The Republican journal., 1896-02-20

WALDO. The school at Evans Corner,
taught by Miss Mary DesIsles of Lamoine
Beach, has just closed. 1t was very sue
cessful term. E. l.. Bryant has closed,
with his usual success, the Station school,
j. g. Harding is visiting the Oranges in his
official capacity as Grange Deputy -. The
Rltchie Grange Dramatic Company are re-
hearsing. They are to play The Deacon
at Morrill,, Friday evening, Feb. 21st If
very stormy that night, postponed to Monday
evening, Feb. oath. They will play at Mon
roe town hall, Tuesday evening, Feb 25th
If it should be very stormy, postponed to
Thursday, Feb. 9th.
BROOKS. The masquerade ball at G.. A.
R. hail last Wednesday evening was very
enjoya Die occasion to the participants, The
costumes Were mostly neat and picturesque
and generally served to disguise the identity
of their wearers. There is to be another the
4th of March. The principal event of last
week was the instituting of a lodge of the
knights of Pythias at Pattees hall About
40 members of the fraternity were present
from Belfast 16 from Frankfort and a large
list OF charter members for Golden Crown
Lodge, No. los, which was organized here
upon this occasion. Grand Chancellor Com
mander W. A Taylor and the Grand
Keeper of the Records and Seal from Port
land were present. The officers of the new
lodge are as follows: Past Chancellors, C.
E. Lane, A. E. Kilgore, F. R. York, T. 1.
Huxford; G. c., Marcellus j. Dow; V. c.,
q Holh De-
Edwin B. Lord; M. of W, G. W. Jennys
X. R. S., E. G. Roberts NJ. of F., H. E
Staples; M. of E., F. K. Roberts; l. G., A.
R. Pulley; O. G., James F. Jewell. The regu-'
lar evening of meeting will be Tuesday. The
L. A. Elliott building has been obtained for
their and is nearly ready for occupancy
Milo Colson, who for some years manu-
featured clothing at the David Bracket
place in Jackson, but who few months
since went into the upper rooms in the John
ii. Gordon factory, has been having plenty
of business this winter 80 far. The greatest
trouble has been to obtain girls enough to do
his work. -. Several of our people are get
ting their winters supply of wood of Hon. l.
G. Reynolds, who perhaps owns the largest
acreage of standing wood in town.. Miss
Grace L. Dow has taken charge of their dry
goods store this week while her father has
been the sick list, an uncommon
thing fo1 him. Mrs. Curtis of Knox is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Lord
go. Mrs. Herbert Hamlin is reported to
have been quite sick. Mr.. Otis Hamln
has had a weary time with his broken leg
hon rtv bar of
plar lodge attended the district Lodge at
Belfast last Saturday.. Mr.. W G. Marden
of Swanville, who has taught the fall and
winter term of our high school at the viii
lage, was called home to help care for his
mother, who has since died. Mrs. Winnie
Chase of Waldo is stopping with her friend
Nj Y ork, at the hotel. r. A. & Shadrach
Hall have done the carpenter work and A
B. Huff and Stanley Perkins the mason
work on the Knights of Pythias hall. Hon
A. W. Rich is getting out lumber and max
ing preparations for his building operations
the coming season. Mrs. Berry of Thorn
dixie assisted her mother as table girl at the
banquet for the Knights of Pythias at G A.
R. hall last Friday. -. At last report Mrs.
Daniel Dickey, who has been very danger
onsly ill., was somewhat better. :. Mrs. Wal
ter Hall of Pishon's Ferry, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM, c.
Rowe, has added fine boy to our local pop
| ulation. Miss Flora Forbes is at the r. w
Forbes homestead to spend the winter with
| her mother. Frank Hubbard of Thorn
dixie is spending the winter with John NJ.
Dow at the Sprout Hill Farm. The old
friends of John W. Lang, former resident
of this town and a well known news
paper correspondent, last reported to be i'll
at his home in Bowdoinham, would like to
hear a word from him in The Journal if he
is able to write AT last reports Mrs
Joseph Ellis, who has been very i'll, was
about the house, but still quite poorly:
Harry Littletield, formerly Deputy Sheriff
and turnkey at the Belfast Jail, has taught
school at West Brooks this winter. Some
fine oil paintings can be seen at the home of
Hon. I. G. Reynolds at South Brooks. the
work of his daughter, Mrs. Camilla Bailey.
Mrs. Eliza feathers has been confined
to the house for several days by bronchial
; trouble.