The Republican journal., 1895-12-26

WALDO CENTRE. The Waldo w. G. T. U.
| will meet with Mrs. E. A. Coombs, Dec.
31st. If stormy, the next fair day. The
drama at Richie Grange Hall, Friday even
| ing, was well attended in spite of bad travel
| ing and all went home feeling we'll satisfied.
j.. Mrs. Elmira Vogel was the guest Of Miss
Hertila Harding last Friday and Saturday
John Frazier and wife spent Christmas
with Mrs. Maria Clements. !. Miss Lulu M
| Cammett was the guest of Mrs. Chas. San.
born last week.
MORRILL,. The funeral Of Mrs Robe
Meservie was held at her late residence last
Thursday afternoon, Rev. Fl. 1. Holt officiat
! ing. Revival services will be continued
through the week at the church. Mrs. John
Mcintyre and husband, were present last
Wednesday evening and Miss King, evange
list, who has been laboring in Waldo, was
present Thursday evening. Three sons OF
". B. Paul. from the West, are visiting their
father. Last week was a muddy week
The rainfall was very heavy Sunday fore
noon... Meeting Of the Grange Hall Asso'
citation next Saturday evening.
BELMONT Mr. r w Pease of Union was
in town Friday and Saturday on business
Miss Abbie Morrill,, who has been at
work in Augusta for the Gannett 4 Morse
| Pub. Co.. las returned home. The sociabe
at Mystic Grange Hall under the auspices OF
the East Searsmont Cemetery Association
was we'll attended =. Mr.. Lewis Murch is
| quite sick with pneumonia. Mr.. Samuel
| Morse is getting out the lumber for the new
house he intends to build in the spring. IL.
Mr. Wilbert S. Clark has bought the Mar
celus Flagg farm. We wish The journal
and journal readers Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
UNITY. Miss Eliza J. Perley will leave
Unity the first of next month for Riverside,
California, where she has position offered
her in the schools. She is an experienced
| teacher and lady culture. The monu-
ment set in the village cemetery for Mr..
George Clark by the firm of Harrison, Wood
& Co.of Belfast is very satisfactory and their
agent, MIR. A. S. Heal is a reliable man to
deal with. J.. MI. Frank Bartlett was in Ban
gor last week attending the tate Grange.
... Mrs. Benjamin Cook and her son Harold
came from Belfast Thursday to spend the
winter with Mrs. S. S. Berry MIR. Ralph
Berry from Montana will spend Christmas
in Unity. Rev. W. W. Ogier, the Presiding
Elder, held services at the church here Sun
day morning
BROOKS. While turning the corner at the
village recently Lorenzo Cilley one of our
G. A. R. veterans, was thrown from his
jumper and quite seriously bruised and in
jured. His shoulder was dislocated and he
sustained other injuries. pr. A. E. Kilgore
rendered the necessary surgical aid. Mrs.
Elizabeth W. Dow, one of the old ladies Of
the place, is quite seriously ill.,. Mrs. Fan
ny Martin is about the house and Mrs. Mary
E. Gatchell is riding about town. Both la
dies We're subjected to a severe surgical
operation at the hands of DR.. kilgore only
about one month since. Mrs Mary Ander-
son, who came home from Boston ill., is
| rapidly improving in health. J. Mr.. Rowell,
our new cobbler, is finding plenty Of bust
ness with old boots and harnesses. He was
| badly needed here. Geo. johnson has
moved his family to Burnham 49,. Friend
Beck, Quaker Evangelist from Hastings
England, called upon members of tile So
ciety here recently.
THoRSpIKE. Rev. David Bracket OF
Brooks has written tile church in this place
that owing to III health IT Will be impossible
for him to keep his appointments here the
coming winter. Much SORROW is expressed at
his inability to hold meetings and we al /
wish HIM rapid return TO health, Percy
Crosby Of Unity and Belle Gordon OF Thorn
dixie We're married Friday, at Brooks, by
Rev David Bracket. Re wish them muc h
| Joy. Aaron Snow of Jackson was in town
few days ago in the interest of the Great
Eastern Phosphate Co. He Is having good
success in making sales. John Stewart
thinks Of going to Montana in the spring.
| Ansel knowlton, our mail driver, has ex
changed horses with Horatio Scribner Of
Unity. Mr.. Knowlto is much pleased with
| his new horse. He is a fine driving horse
and perfectly safe for lady to drive, and
don't need any trucks, Ansel says. !. Eras
tus Wilson of Howard, f. l., was in town
last week. Mrs. Joseph Stevens has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. K. J. Knowltor
of Bangor. Charles Milliken of Augusta
and f n. Vose were in Troy last week il
pursuit Of pulp wood. -. Timothy Walker
mas nice looking four-year-old bay tilly by
a son Of Tom Lang. The tlly stands II
hands high. will weigh LOO pounds . l.
| G. Monroe and his assistant, Gordon, art
very busy making grapples. This is getting
to be quite business with him and work.
in we'll between heats. Mr.. and Mrs
Percy Crosby were the guests of Mr. ant
Mrs. J. r. Grose, Dec. 18TH. Mrs. R. S
Higgins, who has been quite poorly for sew
eral weeks, is improving in health.
IsLEsBoRO. AS the steamer Juliettt
was leaving the wharf at Dark Harbor las
Thursday afternoon the little 4-year-old sol
OF David Smith, in stepping backward wen
overheard into the water. A little girl som,
distance off saw him 60 over and screamed
at the top Of her voice announcing the fact
Some one then slapped Mr.. Smith on tn,
back and told him his boy was overheard
Mr.. Smith sprang to the side of the whar
and plunged into the water without remov