The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-10
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THoRND1KE. Mrs. Clarence Quincy and
children of Belfast spent week with her
father, Mr. j. F. Heath. Mr.. Jonathan S.
Files has been confined to the house for sew
eral days with very lame leg. Miss
Elva Hasty went to Pittstield, Monday, to
attend school at the M. C. L.. Harry Fos-
ter of Freedom visited friends in town last
week. George Cilley and wife spent Sun
day with friends in Jackson. Arthur
Leonard of Hampden is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Fred Cole. Mrs. Benz. A1nes return
ed from Bangor Dec. End. Miss Fannie
Simpson has been quite i'll for two weeks.
Mr. Alonzo Davis, Mrs. Adde Higgins
and Mrs. S. Higgins called on Mrs.
Joseph Heath Dec. 9th.
HALLDALE. Rev. j. F. Hazel of Boston
preached at the church Sunday, Nov. 29th,
and will preach there again Dec 18th. Rev.
T. r. Pentecost will preach at the Vose
schoolhouse Dec. 18th, in the afternoon.
The cold snap of last week caused the roads
TO be so rough that there was but little tray
cling. Mrs. Martha Small, who has been
visiting in this vicinity, returned to her
home in Thorndike last week. >. w. l..
E. Hall Dec 3D.. Mrs. Harriet Whit
ten is in Portland, and will spend the
winter with her daughter there. e. Miss FL
len Davis, who has been spending few
weeks in Fairfield. returned home last week.
....School began here last Monday, with r.
nd tao nhnr NfC
mont was in town last Sunday.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Freda Hartman
went to Massachusetts last Friday to spend
the winter. Capt. w. c. Harding arrived
from New York last Saturday. He expects
to remain at home this winter with his fam
lily. His wife is improving under DR.. Frs
kine's treatment. Orrin Luke has gone to
Hallowell, where he has employment for the
winter. go. Susie Harding, who has been
visiting in Bangor, returned home last Sat
urday.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
W. Hunt of Belfast were in town last week,
the guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
S. Hunt. Isaac Mariner and Mrs. Leroy
Mariner spent Dec. 9th in Lncolnville, the
guests of his brother, Philip Mariner. -.
Mrs. Ella Marden has returned from Cam
den. Fannie C. WEIGH and nephew
Charlie of Belfast were in town Sunday, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mahoney..
School in district No. 8 began Dec. It'll, I'M
der the instruction of Cora Mahoney. =. Mrs.
Nettie Hunt spent few days with her
father, Benjamin Ladd, last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Everard Simmons of Searsmont
were at G. E. Donnell's Sunday. Alice
Mariner is visiting relatives in Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Lothrop spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Marriner....
Mabel Mariner has been visiting in Bel
mont, the guest of Lilly Lamb. Milbury
Hunt was in Belfast last Saturday -. Mrs.
John Lane spent last week with Mrs David
B. Young.
SOUTH MoNTyILLE. Mrs. Aldana Gilman
who has been visiting in Elliot, Me, aud
Massachusetts the past few weeks, returned
holue last week accompanied by her broth
er's wife, Mrs. Sarah Townsend of Nevada.
-, David Gilman returned home last week
from Lebanon, n. H, where he has been
visiting his son and sister, Mrs Ruth Mason
go. Rev. j. f. Hazel will supply the
pulpit next Sunday at the usual hour.
Mr.. G. T. Randall met with painful acct
dent recently in Belfast. After loading his
team and driving up Main street he noticed
that bag of salt just behind the seat was
slipping off the load and while replacing it
he lost his balance and fell backward to the
ground striking on his head. With difficulty
he reached home with his team, but has
since been bolstered up in chair day and
night and unable to have his clothes remov-
ed. The doctor said he started the ligaments
of the cords of his neck. He is very much
better at this writing and we trust will soon
be out again. 1t was very narrow escape
from broken neck....S. P. Colby is the
happy father of young daughter.
WINTERPoRT. Mrs. Addie Tyler Rich
wife of Isaiah Rich, formerly of this place,
died at her home in Denver Col, Nov. 22nd,
leaving husband, one son, Webster, and
three sisters, Mrs. John Crowell and Mrs
James Terry of Denver and Mrs. Stephen
Stubbs of this place, and two brothers, Benz
and David Tyler, to mourn their loss. Her
illness was long and painful, but everything
that the loving care of husband or sister
could do to alleviate her sufferings was
done. Mrs. Rich was very lovable woman,
possessed of mild sweet disposition, al
ways looking on the sunny side of life, and
won friends wherever she went She was
member of the Congl. CHI rich in Cambridge,
Mass, where she resided for a number of
years. AS stated in last weeks Journal,
she was brought here to her early home for
burial, and funeral service conducted by
Rev. j. p. Simonton was held at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Stubbs. Many beautiful
floral offerings were sent by friends in Den
yer and Cambridge. The afflicted family
have the sincere sympathy of their many
friends in their great bereavement. :. Ernest
Atwood arrived from Boston on SATURDAY.
nights boat. He came to accompany the re-
mains Of his friend Leroy Durham of Mon
roe, who was killed on the railroad Sat
urday morning in Boston. He returned
to Boston Monday night. .Ziba r. Will
liams of the steamer Priscilla on the Fall
River Line is at home on his annual
vacation. :. Misses Blanche Shaw and Hat
tie Moody have gone to Castine to attend
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