The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-10

! Barnes is at home from Massachusetts for thu
SUMMER. Mrs. Dora Clay and son were il
| Castine last week. Isaac r. Clay, VIII
| graduated at Castine Normal school las
week, has gone to Portland where he ha
employment. The selectmen are making
| extensive repairs on the Johnson bridge.
| The selectmen and their attorney, F. W
Brown, Jr. of Brooks, We're in Augusta
June ID to urge the building of an under
pass near the Sargent crossing. 1t is I'm
derstood that the Railroad Commissioners
reported in favor and that the Maine Cen
trial. through their attorney, appealed. A
decision is to be rendered in September.
SEARsMoNT. MIR. Freeman Wellman, whc
has been sick for year and half, dice
Thursday, June 3rd. Rev. w. C. Baker con
Quoted the funeral Sunday. The deceased
leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. NJ
G. Black of Northport and Mrs. John Hop
kins of Union. Rev. W. G. Baker preached
at the school house at East Searsmont last
Sunday. Next Sunday will be observed a:
! Children's Day at the NJ. E Church. Ser
mon to the children in the morning and
COuC6IU ny UI0 CIllultu III GuS oNtuluS
| Misses Alice NJ. Poor and Hattie Bean re
| turned from the Normal school at Castint
| last Thursday Mrs. Jas. F. Burgess is
| visiting her parents at Matinicus Light
| Station. She was called there by the ser
ious illness of her sister. We saw Charles
Banks the other day and he was smiling. Il
is a boy ..... Mrs Amanda T. Muzzy and
family have returned for the summer.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mrs. Alice Haley
Miss Sarah Killman, Miss Francis Eames
and Mr.. Frank Crockett went to Castine to
attend commencement Mr.. Wendell Mar
den and Misses Flora Haley and Addie
Crockett We're in the graduating class
80. The S. B. 1. S. met with Miss Ora Libby
last Thursday. DIR. and Mrs. o. S. Erskine
of Frankfort joined the supper circle. A
good time was enjoyed by all. They will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lane June
18th. Mrs. Ella M Littlefied returned
from her visit to Boston by steamer Penob-
scot, June 2nd, accompanied by her aunt
Mrs. Phebe A. Williams of Boston, who
will spend the summer here.... Miss Grace
NJ. Libby and Miss Hattie Marden are ex-
pected home from Massachusetts to spend
the summer with their parents. Mrs. DR.
Colson of Bangor is visiting her and
family, Josiah Colson. =. Mrs. Maud George
who has been very sick, is gaining slowly.
LIBERTY. The Memorial address at the
church Sunday evening, postponed from
Memorial day on account of the Storm de-
lage, was a very scholarly, historical anG
patriotic address and is favorablv comment
ed upon by all who heard L. C. Morse
of Pittstield was in town for a few days
called this way by the death of his brother
William Morse of Searsmon t. I'VE noticed
a statement in the The Journals items
from Montville, that L. C. Morse's little
daughter Virgie was dead. We are happy
to state that such is not the case. Though
very sick child there are bright prospects OF
her recovery. DR.. Whitcomb fell and in
jured his leg quite badly last week. Mrs
W. D. Sanford is in Pittsfield assisting il
the care of Virgie Morse. Mrs. Ella Rowe
is very sick. ..B. F. Clough of Boston is
visiting his brother, DR.. J. w. Clough..
Mrs. Pulsifer and family OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, are occupying the New York cottage
again.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Mr.. VIM. F. White s
house and barn were completely destroyed
by fire between twelve and one O'CLOCK
Thursday morning, May Sd. When the fir,
was discovered the barn was enveloped in
| flames, which soon exte nded to the house
| which was not more than sixteen feet dis
tant. There were four good horses in the
barn-for one of which Mr.. White had re
Gently been offered S3C0-four cows and a
calf, besides numerous farming tools, all OF
which were destroyed. Such household
goods as could be hastily removed from til,
lower story were saved There was no in
surance. The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendary. A fire inquest was
held by the selectmen Saturday afternoon
and a petition has been circulated to call
town meeting to see if the town will offer
! reward for the arrest and conviction of the
incendiary. Mr.. j. o. Bartlett went to
BuckspCrt June End, to attend the gradual.
ing exercises at the E. M. Seminary Hi
sui, w. ~. DdIGlebG, SIduudGeu IFom tut
Latin Scientific Course. .... Miss Madg,
Thompson attended the graduation at Gas
tine. Mr.. Herbert Jackson of Poor's Mills
recently moved onto the Bert Choate farm
MIR. Chauncey Swift has moved into
Geo. E. Nash's house.
| APPLETON. Some fine catches of trout
pickerel and black bass have been made re
Gently in streams in this vicinity. f. d
Gushee seems to be thigh line" Saturday
he took six trout from the Allen brook a
short distance above Sherman's MILL the
six weighing 10 pounds. He was abou
thirty minutes landing the lot. A few day
before that he captured forty pickerel iron
the same stream, and did not move from TIN
position he occupied when the first one wa
taken. Geo. Gushee took trout from tn
same brook weighing two pounds and min
ounces. IN. F. Hanly, Esq, is enlarginI
the cellar under his building, making
it the full size of the building. F. L
Davidson will occupy the store as soon as
the necessary repairs are made..... Mrs
Daniel Dresser of Rowley, Mass, is here, the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Pedrick....
Mrs. Walter Gushee, who has been visiting
her parents in Liberty, has returned, and i.
now the guest of Mrs. Frances Gushee. -.
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