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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-26
house for her brother, George Bird, who is
now helpless, being both deaf and blind. Of
a large family George alone remains.

now helpless, being both deaf and blind. OF
a large family George alone remains
David A. Thomas died at his home, 81
North Main street, Rockland, Dec. 10Th
after a long and painful illness from can
cerous Affection aged 85 years. He was
born in lsesboro and was the son of Tilden
and Charity (Sylvester) Thomas. His father
was sea captain and in early life he follow
ed the sea like his father until he rose to be a
master mariner, commanding number of
we'll known vessels at that time. Later on
he retired from the sea and all his later
active life he followed the business Of a
Stevedore. He came to Rockland the year
before its Incorporation, and had consequent
y been resident there for over 40 years
He was we'll known and highly esteemed
for his rugged, honest, manly character and
many excellent qualities. He leaves wife,
Elizabeth (Flanders) Thomas, two daugh-
ters, Cinderella, wife of Martin B. War
rem Of Northport, and Ruth ", wife of
William S. Wright of Rockland, and one
son, Benjamin d. Thomas of Boston. Rock
land Star.
Capt. William B. Coombs, one OF the best
known citizens Of Gloucester, Mass, died
Dec 18th in his 18th year. Capt. Coombs
was native OF SearspOrt, Me-, but passed
large portion Of his life in Gloucester. He
was for many years a successful master
udIlneT, anu dlIoTWaru euSdRou III CHe OUT
httlng business. He was veteran of the
Mexican war, serving in the navy, and was
in receipt OF a pension. He was chaplain Of
Acacia lodge Of Masons, and was also a
member OF Atlantic Temple of Honor, OF
which he was past chief templar, and OF
Roanoke Commandery, Order OF the Golden
Cross. He leaves a widow, two sons, Aus
tin F. and George W., and three daughters,
Mrs. Fannie, wife Of Mr.. Edward c. Nc
Intire OF East Gloucester, Mrs. Annie. wife
Of Mr. Charles Parker and Mrs. Clara, wife
Of Dr.. Chauncy L. Adams, both Of Concord,
n. III.
After long illness Mrs. Ezra Young pass
ed away Dec. II at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Robert Burd, Washington street, at the
age of fifty-one. Mrs. Young has long been
a resident Of Camden and was most esti-
mabe woman, kind hearted and generous to
all, and had the respect OF neighbors and
friends. Her husband survives her rs we'll
as daughter, Mrs John Leach Of Rockland, ,
son, Walter B. Young, sister and two
brothers. The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon. [Camden Herald.
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Mrs. J. G. ". Perry Of Portland, who has
been visiting relatives in Belfast a few
weeks past, returned home last Friday.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-26

POLITICAL POINTS. Pittburg could
not get the Republican national con-
vention, but the Prohibitionsts will meet
there on May ~, to nominate their can
didate for President and Vice President.
The movement to ally the Wonen's Tenn
perance Union with the Prohbitionists
under the name of the s'Home Protec-
tom party will be pressed when the
national convention assemblies at Pitts
burg.
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Republican 3ourlraL
R,rsuEp EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY THE
Republican Journal Pub. Go.

.rgest Circulation in City and County
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-26

Following is nearly complete list of the
Waldo County delegation at the State
Grange meeting in Bangor:
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike-Mas.
ter y. ~ Higgins and wife, East Thorndike
Mystic Grange, Belmont-Master Miles
Pease, Centre Belmont.
Georges River Grange, Liberty Master
VIM. H. Moody and wife. Liberty
Granite Grange, North Searsport-Master
Fred Il. Black, North Searsport.
Sunrise Grange, Winterport-Master Wal.
ter Littletield, Ellingwood's Corner.
Ritchie Grange, Waldo-Maste James G
Harding and wife, Waldo tation.
Northern Light Grange, Winterport-S G.
Thompson.
Comet Grange, Swanville-A. E. Nicker-
son.
Sandy Stream Grange, Unity-F. A. Bart
lett.
Sebasticook Grange, Burnham-O. Ler-
mond and wife.
Dirigo Grange, Freedom-M Master j. H.
Vose and wife, Freedom.
South Branch Grange. Prospect-F. L.
Ward.
Seaside Grange, Belfast-A. L. Mudgett.
Stockton Grange, Stockton Springs-S. L..
Blanchard and wife.
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Miss Jane Bird died at her home at Little
River Saturday morning, after an illness Of
two years from paralysis. She was daugh-
ter of the late Jonathan and Sally Bird, and
was born on the same place where she died,
and which has always been her home. In
early life she was teacher in the public
schools, and has taught great many terms
in Belfast, Northport and Islesboro. For
about twenty-five years past she has kept
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PERU.

