The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-08

CASTINE. Capt. Jefferson DeVereuX died
Saturday, aged eighty-two years His fun
eral took place Sunday, Rev. J. F. Locke Of
floating. The summer visitors are leaving
on every steamer. w G. Sargent is having
his store heated with hot water. James
Christian, of Boston, is doing the work.
CAMDEN. The mammoth Mt. Battle mill
is nearly completed. Machinery is arriving
and being put in place. The mill will EN-
ploy large force of men and women and be
great addition to Camden industries. The
steam yacht Mayhower, owned by Mr. Little
field of Boston has been in our harbor for the
past two weeks. E. .Schs. Boynton and Laura
Chester are discharging corn for the Camden
Grist Mill Co.. Sch. Alice Fox, Capt. Hop
kins, arrived Saturday from Boston with a
general cargo. There was a Republican
rally in the Hall last Saturday evening, with
the following speakers: A. H. Newhert, l..
r. Campbell, w. r. Prescott. The new bal
lot law was fully explained and its workings
shown by practical illustrations. Mr. and
Mrs. William Ellsland and family are spend
ing the week at Mr.. Geo. H. Hills cottage,
Lake City. Will Hosmer is at home
vacation.
PROSPECT. The town clerk, j. +. Libby
has received the ballots for Prospect, nd'
sample ballots are posted Judging from
the package for Prospect, the bill for
strengthening out elections in the State, i'll
Guiding the extras for booths, ratings and
fixtures for the towns and cities will amount
to enough to buy out two three of these
small towns. But farmers not supposed
to know all the ways that are dark, or just
where the new purity comes in: 50 the new
order of voting is now, how many crosses
are you going to have? Granite Grange
to the number Of 10 paid a visit to South
Branch Grange last Saturday evening. The
programme of our Grange was heightened
ont hy some good songs from Overseer Trun-
dy and brother Curtis of Granite Grange and
Master a. S. Stinson gave us an inter
esting sketch of the 18th Maine regiment at
the Battle of Gettysburg George Lanpher
and wife We're i'll town last week. Miss Jen-
ME Grant, of Wnterport, is visiting relatives
in town. -. The early varieties of potatoes
are ripe and the crop is the lightest for years.
The late varieties are nearly up to the aver
age, and no rot has been seen this year. -.
There was general turnout Sunday for the
Maple Grove Campmeeting 1.-The apple
crop is light and what there is are small
but are growing yet. The election comes
along next Monday. Call on the writer if
you want to see a sample ballot before vot-
ing.
SwANvILLE. Mr.. Albert Clark, of Pros
pect, is in town frequently visiting friends,
Mrs. George Crane and son, of Bucksport.
who have been the guests Of Capt. I. d.
Nickerson's family, returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Nette Jackson returned to Boston Sat
urday, accompanied by Misses Laura and
Marion Nickerson, who will attend school in
Everett the coming year. Willie Allen
and Louie Harvender left for their city
homes Saturday Several Of citizens
attended the State Fair at Bangor last week.
80. E. j.. Greeley has supplied a long felt
want in our vicinity hy the purchase OF a fine
blackboard which will accommodate a party
of twelve. He used it for the first time Sun
day. taking a company to Maple Grove. The
ride was very enjoyable, as We're the ice
cream and cake to which Miss Grace Nicker-
son treated her friends on their return. Miss
y. has long enjoyed a local reputation for
the manufacture of the frozen delcacy, hut
on this particular occasion She SURPASSED
herself Mrs. Abigail Nicllerson left for
Portland Monday to visit her son Edwin.
IA. Eugene Nickerson is entertaining
friend, Mr.. Whitney, of New York, for a few
days, Miss Mamie Nicllerson arrived by
bicycle from Bangor Saturday ngllt....
Comet Grange met Monday evening and dis
russed the question of who are happier, the
healthy poor or the sckly rich.. Mr.
George Nicllerson began burning his brick
kiln Saturday.
LIBERTY. Capt. Pulsiter and family, Of
New York, and the Misses Wisdoms, of
Boston, returned to their homes last week
after sojourn of several weeks in our vii
lage. The two village schools began this
week. The upper school is taught by w. L.
BoNnton, OF this town, and tile lower by
Mrs. Abbie Daniels, of Montvile. Mr. l.
NJ. Luce, former teacher here, made us
short visit last week. He has Just graduated
from the Boston Dental College and will To-
tdpC az cttIloiu, III 1uIh county IL.
Upham returned last Saturday from a short
visit to Boston. Ben amin Rowell died in
this village last Saturday aged about 10
years. Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Hurd and T.
p. Mathews attended the Eastern State Fair
at Bangor last week. go. Hon. H. b. Cleaves
and Hon. S. l.. Millillen spoke to a crowded
house last Tuesday evening. Wednesday
evening Mr.. Roberts. from Biddeford
spoke to the Democrats. -. X. ID. Woodmau
of Westhrook City, was i'll town last week.
....L. c. Morse, with three horses, is attend
ing the State fair at lewiston. Can't r. S.
Aver is quite sick. "A large number of
people from this village attended the camp
meeting at Washington last Sunday. 1t was
"a large meeting. We saw people from Bel
fast, Rockland, Camden, Augusta, and all
the towns within twenty miles of the
grounds. There was some Very smart speak
ing and the seats We're we'll filled with at
tentYe listeners. But among the large
crowd of restless persons the politician was
getting i'll his work. All the candidates
from all the political parties i'll Knox county
We're on the ground and all looking after
their own particular fences, and such Il
strange mixture of politics and religion we
have never before listened to- As we naSSp1