The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-09

of wind passed over this section and took
district. Although school was in session no
one was hurt. They will finish the term in
private house. Albert Mariners daugh-
ter Bessie fell and broke her collar bone last
Thursday At present she is doing well.
Leslie Mariners son Clifford fell down sew
eral steps Dec. 18th. No bones were broken,
but he received some severe bruises. Mrs.
bouncing boy baby for New Years present.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Lizzie Wilson
from Bangor and Miss Inez CHM from East
Corinth are at home on their vacations
The Ladies' Circle met with Mrs. Manley
CHM Jan. LIST. Twenty-eight were present
all pronounced it good time. -. The Ladies
Circle from Prospect Marsh met with Mrs.
N. j. Heagan Jan. End A good supper and
good time was the result. Capt. A. A.
CHM and wife spent the evening in Stock
ton, Jan. 3rd.. Mrs. Lilly Ridley of Mt.
Heagan fell and sprained her ankle Jan. LIST.
THE school at Mt. Heagan has closed on
| account of the teacher being sick
LIBERTY. The Liberty W. c. 7. U. will
meet hereafter the 3nd and Atm Tuesday of
every month"; at the vestry of the Baptist
church The next meeting will be Jan. 14th
at 80 P. M. The matter of repairing the
church is being considered. The committee
think the funds necessary can be raised by a
course of lectures. Nothing definite has been
decided, but We believe that Miss Charlotte
I. Sibley of Belfast will be one of the lee
turers. Her lecture alone will be worth the
price of the tickets. The y. p. S. G. E.
have added twelve names to their active
list, through the IL fluence of Rev. H. n
Abbott's preaching, and probably more will
follow.
MORRILL,. A correspondent writes Among
our most earnest workers for the young I'D
Morrill, is Mrs. Silas Storer, Supt, of the
Junior Z. r. Her labor has been reward
ed with great success. Among the pleasant
things prepared by her and Miss Bertha
Hatch assistant Supt) was gathering of
the Juniors at the home of Mrs. Storer on
Christmas eve. When the parents went to
escort their children home they found
group of happy faces gazing at the Juniors
Christmas tree, well filled not only with the
sweet, but the useful and the beautiful Mr..
and Mrs. Storer and Miss Hatch all showed
they knew how to make children happy
and parents and children will not soon for
get the kindness of the Juniors friends.
WALDO CENTRE. Mr.. A. Stevens of Bel
fast is repairing j. B. Payson's barn, which
was badly damaged in last weeks gale.
Mr.. L.. A. Whitcomb, our local merchant,
has just received car load of grain from
the west, and expects more soon. Mr..
Whitcomb is hustler and intends to sell as
cheap any one. Mr.. Smart, the man
who has been buying hay in this vicinity,
has not returned yet with the cash and it
looks as if he did not mean to- Miss Ida
Reynolds returned last week from Lowell.
Mass, where she has been for the past year.
Nearly every one have their winters
wood cut and piled in the woods waiting for
81 ow to haul it out with. Installation and
supper at Richie Grange on Saturday even
ing.
SEARsMoNT. The singing school began
Monday evening, Dec. 30th, under the in
struction of John Gushee of Appleton.
The village school began Monday with j.
W. Farrar and Mary Fl. Mason of Montyillo
teachers. Supt. j. w, Farrar is ready to
receive bids for the wood for the schools for
the coming year. Miss Marion Bean, who
has been very sick, is 80 far improved as to
be able to go ont of doors some. She is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. A. 6. Caswell for a few
weeks. The post office has been moved to
V. A, Simmon' s store and the Paine store is
closed....T. Nj. Simmons has bought the
shop occupied by W. w. Mariner and will
occupy it. Mr.. Mariner is having a shop
fitted up for him Just across the street by ]
l.. Bean.
SwANvMLE. Mrs. Alonzo Damn has gone
to Massachusetts for the winter. Mr. Will
lis Briggs of Belfast was the guest of his
uncle, j. .. Patterson, a few days since.
The dance at Cunningham's Hall New
Years eve was well attended and heartily
enjoyed. Mr.. Albert Cunningham drove
to Bangor in the terrible storm of Dec. 31st
One of the chimneys was blown off from
Mrs r. S. Smart's house. =. Capt Nehemiah
Smart of Portland is visiting friends in town.
Messrs. I. D., Percy L.. and Ernest
Nickerson left for Westbrook last week A,
7. Mudgett accompanied them as far as
Durham, on his way back to the CONNER
cial school in Bangor. W. S. Nickerson
has returned to Chelsea, Mass. :. Mr.. VIM.
Cunningham, our Oldest citizen, aged 81
years, months, passed away very quietly
last Saturday morning. He was a man
highly respected and esteemed by all who
knew him. Two daughters and one son sur
vive hiu-Mrs. Albert Damn and Emery
Cunningham of this place and Mrs. Fred
Webb Of New Hampshire. Every one who
knew him fully realizes that the world was
better for mis- having lived. Mrs Eben
Kenney is still very sick. Mrs. W. E.
Damn is so az to be out again. Miss Hattie
Mae Nickerson is again suffering with neu-
ralgia.. Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Peavey and
daughter returned to Hallowell last Satur-
day. -. Is it cold out here? Come out some
morning before sunrise and see. 19o below
Mond ~ morning.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The s. B. l. Society
will meet with Mrs. Abbie Thompson Jan.
10th. They are to hold their fair about the
last of January. "A little girl was well