The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-24
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

LunG ana u. .. Adams attended the State
Grange in Augusta last week and report
very interesting session. They visited the
Insane Asylum, where the latter had pre-
viously worked, and found the institution
equipped with all the modern improvements,
with set of very kind and courteous officers
| who cannot be excelled in any State in the
Union. A. L. Pease is the happy father of
! young son.. Rev. j. f. Hazel has been
engaged to supply the pulpit for the present
PROSPECT FERRY. Mr. Herbert Mixer
arrived home from Philadelphia last week.
1.-THE Ladies Circle met with Mrs. Anna
Hartman Dec. 18th. Forty-three We're pres
ent. The Circle will have a Nmas tree at
the school house Christmas night. Music
| and recitations will be gwen before the
presents are distributed The program will
begin at O'clock, sharp. Mrs. W. Q.
Harding is thought to be gaining slowly.
Mrs. Alfred CHM is in poor health. Miss
Josephine CHM Went to Bangor on business
last Monday. There was peanut sociable
! at the school house last Saturday night aud
all bad a good time.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mr.. Woodbury. d.
! Roberts of Centralia, Washington, was in
town for few days, called here by the illness
| and death of his father, Hon. B. M Roberts.
| Mr.. Alton Roberts of Ninalhaven arriy-
ed by boat Sunday to attend the funeral of
his grandfather. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Smell
of Edgartown, Mass, are spending a few
days in town.. Miss Jennie Dickey has
gone to Westboro for the winter. e. The
Free High school began Dec. 14th, MI HI
ram Gerrish of Brownville, teacher . Mr.
Frank P. Patterson, Jr., arrived home Sun
day from New Bedford for a vacation of two
weeks. Miss Nellie Roberts has arrived
home from New York.
MORRILL,. Mr.. Elisha Merriam recently
put in the necessary apparatus to heat
his house by steam, the first in town. Rev
H. I. Holt held services in Camden and Lin
colnville Centre last Sunday. Rev. G. E.
| Tufts occupied the pulpit. Mrs.
Lewis Wirhenbach and Mrs. Allen Daggett
visited friends in Augusta last week and at
tended the State Grange. Mr.. and Mus.
Oliver Blake celebrated their Oath wedding
anniversary Dec 9th. They are the oldest
couple in town. Mrs, Robert Daggett is
great sufferer from rheumatism Charlie
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mast three weeks from an injury to his knee
Il. Sunday school concert at the church to-
night Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rogers v N celebrate their 18th wedding
dav at the Grange hall Christmas evening.
SwANyILLE. The l.. A. S. at Mrs Mary
D. Nickerson's was decided success. The
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and Celia NickArson The sociAtv will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cleav4s
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ceased was a member attended in a body
and took charge of the services Mr.. Arnold
was married three times. His first wife,
: Hannah, daughter of the late Capt. James
Weed, had three daughters, two of whom
are living, Mrs. Lizzie j. Osgood of Blue
hill and Mrs. G. II. Page of Appleton. His
second wife was Abbie, daughter of the late
Samuel Sumner. Two sons by this mar
rage are living, John E. who resides in
Schuyler, Nebraska, and Benz F. of
Chehalis, Wash. His third and surviving
wife was Adeline, daughter of the late Noah
and Lois K. Sprague. Mr.. Arnold was in
, trade here many years. He has been one of
our selectmen and has held other town offices.
In 1901 he represented this class of towns in
the Legislature. He has always been Re-
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