The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-01-19
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

Portland Jan. 18th to accompany his wife
home from the hospital where she has been
receiving treatment for the past nine weeks.
They returned Friday night.
FREEDOM The Belfast stage driver lost a
valuable horse last week.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gnstave Bellows visited Belfast last We'd
nesday and Thursday Mr.. Frank John
sons horse took fright near the mill last
week and completely demolished the wagon
The horse escaped unhnrt :. The citizens of
Freedom have their ice houses nicely filled
The Village Improvement Society have
play in contemplation, for the near future.
Ladies' Club meets with Mrs. p, w.
Aver on Tuesday next
SANDY PolNr. Capt II W. French passed
away last Friday after month $ intense suf-
fyring. aged IS Years. He leaves a widow,
tlWee SonS--IItnry $, who lives in North
tirll, Mimi, Frank II. and Fred I.-and
MO daughters, Mrs Austin French and Mrs.
lbr. Thompson. all Of whom resid, IN Massa-
eliusetts and all Of whom, except HENRY s,
Mere ahle to minister to him in lns last DAYS.
He also leaves TWO sisters, Mrs. Looms
i.,tnes of Scar>poit and Miss Elizabeth
French ~ Dorchester, Mass. THO funeral
was Sunday afternoon. EeN. y. La Marsh ~
Scalsport officiating. Friends extend their
sympathy to the family in their sorrow
Silas Wardwcll has employment in N shoe
shop N Rrockton, Mass.
CENTER MoNTvILLE. Deputy sheriff +.
a. Sprowl is attending court in Belfast ...
The sewing circle will meet with Mrs lSaa'
following Thursday ..Mr Harrison Church.
III il very sick with pneumonia. Master
George Spear Is confined to the house by
sickness. Miss Madge Thompson Is at
home, having closed her school in Dist. No. 2
last Fr.tav MI Wales Bart!cttis at home
from Hucksport Tile school closed for
few weeks on account Of diptheria. NJ. Mon
Harvest Grange had an open meeting and
supper AT their installation Of officers. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Banton of Andover, Mass.
visiting at Mr.. w y. Tasker's. Miss
Lucy Cnshman is attending school at Gas
tine
Troy, We have had snow storm, aMa
now the farmers with smiling faces are
drawing their supply Of wood for the com
ing near and huS,n is cumming. There
was Y Nerl quiet wedding III town quite re-
Gently, the contracting parties being Hon.
Lorenzo Ganeou and Miss Mary Merrill
The Rev MI Hatch Of North Troy otticiatc,l
fhe venerable groom Has proved tu his fel
lt1M citizens that the tact is conclusive IN his
mind, Ill least, that marriage is moi a failure,
tins i the third time in hIs eyentful life
hu has entered into the bends of Nedlock,
Tie funeral OF lie late Wliiam Merrill
occurred Jan lNtli at MS late residence l;cN
John Lamb conducted the services. The in
ttrn,ilt Was III tile Rogers cemetery Miss
Carrie Weymouth Has gone d. Augusta to lie.
absent several weeks the guest of Rev. and
Mrs \ NJ, Wyln,tn Mrs Jennie Conner
i dangerously ~ with h lung trouble 1t II
feared that she Mill Mul reyuNvr h Mrs.
Sanupl Conn@r y qtiite lnw WITH a rancer-
small trnulie Mis- Mabs Stone IS finishing
= ttrtt 4 ~vhool ~ Wanl iIilldi-tgirt. Miss
G+ur5ia Iyer resigned W. a,,.ount u ill
hAaltf miss -tnnc N p0t M lIQy'> Siiait
tearlr.fs, .nd iieets wi3h tile hestef success
IN her Tpr;ti,A .. MI anN Nix Edw.u3l
G"amS M Bangor ;rH ln tuWl VISITING Mrs.
Camln,. mother, Mrs Jane Cuburn. lst.l.
NV Baker preached Alt fhe Geyli~h ~c,oal-
ani-e lasi Sunday il4 Ma nrtaah HI tha
tinrrI II rfo> CORNER Sumay, Jan. ind
l.tt everybody rtint o,it ~ ft.r hM
l.iNFE>Iph A H3rE. W. wv pleased W
,ats fhat new Industry has begun IN this
piare l'hr granite On tile >oUth SIDE Of the
E,StS moinlain. So-raltG. has been sol,l H.
the present ny uerS, Howard l.. Bennett and
Charles Cracker, 10 parties To operate us a
granite quarry The materials for erecting
and furnishing the necessary buildings for
beginning operations are on the ground and
men are at work building them The right
of az has been provided for to the shore on
tile Penebsrot river and wharf vii, be
built ~ soon A. tie weather ami ce Mill
permit. Tile place is a desirable one The
granite is pronounced by experts to be of good
quality and lays on an inclined plane and
can be easily plarried and with small ex-
pense noNed to the track. 1t will he a VERY
comfortable place for work in the late fall
Of th, cold north winds We have several To-
cations and privileges about us here Nature
has done its part faithfully and what is
needed is capital enterprise and business
tact u open and develop Chem. If some Of
the capital that is rscd t. hul, up places
outside Of our State was used to open and
operate some Of our resources it would he the
means II a snrer profit to capital and a ben
etit to the laborng class. And our Young
inrn would not have to seek other locations
outside Of the State for a Livelihood Frank
Erskine is at home for the winter He has
been To Sea with Capt George Erskine
There is 4 large amount of floating ice. i'll the.
river
PROSPECT l.. 7, Cummings has collected
the taNrs as follows. 1870. 500. 1851, $40,
aud lS.'2 is coming in, hut the collector re-
prltS This year the hardest year Of tile three
The strike among tile Stone cutters and low
prices tnr farm produce are some If the
causes IF The scarcity Of money in town..
G. H Llttletieh las got out some good black
cherry logs. 1t is hardly known in Town
that the black cherry grows up to he large
trees, INIT the trees grow on the interN ale near
the stream OH the I.it1lctitld place and are
the largest ever Seen hert...C. q. Hatch
delivered two COWS IN Belfast for Libby Of