The Republican journal., 1896-05-07

uhy anu 10 tduRHU ny MISS 0IdCo OlLuMOuS
of Morrill,, who receives high recommend
alton wherever she teaches. Barzelle Har-
riman and wife have moved into the George
1 Peavey house. &c. F. Randell will begin on
his mill next week. Erva Conner has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. c. E. Gilman for
the past few days. Bertha Adams is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. o. P. Fuller, in Camden.
....Rev. IL. W. Abbott of Liberty will
| preach here next Sunday at . 80 p. m.
| BUcKsPoRT. The forest fire which had
been raging since May 1st has been checked
and its further spread is not feared The fire
originated on the land of Mr.. Burton, near
the county road on the northern line of Or
land and Ellsworth, and spread to the south
east along the slopes of Flying Moose Hill
and Flag Mountain, running over a belt
some two miles long and covering some 500
acres. The land is owned mostly by J. W.
and A. G. Swazey of Bucksport is timbered
with heavy Old growth, and is quite valu-
| able.
| STANDPOINT. Rev. B. B. Merrill OF Brew
er was here for short visit last week.
Herbert Moran and family lately moved
here from Somerviile, Mass, and will occu-
ny H. NJ. Grif1in's house on the hill. -. Mr.
and Mrs Alston Ellis moved here last week
from Gardiner, Me. and Will occupy the
Capt b. +. Rice house on the road to the
steamboat wharf. Mrs Alfred Black left
Saturday fer Boston to visit her husband,
who is employed there. School in this dis
trict began May 4th Miss Mabelle Paul of
Belfast, teacher. ohm b. French of Rox-
bury, Mass, arrived Saturday and will re-
main with his gra ndmother, Mrs. Robert
French, at the Point... News was received
last week of the death in eymouth, Mass.
Of Donald Derby, the year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nathaniel Showers. Their friends
here are sorry for them in their trouble.
BELMONT. Mr., and Mrs. Charles 81. Pike
of Searsport We're in town Sunday visiting
Mrs. Pixies parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Morrill,. John Lincoln of Providence, R.
l., is in town visiting at Henry Morrills....
Mrs. Harriet Pitcher and son Edward of
Ncrthport were in town Sunday visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Allepwood. =. Miss Ar
letta Swift of Belfast is in town visiting rel
atives. John Bryant of Searsmont was in
town Sunday visiting his brother, James
Bryant. Anyone who has colts and young
horses TO pasture would do we'll to call on
Mr.. Charles P. Morrill,, who has one of the
best pastures in the country. -. There will
be dance at Morrill's Hall, Belmont Cor
ner, Saturday evening, May 17th. Come
one, come all and bring your best girl....
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town visiting at Mr.. A. F. Bowdoin's.
LIBERTY. There is an absence of birds
here this season. Neither robins nor swal-
lows have made their appearance. But one
lone robin has been seen in my orchard up
to date and the trees are putting forth their
| leaves. AS / write [ look from my window
and see crab apple tree fully leaved cut
i and all the naples are changing their hue.
The grass is green throughout the village;
but we miss the song birds. Miss Annie
Twitchell had fine display at her millin-
cry opening last Friday and Saturday and
the ladies are much pleased with her new
milliner, -. G. H. Cargill and l.. L. Prescott
will attend the M asonic Grand Lodge in
| Portland this week. -. Hon. S. Aver has
received a present of a fine lot of leaf smok-
ing tobacco from a friend in Kentucky. 1t
| is very fine article, as we can abundantly
4 testify. I'D. O. johnson and wife visited in
! Rockland last week 49,. Work in the tannery
! has closed. On account of he dullness of
! the times there is no sale for leather
! Grass is starting is starting finely, but rain
! is needed.
CAMDEN. The May ball given in the Opera
| House Friday under the management of j .
A. Brewster was largely attended and PROV
ed to be one of the most enjoyable events of
| the season. Several of the leading business
firms We're represented and the prize award
ed to the gentleman in costume and the best
representation was given to Oscar Gilkey,
who represented the Boston Cafe Miss Hig-
gins of Rockport received the prize awarded
TO the best dressed lady. Meservey's Quin-
! tet furnished music for the dance and at in
! termlssion ice cream and cake We're served
IN the store formerly occupied by f. X.
| Shaw. In the wee small hours the iollv
company dispersed after passing most
| pleasant evening. "A young man named
| Lester Small was arrested last week for the
| larceny of clothing and watch from Allen
| Spear. The property was found in his pos
session. but he claims that he bought it of a
man whom he names. Thursday he was
| bound over to appear at the September
court on two charges of burglary . The
government has begun building a tempor-
ary lighthouse on Negro island, preparatory
| to tearing down the old one and building a
new structure.
MORRILL,. Schools began this week. The
Village school is taught by Miss Mary Mason
of Montville; the school in the Cross and
Robinson district by Miss Anna Kinney of
Knox; Creasey district. Lucy Cushman of
Morrill, Weymouth district, Gertrude Cor
| dom. Mrs. Frederick Black has returned
| from Baldwin Me-, where she passed the win
ter :. Rev. II. l. Holt will board the COM
| ing year at Mr.. 1. d. Whites. Next Sunday
| he breaches here i'll the forenoon and at East
Knox in the afternoon. Miss Abby Nor
ril of Belmont was a guest at Elisha Mer-
riam's last week -. Miss Oracle Simmons is
teaching school at South Montville. Mrs
Oscar Meader has returned from Belfast,
where she was under a physicians care for
| the past three weeks. Miss Emma Murch
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