The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-27

PROSPECT VILLAGE. About ten inches Of
snow fell here Thursday. Walter W. Gray
OF SWanvllle was in town last week calling
on friends. The Mt. Waldo Granite Com
pany has discharged some fifty stone cut.
ters and blacksmiths, but they still have a
large force at work. There is at present
quite crew at work at Mosquito mountain
....Fred G. Cunningham is receiving con-
CALCULATIONS on the arrival at his home Of
nine-pound son, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs.
h. F. Copp and Mrs. Ida Gray spent Sunday
with friends at Cape Jellison, -. Mrs Eve
Ign S. Cuddy of Frankfort was at her fathers
last week. DR.. Albert R. Fellows of Win
terport has several patients in town, and he
IS seen almost every day passing through
this village on professional business
Brooks. A. Fl. Pilley came home from
Wiscasset where he has employment, to see
his father, ii. I'll. Pilley, who has been very
sick. He is now SO far improved as to be
able to sit up. Mrs. G. L. Austin still on
the invalid list, is living in the James S.
Huxford house. =. Mrs. Ida Lane has been
confined to the house for some weeks
Walter Mathews, assistant station agent, is
able to walk out. Isaac Leathers takes his
place at the depot. Mrs Abisha Evans
has become confirmed invalid, but is able
to keep about the house some.... Mrs. Kate
Irving is still confined to her bed most of
the time. T. A. Elliott is spending consid-
cradle time in Monroe with his mother, no
is very sick :. Nora Forbes is still unable to
work by reason of the slow healing of her
broken wrist. Mrs. Barbara A. Forbes is
in very poor health this winter, but man
ages to do the work for herself and husband.
go. Charles H. Forbes is in Boston and while
there stops with Charles Fogg, who fort y
years ago was a boy at West Brooks. Mrs.
Nellie Evans and daughter have returned
from a four months visit to New York -.
John c. Lane has sold his place in Brooks,
the old homestead, and has bought one in
Westbrook near Portland where he will re-
side in the future. John M. Dow has been
confined to the house most of the time for
some weeks, but is getting through the
winter nicely for one of his years. This may
also be said of Mrs. Margaret Huxford.
they are our Oldest people and have passed
the eighty mark Mrs. Mary J. Lane is at
the old homestead and Ms. zubia Webster
is with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Turner. -.
The first three days of this week we were
practically blockaded, as the country roads
were very badly drifted. Trade is dull and
our dealers are running off the old stock at
any price that will bring the cash. y. Several
of our people attended the Odd Fellows bail
at Monroe last week and report an enjoy
able occasion. Mr.. Shaw of Burnham was
in town Tuesday. He has bought few lots
of hay in this vicinity but there is plenty
more of it left here. Ivory Allen has given
up housekeeping and is boarding with Henry
Webb for the winter. Ned Edwards went
to Pittstield on a business trip last
week, DR.. P. E. Luce is finding a
ready sale for the products of his Elm
wood creamery in this village and it is
a convenience to our people,. Quite
quantity of ice has been cut on
Marsh River. All our farmers who sell
cream must have it. The officers of Golden
Crown Lodge, No. 10S, K. of P, as installed
by District Deputy WEIGH last week are as
follows; c. W. Jennys, c. c.. F. K. Roberts,
V. c.; F. w Pingree, P; Will Gould, NJ. of
W.; E. G. Roberts, x. of R. & S; Geo. B.
Roberts, NJ. of F.; NJ. J. Dow. NJ. of E..
Roscoe Weber, NJ. at A; Stanley Roberts,
I. g.; Lewis Cook. 0. g.. The officers of
Marsh River lodge of Masons as installed by
District Deputy Ward are as follows: W.
5. Jones, W. M; F. K. Roberts, S. W.
David B. Curtis, J. W.; E. G. Roberts,
Secretary; M. J. Dow, Treasurer; c. E.
Foss, S. o.; Charles II. Irving, j. d.; Isaac
S. Staples S. S.; Otis W. Lane, J. s.. VIM.
G. Bowe, Tyler; John 81. Gordon, Marshal;
Rev. David Bracket, Chaplain.