The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-12
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Rev Charles Harbutt OF Portland was in
town April 9th.
Nickerson & Bailey still have their night
crew at the spool mill.
The selectmen have appointed 'r. II. IL.
Sellers as town physician.
Ella A. Hopkins returned from her visit
in Boston last week.
Maria BoWlen of Winterport is visiting
her sister, Mrs. ChaS. tloSson-
Georgia Hanmons will spend the summer
with her aunt, Mrs :. \. Prescott
Capt. j. W. Walnut leaves to-day for IA
short visit II Boston and vicinity.
Parsons of Cape ,!elli>on shipped the first
salmon last Friday Ii weighed D lbs.
Robert p. Nickols returned to Worcester,
Mass, April 9TH to resume his studies.
{. +. Adams offers the Charles Barney
mouse fur rent. Accommodations for two
families
The churches had smaller congregations
last sunday on account of 50 much sickness
"a town.
Frank c. Dutch left by steamer April 9TH,
ior Nantucket Nhtre he will remain during
III summer.
There have probably been ID hundred cases
Of gripin town during the past week. but no
very severe cases.
Mrs. ". l. Gilkey and famil, arrived
home last week and viii remain in town
during the summer
Austin Heating of Belfast has put into the
residence of L. NJ. Sargent the new method
nj lighting by acetylene gas.
We We're pleased 10 see f. A. Sargent ON
the streets April eth. He has been confined
tn the house by sickness for the past two
months.
ap1. A. f. Whittier left for New York
Nedlles'ta! to take command of bark Rose
INNS loading at that port for Reunion, Indian
fjrean
Among the passenger list on steamship
Ems " hich sailed from New York Saturday
the 1th inst. for Genoa via Gibraltar and
Naples was Miss II. A. Carbon OF Sears
port.
" f. Grnnell regrets delay ia not reeeiv-
ing his car load OF horses from the west
and says il his advertisement in another
column that they will surely arrive by the
2th inst.
Those who attended the socilble at the
hotel last Friday evening had such an en-
ioyable time that ii WAS decided TO have
another on Friday evening the 18th inst.
n are invited.
{. \. Stevens of Belfast, agent for the
lncandescent lapor Gas Lamps, has been
lighting our streets and stores for several
nights with the new light {. o. Sawyer Il
60. are agents here.
}. w. Black and J. w Brock attended
the district convention at Naterville Tues
mot Al
rention at Lewiston, Wednesday by Capt
James \. Pendleton and Charles O. SAWYER
News received Saturday announced the
death Of Mrs. Richard F. Smith at Kansas
ity. Mrs. Smith had spent several sum
iners here and had many friends in town.
Her husband has the sympathy of the COM
2nunity i'll his bereavment.
Easter viii be observed in the NJ F.
church next Sunday, the pastor will preach
sermon iii the forenoon appropriate for
the day, and at O'Clock p. NJ. an Easter
Concert will be given by the Sunday School
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Geo: +. Cook, agent for uhe Sawyer Boot
ana SHOE TO- Bangor, was in town Tuesday
ana III speaking OF the good wheeling he
douhd ON the shore road informed us that
tuesday. April Sd, he rode from Danforth to
1ioultoh, a distance of forty-twO miles in Il
Siei9h IN some portions of the route
through the woods the snow was then four
feet deep
The Watervlle Mail knows whereof it
speaks when it says that if the Augusta
sportslnen want to catch some trout pretty
soon alter the ice is out, when the game is
young and where the sport is worth the
Time spent. they want to come up to Great
fond III belgrade, where. during consider
aple part OF the season last year, the trout
hshing was actually better than it was at
either Rangeleys or Moosehead.
ny not try Swan Lake? Probably F. f.
Whltcomb or Augustine Colburn can Show a
netter record than any of the fishermen who
fish the above lakes
OBITr AIRY. The sad news of the death of
Celia NJ. Blanchard of Lewiston, which oc-
CURED ON March 18th, after short illness,
OF pneumonia, has been received She
was born in Searsport in 1913 She was the
youngest daughter of Capt. John c. and
caroline ii. Blanchard, and of family Of
nine only three survive, Frank and George
blanchard of New York and Mrs Emma
Smith of East Corinth. Later the family re-
moved to East Corinth. Miss Blanchard
went to Lewiston where she spent her later
years. Her remains were conveyed from
Lewiston to East Corinth where they are
laid away in the family lot. The beautiful
noral designs which were placed on the bier,
loving tributes from her friends, testify their
appreciation of the many estimable Qualities
OF their departed friend
There ought to be goodly number from
FMS place attend the sessions of the East