The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-29
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

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both afternoon and evening, Oct, 4th and
9Th.
BELMONT. Mystic Grange is to give a fair
at its hall and grounds on Friday of next
week, also dance, supper, etc. State Mas
ter P. G. Hunt is busy about his Grange
duties. Last Wednesday he spoke before
large reunion at Hayden Lake.
EAST THoRNDIKE. Mrs. F. D. Tasker and
family have returned to Corinth after
visit of few weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. S. Files. -. Mr. p. Higgins is at
home from Salem, Mass, for short VISIT.
Mr.. Ernest Bartlett is teaching at Dixmont
! Corner. There will be donation at the
Centre Church Friday afternoon and even
ing for the benefit of the pastor, Rev d.
| Bracket.
CAMDEN Knowton Bros, founders and
machinsts, are at work on outfits of wind
lasse', blocks and the like for Washburn
Bros. 800 ton schooner, built at Thomaston,
and for a 800 ton schooner going up at Wis
casset. They are also getting out many
castings for the electric railroad and some
for the Rockland limerick Railroad. f.
o. Martin closed the Mountain View house
Sept 10Th, after IA Very prosperous season
CENTER MoNTVILLE. Mr. Clifton Morse is
digging a cellar for a new barn, which is to
be COMP. On account of illness, Miss Alb
bott, teacher in Dist No. /, was obliged to
close her school. Mr.. John Farrar, of Sears
mont, has been engaged to complete the
term. Miss Madge Thompson is visiting
relatives i'll Belfast. The agricultural fair
was held at South Montville Sept. 22nd and
23rd. y large number We're i'll attendance.
Mr.. john Choate, OF Ameshury, Mass,
is visiting relatives in town. The Sunday
School held during the past summer i'll the
| Sprowl s'noohouse closed last Sunday with
a concert. The Grange Hall is being new
| lv shingled and clapboardel.
HURRICANE. Quite large crowd went
frcm here to Ninalhaveu to Howorth's
| show and all thought it very nice. Miss
Georgia Rolf, of Ninalhaven, is visiting her
| grandmother Mrs. Ellen Rolf. Mr. and
Mrs. David Coombs and grandson, Stephen
| I. w. Small, who have been visiting friends
| in Deer Isle, came home Tuesday. Mr..
Gerry Rolf is in Rockland this week on the
grand jury. -. Nicholas Tamboro visited the
city Monday Mrs. John Fleming was in
Rockland Thursday MI. Thomas Sullivan
arrived home last night after a few days
! visit to the city. Mr.. James Hall of Ninal-
haven, visited here recently. Mr.. w. S.
White was in town Friday.
ISLE Au HArr. We take the following
| I,, lei \ has
finished his store: it IS 30X15, one and one
half stories high. This has been a busy
summer for our carpenters, and promises to
he busy fall. Capt. Charles Rich has
bought the sch Mary Eliza Of G. Cousins, of
Green's Landing, and will use her as a
freighter \. l.. Whiting, of Greenfield, is
going to build a cottage near the Brooks cot
tage at the cold shore. ...I II. b. Smith and
II. c. Sprrul have each bought "a horse, and
Charles Robinson intends buying one....
Henry Thomas is erecting building which
is to be used as fish stand. Capt. NJ. A.
King has bought the 30-foot sloop Annie
Bell--one of Brad Noung's "hvers"
MORRILL,. Mr.. Barak Hatch returned last
week from the western part of tile State al
ter an absence of seven weeks visiting rela-
tives.. Dr.. j. W. Pearson and wife, of
| CAmden late y made a short visit in town.
Rev. T. Il. Hogue, Of Linculnville, was i'll
town Tuesday. Mrs Lydia Brown returned
with him to Linconvile for weeks visit
y. Mrs. Henry Payson and Mrs. ID. II,
| Manstield of Hope, were the guests of Mrs.
ID. o. Bowen last Thursday. Late arrivals
are Il hoy to Mrs. Russell Cross, a boy to
| Mrs. j. q. Blake, and girl to Mrs. Geo.
Currier.. Mr.. Geo. Collins recently lost
i COW Harvesting is we'll along. Potatoes
We're not worth digging i'll many cases. and
some Of our larger farmers say they will
have to buy for their own Use. Grain was
good and corn is fair. The apple crop is
good. Rev. Geo. E. Tufts will preach here
next Sunday forenoon.
! NoRTHPoRT. The Northport Band gave a
concert at the Cove Thursday afternoon.
This band organized last spring and
has been meeting occasionally for practice
at the Wood schoolhouse since. Consider
ing the small amount of practice they have
had, they gave good concert. Mrs. A. NJ
Fernald and son Austin, of Belfast, have
| been passing a week with relatives here....
Mr.. VIM. Whitney and family have closed
! their season here and returned home to BOs-
ton. John a. and Samuel Rathbone are
visiting their old friends here. They have
| been away twenty years and are located in
West Virginia.. Mr.. John j. Shaw, in
looking over some old papers belonging to
! his father, found two old bills, one for Two
dollars the Eagle Bank of New Haven,
dated i'll 1929. and one for three dollars on
| the CranstOn Bank of Rhode Island, dated
| i'll 1870. Rev Geo. f. Tufts, of Belfast,
| preached at the Cove Sunday afternoon.
| His discourse dealt largely with his recent
European travels, and was very interesting.
| -. Mr.. John Hurd died at his home in
| Nortlport on Thursday last week in the
| eighty-fth year of his age. Mr.. Hurd was
| born i'll Lincolnville, but came to Northport
with his parents when a youth. He has al
ways stood high in the estimation OF his
towns people, and an illustration of the
| words, IAN honest man is the nobest work
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THoRNDIKE. AS this is the season for re-
porting potato crops we would like to men
/ ton few from this town. Mr.. Chas. White,
| aft no wall finn ,f(