The Republican journal., 1896-01-23


rolled over his right leg, crushing it badly
tended the injured man and dressed his
wounded leg. 1t will be some time before
Mr.. Bridges can get about again.
CENTRE LINCoLNv1LLE Mr.. Ernest Parker
of Rhode Island is visiting his father, Mr..
Emery Parker. Mrs. Joel Lamb and
daughter Annie visited Mrs. Herbert Morse
in Belmont few days last week. Mr..
John Mcnamara and Miss Hattie Brown of
Camden spent Sunday in town. Miss Gus
sic Mathews has gone to Medfield, Mass,
where she will work in the straw shop. -.
There will be a sociable at the Band hall
Tuesday evening, Jan. 2Sth. A programme
will be given, consisting of two farces, sing
After the program baked bean supper will
be served, also ice cream, cake and coffee
Admission 10 cents, children cents. All
come and enjoy a fine time. If stormy,
postponed until the next fair night.
STANDPOINT, Mrs. Frank Crockett and
son of Dix Island are visiting at Mr.. f. A.
Maxfied's. Miss Octavia Hartman, who
has been employed as nurse in Boston the
past year, is here with relatives for few
weeks. Capt. Albert Shute, who has been
at work in Camden for several years, arriv-
ed home last week, and will remain here
with his family I'D. W. Grant cut ice from
his pond last week for French Bros. & Co.
and the Jersey Retreat. There is one
copy in Standpoint of the book "a Narra-
tive of Some of the Adventures, Dangers
and Sufferings of Revolutionary Soldier"
spoken of in last weeks Journal. Mr. Jos.
F. Martin died May ., 1850, aged 90 years,
and is buried in the yard here at Sandy
point.
LIBERTY. DR.. E. A. Porter is soon to
leave us and locate in Pittstield. We are
sorry TO lose him. No person in the COM
munity could be more missed than he
There has been quite an emigration from
Montvile and Liberty to Pittsfied. Many
here think the latter place the Utopia, and
some profess to believe that when they die
they will go to Pittsteld. If such be the
case the many friends of the genial, whole
souled M. d. need not dispair. We shall
AAASSo
Belfast will lecture here Jan. 23d and we are
all anticipating rare treat. The lecture next
week will be by W. W. Stetson, State Super
intendent of Schools. =. Following is an in
stance of quick work in adjusting fire loss
by the Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co..
George R. Belden of Palermo suffered a par
tlal loss by fire the night of Dec 18th and
rapprta1 the loSs To Tob IF
erty, agent of the NJ. F. I. Co., Dec. 18th.
The agent reported the loss to the company
Dec. Goth, and on the 22nd Mr.. johnson re-
ceived orders to proceed to Mr.. Belden's at
once and adjust the loss. Taking two expert
carpenters with him he went to Palermo,
adjusted the loss to the satisfaction of Mr.
Belden and mailed proof of loss the same
night. A check was drawn for the amount
dated Dec. 23a, and was in the hands of the
agent at Liberty Dec 9th, awaiting the re-
ceipt of Mr.. Belden, just five days from the
time the loss was reported to the agent by
the insured.
PIrTsF1ELD. Meetings have been held in
the new Methodist church since the 18th to
Sunday evening, the 18th, and they now con-
slider the house dedicated and consecrated
to the Lord. Several ministers and people
from other places We're in attendance and
the meetings were interesting and prof table
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, the pastor, through
whose influence and untirlng efforts the
house has been enlarged and remodeled
until it has lost it's identity in the beautiful
and commodious new structure which now
adorns our village, proposed to have it
cleared from debt before it was fully dAdi-
Gated and paper was started Sunday morn
ing after the sermon calling for 81 $50, the
amount due. The whole cost was 50 200
and as the society is not very large 81 $50
looked like large sum to be raised, but
others from other societies took hold and
helped them out so the amount was soon
raised and SIT 90 more than was called for
(Over $50 more was raised last Sunday
During the noon intermission some I'M
known friend carried in silver communion
service and left it on the table, many other
donations had been made, and among them
pulpit furnishings from class of children in
the Sunday School, large and beautiful lamps
from another class, chandelier for the centre
of the audience room by the Messrs. Dob
son, pulpit Bible by Mrs. Emma Fitzgerald,
etc. Rev. Mr.. Frost of Bangor preached
both forenoon and afternoon last Sunday,
and although the house was packed full
there was perfect quietness and all listened
eagerly to his very interesting sermons.
The presiding Elder, Rev. Mr.. Boynton of
the Bangor district, had very happy faculty
OF drawing money out of peoples pockets
and OF making them feel happy in giving.
One pleasing feature of the exercises during
the meeting was the singing by little Carrie
White, sweet little singer of Bangor 49,
The Free Baptist society has extended a
call to Rev. g. L. White of New Hampton,
N. FL. Mr.. White is graduate of Bates
and preacher of great ability. Prof A.
W. Anthony of Cobb Divinity School deliv-
cred fine sermon at the f. B. church Sun
day morning, Jan. 10Th. and a very interest
ing lecture in the evening". DR.. E. A
Porter of Liberty has been in town recently
making arrangements to locate here perma-
nently. He has been in successful practice
in Liberty for Is years and comes to Pitts
field partly on account of the superior edu-
cational advantages afforded his children
We think it must be wholly on that account
as we have five practicing physicians here