The Republican journal., 1898-03-24

has sold his farm to Don Thomas Of Cam
den. Miss Grace E. Mixer has returned
from Franklin, Mass. Mr.. j. W. Craw-
ford was called to Warren last week by the
death of his brother. Jas. F. Burgess and
wife IN town MesSrs. j. +. PANE.
II. f. Holmes and some others will sell
their cream to the Belfast creamery. Mr. j,
Rivers will carry it'd B. Cobb Son
have bought the stock in the j. F. Burgess
store of j. L. Bean.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Matte
Littleteld left for Woonsocket, r. l., last
Thursday :. Mrs, Maggie Staples has been
very ill, but is now improving. The Israel
ties went to the village and repeated the
drama "Three Glasses Day or the Broken
Home" and the farce, Ebony Flats and
Black Sharps.' Wednesday evening. Mr..
Herman Partridge cut his foot badly last
week. DR.. G. A. Stevens started with
team to come up and dress the wound, but
found the going so bad that he left his team
and rode up on horse back. Mr., and Mrs.
Walter Clark of Monroe visited at Mrs.
Melvina Crockett's last week.. MIR. Gran
vile Hartman has been very i'll for some
time. Mr.. Isaac Partridge is at home from
Skow hogan for short visit. Mr.. Luther
Grant visited friends in town recently.
Mr.. Emery Calderwood is at home with
| severe cold.....Mrs. Hannah Heagen of
Prospect is visiting at Mr.. William Smiths.
49,. Mrs. Jennie Moore Of Nom oe is visiting
at home.
MORRILL,. A successful term of twelve
weeks school in the new school house, taught
by MIR. H. W. Woods OF Knox aud Miss
Louise Hallock of Rockland, closed last
Friday In the evening the scholars, with
their teachers and many friends, enjoyed
sociable at the Grange Hall. Ice cream and
cake were served. Herman Merriam shot
a bob-cat or Canada Lynx last Wednesday
which small dog had freed in Daniel Dut-
tons woods. 1t took three bullets from his
Winchester to bring him down. He was az
ugly looking animal, and although very poor
weighed % IL lbs. Your correspondent
saw the same animal cross his field few
rods from the house the Saturday afternoon
previously. Last Saturday a deer chased
by two little dogs bounded up the road and
stood for few moments for us to look at,
and then left with the dogs after him. We
shall expect to bear OF moose next.
Rev. A. d. Thbodeau has returned to his
studies il Bucksport and Mss Oracle Sim
mons to Kent's HILL. Miss~W innie Sim
mons is making short visit at home from
Camden. Miss Nellie Thompson is at home
from Winterport., Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Storer went to North Waldoboro last week
to attend the funeral of her brother. Miss
Nellie Luce of Gardiner visited her friend,
Miss Bertha Hatch, last week. James
Wing has gone to Massachusetts,, where he
finds employment. Mr., George Hatch of
Portland made short visit to his sisters III
this town recently before starting for the
klondike gold fields. Quite number of
school children are sick with measles. For
tunately the epidemic did not reach us until
the schools closed. -. MIR. l. D. White is
convalescing. Mr.. Adoniram Hofses is
failing. IF. A. Gray has been appointed
road commissioner.
IsLEsBoRo. The Eastern Star Lodge is
very popular and prosperous. Several of
eut lIlOSb pEOIIlutuu ptOpl6 nave ldtt-
ly joined. The Order, with the Forester,
are fitting up the second floor of the Town
Hall at a cost of several hundred dollars,
dividing it into three rooms, in which to
hold their meetings. They have hitherto
been held in the Masonic Hall. The Dark
Harbor Sidewalk club produced the com
edy drama entitled me An OTIS" in the
IIn1I Snt,, q
repeated it by request the following Thurs
day evening. Sam, Otis and Rosilla were
represented by j. A. Pendleton, a. A. Bah
bidge and Luella Pendleton, respectively.
Their parts were splendidly rendered.
Others did well, but the above received IN
bounded praise. 1t is doubtful if Rosilla's
part could be performed better by profess
sional. The roads are muddy, the snow
having disappeared from the streets so that
wheels took the place of runners just two
weeks ago, or March 10th. The frost is COM
| ing out rapidly. Capt. Richard P. Pendle-
ton lost a fine young horse March 18th.
He turned him into the field for little exer-
else, and the spirited animal in his jumps
and bounds fell and broke his leg. He was
hillcu III d uuIHdue udnu0T, anu LHon FeCelV-
ed respectable burial. 49,. Building opera
tions are lively at Dark Harbor The
ground was broken for the DR.. Prall cottage
last October, and the work has been stead
lily pushed. For several weeks past, sixteen
carpenters have been at work on the Dupee
cottage. These buildings receive the modest
name of cottages; but in size, (they are each
over 100 feet long) and style of architecture,
deserve the name of palaces. j. d. Winsor
of Philadelphia, Samuel G. Dixon of Phila-
delphia and j. Murray Howe of Boston are
making extensive additions to their cottages.
The Rev. DR.. Leighton Parks of Boston has
removed large number of trees from his
grounds, in order to get better view of the
bay and islands and the Camden hills.
The children of the Baptist Sunday school
are making preparations for an Easter Con-
| cert, on the evening of April 10th. There
will be about twenty Rotations, all on the
subject of the day-the Resurrection of
Christ The parts were distributed last
| Sunday. Miss Belle Coombs is attending
the Normal school in Castine. Town meet
ing was held the 7th, with the same old board
of officers, and R. N. Pendleton as road
commissioner....E Edwin S. Pendeton, son of
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