The Republican journal., 1896-12-31
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


home in Troy to spend Christmas. :. E. L.
Harding came home from Troy last Thurs
day and stopped over Sunday -. Mrs. Susan
Barnes has gone to Massachusetts to spend
the winter. Business is very dull. Snow
is needed and market for farm products.
-. Lambs, veal calves, and eggs are in good
demand and sell at the door.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. MIR. and Mrs Isaac
F. Gould gave their friends, to the number
of seventyfve, a marriage reception Dec.
21st. M essrs. Daniel Donover and Fred
Wagner have returned IRON Graniteville,
Mass, where they have been at work for the
winter. The latter will spend the winter
| with &. H Littleteld -. Mrs. Susie Perkins
is very sick ... Mrs Clary Cummings re-
ported SICK few weeks ago, is able to be
| out again.
PALERMO. There was a Christmas tree
Thursday evening at Branch Mills church
A large gathering was present. The enter
tainment consisted of determinations and
| music. The presents were many o.. Rev.
]. n Allen and wife spent Christmas with
friends, taking breakfast with Mrs. Albion
and supper with Mrs. Hannah Cam. Rev.
l. n, Allen attended the funeral of Lovina
Chadwick Sunday afternoon at Branch
Mills. Benjamin and Clifton Bennett of
Troy visited their cousin, John Bennett, last
week. Miss Edith Grady played the organ
Sunday at the First Baptist church.
PROSPECT FERRY. Arthur Grndle came
home from Bangor and spent Christmas with
his parents. Mrs. E. W. Grindle entertain
ed the Ladies' Circle last Saturday evening.
Thirty were present and all enjoyed very
! pleasant evening. The Christmas tree at
the schoolhouse was a success all around.
-. Charles Banks visited friends in this
place last week. Capt. W. d. Hartman
met with quite serious accident aboard of
his vessel last week. He fell from the deck
load, striking on his foot and ankle so as to
cause bad sprain which will confne him
to the house for some time. -. B. c. Avery
and Clifton Coggins came home from Hal
lowell and spent Christmas with their fam
lilies.
| THoRNDIKE. Rev. D. Bracket will preach
at the Centre church Sunday afternoon Jan.
Sd. Mr.. Reuben Rowe died of lockiaw
! Dec. 21st after sickness of five days. N.
A. Littlefield and son, H. NJ. Higgins,
George Cilley, Bert Stevens and Richard
Higgins attended the Pomona Grange at
| Winterport last week Mrs. Elvira Stevens
returned from Bangor Dec. 2Sth. -. Charles
Newell has gone to Bangor to attend the
Commercial College. E. L. Bartlett has
been drawn juryman for the January term
of court. Many tanners are busy this
week harvesting their ice crop. Mrs. A. L.
Ward is on the sick list. Mr.. Fred Prem
tiss Of Lowell, Mass, vas in town few
days last week....S. G. Files aud wife V.
\. Higgins and family passed Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Philbrick. 81. The
Christmas tree and entertainment at Har-
mons Hail last Friday evening passed off
very pleasantly. The hall was filled with
parents and children, and the trees were
well laden with gifts. ,Lumbermen are
anxious to see snow enough to make sled
ding so they can start their pulp and co.i
wood for market. Fred Gates has already
cut over 100 cords of pulp wood aud is still
cutting.
Troy. The literary and musical enter
tainment under the auspices of the Troy
Corner Reading Club passed off very pleas
antly at the Union church last Friday even
ing Christmas night. The music by quar-
tette, composed of Messrs. Rodney Whitakt +
and Lutte Rogers and Misses Lucena Hard
ing and Grace Rogers, was very fine. There
We're many and appropriate rectations by
the children; B. f. Harding was master OF
ceremonies, and Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus
were represented by David Piper and Henry
Fernad. After the literary program two
heavily laden trees were unloaded of their
gifts and distributed among the audience
All declared it a good time. :. =. rs. Nj. F.
Leathers recently returned from a visit to
Augusta. She visited her sister, Mrs. Louise
Cilley, who is in failing health. Mrs. NJ. c.
Parsons has gone to Augusta to be with Mrs
Cilley few weeks. Miss Mary J. Garce.
Ion of Lewiston IS visiting her brother
Lorenzo Garcelon.. Mr.. and Mrs. Glare
Whitney have been visiting Mrs. W Is grand
parents IN Winterport. Miss Lucena Hard
, ing was the recipient of lovely gold watch
and chain on Christmas day e. There will
. uo d WdlCH lHeeIluR dG tue CuurCu on InurS
day Light. Rev. E. S. Burrill will have
charge of the services. The Burnham Pray
ing Band conducted the services last Sun
t day.
MORRILL,. The event Of last week occur
red Friday evening, when more than 200 of
the friends of Mr.. Henry Rogers and wife
assembled at the Grange hall to celebrate
their 25th wedding anniversary. Remarks
: appropriate to the occasion were made by
+, the chairman of the evening, followed by
prayer by Rev. II. l. Holt, after which the
r following program was carried out: Song OF
t welcome by Mrs. d. o. Bowen song by the
choir; recitation by Miss Margie Cook
song by the choir; recitation, Miss Bertha
y Woodbury. music by the choir. The marri
; age ceremony was performed by Rev. HI. l
: Holt with Mr.. Roscoe Smith and wife as
chest man and woman" Then poem by
+ Mrs. ID. O. Bowen was read. The present.
= and the names of the donors were then call
1 ed over, after which Mr.. Elisha Merriam, il
4 neat little speech, formally presented the
magnificent offerings to Mr.. and Mrs. Rog
. ers. Mr. Rogers, as usual, was equal to the
occasion, and in short speech expressed
. his appreciation of the many testimonials O.
e friendship received. Mrs. Rogers also feel
ing replied. Oliver Blake, mentioned last
week as having lived with his present wife
/ | GA years, and who is an uncle of Mrs. Rog
/ ers, was present, and for short time inter