The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-09-08

Miss LYDIA Mason.
MONROE CENTRE. The Free Will Baptist
quarterly meeting was held at the church
last week beginning Friday and closing Sun
day evening. The following ministers were
present: Rev MIR. Whitcomb of Bangor,
Rev. Mr.. Rich of Taunton, Mass, Rev. Mr..
Richardson of Enfield, Me, Rev. d.
Bracket of Brooks, Rev. MIR. Bailey of
Knox Rev. Mr. Bartlett of Hermon and
Rev Mr.. Blair, pastor of the church Rev.
Mr.. Rich preached Sunday forenoon and
Rev Mr.. Richardson in the afternoon. At
the testimony meeting in the afternoon one
hundred and seventeen testimonies We're
gwen. Much interest was manisfested
throughout the meetings. Mr.. Edgar
Eamm of Houlton, Me, has been visiting
his brother, G. G. Hamm.. Miss Mabel
Weber has been at home from Boston visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs, Fl. S. Weber.
49,. Mr.. George Walker and his mother,
Mrs. Wealthy Walker, are visiting relatives
in Poland Me. This was Mrs. Walkers
native place.
UNITY. Bert Tosier of Concord. n, H., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Archie
Tosier. Alonzo Traitor of Haverhill,
Mass, was in town last week, -. Capt. and
Mrs Geo. I. Ranlett of Boston We're the
guests of his sister Mrs l.. H. Mosher, last
week Miss Blanche Conner of Lawrence,
Mass, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. S.
Conner. They are doing big business at
the corn shop. There was never much
corn hauled in before and it never was
good 800 Miss Flora Watson and A. w. Clark
returned to Boston Saturday. Eugene and
Everett York returned from Massachusetts
asst week. Mrs. Asa Stevens is failing. ..
DIR, Cook is in poor health. H. c. Chand-
Ter is suffering with hay fever. Mr.. n. c.
Knights was taken suddenly i'll last week.
DR.. S. johnson was sent for and pronounced
it hemorrhage of the brain. He is better at
this writing. DR.. W. G. Fuller and family
have returned to their cottage at Winder-
mere. The doctor intends to buy in the viii
lage ard settle here. We are glad to have
them back.
PROSPECT Mrs. Rose Read of Stockton
Springs, Mrs. Amanda Larrabee and Charles
Tanner, spent Saturday night at Mr.. Stephen
Iarrabee's. Mrs. Eta Clifford Robinson
and family of Dexter were also there. They
held spiritual circle Saturday evening and
many good tests were received through Mrs.
Reeds mediumship. Miss Auraville LARA
bee will return to Dexter with her aunt.
A goodly number from this section Went TO
Maple Grove Camp meeting last Sunday.
Fred Eames has started out with his thresh
ing machine and reports grain yielding well,
better than last year. Last years hay in
Prospect viii pc drug in the market and
some trying to buy stock to eat it up.
0. B. Gray las eight cows, and wants eight
more. James H. Jacobs bought two cows
last week, and IN this section stock of all
kinds and sheep, for sale, are scarce. Only
one COW that l hear of now is for sale, and
that is Mrs Jennie Marden's. If farmers could
get money the same in years ago they
would buy stock to eat up the three or four
hundred tons of last years pressed hay in
Prospect. -. Mrs. Ella Cole, who has been
visiting her sister, Lula Cole, has returned
to Winterport. MIR. Fred Cole has gone
back to work for the Eaton brothers, Sears
port Harbor, -. The Prospect fair comes IF
Sept. 21st. TIE handbils will he ont this
week and great time is expected. All the
base ball nlnes are expected and somewhere
all viii have chance to show their skill
and keeping. Come with mits and best
girl. The Red Seals, +. L. mines, Centre
mines, Clark District uines, Brownies
Frankfort. Searsport and Swanviile nines
are expected and the Champion umpire of
the county, Mr.. Kane of Searsport, will de-
eide your fate without word or contention
ANY nine that wants 10 match up for vic
tory can choose for tusSle. Some players
are wanted to i'll vacancies in some of the
a bove mines. Letters addressed to the Cap
tain OF the Centre nine, f. Percy Partridge
Stockton Springs, will DE attended to- All
mines are expected to play in the course of
the day, if the innings have to be cut down.
BROOKS. Miss lisa Luce of Waterville has
returned from Monroe, where she visited
the family of her uncle Charles Fogg, and
has visited her friend Mrs. Vesta Rose of
this village. Quite number of our people
attended the reception of Rev. and Mrs F.
S. DoIhtt at the jackson parsonage last
Friday afternoon and evening. The Brooks
band was present in the evening. Everybody
was graciously and Hospitality received and
it was made an enjoyable occasion to all
who were fortunate enough to be present..
Hall Rose, Earl Bessey and Alfred Huxford
went to Pittsfield last Monday to enter the
Maine Central Institute as students. The
schools of the town opened last Monday. A.
NJ. Jones teaches the village high school,
Harry Littletield is at South Brooks, Leila
Simpson at West Brooks and Mabel Rose
III the village primary. Almon S. Forbes
is now able to get about with the aid of
crutches. He will have a good, straight,
| sound leg again in spite of his eighty years.
So says DR.. A. E. Kilgore. Sidney McTag-
CART is now acting as local station agent
during the absence of F. W. Pingree in
Portland. 90. Bonnie Ham, i'll with append-
citis, is said to be improving as fast as could
be expected. James Gates is confined to
the house most of the time, but hopes to get
better as the cod weather comes on. 49,. Mrs
Harry Gates has become quite skillfu
rider and thinks nothing of a trip TO Water
vile on her wheel -. Eben Page has now
got fairly at work haying and expects to do
rushing business within the next week or