The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-24
RocKpoRr. A sad accident occurred here

RoCKPoRT. A sad accident occurred here
about ) P. NJ Sunday R. T. A. Shibles was
warming some cartridges in pump house
in one of S. E. & H. S. Shepherds quarries
when by some unknown reason the cart
| ridges exploded and as result Mr.. Shibles
was severely injured and it is now believed
that he cannot live. The pump house was
entirely destroyed, Mr.. Shibles being
thrown into the quarry several feet below.
WINTERPoRT Rev A. D Thihedeau preach
ed in the Methodist church Sunday morning
and assisted at the evening service. The
meetings held under the direction of Miss
Nellie Thompson are we'll attended and full
OF interest and will be continued through
this week. -. At the Cong' Circle last week
the young ladies gave very a nusing enter
tainment entitled "The Snow Capped Sis
tiers from the Peak Mr.. George Dorrity
OF BROOKLYN, Me-, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. George Grant. Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Moody have gone to Boston for visit
Mrs. NJ. F. McManus and little daughter
Isabel have gone to Boston for stay of
some months. -. Warren Post, G. A. R., has
secured Mr.. F. H. Coley of Portland to de-
liver the address on Memorial Day. Mrs.
G. NJ. Chase has returned from her visit to
Old Town.
North STOCKTON SPRINGS The Israeites
gave one of their famous entertainments
| last Thursday evening. The program was as
follows: The temperance drama, Three
Glasses a Day, or the Broken Home, with
the following charlottesville. Aubrey, Mr..
Edward Clifford Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs Hattie
Calderwood; Harry Montford, Emery
Calderwood; Clara Aubrey, Mrs. Jas
per Gray; Luke Winte2green F. Percy
Partridge; julia Luvgrove, Jennie Crockett.
Every part was well acted and the stage
was attractively arranged, After the drama,
little Jennie Clifford recited "a Little CITY
Girl" and Miss Bertha Partridge, who rep
resented colored lady, Mrs. Vetters, recit-
ed THAT Watermilion," with Clara Ridley
as Wijum Josephus Vetters and Jessie
Marden as Miranda Vetters. The Israelite
Symphony Orchestra played selection and
We're encored several times. The orchestra is
composed OF the following members: First
violin, F. Percy Partridge; Second violin,
Eugene PARTRIDGE cornet, Herman Part
ridge clappers, Simie Littletield; Lobo,
truman Lathrop; organ, Bertha Partridge
Next came farce, Ebony Flats and Black
Sharps, with the parts taken as follows:
Aunt Judy, Mrs. Edward Clifford; Sal
Sharp, Mrs. Gerte Ridley; Mrs, Possumly,
Mrs. Jennie Marden; Mrs. Shadow, Jessie
| Mar1eD Mira
wood; The Ghost, Bertha Partridge. This
farce was very amusing, as all were in
| darkey costume, and the acting of Aunt
Judy and her daughter Sal was spec
tally good. The ladies were encored, and
sang Dixie Land and "Old Cabin Home"
assisted by Mr. Emery Calderwood. Mrs.
| Clifford and Mr., Calderwood sang "Where
the Mississippi Washes" The entertain
ment closed with tableau, "Ihe Evening
PRAYER" During the recent cold snap the
door of Mr. Marion Staples house was froz-
en- IN for two days and the people We're
| oblged TO enter through the barn.. Mr.
/ Freeman Lathrop went to the bar recently
and secured some fine large clans and
brought them up to Mr. Freeman Partridge's
! ifAob A'deuitdN tN tuiDS anu nHlt one OF his
| superb clam steWs. Every one did Justice
to the stew and appreciated the kindness
! very much Mr.. T. n. Nckerson, sllperin-
/ teudent OF schools closed a very successful
and pleasant term OF school in the Roberts
district last week. After one of the re-
hearsa!s Tor the entert tinnent last week
Mr., WILDER Ridley invited all who took
To his har
We're served and a pleasant soci Il time en-
| joyed Miss Matte Littletield has arrived
| home from Augusta.
BROOKS. Anyone who appreciates beau
| titul plants and flowers at this time of the
year would enjoy call at the house of DR..
A. W. Rich Mrs Rich always has beauti-
| fu display in this line, and this season is no
exception Mrs Estelle Roberts has also
hay-window that is decidedly attractive.
An oleander plant is specially worthy of
notice from the beauty and fragrance of its
many blossoms. NJ. j. Dow has lost the
| Turks Head cactus which his Inother. the
late Elizabeth W Dow, had kept for over
twenty years 1t was so large that it filled
a wash tub and in the season had beautiful
blossoms The town schools all closed
last week. In East Brooks Clarence D.
Elwell industriously taught the young ideas
| how to shoot. At South Brooks Harry Lit
tlefield, the well known ex-deputy sheriff.
held the fort. At West Brooks A b. Paw
| son, student at the Castine Normal School
tried to administer justice tempered with
wisdom. In the village Miss Mabel Rose.
formerly a student at the NJ. c. l., Pitts
field, took charge of the primary school,
! while A. Nj. Jones. student at Bates Col
| lege, taught the grammar school All are
residents of this town and are young people
; who are credit to the place. Clarence
| Staples has gone to Augusta to attend the
business college. The latest news from
| Charles D. Merritt Tho went south last AL
| tumn for his health, is to the effect that he
! is failing. Miss Carrie Jones of South
| Brooks, who has for a long time worked in
John FL. Gcrdon's shop, was taken quite
! sick last week and was obliged to go home.
DIR A. w. Rich is away from home most
| of the time in the interest of his fertilizer
| company Miss Flora Forbes is spending
| few weeks at the K. w. For hes homestead
DIR. P. E. Luce showed us last week some