The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-11
PALERMO. S. G. Norton of Belfast was in
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co., NEW YORK.


town tast week on business. Mrs. Hannah
Cain sold the John Cain farm last week to
Merton Norton of Belfast. The deed was
made Saturday by L. A. Bowler of North
Palermo. Samuel Marden went to Au-
gusta May 4th. Thomas Rowe returned
last week from Albion. where he had been at
work in the tannery. Roscoe Carr las
taken his old barn down and will build
shed in its place.. l.. A Bowler's horse ran
away last Saturday. doing some damage.
The barn doors were partly open and the
horses in and the wheels caught the
door and shattered it.
KNOX. Newell White has beeniappointed
town clerk IN place of W. P Kenney, resign
ed. Rev. Fl. Small preached very inter-
esting sermon at the Baptist church Sun
day. Miss Mildred Hamlin, who has been
at work for Geo. E. Bryant the past six
months, has gone to Belfast to work in the
shoe shop, and Mrs. Nettie Webb takes her
place. -. Edith Bryant is at work for j. II.
ayward of Thorndike. .Anson Shihles has
improved the looks of his house very
much by giving it another coat of paint
Hutchins, and Walter Gerald for Job c.
Vose. I'D. II. Brown and Bert Vose are
losing number of their sheep by some dis
ease,
MORRILL,. The schools began last week
in the new schoolhouse at the village, taught
by Misses Myrtle Mitchell and Grace Hall
OF Belfast School in the Cross neighbor-
hood began last Monday with Miss Rhoda
Weymouth teacher; also the school in Wey-
| mouth district taught by Miss Minnie Wey-
mouth. Frank Woodbury. has his new
| barn, 44xo0 TT, up and boarded. ii. K.
Dickey is about starting a new industry at
the old rake factory, so called, the saving of
| hoops for barrels for which he has secured
good market. He will at once put i'll a
| good sized steam engine and is about to
erect building 23x25 for an engine house.
| He will also put in a hoop machine and the
necessary gearing to do first class work. His
son Timothy, and parhaps others, will be as
sociated with him in this enterprise Miss
Nellie Thompson has been at home the past
week or ten days. Freeman Creasey ar
ri we'd home last week from Rhode Island,
| where he has been employed. Rev
| Charles Seliger, our new Methodist pastor,
| preached his first sermon, good one, to us
| Sunday evening, April 30th. He breaches at
our church the I'd and 4th Sunday of each
month. Rev Geo S. Hills breaches the 1st
and Sd Sundays. Mr.. Selger breaches in
the school house at Half Moon stream, Knox,
and 1st and 81 Sundays of each month. Nor
rill is blessed with active wide-awake preach.
ing. David Morey is yet confined to his
house with sickness. Mrs. G. w. Achorn is
said to be gaming, Mrs Fidelia Creasey
moves to Belfast this week, and her son
! house she vacates.
THoRNDlKE. Miss Ethel Gordon is at
work for Mrs Daniel Dolloff.. ... Elisha
| Webster IS taking vacation for few days.
go. Joseph Gordon, who has been in poor
| health, is somewhat improved -. Mr. and
| Mrs. Edgar Dyer are receiving congra tula-
tions on the birth of daughter recently
| 10 10 lbs. Miss Name Walker has been
| quite i'll with measles, but is improving at
present. Mrs. Emma Gordon is at E. W.
Dyer's for a few days. Sayward & Vose
are shipping several carloads of lumber this
spring. Fred Sayward of Burnham visited
! friend in town few days ago...... Ebert
Monroe, who has employment at Lisbon in
| pull mill has been in town for a few days.
-. Rev Perley Andrews of Searsport and
| Rev. David Bracket of Brooks will preach
at Centre Church Sunday, May 18th, services
to begin at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Mr.. A. S.
| Higgins lost nice steer recently. =. Mrs.
| Bertha Berry and Mrs. Lila Higgins passed
| last Saturday in Brooks. Fannie, the
quite sick. DR.. Cook of Unity attended her
| ....Dr. Kilgore of Brooks called on patients
in town last Monday. =. Mr.. Burton Gross
was in Bangor several days last week.
Eben Small is at work for Donald Chase in
Unity Fred Hunt began work for NJ. P.
Palmer May 1st.....M Mrs. Hattie Higgins
went to Durham May 9th to pass a few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Clara Gilmore
49,. Miss Vesta Heath, who has been passing
week with her parents, has returned to
Belfast. Mrs. Newell Bagley and daugh-
ter, Mr.. V. N. Higgins and son. attended the
Veterans meeting in Waldo May 4th..
F. o. Day and daughter of Brooks were in
town May 7th.. Mrs. Mabel Cilley and
Miss Grace Higgins visited Mrs. Julia
Hatch May 18th. Miss Williams of Wins
low was the guest of Mrs. Dora Philbrick
last Saturday and Sunday.
BUcKsPoRT. The special town meeting
was called to order at about 1890 a. m. May
9th and o. F. Fellows, Esq, was chosen
moderator. The first work of the meeting
was to accept the gift offered by Hon.
Parker Spofford, of a new grammar school
building. A vote of thanks was rendered to
Mr.. Spofford, which will become part of
the town records. 1t was voted to give the
old school building to the James E. Hall
post, G. A. R., and Mr.. Spofford has donat-
ed suitable piece of land further up Elm
street. The old building will be moved i'm
mediately aud work will be begun on the
foundations of new structure. The article in
warrant relating to raising money for the
Main street bridge was discussed at some
length, and as the call for $500 in the war
rent was considered insufficient the article
was dismissed and another meeting will be
called to see what action will be taken by