The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-27

| ton for the establishment of a pOstOffice be-
tween North Brooksville and Bluehill, to be
known as the West Sedgwick postoffice.
Mrs. Julia Farnham slipped on the ice a
few days ago while going from her house to
the stable and hurt her so badly that she
was unconscious for some time, but at the
present writing is somewhat recovered from
her injuries. Mrs. Otis Douglass is in
nobscot with her sister, Mrs. Leroy Blodg-
EFT, for few weeks, helping her care for her
son, who was cut seriously last week while
chopping on the Montgomery place at North
Penobscot. Smells are plentiful, but the
returns are small. -. Schooner Robert Pettis
| Capt. Perkins, discharged load of freight
for the Grange store last week, and will
make no more voyages until spring.
MONROE. The installation and dedication
of the new Odd Fellows hall, Jan. 21st, was
a success in every way. Although the after
noon was stormy at least 300 people gather
| ed at the hall to witness the ceremonies. A
fine supper prepared by the wives of the
| Monroe Odd Fellows was served at the
Grange hall and when the inner man had
| oooh Sdtisneu ali repaired 10 tue new nall TO
witness the dedicatory ceremonies. These
| were performed by Grand Master Pike of
Norway, R. G. Dyer of Portland, and mem
bers of Waldo, Garfield and Monroe Lodges,
all performing their parts in a fine manner.
The installation followed, D. D. G. NJ. Sam
uel Adams, with W. X. Keene, installing the
following officers N. G., Edwin jenkins
| q ppfp Co Il
s., A. H Mayo; Treas F. L. Palmer; War,
Franklin Chase Con, A. F. Durham; 0. G.,
F. A. Stevens l. G., E. B. Nealey; S. s.,
W. Kidder and E. Johnson; S. N. G., B. II.
Mudgett and Frank Sargent; S. V. g., Ell
win Dickey and Ed. Billings; Chap, Joseph
| Pattee. The trustees are ". B. f. Twombly
Franklin Chase and Joseph Pattee. After the
installation remarks were made by Grand
Master A. l.. F. Pike and brief history
of the Lodge read by Edwin Jenkins. The
| singing for the ceremonies was we'll render
ed by George and Annie Gould, Loren Rob-
| lnson and wife, Emma Skay of Belfast and
| Amos Stevens. After the ceremonies about
seventy couples repaired to the lower hall
for social hop, which they enjoyed until a
law A'eAii w
One noticeable feature of the evening was
that there We're seven doctors present.
| IsLEsBoRo The cutting and hauling of ice
! began in earnest last week. Edwin Preble,
who supplies the Islesborough Inn, had
several teams hauling to Dark Harbor; and
John ?. Bragg filled his large storehouse at
Ryder's Cove. Pyam D. Hatch is making
| preparations to store a large quantity to sup
| ply the cottagers. Alpheus Pend Teton, CON
tractor and builder of the Prall cottage at
Dark Harbor, has the walls up and is push.
ing the work rapidly. @. W. Clover of
Rockland, who built the Isles borough Inn
has taken the contract for building the Du-
pee COTTAGE his figures falling below other
competitors. Several hunters from Ca III
den, with dogs and guns, have visited the
lower part of the town lately, and in one
day killed forty-two rabbits. mostly on the
grounds of j. h. Bracket and of the Land
Company. These hunters seem determined
to kill every animal and bird in the Isles
| boro woods. The wood choppers are num-
erous this winter. Not only the owners of
wood-lots, but the Land Company--owners
of the Inn-are clearing large areas and
burning the brush At the present rate the
forests will soon disappear and then the
beauty and attractiveness of the town, to
summer tourists, will be greatly essened.
Such short-sghtedness on the part OF the
owners of forest areas is to be greatly de-
plored. But the hunters are determin ed to
| exterminate every animal that walks or
flies, before the trees are gone. After the
snow storm of Jan. Goth, the wide avenue
| from the post office to the Baptist church
was levelled by heavy rollers, and on the
| fol lowing Saturday the trotters were
out in force. Fields G. Pendleton was
able to keep all competitors at safe
distance in the rear. Newton Pendletons
PAGER, however, did some good work
Capt. Chester C. Thomas, Capt Isaac
Burgess, Capt Nelson Kimball, Capt. Chas.
R. Pendleton and Capt. William Fletcher
are at home for short season, to the pleas
! ure of their many friends. ;. Rev Albion
| Ross, an Advent minister of Eliot, Me-. is
visiting friends here, where he preached As
years ago. He found that nearly all of his
old acquaintance had passed away. Last
week, on every evening except Thursday,
meetings connected with the Baptist society
were held. The attendance at church on
Sunday, both morning aud evening, has
been unusually large of late. Most of the
men in the community attend quite regular
ly... Since the resignation of Rev. James
Boyd few months ago. the Free Baptist
pulpit has been supplied Sunday afternoons
by Rev. Geo E. Tufts Last Wednesday
evening he lectured in the vestry on Naples.
Rome and Pompei. In speaking of Rome
he referred briefly to the city of to.day-her
churches, museums, palaces, etc, and then
described in detail the ancient ruins, such
as the palace of the Caesars, the Forum, the
temples of Saturn. of Concord, of Castor and
Polux, and of Vesta. The Cloaca Maxima,
the walls of Servius Tullius, the Mamertine
Prison-all built nearly 600 years B. c.
were infinitely dwelt upon. The catacombs,
the tombs of noted men on the Appian Way,
the triumphal arches erected to noted gen.
erals, the Coliseum, the Pantheon, the baths
of Caracalla and of Diocletian, and many
other interesting objects, were clearly pic
tured. He carried his hearers through the
streets and houses of old Pompeii and de-
Srrihed the Treasures that have haen hrou oht