The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-10
County Correspondence

| PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S. B. I. Society
met with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ward Dec. 3D.
A goodly number were present, including
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Emerson of Winter
port. The Society was royalty entertain
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Ward. Miss En-
mic Marden is in Cambridge, Mass. Wis
iting friends aud will return home Dec. oath
with her sister, Hattie Marden, who is
teaching in Massachusetts. :. MIR. Horace
Lindsay is at home from Belfast, where he
has been employed. Mrs. Hattie Grant is
very poorly,
SwANvILLE. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Mari
left Tuesday morning for visit TO friends
in Wohurn, Mass. Mrs Mari will remain
until after the holidays, but as Mr.. Mari
goes chiefly on business he is expected to re-
turn this week The Swanville Centre
Sunday school sociable will meet with Mrs.
S. J. Beals Dec. 10th The L. A. S. will he
entertained by Mrs. Mary D. Nickerson,
Dec 17th 1t is to be book party and
every one is requested to bring pencil and
guess on the books represented. A prize is
offered for the greatest number of correct
SNtSStS' = tbIIldt IuNltdtIp is bAUtu1tu
to all -. Mrs. John l.. Nickerson is very
sick at the present writing. -. We thank Mr..
James 0. Patterson for a generous cut of
venison. Mr.. P is a sure shot and when he
brought down his first fleet footer of the
forest, his heart, like that of Hawatha
"throbbed and shouted and exulted as he
bore the red deer homeward"
CAMDEN. Cards at the public library are
in great demand. "A class has been formed
for the instruction of children in music
twice week by F. H. Thomas. e. Last
week Columbus Bisbee was thrown from a
team, and it passed over him. He was I'M
conscious for time, but is now recovering
from his in juries. Geo S. Cobb Post, G.
A r., celebrated its twelfth anniversary
Tuesday evening. Many from Camden at
tended DR.. R. S. McArthur's lecture upon
the Hawaiian Islands, recently given in
Rockland. A sale of Mexican linen drawn
work, done by Mexican women, has been
held by the ladies of St. Thomas church,.
The annual election of the W. c. L. T.
officers resulted in the choice of Grace
Parker as president, Alice Moore recording
secretary, Lena Aldus corresponding secre-
tary and Myrtle Babbidge treasurer "A
poster party was recently given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferd l. Coombs. Tuesday afternoon
and evening the Church Aid Society of the
M E. church held successful sale of useful
and fancy articles and refreshments. The
public schools closed Friday for four
weeks vacation. A course of lectures has
been arranged by the Monday Club. Among
the speakers promised are Mrs. Alice Free
man Palmer, Rev. Nathaniel Butler and
Prof. Chapman of Bowdoin. Rev. o. S.
Ross spent last week in Boston. Mrs.
Walter Hobbs of Bangor is visiting her
mother. -. Miss Eunice Sedgwick has been
at home for short vacation from the Maine
Central Institute at Pittstield.
LIBERTY. The winter schools are taught
by Miss Lulu Payson of Camden and Miss
Madge Thompson of Montville in the upper
district and Miss May Brown in the lower
Sadie hurry is teaching in the Davis dis
trict. :. W alter N. Cargil, who is attending
the State College at Orono, has been
gagged to teach the school at Centre Paler-
mo, the position made vacant by the drown
ing of Walter G. Norton. Misses Dickey &
Small dress-makers, may be found at the old
stand in the Lowell house, where they do
fine dressmaking with nedtness and dis
patch. The firm of Lord & Skidmore, meat
men, has been dissolved. Mr.. Lord has
bought an interest with Bert Meservey at
North Vassalboro, and Freeman Baker has
taken Mr.. Lords place with Mr.. Skidmore.
e. H. Bradstreet Post, G. A. R., is in re-
ceipt of letter from Comrade d. W. Ben
nett, who is in the Maine General Hospital
at Portland, stating that through the inters
cession of j. o. johnson of this Post, who
has a large acquaintance with the comrades
of Bosworth Post, Portland, the members of
that Post are taking lively interest in his
affairs and that he has all the comforts he
can ask for. He has been visited by the
following comrades: Gov. H. B. Cleaves,
Hon. Geo M. Seiders Gen. Selden Conner,
Hon. Frank Winslow, State Pension Agent
Milliken, Hon. W. S. Dunn and many
others, including ladies of the Relief Corps.
He has nothing but words of communication
for the Maine General Hospital and all con-
nected with it. He closes his letter by say
ing, "of course | should like to my dear
family, but tell them [ am much better here
for the present and that barring accidents, L
shall be able to be with them in about four
weeks. ..Messrs. Hyde & Berry of Water
vile have been in town the past week ex-
hibiting the underwriters fire eXtinguisher
and it is said that they are having fine
sale.