The Republican journal., 1892-10-06

! lance back of Ducktrap, by Mrs. Ella Pottle
and others. The house, ell and outbuild-
ings of Cyrus Hills, near Grange post Office,
We're burned Saturday forenoon. Owing to
favorable wind the barn did not take fire.
Most of the furniture was saved from the
house. The fire caught from spark from
the chimney. There was no insurance. =.
The potato crop is not coming up to the
average this year. To use a chestnuty
phrase: "They are small potatoes and few
in HILL
MONROE CENTRE. The Monroe Centre
Sunday School closed Sept. 25th with har-
vest concert in the evening. The house was
beautifully decorated with evergreens and
autumn leaves, and the altar was adorned
with lovely flowers. Bouquets, fruits, grain
and vegetables of many kinds We're hung at
the windows, and farm vegetables were at
either side of the altar. Superintendent
| Parker called on the choir fog an opening
song and the evenings entertainment began
with prayer by Rev. d. Brackett, of Jack
son. w. n. Robertson gave an address of
welcome followed by declarations and sing
ing, many of the small ones acquitting them
selves nobly. The addresses by Rev. d.
Bracket and Rev Jas Nickerson from
Edgecomb, the singing and all We're very
good.
| FREEDOM. Prof aud Mrs Carter b. Keen
OF kents Hills, visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. 0, Ii. Keen, on Saturday and Sun
day last. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Turner
|
OF Boothbay, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Sihley. Mrs. Sampson returned
Saturday from trip to Damariscotta, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Light, of Wash
| ington, Maine... Mr.. Asher G. Kinds, of the
Portland Press, was the guest Of Mr. Chas
Bellows on Monday last. The Ladies Club
met Tuesday afternoon with Miss Fannie
Williams. The Village Improvement So
ciety gave Il dance and oyster supper last
Saturday evening and realized little over
$40. The music was by Bryant Bros, and
was Of superior quality Mr.. and Mrs.
Crosby Fowler, of Unity, will take a trip
this autumn to Iowa, Colorado, Nevada and
California, returning in season to attend the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. Mrs. Marcus
Charles Bellows, Mrs Whitney, of Pitts
field, the guest of Mrs. p. w. Aver, returned
20 her home on Monday last. Mr.. and Mrs
IustaTTs Bellows attended the fair at Mon
roe.
PROSPECT. At the Prospect fair some very
fine colts with trottng blood were exhibited
Among the number We're the following three
first prize winners, by F. r. Daggett, of Sandy
Point: The tlree-year-old colt Kabo by Ben
Hill, he by Elmo, he by 81 Elmo by General
Knox; dam Black Maud The one-year-old
colt Zue Wilkes, 3.%S, by Wlkeslnont, rs
L., he by Kaiser, 2.27 II, he by Geo, Wilkes,
30: dam Black Maud. The four-months-old
colt Rocknont, by WIlkesmont > y t., he
by Kaiser 2.27 L. he ov Geo Wilkes. 222
dam Black Maud. Black Maud, the dam Of
the above colts. is by Black Rock, he ny Joe
Irving 10y Whitoomb's Fearmaught, by Fear
naught, Is Il. Mi. ltAggett has been Of
fered 5000 for the third Time this fall for the
yearlng colt Zue Wilkes. A. \. CHM and
others also had some fine colts there.... In
the report of the fair it should have read
Arnold Cummings and Miss Josephine Gray.
49,, There viii be dance an the evening of
the November election at the cheese factory
Bert Hopkins has charge and good music
viii be there. -. The new sheep dip was
tried on c. q. Hatch's sheep. We took Il
hand al the Job and found it not SO very
much of a task. Ina one minute the sheep
was in the water and il took one minute for
the water to d!ain out of the wool. The
ma ture is stirred into cold water and if il
viii do what it is designed to do it is a great
boon t" farmers and the one thing needful
y. w. Staples is agent here..... Prospect
Grange and Granite Grange, of North Sears
port, have an invitation to visit Stockton
Grange Friday evening, Oct. 18th.
CAMDEN. Mr.. John Eels died at his home
on Chestnut street, Sept 23d, the day before
his !2d birthday. Mr. Eells followed the sea
for many Years and was Il sailor of the old
school. Rev. +. NJ. Preble attended the
funeral and in the course of his remarks re-
ferred to some of the events which his life
OF ninety-two years had covered. He had
lived under every administration since
Washington, and had seen the population of
his country increase from 5000 900 to 50 ,OoO.-
600. He was fifteen years of age when the
battle of Waterloo was fought and had
crossed the Atlantic many times when the
first steam vessel made the voyage, being
then thrty-eight years of age. The Cam
den and Rockport Electric Light COMPANY
has sold its plant to the hockland, Thomas
ton 4 Camden Street Railway Company.
This company will transfer the street lights
to its system, but continue the incandescent
lights from the Old plant. This will give ex-
celent service upon both systems. Mr..
Reuben Leland and family have returned to
their home in brooklyn, n. Y, and their
summer cottage, Seacroft, is closed for the
season.. MI. o. knights, of Sandusky.
Ohio, is visiting relatives III town.. Miss
Kate Harding went to New York on IL visit
last week. -. Capt. Y. E. Clark and Mrs
G lark, of Belfast have been III town Il few
day, guests Of Mr. and Mrs. johnson Knight
80. A. NJ. Judson, of New York, is spending
few days with his family i'll Camdcn....
Fred Coombs has rtterntd from his vaca-
ton III Boston. The Lake CITY Inn Will
not be closed until late this month. The
Grand Ball last Thursday evening was an
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