The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-03-12
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

SOUTH MoNTvILLE. F. E. Gilman was at
home from Camden last Saturday and Sun
day 50. Dr. E. A Porter of Pittsteld visited
his patients in this vicinity last Sunday.
THoRND1kE The v l. Society of Thorn
dixie will give an entertainment Saturday
evening, March 18th, at Harmons Hall, to
consist of dialogues, recitations and music,
concluding with a slave s,ciable. The
young ladies will be sold TO the highest bid
ders, to include supper for the successful bid
der. Each lady will please bring supper
for herself and partner. Admission to hall 5
cents. Doors open at o'clock; entertain
ment begins at s o'clock.
CAMDEN. Edward Henry Clews and Miss
Title Elsie March were united in marriage
Wednesday evening. March 4th, by Rev.
Henry Jones. The young people were &C
companied by Mrs. Jennie Gilkey and Miss
Flora Cookson to the rectory, where the
marriage took place. The young couple will
make their future home in Camden and
though they have not long been in this
place they have made many friends
all of whom extend congratulations.
Fred Moodys meat market at Millville
was burned early Friday morning, March
9th. The fire originated around the stove.
The building and its contents We're destroy
ed, the total loss being about $500, No in
surance.
SEARsMoNr. Town meeting met March
ID, and after electing A. 9. Caswell moder-
ator and A L. Maddocl1s clerk adjourned to
Mar 9th at 10 a. m. on account of the dam
age done by the storm. The village school
closed Feb, 29th. The following scholars
We're not absent one half day: Ralph Bry-
ant Edith Bartlett, Wlfrel Cross, j. Leigh
Farrar, Ralph Fowler, Willie Merrill, John
Richards, Horace Ripley and Eugene Rey-
noids. There was to have been an enter
tainment Saturday evening, but it was given
up on account of the storm. Miss j. E
Mcfarland has visited in Rockland recently.
....H. F. Muzzy of Bucksport has been
spending a few days in town. Miss Abbie
w. Fuller has returned to Castine to attend
the Normal School. She is a member of the
class of 90. -. Mr. Bert Toothaker is at home
| from Bucksport where he has been at school
at the Seminary The free High School
will begin March 10th.
MoNTvILLE Following is an abstract of
the town report for the year ending March
/, 1896:
Real estate valuation ........... 1924 ,929 90
Personal valuation. ............. 601S7 90
Total valuation. .............. S295, 116 90
Number of polls, pa; percentage
of cash tax, including highway
tax, .023 poll tax, $50.
Money raised by vote of town.. $500 90
State tax. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 &c
County tax............ ........... 69S 10
Overldy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. BAL 80
Total amount assessed. ........ 81, 1913 66
A mount eXpended:
For highways, summer ......... S1,745 40
" highways, winter, 1894 and '95 1,547 Oh
" town officers bills 25i So
support of poor. 434 SO
I" ATTACHMENTS. Observation-Disclosures. JIG 56
support of schools. ........... S44 90
support OF insane. ............ 46S 81
:" State Observation-Disclosures. $50 66
county Observation-Disclosures. Cos 10
moving and repairing school
houses. Observation-Disclosures. 374 II
1873 SO
Resources. Observation-Disclosures. s., 262 IS
Liabilities ................4... 3,I56 Sc
Resources more than liabilities. 81 ,506 %
Last year it Was............-...... 7j4 81