The Republican journal., 1892-03-17
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

Iner SItlgl lllpeU over anu spllitu IneLH tut,
but fortunately there was no serious result,
COUNTY CORRESPONDING
SOUTH MoNTvnLE. Miss Mamie Bryant
and Elzera Pcase are attending the spring
term thigh school at Liberty Robins We're
seen and heard singing their spring songs
last Thursday, reminding us that spring has
ome....Mr. 0. W. Ripley and wife, who
have been at work in Howard Il. L., for the
past SIX years, returned home last week and
will stop ON the farm.
RIVERSIDE AVENUE. Robert Erskine, ID,
has arranged to build thirteen boats and a
Shed so feet long and 50 feet wide for Frank
Perkins, of Sandy Point. Mrs. Sarah Har-
riman, of Searsport, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. NJ. Shute. j. L. S,lute has receiv-
ed $500 from the relief fu,.d of the order of
1Egis, for his sickness last fall and winter.
I'D. T. and G.. A. Shute have engaged in
the meat business. J. 7. will go on the road
with the team. There is talk of opening a
granite quarry in this place this season. We
have large quantity of granite ledge, and
experts are Of the opiAipn if opened IT would
display fine quality Of granite, The most
Of it is very easy grade to the wharf.
GREENS LANDING. Schools closed March
9th, after very successful terms. Captain
Frank Welch arrived from Boston Thurs
day in steamer Creedmore, which he has
bought to use in the lobster business . The
high school scholars gave an entertainment
at Music Hall which was a success in every
particular. The net receipts We're $50, which
they will apply toward an extra term of
high school, The scholars We're fortunate
in having the services of such an excellent
teacher as Mr.. Fernald has proved to be. We
understand Mr.. Fernald has been secured to
teach another year. Mrs. Hannah Rob-
bins, former resident of this place, died at
Lisbon Falls, March Sth, aged 70 years. The
Noodlawn Cemetery.
PITTsFIELD. The Union temperance meet
ing was held at the F. B. Church Sunday
evening. Mrs. F. j. Taylor Went to Port
land last week to attend the piano recitals
of the world-renowned Polish pianist, Pad
erewski. Miss Florice Davis. another of our
music teachers, also attended go. Friday
night, Feb. 26, the degree team of Sebasti-
cook Encampment and a large company of
patriarchs, nearly sixty in number. went to
Waterviile where with d delegation ON
Pamnenus' of Skowhegan, they We're regally
entertained by Ahiram Encampment. Sc
basticook's team worked the Royal Purple
degree on three candidates, to the satisfac-
tion of the assembled natriarchs, as we'll as
the candidates. After adjournment the visit
Stewart's restaurant. Horace Lowering of
tlclated as toastmaster. Grand Junior War
den Parks, Chief Patriarch Libby and Pa
triarchs Manson, Davis, Dobson and Tavlor,
OF Pittstield, We're among the speakers
We learn that a new industry is soon to be
started in our village. Messrs. Frank Brv-
ant, provision dealer, and G. G. Woodruff
who is now operating small mill near the
depot, will, under the style of the Pittstied
Manufacturing Co., at once begin the con
struction of a large wood working establish
ment. 1t will be located ON W. r. Hume
wells land on the east side of the bridge
The building will be large and commodious,
soon. 1t is expected to have the mill in op-
GRAFTON by the first of May The firm intend
to manufacture all kinds Of mouldings, man
ties, etc, as well as the palmer finish which
is used in the construction of houses and
other buildings, and will also keep stock
OF long and short lumber on hand An ex-
perienced moulder, Mr.. C. F. Karnah, has
already been engaged, under whose direc-
tion the mill will be run. All our schools
are having short vacation with the excep-
tion of thirty students of the commercial de
partment of NJ. c. L., who are continuing
their studies during the vacation.
LIBERTY. Died in Liberty, March Sth, Is
aiah G. Neal, aged So years, months and 10
days. Mr.. Neal was born in 1903, in that part
of Green Plantation which now constitutes
the town of Morrill,, and lived on the farm
where he born for over seventy years
with the exception of a few years. About
the year 1910 he rented his farm and was a
contractor and builder in Belfast He was
a thorough mechanic and several old build
ings i'll Belfast are monuments of his skill
For many years he was. the only man in
Western Waldo that framed buildings by
square rule and in his younger days he was
i'll great demand to do that kind of work
About the year 1875 he sold his farm in Nor
rill and moved to this town, where his kind
disposition and gentle ways won for him the
respect of all who knew him. 'None knew
him but to love him, none named him but to
praise. He overlooked all the bad qualities
in his fellow man, and was continually look
ing for the good and always found it. No
person was so depraved but that he could
would say that he could rot find time to say
all the good he wished to say of a person and
had no time to say any thing evil. Every
person in the village will miss that bent but
sprightly form on our streets. The older
persons will miss him for his gentleness
kindness of heart and social qualities, and
the children will miss the pleasant smile and
gentle words of Granny Neal (as he was
familiarly called by all the young people OF
the village.) But it is in the home circle
where he was best known and best loved
that he will be most missed. In 1881 he mar.
ried Miss Ardria C. Sherman of Belfast and
they lived together in perfect harmony fol
more than Sixty years. Eleven children
were born to them, six of whom preceded