The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-14
The Republican Journal Thursday Morning. April A. 1892

STOCKTON SPRINGS. The services at Col
cord Hall next Sunday afternoon will be
out of the ordinary line. At $50 brief
Easter programme will be presented, after
which Rev. Mr.. La Marsh will preach an
Easter sermon, and sing at the close. Every
body welcome.
NORTH HAVEN. The house of Benz. Green
law was totally destroyed by fire on Friday
last. No insurance. Mr.. Greenlaw came
from Camden and was about to move into
his house. He built fire to warm it up, when
it caught about the chimney and was soon in
flames. Work has begun at the canning
establishment and the factory is having a
great run on CLAIMS. HOLSTERS will be put
up as soon as the law will permit.
L1NCoLNvILLE. Miss Lelah Decrow is re-
covering from her recent illness. The frost
is fast coming out of the ground, as is shown
by the bad condition of the roads. The
frogs have begun to peep and lovers of sport
may be seen meandering along the inlets of
our pond with the vain hope of catching an
unwary fish. Annie Miller has returned
from Camden where she spent the winter
THE Dramatic Club is billed to appear at
Mystic Grange Hall, in Belmont, Thursday
evening April 14th.
SEARSMONT. Easter services We're held at
the NJ. E. church last Sunday There was a
Sunday School concert in the evening. The
collections of the day, amounting TO nearly
So We're for Missions. AT the school meet
ing in district No . last Saturday it was
voted to build the new school house on the
old lot. The old school house will be sold
at auction next Saturday afternoon at >
o'clock. The S. S. committee will be in
session for examination of teachers Apr. %
at D. m. The selectmen have completed
the valuation and are now assessing the
taxes.
WALDO. r. E. Freeman has sprained his
ankle quite badly. High school closed the
sth inst. after an eight weeks term. S. W d.
Freeman of Rockland is in town for a short
stay. Mr.. and Mrs. +. Daggett, who have
been in Taunton, Mass, the past winter, are
visiting in town. They contemplate moving
to Rhode Island. =. G. c. Harding, who has
been living with his son the past few months.
has gone to housekeeping. Five families
live on Deacon street this town, but the Dea-
con had not been called on to christen a
10Th. A. j. Simmons is kept busy at this
season of the year by horse breeders. He
has had nearly twenty years experience in
castrating and is "a safe and careful man to
employ Horse breeders in this vicinity
will not raise many more cots until they
years ago must have been a great year for
colts if we jndge by the number OF horses
that are Just nine years old this spring.
BROOKS. Will McTaggart from South Da-
kota is visiting his Old home here. 1t is
fourteen wears since lie left W seek his for
tune abroad. Somehow they all like to get
back to Brooks. His daughter, "Little May, "
has lived here with her grandparents for
several years. wv. II. Sayward, of Thorn
dixie, was in town Monday making arrange
ments for the sale of some lumber here. He
is one Of our stirring, rafting neighbors
and We are always glad to see him here, for
it meahs business of some kind We learn
that he intends to have new planning ma
chine and that he will generally improve his
plant at Thurndike. We are in receipt of
cards announcing the marriage Of Warren
\. Roberts, formerly of this town, to Geor-
gia Robinson, of Lowell Mass Stantal
x johnson have Just finished saving twenty
cords of wood for T. I. Huxford. Then
horse machine is quite an Improvement ON
the Old buck saw w.. Mr. Quincy, of Belfast,
has been using his engine at South Brooks
saving wood. -. Meier Roberts died Mon
day evening of fever, after a few days i'll
ness. His father, "ChareS j. is very sick
and is not at this writing expected to recov-
en-. Trade is dull at the corner, for every
body stays at home unless obliged to stir
out The roads have been perfectly horrid.
In spite of the general stickiress, however,
the traders are putting in new goods. Mr.,
containing some of the newest and prettiest
patterns in that line. The assessors, f. w
Brown, Jr., Walter Penney and F. X. Rob-
erts, have been busy the past week and We
shall soon know what our taxes are to be for
the ensuing year. Will Gould does quite a
business in buying oxen and dressing them
for the Belfast market. He usually drives
to town twice each week. His shop is nice
ly fitted up, and he can alone kill, dress and
load upon his wagon the largest OK. The
hall.