The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-05-05
BURNHAM. Mrs. John Bassler is spending


several weeks in Belfast with her step
daughter, Mrs. Anna Thorndike. :. NJ rs
Martin Sweetland of Rockland has been
visiting relatives in this place for the past
two weeks. Mr.. VIM. 81 Kimball went to
j Greene, Me-, last week to attend the golden
wedding of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
+ Jedediah Caswell, which occurred April
2Sth.. VIM. Reynolds will plant two acres
of potatoes this season >. Charles Cookson
and Lena Young both of Durham vera
united in marriage April Both.
HALLDALE. Mr.. S. S. Emery of Lowell,
Mass, is expected here next Saturday, with
the remains of his wife. Her funeral will
be at the church Sunday afternoon. Rev. j
Washburn will officiate. The remains will
be inferred in the family lot in the cemetery
on the hill. Mrs. Emily Hall is in very
poor health. =. Rev J. Washburn preached
at the church last Sunday morning. NJ rs.
William Clement, who died at the home of
her son in Lowell, Mass, was brought here
last Friday and buried beside her husband.
Her funeral was at the church, 81. N.
from Boston last week....W. s. Pottle and
John Esancy of South Montville attended
church here last Sunday. E. E. Hall
returned from Searsmont last Sunday.
UNITY. Misses Myra and Annie Libby
came from Pittsfield last week to spend
Fast Day with their parents. :. The W. R. c..
met with Mrs. A. R. Myrick April 9th. The
next meeting will be at the G. A. r. hall to
make arrangements for Memorial day..
The High school closed Friday for weeks
vacation. Miss Aida Hale of Troy will
teach the High school and Miss Bacon the
Primary. Mrs. Gerrish is no BETTER.
Mrs. Ida Mason is at work for Mrs. Saml
Kelley. Mrs. James Frost is in very poor
health. Mr. Asbury Pendleton has gone to
Franklin, Mass, to visit his brother, He
has sold his steamer to his brother, Matt
Pendleton, who will run it on the lake at
Windernere this summer. Mr.. Evans is to
take the Park again this season. :. Miss
Mae Kelley returned from Waterville last
week to spend few days with her parents.
...M Mr.. James Bither of this town and Miss
Sadie Fernald of Troy were married last
Saturday night. 90 Miss Barker of Belfast
was the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Cook
last week. -. Mrs James Cook died April
30th. She has been great sufferer. Mr..
Mia Dodge, an aged man, died May 1st
KNOX Mr.. c. A Kenney, our road com
missioner, accompanied by the selectmen,
looked over our roads last week and reports
some places in bad condition. Heretofore
the roads of our town have been under the
management of surveyors appointed by the
selectmen, with orders that each man be
given the right to work out his tax. There
is a chance for great Improvement on our
country roads and we are in hopes it will
come about under the new system. There
will be trial of road machines this week
and then our commissioner proposes to be-
gin at once and put all the roads in first
class condition. Mrs Ill. B. Stephenson
and her daughter Minnie, who have been
stopping at Freedom village the past winter,
have moved back to their farm near the
Town House. W. 2. Kenney is giving his
buildings coat Of paint. "A G. Hill of
Merrimac, Mass, Gen. Agent for the WOr-
cester Buckeye Mower Co., has been work
ing this section of the State and called on
his local agent here, G. E. Bryant, April
Goth. inject often one with another is
the motto of our town, as we are again this
year holding series of special town meet
ings, which began April 18th, aud no one
has the least idea when they will end. There
It'll at 9 p. M. to see if the town will vote o
rescind the vote of April 18th whereby it
voted to locate and build two school houses,
one near Edw. Shbles and the other near
East Knox. This question of school houses
has been perpleXing the town for the past
few years, but we learn that we are not
alone i'll it. ..T The grange at the Centre had
conundrum supper at their hall Saturday
evening, April 23d. A good time is reported
with large number in attendance. There
was an abundance to eat of the very best
that the place affords, but the bill of fare
was 50 arranged that it was merely luck or
good Judgment for those outside of the par
ties planning the same, and this is where the
conundrum came ill.,. Sammie Bryant,
who has been very sick, 10 much better and
we hope to see him out in a few days..
Our painter, E. G. Vose, is now at work on
a job for D. NJ. Dodge of Freedom. Newell
White, who moved his job printing business
here from Searsport last January, is having
all the work he can do, with good outlook
for the future. We are informed that our
spring schools will begin Monday, May 9th.
Susie Vose went to Auburn Monday
where she plans to do dressm aking .... Mrs
A. B. Bryant and children have gone to
Vassalboro to visit relatives. :. Fred Gill
chrest is at work for j. G Vose and Fred
Elkins for 6. E. Bryant.
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