The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-19


for the present.
Reading at the Congregational parsonage
Friday evening.
Capt. Phillip R. Gi.key arrived home from
New York Saturday.
Frank Curtis and Sidney Treat are at
home for the holidays.
George S. Sargent and wife arrived home
Friday from Augusta.
Mrs. Evelyn A. White has bought the Har-
riet " hittum house on Mt. Ephraim street.
Capt. A. M. Ross, who has been absent at
New York on a business trip, returned Fri
day.
Miss Jessie Nickerson arrived home BY
train Wednesday evening to spend the Holt
days.
Christmas concert will be given by the
Congregational Sunday school next Sunday
evening.
Williston Grinnell was in town last week,
accompanied by his daughter Mamie, who
remained to visit several Of her friends in
town.
The ladies and society Of the NJ E. church
will meet with Mrs. Joseph H. Park this,
Thursday, evening. All are cordially in
vited.
Fred j. Biather spent Sunday in town.
Bark Evie Reed, Capt. A. T. Whittier, has
been chartered to load at New York for
Buenos Ayres.
Sears Lodge, I. o. y. F., are still having
work every week. Next Friday evening
the initiatory and third degree will be work
ed on several cand lates.
Sch Edward L. Warren, hay laden Capt.
A. A. Larrabee, lett here Monday at 9 a. IN.
and arrived in Boston Tuesday at 5 a. NJ,
just twenty hours.
Capt. and Mrs. William ii. Blanchard ar
rived in Boston Saturday from Callao. Capt.
Blanchard has sold his bark, the Evanell,
and will reside in Boston for a time.
James and Hollis Orr, Mrs. Addie Wood,
and Fanny Fitzmaurice, who were here the
past week to attend the funeral of their
father, returned to their homes Monday.
The Givers and Cleaners will have sale
this, Thursday, afternoon and evening. Re-
f'eshments will be served during the even
ing. If stormy, postponed until Friday.
Clement & Adams have, in addition to
their large stock of Christmas goods, fine
assortment of books which they are selling
much below the publishers prices. Open
evenings until after Christmas
Prof. Harrington, assisted by Miss Angus
ia Bigeow, soprano, and Miss Harriet Ran
doll b, contralto, gave one of their festival
concerts here Monday evening, and organic
ed musical convention which will con-
tlnue during the week concluding with
concert Saturday evening
There will be special Christmas services
at the N. E. church next Sunday morning
and an entertainment and Christmas tree
with veritable Santa Claus, who will posi-
lively appear, on Tuesday evening Christ
mas eve). All the citizens are invited to
bring their families and hang their presents
on the tree. a committee will be at the
church Tuesday afternoon to receive all ar
ticles.
The Harrer's Ferry Quartette sang here at
the NJ. E. church Friday evening, Dec 18th.
and Was well received, many of their seec-
tons being heartily encored Their music
as tastetully arranged and finely rendered.
After the concert at the church the Jubilee
singers visited the Odd Fellows by invita-
ton, where collation. was served They
sang several pieces, much to the delight and
entertainment of the lodge members and
their friends v no We're present
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport, Dec. II.
1898, Artemesia, widow of the late Can't.
Phillip Gilkey and daughter of the late John
Pendleton and Jane Farnsworth. Mrs Gill
key was born in Islesboro, May II, 1910, and
resided there for time after her marriage.
They had three children, Martha, Lydia and
judith. Lydia, the wife of Capt. John 81
Carver, is the only one living Capt Gilkey
died Feb. Is, 1878, since which time Mrs
Gilkey has made her home with Capt and
Mrs Carver She was member of the Bap-
tlst church and lived all her life an exem-
plary Christian woman. Her granddaughter
Artemesia Carver Richardson, had six grand
mothers living at one time, this Mrs. Giikey
being one OF them Her funeral services
We're held Saturday afternoon, Re-. R. G.
Harbutt officiating. IS. A. Prescott receiy.
ed news by telegraph Monday of the death
OF his brother, w. H. Prescott, at the Insane
Asylum, Augusta, Sunday. W. H. formerly
lived at South Etna, and was stricken about
two months ago. He was taken to the asy-
lum having gradually worn himself out.
Mr.. Prescott left here Tuesday to attend the
funeral.
SEARsPoRT HARBoR. The Old Times. or
Hard Times, Supper given by the young
ladies' at the Harbor was a grand success.
Although it was zero weather and the wind
blowing whole gale fully Is people sat
down to good supper, consisting of hot
baked beans and brown bread, pressed corn
ed beef, old fashioned twisted doughnuts,
molasses gingerbread and pumpkin and
squash pies; and to satisfy all tastes there
were fancy cake, tarts, jellies, etc, tea and
coffee. Every one did justice to all the
courses. Alter supper was cleared away
there was short entertainment consisting
OF duet by Mrs. Name Peasely and Miss
Name Park recitation by Miss Minnie Kel-
bert; recitation by Miss Agnes Park; two
solos by Miss Anita Griffin whistling solo
by Miss Lizzie Whitcomb organist, Miss