The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-08-25


Kelley and. daughter Amy Of Pressure Isle
Lewis of Portland, a former resident of this
town, is spending few days with his famlly
at the Farnham house. NJ rs. Olivia Ryder
and little daughter of Bangor are visiting
her brother. Mr.. Willard Berry, and family:
-. Mrs. Her bert Simpson and children and
Miss Mildred Simpson left by boat Satur-
day for their home in SaXonville, Mass. =.
Miss Melvina Patterson arrived last Thurs
day from Washington, d. c., for short visit
to her brother Capt. Frank Patterson.
Brooks. Burton H Robertson of Billeri
ca, Mass, who has been visiting relatives IN
Brooks and Monroe, returned home last
Monday. Herbert l.. Cobb, wife and child
of Medford, Mass, who have spent few
weeks visiting E. 0. Stantial andlfamily, re-
turned home Monday. Miss Edith NJ
Forbes, who for some time past has been i'll
failing health AT this time lies at the point of
death. Bonnie son of Howard B. Ham of
this place and nephew of Or. Ham of Bel
fast, is very iii with appendicitis and an oper
alton was to nave been performed last Tues
day. Percie Cilley and wife, nee Miss
Mildred Simpson of, Jackson, who were re-
Gently married held their wedding reception
last Monday evening. Quite number OF
the Young people of the village attended, -.
Mrs Frank York has returned from Cam
den, Where she went to see her sister, Mrs
care... Miss Adelaide Wescott, formerly an
assistant in the Belfast High school, has
been visiting her friend May Huxford Of this
village. Miss Nellie Luce, who has been
visiting her friend Mabel Rose of this place,
is now at the NoIthport Camp Ground 80.
1t is expected that Rev. F. S. Dollitf
will exchange pulpits with Rev. Mr.. Blair
of Monroe next Sunday. The pew owners
of Union church met last Saturday at p. m,
to take action in regard to selling the Old
church. The general sentiment seemed to
be that it would be advisable to build rather
than to repair the old church. The neces-
sary committees were appointed and the
meeting adj journed for four weeks. They
wish to receive bids for the old church and
offers for suitable lot upon which to build
new church. The trustees are H H Pill.
ley, Ezra Carpenter and I. l. HuXford. At
the parish meeting held directly after, Mrs
7. l. Huxford, Mrs, B. F. Holbrook, Mrs.
James B. McTaggart, Mrs. NJ. J Dow and
Mrs. l s. Staples were appointed a COM
mittee to solicit subscriptions to aid in
building the new church. 1t is hoped some
former residents OF the town who are amply
able will aid IN this audab}e undertaking
The spot generally spoken of is the vacant
corner in the Old cemetery next to the resi-
dence of H Il Pilley.... Miss Grace E
Dow visited her friend anu schoomaue, Miss
Susie Gordon, in Thorndike last Tuesday
Several of our Brooks people are mem
some of them attended the County grange
held there last week The local grange not
having banquet room set their tables under
large tent and had everything fixed up in
nice shape. The old Hubbard school house
has been enlarged and fitted up for a hall,
and right out there in the country, rods
away from any house, there is a lively
grange every Wednesday evening, with a
membership of over one hundred. . DR..
Cook ls having nice office fitted up over
the post office. -. Several of our young PEG
pie Joined the excursion to Northport last
Sunday. Shadrack Hall and sons have the
A. b. Gard house well along aud it is now
being plastered. James Jewell is putting
the inside finish on to the Sargent house
and it will soon be ready for occupancy.
F. H. WEIGH of Belfast, District Deputy,
installed the officers of Golden Crown lod ge,
X. OF P, last week He was accompanied
by VIM 4. kimball and Hiram Michaels,
who assisted him in the work The
officers are as follows F. X. Roberts, c.
G. F. " Pugree, Y G. NJ NJ. Colson, T
h E Weber NJ Of W Herbert j Smith,
NJ. at A.. NJ. j Dow, NJ Of E Geo. B. Roberts
N Of F; p. G, Holbrook, X. of R & s.. L.
" Cook O. Smith, Q. G.. G. w Jenu-
ings P q. "A. B Stantiai who is
travelling for fertilizer company, came home
to visit his family last Sunday Mrs T. A
Elliott accompanied her husband on his last
business trip, wishing many places of interest
It
hold their wedding reception at the parson-
| age in jackson afternoon and evening FRIDAY
Sept 2nd 1t is expected there will be a
| large attendance,
SwANvTLLE. The Union Sunday school
had its annual excursion and picnic at the
Bar last Thursday, and an unusually GOOD
time Hon. A, E. Nickerson very kindly
provided conveyance for several who Were
not fortunate to have teams of their own...
| lin l4Nrr.
ton visited relatives in town last week 49,
Last Saturday Miss Ruth Mardeu invited
lrIends TO help celebrate her seventh birth.
day. The guest of honor was her little cousin
Ruby Gray, aged months. They were en-.
tertalned with boating, games, etc Ice
cream anu cake We're served, and one of
the little girls said such nice ice cream ~
May little Ruth enjoy many more such han
| py days. Mrs. Maria Goodhue invited in
friends Thursday evening to enjoy the un-
folding of a night-blooming cereus. The bios
som was perfect and very large. -. Rev G
L. hlrkiand OF Bangor held services at the
| church last Sunday evening Willie Allen
Of Chelsea. Mass, IS in town. Walter
| Nlckerson has returned from visiting friends
in Bradford. A. T Mudgett has returned
! from Bangor. 49,, Frank Nickerson Of Everett
IS visiting friends in town. Miss Marion
Nlckerson has gone to visit friends in Bal
| Harbor... Several of our people attended
the birthday party of Miss Florence Cole al
! Cape Jellison last Monday A clambake
was furnished for about 90 people. There
were numerous presents A silver ladle.
| plckle-Jar, nut picks, gold brooch set with
! brilliants, and china oatmeal set were
among the incest and most useful. Florence
and the genial doctor enjoy company and
spare no pains to make it pleasant for them.
| Fresh water bathers found that salt walter
| gave them the shvers. Our Sunday schoo
is indebted to Fl. q. Greeley of Bar Harbo
for i've dollars. Although ii is seldom that
| he can be with us Mr.. G.. shows in this way
an active interest in the school of which he
was member for so many years. Comet
| Grange INDUCED in ice cream and cake las,
Monday evening. y. The Sunday school
memorial services last Sunday were impress
sive as usual. Never before ha s there beer
| such an abundance of beautiful flowers
After the flowers had been distributed by
the school Fred Cunningham dropped q
water hly upon every grave which had moi
had a floral tribute. just before leaving the
cemetery the school gathered about the
| grave of Mrs Eleazer Nickerson (the only
one called away since last Memorial day,
| and sang "Sster thou vast mild and love
| ly.' The following poem was written fol
| the occasion by Mrs. Martha NJ, Nickerson
| of Meirose, Mass.
MEMORIAL POEM, AUG. 21 1898.
Another year has passed; with heads subdued
Again we meet,
| In memory Of those who once were wont
| To fondly greet.
| In vain We list for footsteps i'll the aisle,
| The clasp of hand;
And sigh hat ne'er again we count them DER.
| ia.