The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-20

visit to relatives in Lowell, Mass last week.
MRS. Harriet Written is in Portland
visiting her daughters. Colds are quite
prevalent in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs.
Willis Mcfarland have engaged to work in
Winterport the coming year....A little
daughter of C. A. Hall was quite sick last
week IF A. Myrick went to Gardiner on
business last week....E. f. Hall is taking
orders for watches and silver ware.
CENTRE MoNTv1LLL. F. P. Bennett has
received a letter from Buffalo, N. Y, parties
| asking if he can invent and manufacture
for them adjustable sta We jointing ma
| chine. Mr.. Bennett thinks he can get up
one without losing any sleep. I'D oseph
Cain is going to the Insa ne Asylum this
week for treatment. He has been mentally
| unbalanced for some time IL ID. Grams
| rotary saw now rotates daily. w S. Davis
| has gone to Camden for the SUMMER.
! Thomas Smith and NJ. F. Messer are paint
ing at V, Thompton's carriage shop. 80. +.
Nash came out from Camden last Satur
day.. Clifton Morse is now ready to say
nothing and saw wood A horse furnishes
! the motive power by means of capstan.
! long shaft lying near the ground with
! beveled gear communicates the energy to
| circular saw. E. F. Bickford of East Dix
mont was at /. G. Ricker's last Sunday....
E. A. Sprowl has employed j. Il. Ramsay
TO paint his house,. W. S. Mehuren is in
| Belfast this week Oh tie jury....W. +.
,Jaouith has finished wor k at l. d. Grams
and is building a shed for G. l.. Edmunds.
WINrERPoRr The town schools began
| Monday. The teacher for the High school
is Mr.. VIM. J. Henderson of Newton, Mass,
| Harvard graduate. The other village
| teachers are Mr. Alger Hall, misses Lena
I Sproul and Blanche Shaw Reports from
| Arthur n. Smith, whose accident was re-
ported last week, continue favorable and it
| is thought no permanent lameness Will re-
suit Mrs Joseph Wardwell and daughter
! Miss Marie, and Mrs, NJ. l.. Willard have
returned from Portland where they spent
| the winter. Mr. VIM. Page and Mr..
| James Grant have gone to Vermont to
work. Mrs Josie Mason has returned
rom visit to Boston. Mrs Elizabeth
| Nelson is recovering from her recent illness
. Mrs. Clara Plnkham and baby visit
ing her parents Nh and Mrs. Walter Haley
....M Mrs. Henry Morgan is very Ill and is
great sufferer. Mrs. John Sproul has
been quite i'll, but is now able to go OUT.
Mrs. A W Hardy is very low. Mrs. Lii
ian Wharf of Danforth is spending a few
days with her gra ndmother She will at
tend the conference at Rockland this week.
AT the quarterly conference held Satur-
day afternoon the official board OF the
Methodist Church gave a unanimous invita-
ton to the pastor, Rev. d. II Piper, to re-
turn for next year.
IsLEsBoR0. The East Side Circle had a
necktie sociable and supper at Union Hall
| Wednesday evening, April 10Th, tic raise
funds for repairing the side walk between
the post office aud the Baptist church. The
attendance was large and the receipts good,
notwitll standing the ice cream treez-1s got
emptied long before the empty stomacAs-
craving more ice-got satisfied. ...L Last w ed
nesday Afternoon a short fur eral service
was Geld at the grave of Mrs. Deerng
Boardmau, aged % years, who died at the
insane asy lum at Augusta and was brought
| home for ntermtnt. She leaves a husband
i A bout thirty wears ago her youngest child,
a promising lad. died. ana the mother =
grief WAS 50 great that She used TO sit by his
! grave weepiI and moaning hours al a time.
At ength insanity eisued anu the AsS lum
became her abode. She was at last laid be-
side the grave of the child " hose loss she
/ mourntd. Last Friday evening the Chris
tiau Endta vor Society carried out the
| worlds topic for the week, The Eternal
Morning." founded on Isaiah 60l-12. Sew
.t.l i,,t, -it1fr fl
among which We're "Dr. Glough and the
1e!oogoosH by Mrs Nora Pendleton. "N N.
Carey and his work." by Mr.. Tufts, "Dr
Jndsou and the Burmese hy Mrs II. Z.
Rose. i he latter paper was read by Miss
Kate Durgin. as the writer was slck The
exercises being of unusual interest it
was thought advisable to repeat them on
! the first Sunday evening in May, when adj
! ditonal papers will be presented. Last
/ Friday Mrs. A lubrose Hatch was bitten by
| large dog oN ned by one Of tbs neigh bors,
The animals teeth crushed through her
| hand, and she is under a physcan's treat
| ment. a bout ten months ago the same dog
attacked Mrs. Lena Hatch intiicting
wounds which, together with the fright,
caused her great suffering and confined her
to the house several weeks, under the doc
tors care. A little later the same huge crea-
ture attacked Mrs. Edison Sherman, tearing
to shreds her outer wraps when help came.
| But the fright was great M UGH talk vas made
| III The immunity at The u1De OF the nISt dc-
cident about destroying the animal, but the
matter ended in talk through dread of Civ
I ing offence to kind nelghhors; but last Sat
| urday the community became greatly in
Censed and the selectmen We're asked to take
! active measures. Chauncy Davis has been
| confined to the house with disabled foot
since town meeting day. Winfield Bah
bidge was kept indoors for nearly a week
| with an ttaek taccute indigestion, but has
improved of late. Mrs. Henry c. Rose
! took a severe cold last Thursday and was
threatened with pneumonia.