The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-15

main for a short time. t. c. Reynolds,
| who has been on the sick list for some time,
| has 80 far recovered as to be able to go out
in pleasant weather. Reuben Rhoades has
been engaged the past week in hauling hay
| from his meadow in Burnham. Clarence
| Whitney has been helping him with span
of horses. =. The friends of A. l.. Woods of
| Grafton, North Dakota, will be interested to
know that his western home was gladdened
| by the arrival of another son recently. 30.
| B. Rhoades, who has been incapacltated for
some time by bad swelling and humor in
his right hand, is now able to do some light
work. People in this vicinity have been
very fortunate in getting their ice houses
| filled with a very superior quality of ice.
| They have been very busy the past week
hauling sawdust from the mill at Unity Sta
ton for packing it,. Rev W. A. Luce of
| Unity held meeting at the schooihouse at
West Troy, Sunday evening. Mrs. Josie
| Rhoades is on the sick list at present.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Mr.. Samuel Parsons
cut his foot quite badly while chopping
wood for Mr. Arson Leonard. He was
taken to Morrill, and attended by DR.. Pear
son. MIR. Parsons seems to be very I'M
| fortunate, as this is the second time he has
| cut his foot this winter. MIR. James Bailey,
who lives alone on farm near Halldale,
met with a serious if not fatal accident last
week. For number of years he has been
subject to epileptic fits. Evidently he was
near the stove when attacked by fit and
fell over the stove, burning his hands and
! breast very seriously he probably remain
ed in this position for some time, as the stove
was cold when he regained consciousness.
He managed to reach neighbor's house
and a physician was summoned, but the
! burns are of so serious a nature that little
| hope of recovery is entertained. Mr.. Paris
Smith, who moved his family to Montville
about three months go, has taken them
| back to Massachusetts,, where he has employ
menu. Mr.. Thomas Smith and wife accom-
panied the family with the intention of re-
manning there. Mrs. Henry Sanford has
gone to Durham to assist in the care of her
(, sons wife and two children, who are all
/, having the whoopihg cough
MONROE Mrs. Nathan Sttarhs and Mrs.
| Nathan Manshr have returned from three
weeks visit to relatives in Massachusetts. ..
Mr.. Clifton Moore has been visiting his
| brother and sister in Franklin Park, Mass.
| GUY Twomby and wife have gone to Yer
mont, where he will attend school. There
was masquerade ball here last Tuesday
| evening. George Nash will go to Boston
| for employment this week. Henry Wingate
was taken to Bangor Hospital for treatment
| last week. He is still there, hoping to get
help ..... Fred Cunningham has moved his
family into the house formerly occupied by
DE-. Weber. Mr.. Cunningham has car
riage shop here. Joseph Latro, who got
| his leg broken sliding down hill during the
| icy season, is doing we'll and will soon be
| able to move around with crutches. Mrs.
Rose Richie has gone to Dexter to spend
| the rest of the winter with her sister, Mrs.
| Bates. Albert Lowe from up-river has
| been visiting bis brothers and one sister
| here....E II. Neailey remains about the
anne Mrs. Alma Brown Of Hanpden Cor
ner is visiting her aunt, Mrs F. Chase.
| Mrs. Fred Grant viii go to Boston this week
to isit relatives and be with her husband
| few weeks. He has employment there.
PROSPECT 1t did come-the water in our
| spring to water the cattle just about four
! weeks before hard winter set in-but this
year is the latest in 40 years. The water is
running finely to-day, but the time is about
| up for clustering storms. Under the little
coat of ice and snow the ground is hardly
| frozen yet....O. b. Gray is gathering in the
| taxes for a settlement before town meeting.
| III. f. Gould is out with Blue Wilkes once
| in while for exercise. This year our town
has no snow bills so far, and we may set
| through easy.... Josiah Colson is hauling
| cord wood for Mr.. Hopkins in Stockton
| Springs, There are now ten teams hauling,
| part of them from Belfast. Recently a
| stranger with his wife drove up to the door
and enquired for W.. L. Partridge. From
his talk he wanted to look at a farm that
| was for sale. But among the mixed initials
we could not place anybody OF these letters.
There are L. H., c. H., L. M, P, F., &. w,
81. R., n. L., E. L., and many more. The
war in the Philippines brings some things this
way that would never come without it.
Isaac and Eugene Partridge are both there
and some pieces of fine Philippine work
mans hip in the way of painting and needle
work have been sent home to friends in
letters.
MORRILL,. Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Storer and
Rev. Chas. Seliger are attending the meet
ings of the Ministerial Association in Waldo
boro this week. Last Sunday Rev. Chas.
Seliger gave us a good practical sermon
fro III Habakkuk 49, sui ject, "Revivas''.
Last Saturday evening at the church Rev.
A. F. Hinckley gave us his illustrated
lecture on temperance. Mr.. Hinckley is a
very effective speaker, and held the closest
attention of his large audience. Mr.. Her
bert W Gods closed short term of school in
the Weymouth district last Friday. Miss
BERTHE Hatch has been confined to the house
with illness the past fortnight Mrs Charles
Brown is poorly. MIR. John Vickery, it is
said, will commence soon to transform the
cheese factory building into a steam mill.
He is stocking up heavily with lumber.
Mr.. Roscoe Cross is hauling over 60 cords of
stave stuff for him This will be the fourth
team mill in town, all of which will find
work the year around. We wish that all of
ourslive, wide-awake young men, may meet