The Republican journal., 1915-01-28

The Journal would like to know the address
of VIM. H. Davis, recently of Fe]ls Avenue,
Milford, Mass.
The Octagon Auction Club met Thursday
evening, Jan. 21st,with Miss Louisa H. Fergu-
Son at her home IL Church street, All the
members were present and had delightful
evening Miss Carrie E. Gilmore carried home
the prize, beautiful bunch of chrysanthe-
NUNS.
W. A. Winchester has sold the Central Meat
Market to Erwin L. Cross. recently of Canton,
Mass. where he conducted a grocery store.
MIR. Winchester will remain in the market for
several months, but Mr.. Cross took possession
Jan. 22nd. MIR. Cross is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Loren Cross, and with his wife and two little
daughters is living in the Cross house on Cedar
street.
PooR's MILLS. The entertainment that was
to have been given by the Morrill, Dramatic
Club JAN Both has been postponed to Saturday,
Feb. 9th. -. The farmers have all got their
| ice harvested. 1t is Is inches thick and of fine
quality Mr. and Mrs. George Hartshorn
and children of Belmont spent Sunday with
their parents. Mr.. and Mr.. John Hartshorn..
Mrs. Arthur Higgins has been on the sick list.
I'D. F. Shedon's teams are hauling slaves
to the Head of the Tide. He has contract to
fill with the Hatch Brothers.
| THE WRONG HOUSE. somewhat amusing
story of recent occurrence in Belfast was
told US the other day. A business man having
occasion to be away from home for day en-
gagged young man to look after the furnace
/ fire at his home Congress street. The
young man set out for his appointed task, but
went to a house Miller street, where che
only person at home was invalid confined to
his room and bed. The young man entered the
home without ceremony, went down cellar
and started a rousing fire in the furnace, and
when the lady of the house got home she
| found the invalid nearly roasted. That is not
the whole of the story, however. The commu-
nifty is considerably exercised over the ap-
pearance of numerous tramps and lady who
saw strange man going into the house in
question feared it might be burglar When
r the business man returned the matter was
cleared up but we have not learned what hap
.pened to the neglected Congress street furnace.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The Journal is in
debted to Capt. VIM. M. Upper of Jackson
vile, Florida, for the State edition of the
| Florida Times Union. 1t is the first pubica>
| ton of this kind we have ever seen to be is
| sued with stiff covers, in colors. 1t Civ as,
| with illustrations, vast amount of readable
matter Florida ipGn md
attractions. Capt. Topper, formerly of Sears
, port, is president of the Gulf and Southern
Steamship Co., which runs the steamship
Brunswick between Tampa and New Orleans.
The Brunswick is electrically lighted, has wire
less, and is up-to-date in all her appointments
...... From William H. Moody of Grass Valley,
Calf, we have received copy of the Morn
ing Union, which contains among other mat
tiers of interest article on the passing of
/ Andrew G. Peterson, who served on the Merri-
mac in the famous battle of the Monitor and
Merrimac in Hampton Roads, had sailed the
world around several times, served as soldier
and sailor under three flags and had looked out
upon the broad expanse of San Francisco bay
before the American occupation. He was
born at Jacobstadt, Finland, March II, 1885.
He was a sailor lad before he was twelve years
old and visited all parts of the world. In 1858
| he was subject of Russia and served in the
Crimean war. Eighteen ffty-six found the
soldier Of fortune in America, where he joined
the United States navy and served aboard the
| frlgate Niagara, which assisted>in laying the
! first Atlantic cable. New Orleans had strong
attractions for Peterson and he returned there
time and again. He was in that city when the
/ war between the States broke out and cast his
| fortune in with the. Confederacy, joining the
third battalion of Louisiana Tigers and Wild
cats. Learning of his experience a sailor
the Confederate officials soon transferred him
| to the navy and he was in time assigned to the
i Merrimac. After the war he sailed in coast
ing vessels, and in 1870 went to Grass Valley,
where he was variously employed up to the
| time of his death, iatterly as Waterman.