The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-04-21

their parents. Jennie Meservey is at home
from Camden taking care of her father, who
broke his leg in Merriam's mill. Don't
forget the Dance at Storer's Hall Friday
evening, April Goth. Music by Boynton's
Orchestra. Come one, come all. DR. Pearson
is making extensive repairs on his build
ings. IA. B. Hatch is wearing smiling
face. 1t is a boy. Alton Clemens from
Isesboro is visiting his mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Burns visited his sister, Mrs.
B. A. Hatch, last Sunday.
PALERMO. Last Thursday evening at the
Methodist church occurred the celebration
of the first anniversary of the marriage of
Dixmont, and his wife, formerly Miss Myr-
tilla Smith of Corinna. Thirteen dollars
were presented to them as a result of the
evenings entertainment They were united
in marriage April IA, 1897, just previous to
his appointment to this charge, where his
labors have been appreciated. =. John Black
returned last Saturday from Boston.
where he has been at work for Thomas A.
Rowe. He reports business dull Gilman
Turner spent last week trapping, hunting
and fishing at Sheepscott pond.
Troy. Farmers are busy now preparing
for planting. Some have potatoes planted
at this time, The mud is rapidly drying
up and the roads are getting quite passable.
.. Mrs. Charlotte Whitaker has returned
from quite an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Merrick, of Winterport. 80.
Mrs. NJ. C. Parsons has returned home from
| Lowell, Mass, where she spent two weeks.
| Miss Luna Ferguson and Miss Katrina
E. Harding left town on Monday for the
Normal school at Farmington.. Frank
Piper has new wheel, the Defiance, made
by the Monarch Manufacturing Co. B. F.
| Harding, postmaster, is agent for the sale of
the Monarch wheels. Mrs. Eva Garcelon
! has returned from Brunswick, where she
visited her sister, Mrs. Vannie Whitney,.
Rev. f. S. Burrill will preach his farewell
sermon to the people of Troy next Sunday
Mr.. Burrill has been with us two years and
has won many friends, who regret his de-
parture.
BELMONT. Mrs. Ella Davis of Morrill,, &C.
companied by her niece Miss Ethel Staples
of Waldo, were in town Friday and called on
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Allenwood. e. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Merriam of Morrill, were in
town Sunday visiting Mrs. NJ s parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. W. A. Morrill, 80. Miss Edith Nor
rill was in Searsmont last week visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Ann Hemmenway Miss Ida
Smalley is at work in Union. -. Willard s.
Morse has gone to Lowell, Maine, where he
has employment in a saw-mill -. Geo. W.
Morse and his son Samuel have trapped 60
muskrats this spring. Quite a good show
ing for this part of the country. -. Call on
Edward Wagner and he will show you his
young filley, one week old, sired by Silver
Spray. 1t is a beauty and shows good
points. Our roads are drying up very fast
and we hope to have good travelling soon.
Have you heard from Cuba? is the question
asked nowadays. Well! the Spaniards de-
serve licking and we hope they will get it,
LIBERTY Hannah, wife of George Smith,
died at her home in this town April 10Th.
Mrs. Smith was a member of Georges River
| Grange, and the sisters Of the Grange cared
for her in her last sickness in such kind
sisterly manner to make every member
Of the Patrons of Huslandry feel proud that
they belong to that institu ION. She leaves
a husband and one son, Hho will long re-
member the services rendered the diving
wife and mother by the ladies of Georges
River Grange of Liberty .... A. i. Norton is
gaining quite rapidly The paint pot and
the white-wash brush are very much in evil
dence in this village at this time. One
trout has been caught in this vicinity this
spring. The lucky man was John Sanford.
The ice went out of Georges lake April
18th, the earliest with one exception for %
years. Several years ago the ice was out
April 18th, but usually it remains until May.
...Frogs have put in their appearance and
are giving concerts afternoon and evening.
reminding one of the poem entitled, "The
Frogs Of Windham -
They piped and screamed and beloved
forth,
IL accents loud and deep,
Their frantic joy, and like the ghost
vi Banquo murdered Sleep
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Mr.. Ralph Howard
received telegram last week, announcing
the serious illness of his wife at the home of
her parents in Nova Scotia, where she has
been visiting with her children for several
months. Mr.. Howard left Immediately
for Nova Scotia. Mr.. o. A. Ramsay is
again able to be out after several weeks con-
tinement to the house by sickness. Mr..
Gilbert Mclaughlin and daughter recently
moved into the Toby house. :. Mr.. Joseph
Cain has bought pair of oxen of MIR. Jesse
Frye, and Mr.. Frye has bought pair of Mr.
Arson Leonard. 1t is wonderful how
quickly the huge banks of snow have disap-
peared within a few days. Travelling is i'm
proving. The ladies are taking advantage
of the fine weather, and housekeeping is the
order of the day. Miss Webb of Freedom
and Miss Edminister of South Montville
have canvassed this and adjoining towns
with samples of fine room paper. Judging
from the number who are papering, or are
about to do so, they must hav g been quite
successful in their sales. :. Mr. Volney
Thompson is putting up the usual number
and variety of carriages and the work is
we'll underway. Mr.. Thomas Smith and
MIR. Mark Messer are doing the painting and
Mr.. Morse and Mr.. Wentworth the iron
rnr1y M -.