The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

SEARsMoNT. Schools will begin Monday
May 3rd, and continue eight weeks. The
following teachers have been employed
Searsmont Village, Miss Jennie E. Ford OF
Monroe; North Searsmont, Miss Lulu M
Thompson of Searsmont; East Searsmont
Miss Lula E. Payson of Camden; Mountain
Miss Sadie l.. Fuller of Searsmont; Client
Miss Dana A. Luce of Searsmont; Muzzy
Ridge, Miss Carrie E. Mitchell of Appleton
Fuller district, Miss Iona E. Ross of Rock.
port; Rollerson district, Miss Lila Hall of
Searsmont; Severance district, Mrs. Alice
M Ripley of Appleton; The Union school
(South Montville,) Miss Sibyl A. Mariner
of Belmont.
HALLDALE. 1t is expected that Mrs. J. F
Hazel will return from Boston this week
and preach in the church here next Sunday
morning. The next session of Che Mont
vile quarterly meeting will be with the
church here June 49, 10, 20. H. B. Glenn
ent is painting the outside of the church.
Mrs. Lizzie Lermond and little son OF
Bath are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F
Stevens. :. Mrs. D. A. Ordway returned to
:. The school here closes this week. 80.
Willie Elliott, who has been stopping with
J. E. Hall the past winter, has gone to
Thorndke to work for Fred Rich. Mrs
Frank Thompson is visiting friends in
Massachusetts,. Will Young left last week
for Pepperell, Mass, where he expects to
work on a farm. Miss Hannah Hall for.
merly of this place, was united in marriage
with Mr.. Albert Green of Vermont in South
boro, Mass, April 3rd.
MORRILL,. Mrs. L. A. Robinson returned
last Thursday from Lawrence, Mass, where
she spent the winter She brought three Of
her grandchildren with her. Mr.. Herbert
Kendall was in town April 14th with
the body of his little son Leon, aged years
) months and 10 days, who died in Boston,
Mass of scarlet fever. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Wiggin of Freedom were guests at
Mr.. Silas Storer's last Sunday. The Sun
day school re-organzed last Sunday. j. r
Mears was reelected Supt; Mrs. Oracle
Bowen, Asst. Supt.; Mrs. 1. D. White,
Sec'y; l. D. White, Treas, and Leforest
White, Librarian. The school has lately
added a supply of new books to the library,
and has been fairly prosperous through the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. johnson,
evangelists, held meetings at the church last
Thursday and Friday evenings, also last
Sunday at II a. M. They had good audiences
at these meetings. He will preach here
next Sunday at II a. IN.
THoRND1kE At the meeting of Bethel
Lodge last saturday evening, Mr.. E. N. Cole
was elected Chief Templar, Miss Annie Win
gate, Vice Templar, Merton Fernald, Mar
shall, Fred l.. Higgins Gnard. The High
school at East Thorndike, under the instruc-
ton of Geo. E. Files, closed April 23d. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Higgins visited Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Small last Thursday . Mr.
Charles Newell, who has been attending
the Commercial College at Bangor, is at
home for two weeks vacation. Bert
Stevens Is at home for a short vacation
Mrs. K. j. Knowlton of Bangor was in
town a few days last week. -. Miss Bessie
Higgins visited Mrs. Lottie Files last Tues.
day. Mrs. Maud Hogan called on Mrs
Annie Cole April 25th.. Robert Patterson
and family have moved into their new home
....H. M. Higgins and j. G. Cilley have
been at work in Brooks for C. W. Lord for
several days.. Richard Higgins has sold
his wheel to George Meservey.
MONROE. A very pleasant wedding oc.
Cured Saturday afternoon, April Oath, at the
residence of F. l.. Palmer, Esq when Miss
Sadie j. Chaplin became the wife of Fred A
Holmes, both of Monroe. The bride was
charmingly dressed in white satin striped
or candle, trimmed with Valenciennes lace
and pink ribbon, short sleeves. She wore
long white kid gloves and white kid slippers
The groom was dressed in nice black di
agonal suit, Prince Albert coat. F. L. Palmer
Esq, performed the ceremony in an i'm
pressive manner. Those present We're Mrs
F. L. Palmer, Mrs. Joseph Palmer of Mon
roe and Mrs. Charles Libby of Winterport
AS the couple were leaving the house large
company of lady friends gathered at the
door and the bride and groom departed in
the traditional shower of rice and vel
wishes. Mrs. Mary Moore has returned
home after spending four months in Belfast
with her sister in-law, Mrs. Frank Durham
-. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson from Newburgf
have moved into the Hall house near the
factory and are ready to begin making
cheese. ...School begins in the village next
Monday, taught by Miss Leila Simpson Of
Brooks. Mr.. Franklin Chase has added tc
his flock of Plymouth Rocks some very
handsome fowls from the Hawkin strain.
Mrs. Maria Paine from Ohio, who had not
visited her native place for years, has spent
the winter here with her sisters, Mrs. R. W
Mayo and Mrs. Fred Parker. ALLEN Col
| cord is gaining slowly after long sickness
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Palmer attended the
| funeral of Hon. Seth L. Milliken in Belfast
| last Thursday. Monroe can boast of her
old people who can stand our cold winters
and come out smart in the spring. Mrs
Miriam Buzzell, 81 years old, has not seen q
sick day or lost a meal in two years, and Mr.
Charles Sargent, 96 years old, has not had q
sick day this winter. Both enjoy reading
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