But little sap yet.
Roads well blocked--half wheeling
half sleighing.
Mr.. Sheppard on the Priest place
is laid up with the erysipelas.
Tom Lee, our genial cheese maker,
with his genial dog has arrived, sig
Mailing the approach of summer.
Rumor has it that quite extensive
purchases in timber lands have been
made by parties in town lately.
NJ. b. Lyon met with an accident
Tuesday in his barnyard whereby he
dislocated his shoulder. Although it
was six hours before physicians could
reach him he is getting along well.
Mr.. Shaw, an aged one armed man
living on the Burt place, died sudden
ly Saturday from heart disease. His
remains were taken to Rupert for in
terment.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. X. Davis went to
visit their son near New York city
Saturday. Mr.. Davis returned Mon.
day leaving his wife for prolonged
visit.
Nj. j. Hapgood has disposed Of his
two Evans fox hounds to A. N. Sher,
man, sportsman from Williamsville
AS they run finely together Mr.. Sher
man will have the crack pair of racer.
of the county. Mr.. Hepgood re
places them by highly bloodet
pointer, present from tie manager
of the American Tobacco Co. OF New
York City.
The Rev. Mr.. Smart the pastor o.
the Congregational church in Man
chester, will be il town the coming
week and will hold service at thu
church Tuesday evening as well az
take charge of the regular Thursday
afternoon service.
All of the tax inventories, over ONT
hundred in number, for last year are
lost. Neither the lister in charge OF
the town clerk can produce them
Anyone having knowledge will please
come forward.
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WESTON.

Ozro Clayton is hcme from st. John
bury for a short time.
Frank Buss died very suddenly
Thursday morning of heart failure.
The funeral was held at the Baptist
church Saturday at 1890 o'clock Rev.
G. Z. Boynton officiating.
Arthur Fisher has moved from the
ark into the tenement recently vacated
by Ned Bolster.
II. G. Buss from Boston and M.
G. Buss, were in town last week to at
tend the funeral of their brother Frank.
G. II. Lester is home from Man.
chester, where he has spent the winter.
The Cornet Band held their annual
business meeting Monday evening and
elected the following officers: business
comm. c. E. Bolster, H. M. Sweet
land, E. p. Hannum. Secretary j
w. Hale, Treas. G. E. Bolster. The
band has several pieces of new musi,
by Mercadante, Zikof, Boyer, South
well, Sousa, Hazel and Clifton which
they are practicing for the coming sea
son.
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JAMAICA.

Sugar makers have progressed
finely so far some of them having
made over 1000 lbs.
Ransel Frost has gone to work for
II. H. Reed.
Charles Whipple moves to West
Townshend in the near future.
Miss Mabel Read went last week
to Holyoke to work.
Mrs. Howard Burke is spending a
few weeks at w. F. Gleason's.
The select school taught by G. N.
Wyman closed very successful term
last Friday.
Mrs. Stella (Howard) Foskett died
last Friday, Apr. 5th, after an illness
of number of weeks. She will be
greatly missed by all who knew her.
She leaves a motherless child and
husband to mourn her loss. The
funeral was held Monday, Apr. 9Th,
at the residence.
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SIMONSVILLE.

