The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-08-13

MONROE CENTRE. MT. anu Mrs. herman
Dow and little dau ghter of Boston are visit
ing Mr.. BOWS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Q. Q.
Dow. Miss Nellie Bailey, who has been
employed in Belfast,is spending her vacation
at home. Mr., and Mrs. James Robertson
of Hampden have been visiting relatives in
town the past week. The Sunday school
will have their annual picnic at Swan Lake
next Satu rday, Aug. 10Th. Mrs. E. P,
Alexander of Belfast will instruct class
in elocution for two weeks at the Pat
tee schoolhouse. She will also give an
Elocution and Physical Culture enter
tainment at Monroe Town Hall, Thurs
day evening, Aug. Goth. The programme
tations, the dramatic dialogue MARY
Stuart" music, etc. Admission Is cents.
After the entertainment there will be a
social dance. Tickets % cents per couple.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The Neljesmepette
Quartette, composed of the following artists,
M. Jessie Megquier, 1st Soprano, lisa Flor
ence Stewart, ID Soprano, Marietta Nicker-
son, 1st Contrato, Ida Mabel Stewart, I'd
Contralto, assisted by Agnes Olive Hervey,
reader, of the Emerson College of Oratory,
Boston, will present pleasing program at
the Grange Hall Friday evening, August
14th. Admission 20 cts; children 10 cts
Come one, come all Mr.. II. W. Mutt OF
hltman, Mass, IS spending his vacation
here, the guest of Miss Grace NJ. Libby....
Hattie Partridge is visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Littleteld, in
Waldo. Sadie Littetield and Horace
Gould are in Brooks visiting relatives.
The towns of Frankfort, Prospect and Stock
ton will hold their annual picnic at French's
beach, Standpoint, August Goth. Miss
Dora Perkins is very sick Mr.. Amos
Partridge with his sisters, Misses Ella and
Grace of Belfast, visited their sister, Mrs
Lizzie Lane, last Sunday.
WINTERPoRT. Mr.. Charles Blaisdell Of
New York and Bert Blaisdell of Rockland
arrived on Saturdays boat for brief vaca-
ton. Miss L. A. Grindle has gone to
Bucksport for a few weeks Mrs. Charles
Grant is very i'll and it is feared will not re-
cover. Mrs. Smith of Steuben is visiting
her brother, DIR. j. Fl. Baker C. A. Nc
operation. Mrs Twitchell and daughter
of Portland We're the guests of Miss Ada
Walker last week. Mrs. Hattie Dahlman
and little daughter Ruth of Colorado are
visiting Mrs. Dahlmans mother, Mrs. H. n.
Abbott. Mrs. Fred Atwood is very i'll .
The Misses Curtis of New Hampshire are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. 81. W. Emerson.
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lerica, where she has been for about three
months with her daughter, Mrs. Folsom. ;.
Mrs. North of Boston was the guest of Mrs.
Mabel Kennedy last week. Miss Hattie
Snow has gone to Orient Heights to see her
brother Arthur, who is i'll. "A fine little
daughter came to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Cole last week. :. Miss Clara Knowles
and her friend, Mrs. Hearn, arrived from
New York Thursday and will spend month
at home.
BROOKS. Mr.. Ezra Hanson died at the
residence of his son-in-law, Ebenezer Prime,
in this town last Saturday and the funeral
services were held Monday at 10 o'clock.
MIR. Hanson was Sc years of age and was in
his earlier years one Of the best known men
in Brooks. The wife of the Hon. l. G. Rey-
nolds is his only remaining child. He leaves
widow, formerly known as Kate Leathers.
49,. Wardwell and Blanchard held forth po-
litically from the Democratic standpoint at
the G, A. r. Hall last Monday evening
This is our first political lecture for the sea-
SON. Russell G. Hamblen, who lives near
the Jackson town line, gave fellow from
Troy a threshing with rawhde whip last
Saturday. 1t seems that the man called at
Mr.. Hamblens and made indecent propo-
sitlons to his daughter, girl barely fifteen
years of age. The girl being afraid of him
ran to the field where her father was at
work and told her story He Immediately
harneSsed his horse and gave chase and
place punished him severely with his raw
hide. Mrs. Dora Sanborn and son, Everett
Body, are stopping at Sharon Roberts . .
We allow in Brooks that the past week has
been hot one. Farmers have finished
haying and have less than "a as much as
last year. But the indications are that the
fall feed will be excellent, which will help
lOWS.. UOHu VI LOW has IOur
oxen and some nice horses that he wishes to
sell and he intends to reduce his stock all
around. Rev David Bracket has return
ed from business trip to Boston. Miss
Grace, daughter of Will Bracket, came to
Brooks with her grandfather to spend her
vacation .Tilton A. Elliott has placed
nice double chair swing on his lawn for the
use of his wife, who is still an invalid .
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Hussey of Vassaboro
are visiting her father, j ohm Lane, WHO'S very
low and expected to live but short time
go. And now Richard Ellingwood has been
blessed with an addition to his family. E.
o. Stantial is quietly assuming the dignity
associated with the title of grandpa. :. Miss
Ethel Hussey, who has spent a few weeks in
Brooks, has returned to Vassalboro. Mrs.
l.. q. Jones is enjoying visit from her
mother, Mrs. Hussey of Vassalboro. May
Smalley of Belfast and Miss Cooper of Boston
are visiting Mrs. Mary Staples Will In
gersoll is living on the Elijah Bradford
place and John knowlton on the Benjamin
Rowe place. -. Edwin Lang has found
place for his two children in the Childrens
Home in Bath His wife died nearly one
year ago. -. Business is awfully dull in
RrnnkS thiS Sur Fred w Brown .Ir