The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-11-14

aid died at the residence of Almond Roberts
Of this town, Nov. 10th, aged 80 years and
months. She leaves one daughter, Mrs
Roberts, and a stepson, Chas. Mcdonald OF
New York. Chester B. Patterson has gone
to Massachusetts, where he has a position in
an insane asylum. R. r. Paul and Cyrus
Hubbard are loading car with hay for Bos-
ton. !. The dance at Richie Grange Hall
Fridey evening was well attended. Richie
Grange is preparing drama entitled "The
Deacon" to be presented sometime before
Christmas. The Ames threshing machine
is in town threshing. Monday they drove
from Searsport, twelve miles, threshed out
100 bushels, and moved their machine three
| times.
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George Campbell, last Thursday at the adj
vanced age of s. years. Rev. J. P. Simon
ton conducted the funeral services Saturday
morning. Miss Desire Thompson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Thompson,
died at their home in Frankfort on the
morning of her Goth birthday, Friday, Nov.
Sth. She was beautiful girl and her loss is
sad blow to her parents. The funeral ser
vices were held Sunday afternoon, Rev. j.
2. Simonton officiating... Capt. G. E. Little
field left Monday for New York. -. Rev. j.
p. Simonton is holding a series of meetings
at Ellingwood's Corner and much INTEREST," is
manifested in them by the people Of that Vi
cinity. Harry Thompson left last Thurs
day for Houlton, where be has a good situa-
ton. James Knox has sold his place to
Mr.. Meservey of Hermon.. Mr. Irving
Preston Bailey and Miss Emma Peters
Spurdens of Searsport were united in mar
riage Saturday evening. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J. p. Simonton at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Edward
Bowden. Mrs. Emma Curtis is quite i'll at
the home Of her friend Mrs. Osgood in Ban
gor, and Mrs. julie has gone up to take care
of her. Mrs. Louise Libby Of Augusta.
who is stopping at the home Of her brother,
Mr.. John Snow had shock on Monday and
is quite seriously ill.
Brooks. Business is picking up little,
but prices Of all farm produce are ruling
low. F. 0. Day has begun to buy and barrel
apples. Potatoes are only % cents a bushel,
which will hardly pay for the phosphate. 1t
will probably pay to hold them until later
in the season. .Alva F. Jones of Lowell. |
Mass, is here looking after his farm, the
John D. Jones homestead. MIR. and Mrs,
Fred Emmons of Biddeford are at Mrs.
Betsy Hams. John C. Lane is finishing
the repairs on his house, which is very much !,
changed for the better both internally and
externally. Milton Leonard is repairing
the old George Daman house. 1t is now in
dilapidated condition but in old Capt.
Sawyer's time was one Of the very finest in |
town. r. G. Edwards has given his house.
built last season, nice coat of paint much |
improving its appearance. H. II. Roberts |
and son are enlarging their mill
II. III. Roberts, with a good crew, has in
seven weeks built and finished for NJ. j.
DOW one OF the incest stables in this vicini /
ty.. E. G. Holbrook has thoroughly repair
ed his stable and much improved it Bert
Tozier is still in the barber business over
the new Chase store. Mrs. Nellie Richards
OF Reading, Mass, has returned to her home
She spent several weeks here caring for her
sister, Mrs. Georgia Waterman, who recent
ly died of consumption. Mrs Eliza Mitch-
ell died at the house Of her son-in-aw,
Isaiah Bryant, last week She was one Of
the Oldest persons in this vicinity and was
wellcared for in her old age. T.. Mrs. Anna
Austin and daughter Pearl Of South
China have been visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Celia M. Hussey Of China is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Lane
VIM. Gould has moved onto the John ID. I
Jones place.. Milo Coson has gone into
business in the upper part of the Gordon s;
Jones factory and has quite crew of girls
at work. State Constable Mears was in
town the other day and interviewed his
friends here. Harrison Roberts received
quite an injury last week by falling from a
staging on the F. X. Roberts house. 1t was
lucky for him that he did not break his
neck, as he fell far enough to do it. VIM.
q. Rowe, sexton, showed US the other day a
box containing one hundred and forty-two
little snakes of all colors that were found in !,
one nest at the graveyard. They We're Of
the size of big angle worms and upwards.
Mrs. Hannah Hubbard of Thorndike
formerly of Belfast, was found in her room
last Monday forenoon insensible and died
soon after. In the morning she seemed to
be as well as usual. The funeral services
will be held at the home of her son, Alfred
Hubbard, to-day, Thursday, at 10 o'clock.
Good Templars.