The Republican journal., 1898-12-22
The Republican Journal, Thursday December 22 1898

HALLDALE. Mrs. NJ W. White has been
quite sick the past week with a sore in her
head. People are improving the good
sleighing, hauling logs and getting their
wood IA Lewiston company had men in
this vicinity last week packing apples....
Moses Redman of Bangor was in town last
| week
BROOKS. James McTaggart, former sec
ton hand on the Belfast branch, has job as
foreman on the Washington County railroad
and has gone there with crew of three men,
Sidney McTaggart of this place has position
in Cherrytield as station agent and telegraph
operator. l.. ID, Cilley has bought the place
formerly owned by G go. Hall and moved his
family there. =. Clarence Staples, who is at
tending the commercial college in Augusta,
is at home for a few days.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B.
Morse were in Liberty Sunday, called there
by the death of their niece. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Cables spent Dec. 18th in Rockland,
Albert Mariner of Centre Belmont was III
town Sunday Dana Thomas and two
sisters of Lncolnville We're in town Dec. IL.
The guests of Mabel and Albert Mariner ..
Geo. Donnel has returned home from a two.
weeks visit in Roekland. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Mariner and son of Belmont spent
Dec. 1lth with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin 7. Mariner.
UNITY. The village school began Monday
with a full attendance and Mr.. t. L. Ames
teacher. MIR. and Mrs. A mes will board with
Mr.. Chas. Bartlett through the term. Mr..
James Libby was called to Fairfield Dec 18th
to attend the funeral of his father 49,. Mrs
Albert McMauus and master Claude spent a.
few days in Waterville last week, visiting
friends. ... Mrs. Clark is getting along nicely.
..W w. A. Bartlett was the guest of C.. j
Bartlett last Saturday and Sunday -. The
| little son of James Libby met with quite an
accident last week. He stuck needle in
his knee ana broke it off. DIR, Whitney was
called and had to etherize the little fellow
before they could locate the needle. A num-
Der of stitches We're taken to close the wound.
| The boy IS doing WE'LL. Jack NandeetS has
been quite sick -. Mrs Salome Harding is
quite sick Leta Taylor returned from
Watervilie Dec. 18th to spend the holidays
with her grandparents. Mr.. A. r. Myrick
has nice lot of Christmas goods, both useful
and ornamental. Mrs. Clark Libby is in
very poor health.
LIBERTY r. W. Cox fell from the scat
fold in his barn last Sunday, injuring his
leg very badly. 1t is net thought that any
bones are broken, but he is "a great sufferer.
....J. j. Walker was again called TO New
York last week by the death of Mrs Guntey
his sister. w. H. Moody and wife attended
the State Grange at Bangor this week, 1t is
good seighing here at present and business
squite lively in our streets Sanford & Bag
ley are buying all the apples they can get hold
of in this vicinity Mathews & Young have
developed quite anindustry in buying lime
casks, which they transport to Camden and
Rockport the teams being freighted back
with grain. They have several teams on
the road most of the time but they tird it
hard work to get corn fast enough to
supply the demand. Never in the history
of the town was much grain disposed of
as now ~ Those of US who thought few
weeks ago that there would not be dry
hard wood noagh to supply the demand
are happily disappointed, 1t is now com
| ing TO us from all quarters. Bark. also, is
row being hauled in quite large quantities
since they increased the price.