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

Mass. are visiting Mr. NJ parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. G. W. Mariner. .. Mrs. Sadie Knight
of Lincolnville was in town Saturday..
Miss Arletta Swift of Belfast is visiting rela-
tives in town.. Mr.. Warner Tower of Lin
colnvile was in town Sunday. Melville
! Foss and his mother, Mrs. Foss of Brooks,
are visiting his brother, Mr.. W. S. Foss. -.
Calvin Grey is repairing his house. Enos
Pease has new siled his barn..... Elisha
| Swift is quite sick. E. S. Morse has moved
his cooper-shop. Don't forget the dance at
Mystic Grange Hall this, Thursday, evening,
June 18th. Geo. Jackson has moved the
stone wall and graded in front of his resi-
dence.. The hay fields in this vicinity are
looking very poorly.
PROSPECT FERRY Mrs. W. c. Harding,
daughter Faustina and sons, Percie and Har-
vard and Mrs. f. E. Harding and son Will
! lie went to Bangor last Friday in the barge
Belle of Oregon with Capt W. c. Harding.
This is the first time Capt I'll. has been IN
| the river in his barge, and while anchored
here quite number Went aboard of her,.
| Friday Capt. Evander Harr imam, in sch.
| Elizabeth Foster and his sons, Capt. Wash.
in sch. Romeo and Capt. Rufus in sch. Della
ware, and son-ln-law, Capt. W. G. Harding,
in barge Belle of Oregon, all laid off here in
| the river within ten rods of each other.
Archie Harding is at home from Worcester,
Mass, d short visit. Charles Coggins
OF South Surry is visiting his son Clifton in
this place. Mrs. E. W. Grndle entertain
ed the Ladies' Circle June 17th... frankie
Harding spent Sunday with his parents in
Bangor on barge Belle of Oregon. Ed.
Ellis and Frank Clark of Belfast called at
Capt. w. d. Harriman's last Saturday,.
Capt. A. A. CHM and wife and Mrs. n. II.
| Heagan attended the Circle at Mrs. Charles
Littlefelds, Prospect Marsh, June 18th. 80.
The S. b. |. Society met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ii. Littletield June 18th.
Forty-seven were present. Mr. Will Sim
onds of Boston and Miss Matte May
Cross of Morrill, acted as ushers. DR.. and
Mrs. o. S. Erskine of Frankfort joined
at tea time and every thing passed off very
pleasantly. The society will meet with Mrs
Susie Perkins July 2l....A gCodly number
from South Branch Grange attended the
meeting of the County Grange in Belfast
June 23d. Master Joe Gerrity of Bangor
aud Mr.. r. Killman are visiting at Mr..
Daniel Thompson ST. F. Gould is loading
a vessel with hay in Frankfort for F. G.
White of Belfast.
TROY. The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. NJ F, feathers June 18th The follow
ing officers were chosen for the ensuing
Presidents, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, Mrs. Emma
Pierce; Collector, Mrs. Inez NJ. Harding;
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. NJ. F. Leath-
ers. The next meeting was with Mrs. Emma
Pierce, June 24th with literary entertain
ment in the evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Marks
Moody of Caribou have been visiting Mrs.
Sarah A. Norton the past week. Mr.. and
Mrs Rufus Elwell of Exeter, n. H., were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Harding
last week. They came from Exeter by
team and We're much pleased with the seem
cry en- route. Mr.. Albert Mitchell of Bos-
ton called on friends in Troy last week .
Mrs Emma Pierce and her father, Mr.. j.
Fairfield, We're called to Palmyra last week
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Farfed's SIS |
ter. George, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ Y. B. Mitchell, has been taken to All-
gusta for treatment at the Asylum. The
boy is deaf and dumb and it seems very
sad case. Mr.. Benniah Harding visited in
Plymouth last week. Mrs. Jennie May
Moody Of Pittstield was the guest of her
grandfather Mr., Levi Harding, recently.
Miss Annie Hollis, who was attending
school in Pttsfeld, is sick with lung
trouble. Dr. M. 7. Dodge attends her. She
has the sympathy of many friends in Troy. |
Mr. and Mrs James Luce are rejoicing
over the advent of another son in their
household. Mrs. Doreas Conner, who has
resided with her niece, Mrs. Ara Warren of
Bangor, during the past year, has opened
her house at the Corner for the summer |
We are all glad to see AUNT Dorcas' at
home again. Chldren's Day will be OBJ
served next Sunday. Rev. Z. S. Burrill will |
preach a sermon to the children in the after
noon and there will be Sunday school con-
cert in the evening. The Troy Band is en-
gagged to play in Pittstield July 4th. . Mr..
Robert Halves has gone to Massachusetts, to |
visit his four sons, who reside in different
parts of that State. Mrs. Caroline Piper
celebrated her eighty-seventh birthday June
18th. She is enjoying good health and can
turn off skein of yarn from her old spin
ming wheel as quickly as anyone.
PALERMO. Page Kane has procured a
monument of the firm of Harrison, Wood &
Co. of Belfast and placed it in the new ceme-
terry near Greeley's Corner in memory of his
daughter, Bertha May Kane, who died about
year ago. The base is of Lincolnville
granite, the plinth of dark Quincy granite
and the coping of Oak Hill granite. 1t was
brought to Palermo last Friday by F. S.
Howard, drawn by three heavy horses, and
set by A. S. Head, both of Belfast. "A. Fl. |
Kane was recently appointed railway postal
clerk on the Bangor and Boston line. He
serves six days and has six days off. Last
March he was chosen supervisor of schools,
and as he is at home every other week he
will be able to attend to the duties of that
office. Eli Carr now over 80 years of age,
called Oh some of his old associates last
Thursday. Friday he walked half mile to
call on former neighbor, W no is visiting
relatives in this placa Cora Goo1 wi,