The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-03-19
The Republican Journal Thursday Morning. March 49, 1885,

WALDO CENTRE Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wentworth celebrated the 10th anniversary
OF their marriage at l.. A. Whitcomb's hall,
Friday evening, March 18th, by variety
wedding Their friends presented them
with goodly number OF presents, both use
full and ornamental. After short program
the guests were served with plentiful sup
per, and later they tripped the light fantastic
to the music of AL. Mudgett of Belfast. At
late hour the guests left fer their homes,
feeling we'll pleased with their evening. -.
Chas. Sanborn and family has moved into
the house of W. B. Cammett which Mr.. San
born bought last fall
MONROE At al special town meeting
March 10th to elect treasurer George Pal
mer was elected. 1t was voted 30 reduce
the amount appropriated for highways from
S., 900 to 81, 500. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dur
ham have been visiting Frank Nye in Ban
gor. Mrs. Hattie Robinson is suffering
from neuralgia The infant child of DR..
Whitcomb is very sick. ...M Miss Susie Gould
began her high school last week. Mrs.
Laura Curtis is very little better. :. Mrs.
F. l.. Palmer has been in Augusta the past
week to organize W. R. Corps. Miss
Nancy Parker, David Dollctf, Jr., Guy
Twombly and Hodgdon Buzzell left town
this week for term at Hampden Academy.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mr.. and Mrs. Manley
Knowlton, who have been visiting in Union
and Belfast for the past two weeks, have re-
turned. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Halves are in
Brooks for weeks visit to relatives. .. The
remains of Mrs. Augustus Pierce Were
brough there for burial March Sth. Miss Mary
Mudgett, reported very sick, is still very
low. Miss Hattie Marden, who is teaching
school in Massachusetts, is expected home
in about three weeks to spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Emery Mar
den. Mr.. F. G.. White of Belfast will load
two vessels at Standpoint next week with
hay he has bought of farmers here.
NORTH Troy. Mrs. Mary Garcelon of
Lewiston is visiting in town. Mr.. John
Whitney has decided not to let his place at
the Centre. Mr.. R. E. Stone has been
away disposiug of his stock of eggs. Mr..
Charles Libby and family of Pittsfeld were
the guests of Mr.. George Woods recently.
Mrs. Florence Smiley has returned from a
brief visit at Waterville. Rev. j. c. Lamb
held meeting at Burnham Sunday after
noon, March Sth. -. The Sunday school at
West Troy is in hourishing condition. A
recent entertainment consisted of recita-
tons by Misses Effie Parkman and Belle
Myrick, defamation by Master BERTHE Jor-
dan, and song, finely rendered, by Miss
Rosa. Lamb.
SwANv1LLE. Mrs. w. N. Prescott and
baby Mildred of Monmouth are visiting her
mother, Mrs. Maria Goodhue. Mr.. A. S.
Nickerson has hauled a load of shingles from
Bangor, and H. M. Chase is hauling lumber
from Bangor for his new barn. -. Mr. and
Mrs. Bert S. Small gave their complimentary
ball last Wednesday evening. "A party of
young people went from here to attend the
ball at the Head of the Tide last Friday night.
j ohm McKeen is at home from Norrdge-
wock, sick. Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Cunning
ham are visiting friends in Lowell and vicin-
ity. Mr.. E. c. Peavey found lap-robe near
Citypoint last week. The owner can have
the same by calling at W. r. Peavey's and
proving property Mrs. W. E. Damn is
spending few days in Hampden with her
sister, Mrs S. d. Greeley, who has been
quite sick with bilious fever Mr.. Walter
Nickerson is at home from Monroe. F.
W. Miller of Chelsea was in town last
week.
W1NTERPoRT. Our village was shocked
last Sunday morning by the news of the
sudden death Of two of our we'll known
citizens. Mr. W. S. fainter died about 4
o'clock and Mrs E. C. Arey about o'clock
Both had been in poor health for some time,
but no immediate danger was apprehended,
until avery short time before their death SO
The funeral services of Miss Myra Fred
ericks were held at the home of her brother,
Luther Fredericks, Wednesday afternoon,
and before taking the body to the cemetery
it was brought to the Methodist church that
her many friends in the village might have
the opportunity OF seeing her. Prayers
We're offered by Rev. j. P. Simonton. Miss
Fredericks was most excellent woman and
general fayorite among large circle of
friends. -. Mrs. E. S. Young is very low.
Mrs. G. M. Chase went to Bangor Saturday
to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs Nath
Rich. Miss Ada Walker went to Portland
Monday for a week or two. Mrs. Lewis
Haley has returned from Hartford, where
she has been for some weeks visiting her
sister, Mrs Pope. Miss Grace Harlow left
Monday for visit of some weeks in Mass
Mrs. Helen Dodge of Belfast visited
her sister, Mrs 7. B. Grant, last week.
The comedy drama "Unce JOSH" which
was presented by the band with the assist
ance of some of their friends last Tuesday
evening, was a great success. Every part
was well taken and it was highly apprecat-
ed by large audience.