The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-11-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

CAMDEN. Camden has been excited re-
Gently over IA number Of mysterious burg
larlss. One sufferer from the teprelato
was George II. Cleveland, and Il etnesday
night Nov. 10Th TWO clerks watched tile
store. After time a man appeared from
the basement, having gained entrance
through a window He Went ID the cash
register and about 70 help himself to
the contents when the clerks fired at him.
He ran back to tie basement and ESCAPED.
leaving a trail of blood
FREEDOM. Mr.. Morrison from the Bangor
Theological Seminary preached at the
church Sunday. The Ladies Circle met at
Hotel Name with Mrs. Ralph Wiggin and
Mrs. \. A. Wiggin.. MIR. A. l.. GINNING
ham arrived home FROM Searsmont with his
bride, NOV. 18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Cunning
ham have the best wishes of their friends
-. Mr.. Charles Dodge of Lewiston is visit
ing his brother, Mr. u. W. Dodge. Mr.
Chas. E. Elwell Of Granite Falls Mimi, for
merly Of East Nassa boro Me, visited at a.
A. and j n. Thompson $ the past week.
died last week. was buried in the Friends
cemetery here last Sunday. Mr. Luce was
well known in Brooks, as he was often here
on business, and was considered an honest,
upright man, who would pay every dollar
he owed if it in his power to DO So.
John Gibbs cut his hand quite badly with
sharp knife with which he was slicing
pumpkins for the cattle. DR.. Kilgore dress
ed the wound. DR.. A W. Rich, who was
confined to the house several days by sick
ness, is now out again. Business is not
what it ought to be in our clothing shops,
but something is being done, which helps
out just much John NJ. Dow has
flock of about one hundred sheep and wishes
to exchange some Of them for handy pair
of steers. Sixteen cents is the price of
wool at present. Hay is about SO ton,
potatoes % cents per bushel, apples about
ST. per barrel. james Jewell has been
packing apples for F. o. Day. Roberts &
Son have the extension to their mill pretty
well closed in. Z. G. Edwards is building
a new mill the north side of the river at
his old dam. 1t will contain grist mill.
single machine, planer and saw, etc..
John c. Lane has found wife up Oldtown
way. He married Nov. 25th and viii
reside at the Lane homestead in Brooks
Mrs. Frank Martin and Mrs. Mary Gatchell
both recently submitted to a severe surgical
operation aid are rapidly recovering from
its effects. James =. McTaggart and wife
spent their autumn vacation at their old
home in Montreal and recently returned.
Nc had big time and will have enough to
talk about for a long time. -. With the first
sleighing the Brooks Jumper Co. Will make
the beli jingle. Mr.. Dow lately put four
new counters in the upper story of lis store,
which is as usual crowded with goods. A.
G.. Mossman, our new grocer, has hung out
nice sign. Harry Hutchinson, assistant
at the depot, had two fingers badly damned
while Stacking cars last Friday. A. NJ.
Jones Of the NJ. G. L., '96, is teaching school
in the Stiles district. Miss Edith Forbes of
the same class is at home to spend the vaca-
tion.. w. II. Hamlin has been very sick,
but is now improving. Mrs. Abbie Ed
wards Of this town, who broke her leg in
the western part of the State, is said to be
doing we'll as could be expected for per-
son Of her advanced age. Edwin Walker
son-in-law of Rev. David Brackett has been
very sick for some weeks. The meeting of
the " aldo District Lodge of Good Templars
here last Thursday was much enjoyed by the
local lodge, which did all it could to make
the affair pass off pleasantly. David Kar-
lin is at work in Jonathan Irving's black
smith shop. Bigelow Bachelor is in the
Staples blacksmith shop, ironing sleighs
ana jumpers.