The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-02

BELMONT. Ralph E. Bryant of Searsmont
was in town Saturday and Sunday visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. James of Belfast were in town Friday
| and called on Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Allen
wood. :. Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Morse OF
Searsmont and Mr. Joseph S. Mullin of Lin
colnvlle spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Donnell. Mrs. S. F. Gilman OF
| Searsmont was in town Wednesday visit
| ing her daughter Mrs Fl. E. Morrill,. Mr..
and Mrs. F. I. Wilson of Belfast were in
town Saturday and Sunday. Miss Bertha
| E. Elms, who is at work in Camden, was at
I home the first of the week. R. F. Alexan-
| der has repaired his barn by hanging new
doors and other general repairs. Miss
Lura B. Bennett of Montville spent Christ
| mas with Mrs. Helen A. Jordan. :. There
will be sociable at Mystic Grange Hall,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th, under the man
| agement of the North Belmont Cemetery
| Association. Picnic supper and good pro-
gramme. If stormy, the next fair night.
| WINTERPoRT. Arthur Smith, Roy Fer
| nald Blanche Arey, Caro- Taylor, Rosa Ea-
| ton and Phil McManus are at home for the
| holidays. The young people of the Congl
| Society gave an entertainment at Union
| Hall Thursday evening, Dec. 10Th, which was
| very successful. Mrs. Bertha Farnswo rth
and her infant son are stopping with her sis
| ter, Mrs. Thomas Atwood, and Miss Lizzie
| Gregg Atwood will spend the winter with
| her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred At
, wood. Mrs. E. NJ. Littletield went to Bos-
ton for the holidays. -. Mr.. Joseph Dow
broke his arm recently. Frank Simonton
is at home from Middetown College for his
holiday vacation. MR.. E. NJ Littefeld
returned Saturday from her visit to Boston.
....Mrs. Geo. Fisher, who has been very ill
is failing rapidly Sunday was observed
as Christmas Sunday at the Methodist
church. The audience room was prettily
| decorated and an interesting concert was
given in the evening. Mr.. Edwin Howe
fell from the mast of a vessel last week and
broke three ribs. Eugene Rowland came
| home from Bar Harbor for the HOLIDAYS
Mrs. Lizzie Bean of Pennington and Miss
Clara Haley spent the holidays with their
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Haley Mr..
| Frank Woodman of Frankfort died very
suddenly of lockjaw Saturday morning.
| LIBERTY. The officers elect of G. Fl.
| Bradstreet Post, G. A. R., No. A, are as fol-
| lows: Commander, j. R. Lamson; S. V. c..
William jackson; ]. V. c., B. G. Sherman !;
=. M, L. S. Carpenter; Surgeon, A. A. Hall
Chaplain, NJ. j. Creasey o. D., George
Smith; o. G., Charles Perry; Delegate to
Dept. Encampment, Dexter P. Bennett
i Public installation of officers Tuesday after
noon, Jan. It'll. Mrs. l.. G. Morse and
daughter Verge, and Minnie Stevens, have
gone to Pittsteld to spend the winter. j
W. knowlton of Belfast was in town last
week looking after abused and neglected
horses. We learn that he had killed sick
colt belonging to DR.. Brown. If we are
not connected with any place by railroad,
we are happy to learn that we are connected
with one A man in town has mare that
he says is a half sister to the Knox & Lin
coin railroad Even we at this place are
benefited by the Wiscasset & Quebec rail
| road. Corn and flour are cheaper at Branch
Mills, Palermo, than in Belfast Many of
our farmers go there for their grain, as it is
five miles nearer than Belfast The Sum
day school observed Christmas eve. by a
concert and tree. Among the many pretty
presents was chair for the pastor and his
WIFE. The y. p. S. G. E. have taken charge
OF the matter of presenting the new church
at Greeley's Corner, Palermo. with an orgsn.
About twenty-five letters have been written
to the societies in Lincoln Association ask
Ing them to contribute. The committee
chosen for this purpose is Misses Mary
Brown and Blanche Moody and Mrs. l.. T.
Hurd. Augustus B. Sherman of Lawrence,
Mass, has been spending few weeks with
his father and other friends here
BROOKS, Rev. Humphrey Small was here
last week looking after his property inter-
ests. He has a nice set of buildings with
few acres of land that he has decided to
sell or lease for the coming year as his church
IN BoWdolnham wish him to remain with
them for some time longer. S. w. Cillev
who is railroad section boss with head
quarters in Corinna, and Miss Olive Maloon
OF Burnham We're married here last Satur-
day evening Mr.. Cilley is a native of
BROOKS and Miss Maloon has spent several
years here. Mrs. lizzie M. Robertson of
Billerica, Mass, has been visiting her par
ents, Elizabeth W. and John Nj. Dow.
Mrs. Mary Gatchell is spending the winter
at the John D. Jones homestead. A B.
Stantial, who is on the road as general
agent for fertilizer company, spent
Christmas at home with his family.
Miss Edith Forbes of the M. c. l., Pittsfeld,
spent Chri tmas in Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs,
VIM. q. Rowe spent Christmas at Pishon's
Ferry with their daughter Fanny. Mrs
A. e. Dow and daughters took their Christ
mas dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Lane.
THE Masonic lodge is to have public
installation of officers at the next regular
meeting. A nice supper is to be furnished
at the Briggs house by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
York. "A well has been dug under the Pat
tee building to provide water for the engine
in the Yankee Blade printing office Our
friend Isaac S. Staples of the Brooks Jumper
GO. has been suffering severely from the
effects of long splinter driven under his
thumb nail. -. One of the proudest men in
town is billiard Seavey, whose wife has
graciously presented him with one of the