The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-10

| caster and tamil Y are at home from Bangor
for the remainder of the winter miss
Aida Shute visited friends in Prospect last
week. Miss Ada Griffin, who has been
seriously i'll for several weeks, is much i'm
proved. Mrs. Cora Blanchard is slightly
improved. Miss Lura Simmons has or
gained class in instrumental and voca
music, which will no doubt prove very sue
cessful. Mr.. Frank II. Cousens has receiv-
ed his new sample books of wall paper and
borders. They are very fine and the prices
are the lowest. Call and see them.
LrNcoLNvILLE BEACH. The school taught
by Joseph E. Thomas closed Friday, Jan
2Sth. The following scholars were present
every day; Ella Thomas, Mary Coombs,
Rosie Drinkwater Lolita Orcutt, Florence
Dearborn, Blanche French, Gladys French
Jennie Andrews, Russell Ames. Rennis
Matthews, Earl Harmon, Augustus Warren
and Sumner Bullock Eddie and Flora
Pillsbury, who live more than mile from
the scA2ol house. We're absent but one day
Florence Dearborn, Mabel Pendleton and
Jennie Andrews received a prize for 'leav-
ing off at the head" the most times in their
spelling classes
IsLEsBoRo. Last Monday evening quite
number of our people went to Belfast by
extra trip of Silver Star, to attend the in
staIlation of the officers of the Royal Arch
| Chapter On arriving at Belfast at 7, the
gates of the B. x 3. S. S. wharf were locked
and they had to 90 to the upper wharf
After the ceremonies and supper We're over,
they left for home. They had calm sea,
and full moon, and report good time.
Among the party were Capt Edwin Coombs
and wife, John P, Bragg and wife and Miss
Grover, Capt. Small and wife, Capt. W. S.
Pendleton and wife, Capt, Guilford Pendle-
ton, Capt. j. F. Grindell and wife, Mrs.
t. s. Pendleton, Miss Brina Pendleton, Nj IS
Kate Pendleton, Thomas Pendleton, Dudley
| Pendleton.
| STANDPOINT. The knitting shop ope ned
Monday. Nearly all the machines are taken
| and there is large order and plenty of warn
on hand. The Literary Club met last Sat-
urday evening with the Misses Maxtield.
| The question, Resolved, That electricity
will take the place of steam was ably dis
| cussed and decided in the negative The
| meeting next Saturday will be at Capt.
| Samuel French's subject, Current Events"
49,. Mr.. G. W. Fisher Of Bangor Seminary, a
| former pastor, preached here last Sunday.
| morning and evening. Both services We're
largely attended. Nearly every seat in the
hall was taken. The three masted schooner
VIM, H. Bailey of New Jersey, of which Mr..
n. c. Partridge of this place is steward, re-
Gently made the run from New Bedford.
Mass, to Newport News, Va, IN sixty hours
"a quick run, so the sea captains say.
The social meets Thursday evening" Feb.
10th, with Mr.. and Mrs. Austin French
good time is expected.
| MONROE. Mrs. Robert Mayo, who has
been sick with swollen knee, caused by a
strain, is able to walk a little around the
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Evans lost
their little boy, born last week 1t only lived
a day or two. The mother is doing well ...
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gilbert are rejoicing over
| the birth of little girl, who arrived in the
big storm of last week DR.. Holt made the
| trip over the hills on snow shoes. i. :. Mrs
| Maria Atwood slipped on some ice on the
shed floor, hurting her back badly. She is
better, but had severe shaking. Mr..
| Benz Curtis, who was recently tapped, is
again filling up fast. Mr.. Daniel Mansur,
who has been suffering from heart trouble
and dropsy all winter, was worse the past
week. Congratulations are now in order
| to Mr.. Joseph Palmer, who has taken unto
! himself wife-Miss Louise johnson,
daughter of John johnson of Monroe.
| Mrs. Lulu Baker is visiting at Winterport a
| few days, before she returns to Minnesota
| ....M Mr.. Franklin Chase went to Bangor
| hospital Monday, accompanied by DR.. Fl.
A. Holt OF this village, and was operated on
tor mastol1 aessess, from which he has
suffered for about ten weeks. They found
about three tablespoons of matter on the
| bone. DR.. Holt remained with him until
the operation was performed and left him
comfortable. Mrs. Fred Putnam is on the
sick list.
| BROOKS. The snow blockade has at last
been lifted and We are again in communica-
ton with the outside world in all directions
1t IS seldom that all travel is stopped as it
was during last week by storm. . Mrs.
Judah Cilley, Who was reported very danger
ously sick last week, was at last accounts
somewhat better. Mrs. Hannah j. Sites is
able to sit up. Walter Mathews has ridden
out. III. II. Piley is still confinet to the
house. Mrs. Kate Irving seems to be steadi-
ly improving. Mrs. Benz. Hussey of Wind
sor, known here as Celia NJ Lane has pre-
sented her husband with 10-lb. boy. Rev
F. S. Dolliff had increased attendance at
his last Sunday evening talk. -. Mrs. A. E.
Dow is in Windsor visiting her sister
Miss lisa Luce is back from Pittsfield. She
| has strong attractions in Brooks. :. The two
village schools are to unite for a public en-
| tertainment at the G. A. r. Hall Friday
evening, Feb. 18th, and fine time is ex-
pected. Some very interesting religious
meetings have lately been held at the South
Brooks school house. &C. A. Lane, the
village postmaster. has moved the office
from the 7. A. Elliott store across the street
into what was formerly known as the Morse
building, where he has comfortable quar-
ters. He lives in the rooms upstairs. R.
G. Edwards, our we'll known millman and
machinist, has been quite sick. j. Mr.. A.
Houghton, who is living with his son-in-law,
I. A. Elliott, has been in very poor health
and has not been out of doors for the winter.
Mrs. Abisha Evans is able to ride out oc-
casionally. Among the local lodge singers
we have neglected to mention Bro. Jas. B.
McTaggart. He allows that his voice is get
ting cracked, his teeth DANCED shakey, and
that he is no singer anyway; but he is trot-
ted out about so often, just the same, and
gives some of the old songs that he sang as
boy in Bonnie Scotland. Gordon Nc
Taggart of Pittstied was in town last Sun
day to visit his old home and friends before
starting for the Klondike region. He was
born in this town and is known here, as else
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