The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16

and Bessie Mason are attending school in
Jackson. There will be Christmas tree and
entertainment at the church Christmas eve.
....Leslie Batchelder has opened black
smith shop here... The next sociable will
be at Mrs. Elijah Clements. -. School open
ed here Monday and will be taught by
Horace Marden of Swanville.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Hattie Hartman
visited friends in Standpoint last week..
Several from this place have attended most
of the Gale meetings in Bucksport and all
speak in the highest terms of the famous
evangelist. Miss Rose Mudgett is stop
ping few weeks with Mrs. M. E. c. Libby
at Prospect Marsh. .Sewall Trevett, an
aged citizen, died Saturday. He leaves a
wife, two daughters, one sou and sister to
mourn their loss. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community. De-
ceased was a worthy member of South
Branch Grange.
UNITY. Miss Louisa Thompson fell last
week and broke her hip. She is quite aged
and it is feared she can never walk again.
DR.. Cook of this place and DR.. Dodge of Troy
attend her. Frank Bartlett has returned
from his hunting trip and brought a deer.
....Leta Tay lor returned from Waterville
last Friday to spend her vacation with her
grandparents. MIR. W G. Rolfeis to move
into the Taber house. now occupied by t.
B. Cook, who is to move into the Berry
hous May Kelley and Vivian Taber
returned trola Watervile Dec. 10th to spend
their vacation with their parents. :. Mr..
Atwell Adams had a boarder come Dec. 9th.
1t was a boy.. The children are making
great preparations for Christmas and expect
a nice time DR.. Thomas has not been as
well lately. DR.. S. W. johnson of Belfast
was called to see him last week. :. Fred
Perry of Waterville was in town Saturday.
Mrs. T. B. Cook slipped and fell Dec.
10th, hurting her quite badly. Mrs. Ger
rish is in very poor health. Mrs. Adams
Myrick is quite sick.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE Friday morning.
vas accidentally burned to death. His sis
ter, Miss Emeline Cushman, was out for
short time and he was alone in the house
and his clothing in some unaccountable way
took fire. On returning she missed him and
Immediately started to look for him and
found him lying on the ground near the
barn, badly burned and quite dead. Mr.
Cushman was &c years, 6 months and "a
days old. This second death in the family
within two months leaves Miss Cushman
alone in the old home, the mother, Mrs
Mary Cushman, very aged woman, having
died about two months ago. A brother, Mr.
Thomas A. Cushman, and sister, Miss
Emeline Cushman, survive him. The funer-
al took place Sunday afternoon Mr. III. H.
Howard officiating. Mr.. Charles Talbot
and Mr.. Volney Thompson have returned
from Portland, where they attended the U.
S. court as grand jurors. There will be a
dance at the Grange Hall, Friday evening,
Dec. 18th.
PROSPECT. A very pleasant family gather
ing took place Thanksgiving day at the
home of Mr.. S. S. Trevett, it being the SOth
anniversary OF his birthday. All of his chill
dren were present-Cyrus Trevett of Lynn
Mass, Mrs. Grace Ames and Emma Trevett
of Prospect-and his grandchildren, Master
Maurice and Walter Ames. His sister,
Mary J. Trevett, who is II years of age
and is active and smart for one of her years.
was also present. Mrs. Richard Kilman
was invited in to help partake OF the bounti-
full dinner served at l O'clock by Mrs. T..
who is famous as good cook All the
schools in town will begin next Monday
with the following teachers: Sanford Lane
in the village; Wendall Mardep, Point
Horace Gould, Mountain; Flora Haley,
George; Addle Crockett, Clark Mrs. Kings
bury, Ferry On the clay loan roads in
Prospect during the last thaw it was hard
work for a horse to get along and draw the
mud that stuck to the wheels. Mrs. Sarah
Staples has arrived home from a week s visit
to relatives in Monroe. There will be
Grange Christmas supper at the hall Christ
mas night. The contest in the Grange is
waxing hot Some of the contestants have
more confidence than was expected. Last
Saturday evening the election of officers
passed of satisfactorily, and the village cor
respondent will report the same. Our
neighbor, Manzoni Lanpher, is done with
with his oxen and wants to sell them. They
are fat and good beef Mr.. Lanpher ought
to have wife, as there are women enough;
but no poor ones need apply.
THoRND1KE. The youngest child of Edgar
Waning is quite i'll. George White does
not return to California until March, and
will at once go to Alaska. :. Among the new
boarders at the hotel is little daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Written. The oyster
supper at James Posts in Knox, last Friday
evening, was a very enjoyable affair. Some
% persons partook of the bivalves. Miss
Effie Coffin met with severe accident last
week. While at play she wrenched the lig-
iments OF the knee joint so that she could
not walk. &C. II. White has been offered
$3.50 for thu. breeding services of his chest
nut mare by Nelson's Wilkes for two years
to be bred to Nelson. Mr.. Nelson made him
this offer and knows good thing, it is evil
dent. =. There is some talk of starting a
cheese factory here next year. Edwin Corn