The Republican journal., 1898-03-03


ment but the usual routine....L. F. Nash
and L. n. French of Belfast were in town
last week. 1. G. Kicker of East Dixmont
was looking after business interests here
recently. Mrs. William H. Churchill has
been quite i'll during the past week.
MONROE, The barn of ELAN Dickey was
burned Monday afternoon. The stock was
saved, but he lost two hogs, all his farming
tools and several tons of hay. 1t is severe
loss to Mr.. Dickey. The cause of the fire is
unknown. The roads are in very bad con-
diton in this vicinity. Mr.. Fred Putnam,
who is at the Bangor Hospital for treatment,
is doing nicely. The masked ball at the
Odd Fellows hall Monday evening was
grand success. A large number were pres
ent. Town meeting Monday, March It'll.
PROSPECT FERRY Arthur Grindle spent
Sunday with his parents, returning to Ban
gor Monday morning. Capt w. IL. Har-
riman and Capt. Rufus Hartman returned
to Boston last Tuesday Miss Martha E.
Hartman came down from Bangor last Sat
urday and spent Sunday with her mother.
George Batchelder visited friends i'll Belfast
last week Willard Batchelder is improv-
ing He is attended by DR.. Towle of Bucks
port. All the schools in the town closed
Feb 25Uh, except the one in district No. 6,
which keeps a week longer on account of
the teacher having been sick a week during
the term. The following scholars are on the
roll of honor for attendance, not having been
ahu 1,olf L II
Avery, Evelyn Avery, Otis CHM, Percy
Harding, Harvard Harding, Hattie Harri-
man, Rosie West, Harry West, Guy West
Vesta Reed, Mamie Frye. Capt. E D. Har-
riman and wife and Mrs. Orllla McMann
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Croker in
Stockton last Friday.
UNITY. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wellington
of Albion visited their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Mosher, last week. 49,. Mr.. Lot Jones of
Brooks was in town Friday Perley Clark
is no better and it is feared he never will be-
-. Mrs. T. B. Cook in poor health. Clare
Written returned from Kent's Hill Friday
night. Miss Louise Thompson is gaining a
| little, but very slow 49,. Mrs. James Cook
is very low with paralysis She is a great
sufferer. There is considerable sickness in
this and adjoining towns. DIR. G. E. Cook,
who has been here only little over year.
has had such good success that his services
are in constant demand. =. Mrs. H. B. Rice
is still on the sick list. Mr. Samuel Kelley
went to Waterville, Feb. 25th, on business
DIR. Thomas is getting quite SMART.
Mr.. Charles Vickery of Pittstield was in
town last week.. Isaiah Blethen is quite
sick, Mrs. A. r. Myrck is improving, but
cannot use her arm yet and it is very pain
full at times. DR.. Cook has had to visit
some of his patients on snow shoes The
travelling is very bad.
CAMDEN. G. W. Achorn's dry goods store
was entered Friday night by some unknown
in one of the back windows so the person
could reach through and unlock IT, Several
shelves We're placed in FROM of the window.
| but they We're broken anu the robber or
robbers then had everything their own way.
/ One OF the money drawers was completely
torn out and few pennies which had been
left in it Were taken. The other drawer
contained nothing. Burned matches We're
found strewed all around the floor which
showed they had used them for lights 1t
was impossible to tell how much was taken
from the store there We're so many small
articles around on the various counters
Benz Hahn was arrested Monday noon by
Consta hes Duffy and McGee for breaking
anb entering G. W. Achorn's store Some
OF the stolen goods We're found in his possess
SION. Frank Young of this place, F. Man
ming and Mr.. Fernald of Lincolnville. in
company with ten other men, left on steamer
Penobscot Monday for Boston, en- route for
| Virginia where they will cut timber for the
frame Of the new vess ell to be built in H NJ.
Beams yard
BELMONT. Miss Hattie Jackson, who is
at work in Belfast, was in town Sunday
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Jackson. -. Fred W Gods OF Belfast was in
town Sunday. There was a caucus at Mvs-
tic Grange Hall last Thursday evening for
the purpose Of discussing the new law in re-
gard TO road commissioner. e. Our annual
town meeting will be held at Mystic Grange
Hall, Monday, Mar. 18th. 1t is the duty of
every voter in town to be there Caleb
Lamb has sold his big oxen. They girted
feet 9 inches. II the farmers would raise
such stock as this they would be better off.
| We read with interest the very able
writing OF your Prospect correspondent in
| The Journal of Feb. oath in regard to good
roads, but cannot agree with all that he has
q fai thaf fhn
will have to work for the same wages as the
selectmen Now if he will read sec, of
chapter 500 relating to repairs on highways
he will find that said commissioners
salary shall not be less than two dollars per
day of actual service, which however small
the town is) will take about one.half of his
time, as he will have to go here there and
everywhere else to see about hiring men.
teams. etc. But, as your correspondent
says, the said commissioner must have sub
ordinates under him in case of such storms
as we have had the past month"; for it would
be impossible for him to get over town and
get men and teams to work on the highways
to get them in a passabe condition Another
thing, if the legislature would pass law
that all team wagons should have tires not
less than five inches wide, and all riding
vehicles not less than two inches wide. and