The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25

| r. Marden of Pittsfeld arrived in town Sat-
| urday Mrs. Lucinda Marden went to
| Pittsfield Monday. DR.. A. Millett, who at
tended the Masonic Convention in Pitts6eld,
reports profitable meeting and great pleas
ure in their entertainment. The ice men
are harvesting their crop of ice, which is of
fine quality. A large delegation of Patrons
attended Pomona Grange at South Montvile
| Jan. 18th.
CLINTON. This town, which has suffered
so much from fire losses in the past i've
years, is now entering upon an era of pros
| perity Two new industries are already i'll
| stage ci completion, and third is to be
added for operation Feb. 1 For years the
f.. I'll. Hatch manufacturing company has
been operating in the towns of Burnham,
Pittstied and Winthrop, making skirts,
| waists. etc, and now this concern has de-
| cided to consolidate its works under
head, with headquarters at Clinton, for
which the "F. P. True pants factory" has
been leased, and 60 local women will be en-
! gagged to commence work at the ment toned
| time. new grist mill has been construct
| ed upon the site of the old one burned, and
with good crew was grinding last week. The
Arthur McNely sawmill, which has been
shut down, has been sold TO Arthur Morri-
son, and will be started this week.
| HALLDALE. Mr.. B. l.. Taylor of Sidney,
agent for A. /. Hall of Rochester, N. H., is
! in town packing and shipping apples. Mr..
Hall is one OF the largest apple buyers in
New England. Last year ne bought and
shipped over 3O0 barrels. He recently re-
turned from the west, where he was engaged
in buying apples. According to statistics
over two million barrels of apples in the
United States were not disposed of Jan.
| L. 1900. &C. S. McCorrison and j. E.
Hall are assisting B. L. Taylor packing ap-
pies. They packed two very nice lots last
week, one for W. d. Tasker and one for E.
S. Bachelor. The schools in town closed
last Friday IF. A. Wing of Waterville
was in town last week :. James Reeves, an
aged citizen of Montvile, died of paralysis
jan 18th, at the home of Frank Thompson
| Everything was done to alleviate his suffer
| ing that kindness could do. The remains
we're taken to Liberty for burial. Rev. T.
r. Pentecost will preach at the Vose school
house Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4th.
| lsLEsRoRo. The nice sleighing we had
| last week has vanished. Among the late
arrivals Capt. Marcellus Veazie and
Capt. William j. Fletcher. Austin, son of
A. Trimm, left this week for Michigan, where
| his brother Arthur is doing carpenter work.
80. Amariah Trimm is finishing the school
in Dist Nc begun by Miss Annie Maddochs.
Amasa E. Williams, Calvin Kimball,
Augustus Gikey and Fred L. Davidson,
who attended the business college at Rock
land, have arrived home. Tuesday the sad
news came to Mr.. and Mrs. James Richards
of the death of their oldest daughter Mrs.
Addie Gerry Of Searsport. The body was
brought here Friday for interment. -. w.
/ Pendleton, who is in the hospital at Port
| land for treatment, was improving at last
| accounts. -. The latest news from G. ID.
| Hatch, who has been very sick with typhoid
pneumonia, was that he was improving. 8.
Capt. j. F. Grndel has bought new horse.
... At public installation of Island Lodge,
| F. u A. NJ, the following officers ere in
stalled into their respective stations by X.
A, Packard of Northport as Installing Deputy
E, S. Preble, W. M; W. F. Keller, S. w. ;
Austin Trimm, j. W.; o. 7. Scott, Treas ;;
7. R. Williams, Sect'y.; F. W. Sherman, S.
| D.. Edward Parker, j. D.; j. +. Grindel,
| Chaplain; E. n. Bunker, Marshal; j. A.
Pendleton, S. S.; F. e. Keller, j. s.; VIM.
| C. Hatch Tyler. About two hundred and
twenty-five were present and all enjoyed a
very nice time. The supper was bountiful
| and excellent.
| MORRILL,. The winter term of school in
the village, taught by Miss Myrtle Mitchell
of Belfast, closed Friday, the 10Th inst
This was Miss Mitchell's third term in the
upper grade. and was very profitable term
to the pupils, who made excellent proficiency
in their studies. The lower grade, in the
same building. was taught by Miss Grace
| Hall of Belfast in the summer and fall, and
she began the winter term, but on account
of sickness of her father was obliged to
leave the school and her pupils were put
into Miss Mitchell's room, and she, with
little assistance, taught both. 1t is evident
that Misses Mitchell and Hall possess SUI
perior qualifications and ability to maintain
good order, and the pupils under their tut
ton made good progress in their studies.
| We wish them success. At an exhibition
Friday afternoon the following program
was successfully carried out Singing, Amer
lea, by the school, select reading, Arvilla
Daggett rec, Poison in it, Andrew Richards !;
rec. The Careless Grow, Mildred Daggett;
select reading, The Legend of Bregenz,
Bertha Woods rec, Little Star, Etfie Rich
ards; rec, The Boys Opinion, Guy Grey !;
rec, Lemuel Larkens, Maggie Woods; quo
tations from standard authors by the school !;
select reading, The Legend Beautiful, Hat
tie Meader; rec, Aunt Tabtha, Altha
| Woods; quotations, by the school; reading
exercises by first reading class; rec, The
Tea party, Ada Richards rec, The Girl
that didn't cry, Winnie Grey; reading ex-
erclse by second reading class; rec, What
| can Little Hands do? Edna Daggett; rec.
The Will and the Way, Ernest Bowen; quo
tations by the school; reading exercise by
third reading class; rec, Dinner and
Kiss, Bertha Woodbury.; rec, The Fairy