The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-12

| an hour later his body was found hanging
from beam. Mr.. Bssett was 60 years old
and formerly operated a granite quarry al
| Bluehill He is survived by seven children
MORRILL,.
The funeral of Josiah W. Pearson, NJ. D.,
was held at the church last Friday A. NJ
! Rev. F. M. Preble of Auburn officiating. The
choir of the Baptist church of Belfast gave
three very fine selections. Mr.. Preble
touchingly eulogized the traits of character
which endeared his friend, the deceased, to
all hearts, The l. O. of O. F. of Belfast
gave their beautiful ritualistic service over
their dead brother. There was a large
audience present; and the mostensd eye,
the tender tones and words of the speaker,
and the wealth and beauty of the great
profusion of flowers, voiced the high esteem
in which DIR. j. W. Pearson was held. -.
Mrs. Arthur B. Hatch died last Friday
night after long illness of consumption.
The funeral was held Monday at one p. M,
Rev. A. A. Smith of Belfast officiating.
Mr.. Hatch and the mother of the deceased
have the sympathy of their many friends.
...There is good deal of sickness about
town. Miss Nellie Greer has been under
the doctors care for a long time Miss
Winnie, little daughter of Robe Grey, is
very sick at this time. Miss Dora PaySon
has gone to Massachusetts, to work, and her
mother is living with her daughter, Mrs. c.
w. Achorn, this winter. -. The recent snow
storm drifted badly, and made it costly
matter breaking out the roads. -. Messrs.
J. F. Vickery, A. Nj. Daggett and Elisha
Merriam have manufactured and sold to
farmers in Morrill, and surrounding towns
the past autumn 6,7OO apple barrels. This
means to the farmers, when filled with
apples, more than $4,000.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mrs. Eden Shute left last week to visit
her daughter in Somerville, Mass. Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Grant of Standpoint visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis last week, re-
turning Sunday to their home. Miss Ida
Davis is teaching school in the Lanpher
district. Miss Clara Mudgett is teaching
the Centre school, so-called. -. Mrs. Walter
Kimball returned Monday from a visit of
several weeks in Boston. Miss Mabel
Simmons left Wednesday for Castine, to re-
sumo her duties as one of the faculty of the
Normal school. She was accompanied by
Miss Susie Cousins, who again takes up her
studies at the Normal school. 49,. Cards have
recently been received by Capt. and Mrs. J.
F. Hichborn, announcing the marriage of
their nephew. Mr.. Sprague F. Haskell of St.
Louis, to Miss Catherine E. Miller of Chi
cago. Mr. H. is a native of this town, the
son of the late DR.. P. S. Haskell, who, be-
cause of impaired health, removed, with
hi family, to st. Paul, Mimi, about 1880.
Congratulations are extended to the recent
ly welded couple. Our merchants are
putting in their usual supply of holiday
goods. Mr.. J. G. Lambert shows stock of
dry and fancy goods, selected with the skill
of veteran, which his customers will do
we'll to inspect. Mrs. Susie Rendell has her
usual modern and attractive line of dry
goods, wrappers, etc. The j. M. Ames Co.
are displaying crockery and glass ware, in
addition to their fancy groceries, confec-
tionery, etc. S. A. Rendell & Son have
their customary supply of crockery, glass,
stoves and hardware Capt. F. B. Clifford
has on sale pleasing lot of glassware and
fancy crockery. Mr.. E. F. Staples has an
extensive lot of Christmas goods, dry
goods, ribbons, etc. ..... The severe rain
storm of Tuesday was very welcome to our
people. Cisterns and wells were low in
many instances.
LIBERTY.
If we do not have railroad soon, so that
our water power can be utilized, Liberty
will be good place to emigrate from.
There has not been new dwelling built in
this village for fourteen years. But we are
not without hopelWe are in receipt of a letter
from prominent railroad man of Augusta
who says that Russell Sage of New York
Washington county railroad, and also owns
large interests in the Grand Trunk, and
that movement will be made in the spring
to connect these roads, via Orland, Belfast
and Augusta with the Grand Trunk at Lew
iston, and in that event the road will come
here BY looking on the railroad map it
will be seen that we are directly in line be-
tween Belfast and Augusta This gentle
man also says that he has no doubt but that
in the near future there will be trunk line
through to Terminal City, which is on the
Cape Breton side of the Gut of Canso, near
Secretary Whitney's great coal Mines
There is good harbor there, with water
enough to float the largest European steam
ers, and it would materially shorten the
voyage across the Atlantic. Wise heads
say that there is money enough, that such a
road is needed, and that within ten years
| there will be trunk line from the great
| west across Waldo county, through to st.
John and Halifax, and whose terminus
will be at Terminal City, Cape Breton. So
mote it be-. Business at the tannery is
very uncertain this winter. There is a
dearth here just now of news and water.
Wells are failing and there is no water or
frost in the ground. There is an abundance
of snow, however. Since the storm Tuesday
night our roads have been so blocked that
we got no mails until Friday. This is
the time of year when the butcher and the
liar are abroad in the land.
| The hog dieth, both small and great,
| And the man lieth about the weight.
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