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

" lNNECOOh w dlbtG LllllllttS Is SICK
with la grippe. Haskell Twitchell has
been very sick from severe attack Of hem
orrhage of the lungs but is much better now.
Geo. b. Woodcock and Miss Susan Bus
well, of Parkman, We're in town last week.
There was an arrival at G. Twitchell, Jr's., a
short time ago-it was a boy.
BucKsPoRT Mr. John H. West has been
appointed by Town Clerk w. A. Remick to
act as sub-registrar of vital statistics for the
eastern portion of the town, and the board
village, j. H. West, sub for the eastern, and
F. B. Marshall sub for the western portion OF
the town.. Mr.. Isaiah Abbott of Verona
has been in the river fishing business twenty
one years, and in that time has made seventy
six Smelt nets, seven of them this last fall.
The largest catch he ever caught in one tide
was 5000 pounds, the highest price he ever
received was eighteen cents per pound, the
lowest S13 per ton.
THoRNDIKE. Mrs. Henry Higgins receiv-
ed Il letter from Lowell, Mass, last week an
nouncing the sudden death of her mother
Nils. IIlSSllS lelt bN Train UtSUdN morning
and will be absent several days. Miss
Anna Dollitf Of this town closes her term of
school this Week. She has been teaching the
winter term III the Palmer district. Miss
Lillian Robbins of Belfast is visiting friends
in toWn....F. W. Chase uf the Belfast High
school attended SerN ices ut the Center church
last Sunday and kindly assisted in the choir
....Farmers are improving the Light fall of
snow i'll getting their winters wood to the,
door. More snow and colder weather is
needed to do much business in the woods
APPLETON We had Il light fall Of snow
Saturday, which with what we had before
makes pretty good sleighing. The scarlet
fever patients have nearly all recovered 49,.
Ames Bros. have bought of [. G. PeaSt 100
cords of standing stove timber. Artist Pease
has the job to haul it. L. &. Gushee and
wife are boarding at the Appleton House.
They will keep house as soon as d suitable
tenement can be secured. -. Elijah Ripley is
sick at the Appleton House. His wife and
son Fred are sick in Hope....S j. Gushee
who was Shot by Mr.. Weed is recovering. 49,.
E1ttt Il. l)dN ltlSbl mas SOFA MS butter route
to 4. c. Gushee. Jessie Wentworth attend-
ed the funeral last Saturday Of his aunt Mrs.
Lavina, wife of j. w. Wentworth, who died
of pneumonia.
PITTsFIELD. I was msnforntd in regard
to Mr.. +. NJ. Dolott's second pair of twins.
There was but one, Il little girl whom they
named Oracle, and who died Jan. 81 when
she was only one month old -. The sickness
is abating somewhat here, and those mem
toned last week are able to be out again.
Rev. S. c. Whitcomh was able to occupy his
pulpit Sunday. -. We have had quite little
fall OF snow, which makes Very good sleigh
ing in the village. Rev. Mr. Reed of the
UniverSalist church has begun a series of
lectures to young people, Sunday evenings,
ON home life His subject foI last Sunday
evening was 'The Model Young Man" He
is an able speaker, and no doubt his lectures
will have IA good influence. Prof Drake
was elected vice-president of the Maine
School Masters Club, organized at Portland
recently. Prof. Bryant of the commercial
department NJ. c. L. has been sick with the
tNdlilHS SIlppe. MISS tiflllell graduated
from that department Of the school last June
and rs now receiving a salary of $50 Miss
Bedell graduated in the same class and now
receives SIG per year. Miss Hattie Wilson
took i partial course i'll type-writing and
shorthand and has already secured a posi-
tion which will eventually pay more than
either Of the others. These three Young la
dies working for the same firm in BoS-
ton. We think it pays for young people to
get good business education, even if they
intend to be farmers, farmers wives or me-
chanics. The Maine Central Institute was
thoroughly repaired last summer the grounds
extensively improved and about two hun
bred trees set ont, which add greatly to the
beauty of the place: the whole at a cost of
$1,000.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Pownal Lodge has
elected officers as follows: |. H. Griffin, w
NJ; r. p chairman, S. W.: H. NJ Griffin, J
w; w. F. Griffin, Treas; a. NJ. Ames,
Sec. A c. Cocord s. d.: c. n. Fletcher,
]. ID. Installation Jan. 49,. The nstala-
ton of the Grange officers will be Jan. s..
ALI. Martz show will be at Denslow Hall,
Jan IA. Mrs. Josiah Lambert is very ILL.,
80. Miss Fannie Cleaves has fine assert
ment of ladies' and chldrens' boots, shoes
and rubbers which she is selling at lowest
prices. She also has a fine lot of fancy
goods, toilet articles ladies' and childrens'
understanding and the best assortment of
domestic yarn we have ever seen. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry McCaslin entertained a number
of friends New Years day. The dinner was
perfect, as Mrs. McCasln is one Of the best
cooks in town. and all agreed that the day
was spent very pleasantly. Following is
the report of the Masonic Block Association,
Stockton Springs
Treasurers report of the Masonic Block AS
sOciation.
Cash on hand at last settlement Dec.
81, loU. ...... .-.........-.,.. oO
Unpaid dividend. .................... $50
Received for rent. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 325 90
SS535 90
Paid bills amounting to. ........... 152 6S
Balance on hand. Observation-Disclosures lS2 80
Due from H. S. Stowell for rent of
DaSemen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
The rooms in the building have been rent
ed at the same rate as the year before, with
the addition of the S. w. room, End floor
which we have rented to the town for $40
Al