The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-25
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

SWANV1LLE. MISS MdDel MauuOCkS Is at
home from Lowell, Mass. Mr.. Emery
| Peavey OF Plymouth visited friends in town
| last week Mrs. Mary d. Nickerson visited
her daughter, Mrs. S. ID. Greeley, in Hamp-
den last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. C. Marden
| and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Marden attended
the graduating exercises at Brunswick.
Mrs. E. Z. Marden and daughter Ruth have
gone to Centre Conway, N. H., for the sum-
mer. Mrs. Frank Cunningham and son
Ralph returned from East Lowell last week.
UNITY. Children's Day was observed last
Sunday at the church, which was beautiful
ly decorated with ferns and flowers. The
morning service was conducted by our pas
tor and included singing, prayer and a SER
mon to the children. The concert in the
evening, gotten up by Mrs Burril, our pas
| tors wife, was postponed on account of a
heavy shower, and will be held at the
church later. 80. Mrs. Stevens, the aged lady
| who fell some time ago, is not gaining very
fast. Eta Conner returned June Goth
from Chicago, where she has been for the
past two years. . The Veterans building
at the Park is about completed and fine
building it is. The parties from Boston,
who We're expected to take the Hotel
did not come and it is leased to Messrs.
Craig and White of Dixmont. Mr. Col
son at the Station is very sick. Mr..
and Mrs Smith of Rockand have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clough. -. Mr.. A.
Hunt of Portland is visiting in town, the
guest of Mrs. Ellen Hunt. Mrs. Ellen
Fowler is slowly improving. Mr.. Benz.
Stevens is very low and not expected to live
any time. DR.. Emerson was in town Mon
day =. Miss Gould from Old Town is the
guest OF Mrs. h. B. Cookson. 49,. Leta Fogler
returned home from Waterville June goth.
Brooks. The reception of Mr. and Mrs.
William S. Jones last Friday evening at
the residence of the brides father, Michael
Chase, Esq, as a very pleasant occasion.
The doors of Mr. Chases house were liter
ally thrown wide open and the house was
crowded with the many friends of the hap
ply couple The health of the bride
was drunk in delicious lemonade, while
cake, fruit, nuts, confectionery, etc, ETC.,
were supplied in tempting profusion. The
HdHy P10oCduo w GIG dPplOJ1IdGc anu Ndiu-
able and will long be preserved with care
by Mr.. and Mrs. Jones as reminders of the
kindest wishes of their friends that their
voyage over the sea of life may be a happy
one. Among the presents we noticed the
following: An elegant silver ice pitcher
from the local Y. P. S. C. E.; silver tea
set from Mr.. and Mrs. ohm 81. Gordon; an
elegant cut glass berry dish and mirror from
Mr.. J. C. Cousens and family of Brookline
Mass; a chocolate pot from Miss J. A.
Wiggin of Belfast; a beautiful vase, Mrs. B.
F. Wells of Belfast one dozen solid silver
tea spoon from Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F.
Robinson of Bridgeport, Mass; four solid
silver tablespoons from Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis
Blackstone of Bird gewater, Mass. one doz-
en- silver knives and forks and one-half doz-
ed tea forks from Mr. and Mrs. Miles of
Fitchburg. Mass; a china teapot from Miss
Charlotte T. Sibley of Belfast; set of fruit
knives from Mr.. and Mrs. F. O. Day;
Belfast; some elegant Mexican work from
Miss Lizzie Jones of Belfast; an umbrella
strap from little Gladys Heaey; pitcher
and bowl from E. G. Roberts and wife sill
yer desert spoons from E. n. Wiggin of Wa
terville d butter knife from Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Lane; d lemon fork from Ernest Lib
by of Bridgewater, Mass; a sarCine fork
from Anna Healey silver cream laClle
from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pratt of Fitch
burg, Mass; silver gravy ladle from
Miss LOOMS of Massachusetts an en-
broidered handkerchief from Adelaide
Roberts of Belfast; pair of vases from Mr..
and H. K. Staples; an olive spoon from Mrs
George LOOMS of Nor champion, Mass; a
candle stick from Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac S.
Staples; a silver pie knife from Mr. and
Mrs. Augustus Rose of Fitchburg, Mass. a
water set and napkin rings from Miss Mary
Roberts, a silver iadle from Mr.. and Mrs.
Holcomb of Connecticut; lamp mats from
Miss Sarah c. Jones of Belfast; set of en-
broidered mats for dressing case from Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. JONES' an elegant hand
painted china tray from Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Davis of Dorchester, Mass :; a pair of
solid silver desert spoons from Mr. and Mrs.
o. j. Libby of Bridgewater, Mass. a pair of
solid silver desert spoons from Master AL
fred and Miss Helen Blackstone of Bridge
water, Mass; set of tea knives from Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Jones, Belfast. Deserving of
special notice was large, beautiful, hand
made bedspread from Mrs. Mary j. Lane .
1t was with sincere regret that the people OF
this place learned of the death of Geo B.
Briggs, June 18th, in Belfast and quite
number of our people were at the cemetery
in Brooks where he was buried last Satur-
day. The members of Geo. G. Davis Post
acted as escort from the depot to the grave
and furnished the bearers for the occasion
For some years Mr. Briggs was proprietor of
the hotel in this village and he had many
friends here. He was very popular with
the travelling men, who will learn of his
death with regret. Mrs. Maria Patch of
South Brooks was found dead in her bed
last Friday morning. She had been as we'll
as usual and the day before had visited her
daughter, Mrs Otis T. Hamlin, who lived
near by. II is supposed that the cause of
her death was heart failure. She was Il
years of age and was the widow of the late
Joseph Patch and mother of Ezra Patch of
this town.. News has been received here
of the sudden death of Caroline, wife of
Deacon Pattee of this town, who went to
Massachusetts few weeks ago for the sum-
mer. She was taken i'll last Friday night
and died in about fifteen minutes. :. In the
entertainment last week gotten up by the
ladies of the r. G.. eVerythlngiWent off o. X