four daughters be-
sides large circle of friends to mourn their
loss. He was a Universalist in fath a life
long Democrat and a member of King David's
Lodge F. 4 A. NJ. The class in spar
ring gave an exhibition match at the Band
Hall Thursday evening Jan. It'll. We are
pleased to notice the Improvement in the
journal, which has always been a model pa
per.
NORTH HAVEN Mr.. James O. Brown has
a catboat on the stocks, 10 feet long, and will
build two others this winter of the same di-
mtnsionS. He will also build two thirteen
feet row boats for c. &. Weld, of Boston.
Smells have been quite plentiful, but prices
have ruled low....A boat nineteen feet long
belonging to Mr.. James Ames, Went ashore
in a recent gale and Went to pieces....it is
understood that next summer steamer will
run between this place and Rockland. -. DR..
j. A. Jordan, who has been practcng here
for the past fifteen months, was recently
presented with 500 by his many friends. He
is well liked and very successful The Doe
tor will move his family here Alvin Bow
den, clerk for C.. S. Staples, left town last
Friday to attend the Portland Commercial
College. Frank Waterman and family will
return to Spokane Falls, Washington, some
time in February. All the taxes for 1891
except one poll tax of rs, We're collected be-
fore Jan. l, 1S92-something that never be
fore occurred here.
SANDY Po1NT. Mr.. F. S. Hartman, who
to come home for few days ON account of
sickness. Mrs Fred Grant received a tele-
gram last week containing the sad news OF
her mothers death at Montville. Mr.. Grant
and wife went to Montvile to attend the
funeral. -. Mr.. Chaplin will address a ser
mon to young men next Sunday morning.
A word to the wise is sufficient =. Mr.. Leon
ard Shute and Mr.. George Smiths family
have been suffering with pink eye. Mr.
Herbert Bunker of Brewer was in town the
first of the week. Capt. Samuel French is
in South Weymouth, Mass. caring for his
son, Samuel s., who is sick with measles
Dea. Blanchard has been confined at home
with a bad cold -. Mr.. Charles French is at
home from Boston. Capt. Charles Shute,
Mr.. Addison Shute and Mr.. Silas Wardwell
are at home from their respective steamers for
the winter season. B. G. Blanchard and
wife are stopping at Capt H. W French's
this winter Mr.. w. G. Small is home from
n. H. His wife presented him with a fine
twelve pound boy last week.
BROOKS Mr.. w. B. Sargent has moved
his family into his new house, and now they
are comfortably located at home. =. We re-
greet to learn that Horace Robertson of Tenn
pleton, Mass, but formerly of Monroe, in
this county, was recently very badly njured
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