The Republican journal., 1897-11-18

Rockland were the guests of c. S. Ad ans
last Saturday. Mrs. Frank Carter of Wor-
cester, Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. B
Knowles. :. Mrs. Ann Peavey has had her
house painted. The work was done by Her
bert Howes and c. S. Adams.
SEARsMoNT. Rev. NJ. F. Brigham and
wife of North Vassalboro have been calling
on friends here on their return from visit
to relatives in Columbia Falls. Everyone
was much pleased to see the great improve
ment in Mrs. Bridgham's health. Mr.. q.
E. Holmes and family visited friends in
Orono last week. Eli Martin passed away
Saturday, after long and painful illness.
services Monday. Miss Edith M. Farrar is
visiting her sister, Mrs. R. F. Dunton, in
Belfast.
BELMONT. Geo. W. Morse and his three
sons, A. c., Herbert and Willard, returned
home from trip up-river last week bringing
with them eight deer. M 8. {. %. Jordan is in
Centre Montville visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. P. Bennett. :. Everett S. Morse
has taken boarder. 1t is girl. Miss
Ida Smalley, who has been at work in Orono,
has returned home.... The Lend a Hand
Circle, Order of Kings Sons and Daughters,
have postponed their meeting which was to
be held Sunday, Nov. 21st to Sunday, Nov.
29th. 1t will be held with Mr.. and Mrs
Fred A. Mariner
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Edna CHM re-
furnpG hOD1a from lac Cotu
Mrs. Orilla McMann and Miss Hattie Har-
riman are visiting relatives in Winterport
Mrs. Kate Hartman and two daughters
Angela and Kate, arrived home from four
months trip to sea last Friday. The Ladies
Circle met with Mrs. Rebecca Hartman last
Saturday evening. Twenty-Five were pres
ent and all enjoyed very pleasant evening.
....B. c. Avery and Charles Banks have
come home from Hallowell and gone to
work at Mt. Waldo....A Xmas tree with a
very pleasing program will be given at the
schoolhouse here and all are cordially invit-
ed to attend. The program will be mostly
musical.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. The pleasant fall
has given the farmers a fine opportunity for
hauling dressing and blowing, which has
generally been improved, as the many plow-
ed pieces to be seen testify. The recent
snow storm caught some of them quite I'M
prepared for such sudden change. But
few houses have been banked and double
windows are not on. The preparations for
winter keep the farmers busy from early
morning until late at night. Mr.. Alton
Clements has gone to Islesboro to spend the
winter. Misses Madge and Edna Thomp-
son will spend the winter in Medfield Mass
Mrs. Edward Wiley has gone to Boston
for the winter. Mr.. Clifton Morse has
husked 100 bushels of good corn which he
raised on three-fourths of an acre.
SwANvILLE. Hon. A. E. Nickerson re-
turned from Orono Saturday, accompanied
by his son Percy, who began school in
Dist. No last Monday A. Eugene Nick
erson of Portland is spending few days at
his old home. 49,. Miss Alice Dow, who was
called home by the illness of her little sister,
returned Sunday. Mr.. VIM. A. Billiard is
visiting friends in town. :. Rev R. G. Har-
butt gave very interesting lecture at our
church last Sunday evening. We regret
that there were not more there to hear it
Rev. c. H. Wells will fill our pulpit next
Sunday, at 80 p. M, standard time. Mrs.
Laura Trundy of Searsport is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Abigail Nickerson. The Swan
vile Centre Sunday school held it's first So
ciable for the season Nov. 10th with Mrs E.
A. Robertson. The following officers were
chosen: Mrs. H. c. Beal, president; Mrs. H.
z. White, vice president; Mrs. H G. Mar
den, secretary Louise Cunningham, treas
urer. The next sociabe will meet with
Mrs H. P. White, Dec 1st. -. Miss Ethelyn
Moody closed a very successful term of
school in Dist. No. ., Nov. 9TH This was
Miss Moody's first term. The interest man
Tested and the amount of work accomplish
ed, considering the disadvantages under
which she labored, were truly wonderful,
and proves that she is to rank with our best
teachers in the future. .. Miss Ollie Marden
is visiting frien DIS in Prospect
1sLEsBORo. Capt. Charles Pendleton and
his son Thomas have been in Boston for
week. They returned Tuesday,. Joseph
Pendleton recently went to WATERFOWL,
Mass, where he is working at his occupa-
ton as painter. Willard E. Boardman
and his cousin Wendell P. Boardman, came
home last Friday to spend the winter They
had been employed during the summer on
steamer sailing out of New York. Miss
Edith Hatch left few days ago for Boston,
where she will spend the winter . Miss
Abbie Hatch has been in Belfast visiting
friends. Miss Eva Fletcher recently re-
turned from Melrose, Mass, where she has
been spending a few months with her
brother. ...M Miss Edith Grindell and her sis
ter Laura have been in Bangor visiting
friends. Miss Florence H. Pendleton.
teacher at Dark Harbor, has resigned; and
report says that she has been "engaged' to
take charge OF a much smaller school, where
her duties will be chiefly those of discipline.
Being naturally of a sooer turn of mind she
governs with much ease, rarely resorting to
corporal punishment. "A beginning has
been made in laying the new plank side
walk from Union Hall to Dark Harbor,
Part of the lumber and eepers have been
distributed. An addition has been made to
the DIR. Derby cottage On the end next
to the residence of Mr. Chauncav Dav;s