II. D. Holden of Boston was the
guest of H. o. Peabody, last Satur-
day and Sunday.
The thaw of Monday night and
Tuesday, crushed the ba ckbone Of
winter, leaving an abundance of mud
and slush.
Arthur Fuller is at work in the
store Of A. H. Holman, Springfield.
Garrett Smith and family of Ticon-
deroga, N, Y, are in town looking
for Vermont faro,
Willie. A. Fuller, a Simonsville
boy, but who has been in the employ
of A. H. Holman, Of Springfield the
past eight years, was married Wednes.
day April 10th. to Miss Efie Whit
ney of Springfield. They will take a
short wedding trip after which they
will make Springfield their home.
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The oldest printer In the United
States died. again the other day in
Norwich, Conn. or course he work.
ed IN early life fot Horace Greeley.
Twenty per cent. OF the pupils in
British schools are said to be near
sighted.
Stephcn II. Foss, Of Pennington,
has a violin made by Stainer, the
Tyrolese manufacturer, about 1850.
Our better halves say they could not
keep house without Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t is used In more than half the
homes In Leeds. Sims Bros, Leeds, la
This shows the esteem in which that rem
edy Is held where it has been sold fol
years and is well known. Mothers have
learned that there is nothing so good fol
colds, Group and whooping cough, that /,
cures these ailments quickly and peIma
ncntly, and that 1t is pleasant and saft
for children to take. 20 and SO cent bot
ties for sale by Goddard 4 Gibson, So
Londonderry, G. L. Richardson, Peru
and Londonderry.
c b. Cory, of Boston, recently
killed crocotlle at Cord Sound, Fla,
measuring thirteen feet six inches.
Without the express consent Of his
wife, no married Austrian subject car
'procure passport for jonrhsSinS be.
tyond the frontier.
! recommend Chamberlains Palr Balm
for rheumatism, lathe back, sprains an,
\ swel,ings. There is no better linimcn
made. have sold over 100 bottles Of Il
this year and I'LL were pleased who use,
it. j. +. Pierson, druggist, South Chi
casos nh Il is for sale by Goddard s
Gibson, So. Londonderry, G. L. Richard
sou, Peru aud Londonderry.
4 "Colonel, what would you do II ,
man called you liar? mean
4 friends" "Well, sub, if he were F..
real near and dear friend, l wout
show him tue respect of attending hi.
funeral after it all were over, sub,
indianapolis journal.
/ De Wits Witch Hazel Salve cure,
lscalds, burns, indplent sores and ncyc
lfalls to cure piles.
! c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
fJamaica.
| Goutran burst like a whirlwind ii
upon his friend Gaston-"wil you b,
my witness?" "Going to fght?" "Nt
TO get married" CASTOR (after :
ause)-"Can't you apologizer-
Los Angeles Herald.
1t will be an agreeable surprise to per
sons subject TO attacks Of bilious collie tC
learn that prompt relief may be had by
taking Chambrrlaiu's Collie, Cholera ant
DiarrhGa Remedy. In many instances
the attack may be prevented by taking
| This remedy as soon as the first symptoms
| OF the disease appear. 25 and 80 cent
| bottles for sale by Goddard ( Gibson, SO
Londonderry, g L. Richardson, Lon
dendorry.
Watches at about one-half price. Ali
kinds. Chas. A. Trip & Co., Jewele RS
Rra1tlehoro
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TOWNSHEND

Mrs. Kenyon will teach in the up.
per department of the village school.
Will Willard who is at work in
Burlington spent last week with his
parents.
A large number of young people en-.
joyed the poverty social given Sat.
night by the dramatic club.
Grace Blood who is attending Moo
dy's school at Mortified, returned to
thatplace Monday morning after spend
ing ten days vacation at home.
The new baptist church is completed
and will be dedicated April Oath. DIR.
Spaulding of Boston, will preach the
dedicatorial sermon.
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WINDHAM.
Snow rapidly disappearing.

: Snow rapidly disappearing.
Hardly any maple sugar made.
The schoolhouse in this village has
been quite extensively repaired, hav-
ing been painted and ceiled inside.
We understand the outside will also
be treated to coat Of paint.
Three orphan children from the
city of New York have found home
for the present in the family Of Dea
A. o. Prentiss. Two little girls ant
a boy.
Fast day will be specially observed
at the Congregational church. Tit
Woman's Auxiliary will hold meet
ing after the usual service.
Miss Lou Woodburn commented
her school at the south branch dis
tlict in Chester last Monday. =
No work at steam mill since Fri
day the fiflh.
Hattie Howard has gone to he
home at No. Windham to assist il
caring for her father who is in yer,
poor health.
Mrs. E. P. Rhoades has been quit
sick with tonsilitis. Her daughter
Mrs. Leonard, has been caring TO
her but will return to Boston the las
of this week.
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: WASTE IN. FARMING
ws.,,k from TX. Sol, which h. Ne.
- Thrown Away In the Past.

