The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-21

and Mrs. Leila c. Staples visited friends in
Standpoint Monday and Tuesday Joseph
Moulton went to Frankfort Wednesday,
where he will be employed in the building
of new StOne-shed at Mosquito Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hopkins and son
George returned early in the week from a
visit to his mother in Camden .. Ten tele-
phone men are in town this week putting
additional cross-bars on the poles in prepa-
ration for the extension of the New England
Telephone line to Bar Harbor. -. Capt. H.
A. Hichborn returned Wednesday from
Cambridge, where he has been receiving
medical treatment and which is apparently
proving beneficial AT this writing, Capt.
Jere. Grant and Mrs. Simon A. Pendleton
are critically i'll with pneumonia, and much
anxiety is felt in both cases.
LIBERTY. Tolman Young died at his
home in West Liberty March 18th, aged
81 years. Mr.. Young was born on the island
of MatinicuS in Knox county, and lived
there until about the year 1857, when he
moved to this town and has since lived here,
A years, highly respected citizen. He
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died so suddenly in this village little more
than a year ago. He leaves an aged widow,
one son, Joseph Young of this town, and
two daughters, Mrs. Billings Rice of Unity
and Mrs. Frank Lamson of Appleton.
Judge Knowlton continues about the same
as at the last writing and no hopes of his re-
covery are entertained. The roads are
very rough and men are constantly employ
ed in cutting out the yes marms to render
them paSSable. Quite a number of tickets
to the hospital fair to be held at Belfast this
week have been taken by the people in this
town. .....John Sanford has been drawn as
juryman from this town for the April term
of court to be held in Belfast. $50. Owing to
the deep snow in the woods the mills in this
vicinity will be very lightly stocked. None
of them have half as much lumber as last
year. and many not nearly that much. This
is to be regretted. as the indications point
to brisk demand for lime casks this sea-
son.. We are sorry to learn that Harry
Brown of this village, a student at Bates
College, is obliged to suspend his studies
for a time and return home by reason of
poor health.
L1NcoLNvILLE. H. A. Frohock left last
Thursday to take his barge ... Mrs. Carol
French spent last week in Rockland. Mrs.
Abbie J. Fernald spent Thursday in Lin
cOlnville Centre. Mrs Jane Frohock is in
Boston. Laforest Rankin and family ar
rived here last week with their household
goods, which are being moved into their new
home on the Hunter place. .. Gladstone
and Rosa Pillsbury, who have been attend
ing school in Rockland, are at home for their
spring vacation. Our pastor, Rev. Fl. l.
Holt, returned to his studies at the E. NJ. c.
Seminary, Bucksport, Monday. -. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Cassins of Camden called on
friends in town Sunday. Lizzie Pillsbury
returned to Rockland last week IA boarder
arrived here last Thursday and will remain
with MIR. and Mrs. Jasper Drinkwater. 1t
is girl. go. The many friends of Mrs. Jane
Drinkwater are pleased to learn that her
health is much improved. Herbert Ran
kin is at home. The mumps are still rag
ing here. Among those afflicted at the
present writing are Alta Heal, Blanche and
Gladys French, Herbert Bullock and George
Alexander. George Bullock, who has been
the Camden High School, came
home Saturday. IA cap sociable will be
held at the Good Templar's Hall Monday
evening, March 25th. There will be good
and ice cream and cake for sale
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Thomas Smith
has begun his annual spring job of paint
ing at V. Thompson's carriage shop.
Samuel Parsons and family have moved to
East Jackson. Miss Edna Thompson has
gone to Howard, r. l., to visit her sister,
Mrs. W. W. Lunt. Etienne Clement and
Miss Lula Ramsay were here from Camden
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Goodwin
of Palermo and Mrs. George Cram of
Liberty visited 7. S. Hatch last week..
Quite quantity of stave stuff has been
hauled from the eastern part of the town to
Procter's new stave mill at North Sears
mont. .....W. H. Churchill has had several
days of suffering lately. His sister, Mrs.
Nathaniel Page of Winterport, has return
ed, after two weeks rest at her home, to
care for him. They are at Mrs. G. H.
There is good deal of sick
ness in town just at present. There is hard
ly home which does not have some one in
for work, and no matter what
may be the symptoms, the malady is always
the grip. IA. II. Bagley and L. K Keller
were in Rockport recently. Charlie Oxton
is at work for John Thompson & Son in
North Searsmont. Several from this town
the anniversary exercises of Victor
Grange, Searsmont, last week. Chester
Gray is attending Freedom Academy this
spring. George Frye received IS check
for barrel of kings, which he sent to
Boston. :. Charles Cushman has taken an
agency for the sale of wall paper -. Leslie
Nash and family have moved into Mr.. Dud-
ley POland's house. Miss Miriam Bartlett
is expected home Saturday for two weeks
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Frye have
both been quite ill.