The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-17
Comfy Correspondence.

has hired Robert Ees for the season. Asa
and Cora Sawyer visited in Burnham last
week The warm weather and rain last
week took nearly one half the snow off. The
roads are getting almost impassable.. -.
Frank Clement and wife visited friends in
Fairfield laat week. Clarence Sylvester
moved to Smithton last week.
STANDPOINT. The drama :" Tell Your
Wife was given last Friday evening to a
full house, considering the bad travelling
About So was taken at the door for the club
and as much more from the refreshments for
the socable fund. -. The snow is fast disap-
pearing There is considerable bare ground
and carriages are being used by some. 80
F. Snow is in Boston on a business TRIP.
Misses Ines Maxfield, Alice Richards and
Eta Grant left Monday for Castine, where
they will attend the Normal School. -.
Misses Jennie Black and Lucia Shute left
the same day for Bucksport Seminary....L
K. Perkins will work for F. s. Hartman,
Miss Richards leaving to attend school.
Brooks. Misses Ina Forbes and Grace E.
Dow have gone to the Normal school at Cas-
tine for the spring term. Rufus 3. Lancas-
ter cut his foot quite badly while chopping
wood and has been laid up for several weeks.
ga. B Stantial is at home for few days
rest. He spends most of his time on the
road in the fertilizer business ....E Elmer u.
Roberts who is at work in the life insurance
business, has been at home for the past few
DAYS The roads are nearly impossible
here now Several horses have been badly
injured and various serious accidents have
occurred None of the country roads have
been safe to travel Miss Nellie Luce,
formerly of Waldo, has been visiting friends
in town.
CENTRE KNOXVILLE. Amelia s., wife
of Simon S. Erskine of Centre Montville,
died March 10Th, aged IS years and 10
months. She was taken sick the previous
Sunday evening, but no danger was appre
hended until Thursday afternoon, when she
had shock of paralysis which affected her
left side. This was followed by another
shock Friday morning, when she became un
conscious and remained so until she passed
away. Mrs. Erskine resided in kockland a
number of years ago and later i'll Morrill,,
where she made many friends She was a
kind hearted and obliging ghbor and was
respected by all who had made her acquain-
lance since she had resided in this place.
| She leaves a husband, who viii miss the
! companionshp of a devoted wife; also an
adopted daughter, Mrs. Riley Jackson of
| Morrill,. She leaves brother and sister in
| Massachusetts and sister in New York.
| The funeral services We're held at her late
residence Monday at 10 O'Clock a. m, Rev.
| A. D. Thibodeau OF Morrill, officiating. The
| interment was at Morrill, cemetery.
| MONROE. Mr.. B. 81. Mudgett went TO Or
i rington last week to attend the wedding of
his mother. Little Marie, the - months
babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher, died
of a brain trouble March 18th She had been
frail child from birth, but she grew old
er was more healthful until she fell prey to
the disease which proved fatal. Much sym
pathy is felt for the parents, especially the
| invalid mother. Mr.. Samuel Chase, an
| aged gentleman living III town, died March
| 14th at the home of Fairfield Emery, with
| whom he boarded Mr.. T.. B. Nealley is
| the happy father of baby girl, born the
| 18th. Congratulations are extended to Mr..
| and Mrs. Nealley, who had never had a
| child to bless their welded life. Mrs.
! Joseph Palmer, who lives with her grand
{ son, Mr. Geo Palmer, has been sick the
| past week with la grippe; also the baby of
| Geo. Palmer and wife. All are thought to
| be gaining Lee. Miss Louise Mayo started last
/ week for visit TO her sister, Mrs. Agnes
+! Dingwell OF New York. She will visit rela-
| tives in Portland and Massachusetts en-
route. Miss Ethel Chase is taking music
lessons of Miss Nora Lufkin, our village
music teacher. The Monroe Cheese Co. met
Mar. 9TH at Town House and made choice of
officers for the ensuing year as follows: W.
S. Parker, Monroe, President; f. II Put
nam, Monroe, Vice President; E. H. Neslley,
secretary and treasurer; Board of trustees,
Freeman Kicker, W. B. f. Twombly, Free
man Richie The milk was bought for the
coming season, from May 1st to Nov. Both by
E. H Nealey, who has run the factory on
his own account for the last seven years.
Burden & Curtis have sold their merry-go-
round to Selden j, Quincy & Son of Bel
fast, who have made arrangements to occu-
py the same ground at the fair as last year
They have moved the machine to Belfast.
WINTERPoRT. The services at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday morning were of
deep interest. Eight persons were baptized
and four received into the church. At
Ellingwood's Corner one was baptized and
three taken into the church MANY more
will doubtless soon follow. Miss Nellie
Thompson closed her labors with this socie-
ty Sunday evening, and left for home ON
Mondays boat. Seven students left Mon
day morning for the schools at Bucksport
and Castine, and Timothy Fellows returned
to his school at Bratteboro, VT. Miss
Jennie Grant entertained the Shakespeare
Club at her home Thursday evening. Mr..
Charles Clements of West Winterport began
a private school at the up-street school-house
Monday. Mrs. j B. Mason left for Boston
on Mondays boat. Her sister, Mrs. G. E.
Littetieid, accompanied her as far as Rock
land. "A little child OF MIR. and Mrs Lewis
Wheilden was badly scalded Monday morn
ing by upsetting a pan Of boiling water. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Merrill arrived from
Colorado last week and are at the home of