wealth FROM the soii which Has Zee.
- Thrown Away In the Past
Whom nature Is prodigal. man 10
wasteful Waste has been the rule In
American agriculture. Accumulated
mold Of ages of vegetation was offered
at tl.25 per acre. Afterward 1t was
given away. subject to official fees for
perfeoting title, both to natives and
immigrants. With land free to all. there
was prodigality of fertility and coon
omy Of labor. Thus In primitive agri-
culture, rotation, cultivation. diversifi.
cation. were all sacrificed, and fertility
was transmitted into net cash. Because
wheat could be grown without cultiva-
tion ON tho broken sod, and because 1t
was always q cash crop, little else was
grown, and because there was SO much
Of 1t and so few farm animals the straw,
which Is worth as much In England as
the whole crop here. was burned to get
rid Of it, and because Of this repeating
Of crop without cultivation weeds
much moro than loss of fertility reduced
the rate Of yield until at last, because
OF extension of wheat area beyond the
needs Of consumption, price was re-
duood and profits destroyed. Thus ma
ture, which cnpnot be trif1ed with safe
ly, has been avenged, and the wheat
grower Is muddled in trying to lay the
blanc upon the currency, the tariff or
anything rather than his own uneco-
nonical and wasteful practice.
Tho same abandon attended early ef-
forts In animal industry. Unimproved
brcods were kept four years or more ON
lush grass in summer, Id the Ice Of q
baystack in winter, fattenihg at one sea-
son and existing at another, favoring the
production Of fat and lean In layers, to
be sold at low prices to unsatisfied con-
sumers. The first butter dairies-for
instance, Pratt in New York-roquired
40 pounds Of milk to make one pound
ef butter He, by selection and caro-. re-
duoed tho requirement almost one-half,
aud now some Jerseys produce pound
Of butter for Is pounds Of milk. The
"hogging down" Of corn in feeding cat
tlo and hogs was another wasteful pro-
oodure in primitive farming.
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WEST WARDSBORO.

Some of the sick ones, especially
Mrs G. E. Putnam, are improving
while among several new cases are
Mrs. W j. ingalls, and Mrs. Bills
who has recently moved from jana
cha to E. A. Blodgetts.
The doctors wagons are seen very
often nowadays on our streets.
Mrs. Monroe of Manchester has
been to j. H. Lackey's and Mrs.
Ralph Gushing from Townshend,
who recently buried her little boy, is
stopping there for time.
Albert Moffit came home from
Arlington, Sunday with his tin cart.
His two daughters were with him.
Mrs. Grover from Adams, Mass,
10 at A. Z. Dary's.
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HOUGiiTONVILLE.

Silas Ameden is soon to move to
Chester.
Our sick are all on the gain.
Mary Page is in Mass, called there
by the illness OF sister.
j. II. Putnam of Bellows Falls is
in town.
A heavy fall of rain has broke up
the ice in the river.
Very little sugar made as yet.
Lewis Jennings is soon to 60 to Bel.
lows Falls to work.
Our listers are at work, they say
stock is worth more than last year.
Mrs. Emma Rand of Saxtons River
visited this week with her sister, Mrs.
John Ramsdell of this village.
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Our Neighbors.
What They are Doing-Briefiy Told by
the,sifter's Intelligent stanof
Correspondents,
LONDONDERRY.

DR.. L. S. Arnold visited friends at
Bellows Falls Wednesday.
Mrs. Don Wyman who has been
sick for some time is worse this week.
Mrs. Horatio Lawrence has been
suffering from the effects OF hard
cold for several weeks. She has had
a cough which has greatly reduced
her flesh and strength. She is gain
ing slowly at present.
d. Marden is working at the island
in the tin shop for P. r. Holt.
Don Wyman is laid up for the
present as the result of an injury re-
ceived last Saturday while lifting on
some heavy timbers which he was
saving at A. A. Curtis mill.
A small beginning has been made
in sugaring. We were informed
Tuesday that Warren Wright had
made 200 lis.
Ina Wescott has situation at the
hotel in Peru and will begin work next
Monday.
While Byron Hazelton was attend
ing the evening service at the church
his young horse broke loose from the
horse shed and left for home at a
rather lively gait, but notwithstand-
ing the bad condition of the road it
arrived home with the buggy right
side up and no damage done.
G. L. Parker has just completed a
sidehoard which he has been making
for Mrs. E. H. Howard. 1t is very
pretty design and does credit to the
workman. A. Bailey will dress the
same.
The freshet on Tuesday brought
the water up very near as high as it
was two years ago, but did more dam
age as about one-fourth of H. A.
Hayward's mill dam was carried away.
This will prove severe loss and is
much regretted as Mr.. Hayward has
large amount of work on hand that
must be done to fill his orders.
c.
Porter Newell who is very sick is
reported to be little better.
Miss Clara Marden is at work for
Mrs. E. F. Arnold.
The Y. P. C. U. will hold their
Easter service at Union hall next
Sunday evening at seven o'clock.
Since the severe illness of Mrs. DR..
Arnold the union has met at the hall
and the meetings will probably con-
tinue to be held there at the usual
hour. So much interest has been
shown during the winter that we feel
better able to meet the work of the
coming summer. No one attending
these young peoples services can 60
away without feeling they have re-
ceived some benefit. The Union
wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold for the kind
ness shown them through the past
months.
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LANDGROVE.

