The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03

of Capt. Charles II. Dodge took fire from
causes unknown and was burned to the
ground, with 10 tons of hay and grain and a
large lot Of beans. It was fortunate there
was very little wind at the time for it was
only by great exertions that the rest Of the
buildings were kept from the flames. II the
wind had been to southwark it would have
been hard work to have saved e. F. Will
liams buildings. There was about $500 in
surance on the barn.. While sch. Flora
Rogers was ashore abreast of Capt. E. F.
Williams home he sold her new yawl
boat. j. The last of our cottagers will leave
Oct. 3d.. Capt. Nathan Pendleton has sold a
number of cottage lots on the southern side
of Crow Cove to Philadelphia parties.
BELMONT. Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Bennett
and son Ralph were in town Sunday visit
ing at Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Morrill's.. Mrs.
Clara Mckinney of Lincolnvi.le was in town
Sunday visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Morrill,. -. Augustus Gardner and his
sister Lucy of Lncolnville were in town
Sunday visiting their nephew, Mr.. Fred a
Mariner. Mrs. G. L. Townsend was in
Morrill, the last of the week visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Jennie Hatch. Miss Bertha Grey
has been at home on a vacation and return
ed to Augusta Monday, where she has EN-
ployment with the Gannett & Morse Pub
Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Churchill were
in Augusta last week Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z.
Morse were in Union last week visiting rela-
| tives. Mrs. Miles Pease attended the fair
at Windsor. Caleb Lamb and daughter
Lillian are in New Gloucester visiting his
! daughter, Mrs. Geo. Carsley. Mrs. Ara
bella Cunningham of Belfast was in town
the first Of the week visiting. John Morrill,
has painted his house.
PENOBSCoT. The steam mill company is
| building coaster of forty-five tons. Mr..
George S. Wardwell is master workman.
The Methodist society will celebrate the
centennial of the establishment of the NJ E.
church in Penobscot this autumn. Capt.
Calvin Davis and others have bought the
| schooner Waterloo, to run between here and
Boston. Our progressive farmer, Noah F.
Norton, took goodly share of the prizes in
the E lsworth and Blue Hill fairs. .Sewall
| Gray has bought the Grindle mills and will
engage quite extensively in the manufacture
of slaves. Hosea B. Wardwell has fine
black granite ledge on his farm. A specimen
cut and polished and exhibited in the Blue
Hill fair, won the appreciation Of the crafts
men. DR.. E. A. Sprague has greatly en-
larged his dwelling house. The brickmak-
ers have burnt their last kilns for the sea-
son, and are now shipping their BRICKS.
The low price of wool has discouraged the
farmers and many are going out Of the sheep
business. Summer tourists begin to APP
preciate the beauties of this place and are
turning their eyes this way ~. Hon. Geo. NJ
Warren is clearing off stones and bushes
and draining his farm. formerly Reuben
Dunbar's place.. A heavy thunder storm
passed over this place the evening Of Sept
Goth.
UNITY. The forest fires that had been
raging for the past week in Unity We're sub
dued by the fine rain of Thursday and the
cisterns were filled with water. George
Mullen, former resident of our village but
now Of Beverly Farms, Mass, has been visit
ing Frank Bartlett.... Julson Knowlton
from Connecticut is stopping at Mrs. George
day from Everett, Mass DR.. Emerson has
been i'll with severe cold. Perley Clark
came home from Kent's Hill to spend Sun
day. Mrs. Benjamin Cook and her son
Harold came from Belfast to spend sunday
with her mother, Mrs. S. S. Berry. Miss
Sarah Norton has returned from New York
where she has been the past year. The
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ed the first of the season. Mr.. Pendleton is
building a vinegar mill near the station
which will be very convenient for the farm
ers as there are many small apples that
can be made into vinegar. There was
quarterly meeting at the church last Sunday
sermon was fine. Mrs. Gorham Clough is
visiting friends in Rockland this week. !.
Harry Mitchell from Bangor is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Simon Conner. Mrs. Jennie
Cook has returned from Orono, where she
visited friends. Mrs. Harry Walker has
gone to Portland to join her husband. She
will stop few weeks there and then 60
west to visit her parents. :. DR.. Blanchard
May Kelly, Helen Thomas and Fred Rice
went to Freedom Saturday on their wheels
to attend the Fair and had a very pleasant
time. Only two boarders at the Park and
they will leave soon. The hotel will close
next week. Mr.. Vandeets reports a very
successful season. "A. r. Myrick has fine
lot of gents furnishing goods and ladies' dress
gods.
MORRILL, The forest fires in the Greer and
Davis boys have been held in check since
| early last week by the hard labor and con-
slant watchfulness Of our citizens, who rallied
en- masse, surrounded the fire with bitches
and back-fres, and effectually barred its
further progress. There was time Sunday
evening, Sept. 22d and Monday the 23d when
| it looked as though not only our forests, but
| several of our farm houses and even the vii
lage, might be annihilated by the fire fiend.
The rain of last Thursday was great relief
to the many who have been obliged to sus-
pend their harvesting and fight fire. Weare
| sorry that the alarm was needlessly given at
Belfast by one of our excitable citizens; but
to those who so nobly responded we tender
| our sincere thanks, and feel that they, as
well as we, are glad that our fires were 80
| well controlled that there was no need of
| their sarvicaa The Or.,in of tho frpa waa