The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-01-07
County Correspondence.

ting in corrugated iron ceiling and new
altar. The church wi look finely wher
flushed Rev. Geo. E. Tufts is preaching
there at present.. Sch. Charles e. Ray
mond arrived recently and went into
winter quarters in Seal Harbor. Sch. Henry
r. Tilton is hauled up at New Haven and
Capt. Randlet is at home. Capt. w Small
came home recently from New York and
Capt. Lord is going trip for him in SCH
Gen. Adelbert Ames. Capt. T. q. Pendle-
ton will come home as soon as sch. Levi
Hart is discharged and Capt. Frank Dodge
will go in her.
CAMDEN. A very fine crayon portrait of
Hon. Edward l.. Freeman of Central Falls,
r. l., has been received by the trustees of
the public library, gift from Mr.. Freeman,
who has been an interested friend of the
library since its inception. Miss Mary N.
Hopkins, who has been teaching in one of the
schools in Merrimac, Mass. the past few
months, has resigned her position owing to
lll-health. and is now at home with her Sis
ter, Mrs. E. E. Hosmer. :. Christmas concerts
were held at the Methodist and Baptist
churches December 9th. A special feat
IRE at the former church was singing by a
male quartette from Thomaston. The four
churches had Christmas trees different even
| lngS OF the week. Liquor was seized at
| several places December oath. The war;
rants were issued at the instigaton of the
| w. q. L. U. and the trials Of the different
parties possessing it will soon be held. -. A
new lunch-room has recently been opened
by Fred ID. Aldus. Eli Edgcomb has re-
signed his position as principal of the High
school, 1t has not yet been announced who
his successor will be-. Miss Louise Hos
mer spent Christmas week in Boston . Miss
Alice IL. Wetherbee has returned from a
long visit in Boston,. Miss Priscilla NJ
Alden is spending her vacation from her
school at Boston, with her parents. -. Miss
Mabel Ludwick is at home from Bates col
lege, and Miss Edna Waldron from Welles-
ley, Miss Fannie Cliff Berry, who is
spending the winter at Providence, r. l., is
with her mother for the HOLIDAYS
P1TTsFIELD. The Christmas exercises
here were about as usual, with, perhaps
few variations. There were Christmas trees
many useful and beautiful articles. The
singing and recitatlons and other exercises
We're said to be fine. The writer was not
able to attend any of them, consequently
cannot give a full report....We are having
zero weather at present, but pleasant, with
just enough snow and ice to make fairly
good sleighing, though little rough w,
q MarGan 10 of
York, where he has been having hospital
practice III one particular line for short
time, having completed his practice in Lew
ton hospital. He is now fitting up an office
with the intention of locating here in Pitts
field. -. Guy d. Small has been to Bruins
wick to make arrangements for entering the
Maine Medical school when the next term
begins 49,. Mrs. Jennie Porter has been
on. the sick list threatened with pneu-
monia. Mrs w L. Pusher is quite criti-
cally ILL., She has an infant daughter about
four weeks old :. Mrs. May Wallace, wife
of Laforest Graves, died a few weeks ago
after a brief illness. She was an amiable,
lovely young lady, greatly beloved by all
her friends, but after one brief year of hap
Ply married life she was called away at the
age of %, to leave an almost heart-broken
husband, an only sister, brother and father,
besides host of other friends to mourn
their loss. She was buried in the village
cemetery from the Universalist church
where the funeral services We're held Her
infant child laid on her arm and they both
looked too beautiful and lovely for earth
Much sympathy is expressed throughout the
| village for the bereaved ones. -. The many
| friends of George S. and Fred Orcutt
| OF Ashland, both graduates from the
Maine Central Institute, will extend much
sympathy to them in the loss of their mother,
whose death occurred suddenly a few weeks
| ago.....I There was a very interesting
| Christmas concert at the Universalist church
| Sunday evening before Christmas. 49,. Our
streets have been fairly ablaze with beanti-
full Christmas presents so tastefully arrayed
| in all the shop windows. G. B. Warner had
two very pretty and modest little Indian
| girls in one of his show windows, making
lovely little baskets, to attract attention to
the many other beautiful things which he
| had for sale. c. E. Nickery and n L. Per-
kins had each quite large house made to
initiate brick houses in one of their show
windows, with glass window sand lace cur
tains and pretty dolls looking out of some of
the windows, which were great attraction.
I. G. Connor's and all the other shop win
dows were tastefully decorated. =. Prof. G.
c. Ferguson and wife of Merrimac Mass
were in town one day recently on their
way to Plymouth Prof Ferguson was at
one time teacher at the Maine Central Insti-
tute, but resigned for more lucrative posi-
ton in Merrimac. 1t is reported that W.
S. Seekins will shortly open an evening
class in commercial studies. Mr.. Seekins
was principal of the commercial school at
Danforth for four years and is thoroughly
qualified to teach all that pertains to a com
mercal course.
Golden Wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Gates.
The Boston Globe of Dec. 25th published
| the following. with pOrtrajtS of the Dartias