The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-16


ridge east of the twO-stOry house and
crosses the stream about where the smelt
clippers try their hand for smelts in the
spring.
CENTER MONTvILLE.
Mrs. Helen Cushman is quite ill.,. C. n.
Allen has been drawn to serve as traverse
juror at the April term of S. j. COurt....
Mrs. Everett L. Bennett recently received
news of the death of her mother in Con-
necticut. !. Mrs. Almira Vose has been
quite sick. AlOnZo Poland is failing
rapidly. Charles n. Allen has entered
upon his nineteenth consecutive year of
service as town clerk -. According to the
town treasurer's book there has been some
fancy poultry kept in Montville in the past,
ceived for hen at town farm, $780," But
perhaps there should have been an $50
added to the hen, making it "hens."
SEARsMONT.
= News has been received of the death Of
Mrs. Lysena l.. Tead at her home in Beau
mont, Kansas City, Mo-, March 3D. Mrs.
Tead was formerly from this place and has
many friends here who are saddened by
her death. The friends of Mrs. NJ. A.
Fowler were glad to see her at church Sun
day, although she was unable to take her
accustomed place in the choir. The
social at Mr.. John Davis home last week
was a very pleasant occasion. The new
machinery for j. L. Beams mill came last
week and is nearly all set up. The mill
will soon be in running order and will be a
much needed industry in the place.
THORNDIKE.
Our local station agent, Arthur NJ. Jack
son, has been appointed, commissioned and
qualified justice of the peace. Among
those confined to their homes with grip are
V. n. Higgins, H. L. Wing, Geo. P Ward,
Charles Patterson, Daniel Gordon and
family and MIR. and Mr.. Robert Leach. e.
H. NJ. Higgins passed Sunday in Jackson
is very ill....Mrs. REM. Ames. " who has
been so sick with pneumonia, is improving,
which is gratifying to her many friends.
Mrs. John Morrill, and MIR. Wheaton of Ban
gor are passing few days with W. H. Col
lins... E. L. Bartlett has finished his
school in Vanceboro and returned home
Saturday,. Mrs. Hattie Foster of Rock
port is the guest of her father, Joseph Hig-
gins. Henry Small passed Saturday and
Sunday in Waterville, the guest of his
brother, Eben E. Small. -. For the first time
in 40 years V. n. Higgins was unable to
attend our town election, which was held
Monday. =. Rev. and Mrs: K. A: Myers
passed Sunday night with friends in Knox
THE School League in Maple Grove
district hold interesting meetings and have
quite snug little sum in the treasury
The last meeting was held at Ii. L. Wings
SWANvILLE CENTRE.
Fred Webb, j., while turning block of
granite had one of his fingers badly crush
ed 1t was necessary to have doctor to
care for it,. Freeman Clarke cut his foot
recently while cutting cord wood. But for
the buckle on his overshoe he would have
cut it seriously.... DR.. Newcomb of New
burg was in town visiting his patients last
week II. r. Dawson of Monroe is oblig-
ed to give up preaching on account OF i'll
health and last Sunday gave his farewell
sermon in the Young schoolhouse. "a vim
and Charles Webb are building fine TWO
Massachusetts, Myra Scribner of Belfast
and Ralph Scribner of Searsport visited
their sister Katherine last Monday eveE-
ing Mrs. II. P. White has taken the Ell
tire care of 50 hens from March /, 1904 to
March l, 1905. In that time she has sold
for grain and other expenses had $92. IS
net profit for the year,. Otis Patter-
son and wife were the guests of Mrs. Beal
last Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Webb visited
friends in Belfast Friday. Nellie Rose
at home. -. Ed. Maxim and his sister Nettie
are at home. -. Charles Jewett and wife Of
Mlnterp0rt were the guests Of her brotier,
II. P. White, Sunday. ISIS Gracia At
wood Of Bucksport closed very successful
term of school Friday, and gave the school
a peanut hunt which was much enjuyed by
all.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Capt. j. French Hichborn, after ten
weeks visit with his daughter and her hus-
band, DR.. and Mrs. j. F. Ryder, of Cam
bridge, Mass. returned home March Sth. j..
All are glad to see DR.. G. A. Stevens out
again. His severe attack of grip was
tedious indeed, and the ten days spent i'm
doors were hard for him as well as for his
numerous waiting patients. are glad
to be able to report Mr.. Pierce ID. Laucas-
ter as convalescing from his recent ill turn.
which seized him while visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lancaster, the early
part of last week. His many friends hone
to see him in usual health very soon. MIR.
Hosea Ranuff moved his family the middle
Of last week into the Martin house, social
ed, on Telegraph Avenue. The Reliance
cut her way through the ice the afternoon
OF March 9Th to BuckspOrt, and the river
has remained open since. The broad, blue
strip OF water around Fort Point is most
agreeable to the eye after several weeks If
compulsory gazing upon solid whiteness!
The cargo OF hard pine brought last
week from Portland was large 12xl2 lumber
forty feet long for wharf Gaping at Cape
JellisOn. The work at that point is grow
ing more and more rushing! The Italian
wOrkmen are now leveling the roadbed to
the height Of the wharf, onto which, we are
told, the track is to be run when completed.
The dynamite blasting continues daily de-
donations announcing to our ears tile re-
mOval OF more and more soil at the line of
the railroad survey through Speeds Point.
Another band of Italians is expected this
week to begin work on the main line,
Last Saturday third donkey engine ar
rived at the pier site and Sunday afternoon
a fourth was carried there Three pile
drivers and three engines are now located
on the section of the wharf already built
and the pile setting is greatly facilitated
thereby. We understand there is work for
two years planned on pier and dock building
around the harbor side of Cape Jellison.
we hear the land damages have been adj
Justed at Standpoint, the roadbed definite
~ located and the situation Of the depot de-
cided upon. The latest survey through our
village runs nearer the shore than either
previous one; but no one knows anything
OF the decision of the railroad managers
relative to the placing of the track. When
ground is broken we shall know their plan;
brought us real spring-like day. The
snow visibly disappeared under the infiu-
ence of Old SOps rays and the bare spots
have pn1a rood in a cnrrnnpd;nr door W.. ri.