Rev. Mr.. Krook goes to conference
this week.
Ora Colby is running Jacob Smiths
sugar lot on shares.
G. w. and S. Ii. Abbott are at
work for Geo. Harris.
The listers made their annual
round last week.
On account of i'll health Richard
Fitzgerald has finished work for A..
Childs and taken situation in bak-
cry in New York city.
j. W. Grape has taken young
lad from the Orphan Home in Bos-
ton.
Snow is fast disappearing, not
much sugar made but the robin has
not made his appearance.
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COM MlssloNER's NOTICE.

WE, the Subscribers, being duly appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District oil
Westminster, Commissioners 10 receive, eN
annie aud adjust all claims and demands Of
all persons against the estate of john G
French late of Jamica, IN said district
deceased, and also all claims and de-
,mands exhibited Ia of.ct thereto; aud SIX
months from The Gu day'or Fen. last, hcin2
allowed iv said Court for that pr pose, we dc
therefore hereby s.ve NOTICE, that we will At
icud 10 tbc business of our said appointment, al
the Store of Daniel Shcrwin III Jamaira ii
said district, on the 4th Tuesday of April ant
July next from ten O'Clock, A. NJ. until four O.
clock, p. NJ. on said day.
vs. y; g. s1 Ehawyy Commissioners.
Daniel Shcrwir, Admir-. Jamaica VT, Marci
., A. D., 1873.
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Bucklen's Arnica Saliva.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
ab cents per box. For sale by Geo. G.
Smith
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h was the same with cotton. The
ssed was wasted or only used for ma
nura Sometimes stock was killed by
being gorged over q pile Of seed. but
systematio feeding was unknown. Now
$40, 900, 900, more or less, represents the
oil Of the seed. which was wasted II ap-
piled to the soil, and almost ~ much
more should be got from feeding the
cake, with incidental foods to constitute
q suitable ration and costing almost
nothing. In this way all the valuable
elements Of the seed are returned to the
soil, with additional manurial value Of
other feeding material. Pork, II not
beef, can bs produced In the mild oil
mate of the south with oottonseed cake
cowpeas and other fall and winter grow
ing forage plants even cheaper than the
central west.
In wooded sections the first and lar
gest opportunity for waste was found in
the wanton destruction of wood and tim
Der, and 1t was improved until large
areas have become deserts. In every ru-
raj industry exploitation has been deple-
ton and destruction.
Whom fax became an auxiliary OF
successor to wheat million of acres
went into cultivation for seed, and the
straw was thrown away, though coarse
fiber worth 500 per ton had been made
Of the straw as IL lies from the mower,
while by slight change Of method Of
culture and treatment. as is done in
Europe, far moro valuable fiber can be
produced. Flaxgrowers will say 1t can
not DO done, because they do not know
how and will not learn, but 1t has been
done and is done successfully and uni
formly In other flax growing countries,
Prairie Farmer,
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Specimep Cases,

8. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheumatism
his stomach was disordered, his Liver
was affected to an alarming degree, ap.
petite fell away, and he was terribly re.
duced in flesh and strength. Three bot
ties of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,, had
u running sore on his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles of Electric
eitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound ant
we'll. John Speaker, Catawba, O., hat
ave large Fever sores on his leg, doctor:
said he was incurable. One bottle Elec
trio Bitters and ono box Bucklen's Armies
salve cured him entirely. Sold by Geo
G. Smith.
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BONDvILLE
Spring Birds have appeard.

Spring Birds have appeard.
~
~. Stage started out on wheels Mon
morning for the first time this spring.
Some maple sugar made the past
week.
Rev. S. 81. Tucker has gone to
Conference at Waterbury. Nopreach-
at the church next Sunday.
Geo. P. Burbee is running Duane's
mill now cutting out soft wood lum-
Der.