The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-24
MONROE. Miss Minnie Spearin is at home

is gaining slowly from his operation and is
hoping to be able to go out soon... Miss
Matte Matthews from Searsport has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Tolford Durham.
Thomas Dorr has been confined to the house
again with another attack of kidney trouble.
MIR. Walter Clark, one of Waldo county s
best teachers, will keep high school at the
village this spring if he can get scholars
enough. DR.. II. A. Aolt has returned from
short visit to Lamone to see his parents
He was called home by the illness of his
father. -. Mr.. Fred Putnam took his wife to
the Eastern Maine hospital Bangor, last
Monday, accompanied by DR.. Holt for treat
ment. She has many friends here who sim
cerely hope she may get help. The select
men are in session this week settling up
town accounts. Mrs. r. W. Mayo is slowly
gaining. Mr.. Franklin Chase has some
fine full blooded Plymouth Rock hens and
will furnish eggs for setting at reasonable
price.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S. B. 1. S. will
meet this, Thursday at the Grange Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Killman will entertain
them March 10Th. Mr.. Amos Partridge and
his sister Grace Of Belfast are visiting their
mother, Mrs. l. F. Gould. Miss G. is in poor
health Mr.. Adelbert Thompson has bought
a residence in Winterport and his neighbors
are afraid they are to lose him. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank L. Hatch of Morrill,, after visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Hatch in Stockton
Springs a few days, visited his sister here,
! and then tn To ;sit
Mr.. H.'s schoolmaster, Doctor and Mrs. 0.
s Erskine.. The many friends of Mrs
Grace NJ. Libby Mute will be pleased to
know her husband has bought beautiful
residence on Pleasant street in Whitman,
Mass. They have the best wishes of all in
their new home. Mrs. Elsie Killman re-
ceived letter recently from her sister, Miss
Carrie E. Grant of Seattle She sends her
best wishes to her many friends, especially
to her former pupils. She likes Seattle very
much and says business2 is good. She has
decided not to return to Maine this spring w
Misses Sarah Killman and Sarah Littletield
were among those who attended the ball in
Frankfort last Friday evening.
APPLETON. Miss Fannie Gushee left Fri
day for Concord n. H., where she will visit
her brother Walter. Mrs. Jason Peabody
left Friday and will visit her daughter, Mrs
Albert Davis, in Somerville, Mass. ). Miss
May Dunton closed a ten weeks term of
school in Hope last week and is now at
home. There has been considerable sick
ness in this vicinity the past few weeks, and
physicians from the adjoining towns of
| Union, Searsmont and Washington have
been called frequently to visit patients.
Rev. j. W. Hatch and wife, who have been
holding meetings at the Baptist church for
four weeks, returned Thursday to their
home in Fairfield. Wednesday evening
| Feb 9th, the officers of Godenrod Rebekah
| Lodge were installed by District Deputy
Clara Light OF Bethel Lodge, Union, assisted
| by G. M. Ellen Conant. The officers for the
ensuing term are: n. IL, Louise keene V.
g., Nettie Perry, P. G., Julia NJ. Page; Sec,
| Gertrude r. Tobey; F. S., Helen Shuman;
Treasurer, Lizzie Newbert Warden, Angie
Esancy; Con, Tillie Wellman; Chaplain,
Aide Arnold r. S. n. g., Ellen Conant.
| l.. S. n. G., Vina Gushee; Il. S. v g., Mrs
David Hall; L. s., V. G., May Dunton; o.
G., III. Q. Pease; l. G., Alvin Perry. Pearl
Dantorth and wife returned to Castiue la t
week zee. The readers of The Journal here
are much interested in Mrs. Ward letters
and are looking with eager anticipation for
her letters from Cuba, The first letter from
Cuba will appear next week. Ed Journal
MORRILL,. Miss Oracle Simmons goes to
Camden this week to visit her sister, Miss
! Winnie Simmons Miss Emma Murch is at
| home, to remain awhile. Rev John How
ard of Washington continues his meetings
here each evening this week :. Rev w, W
| Oger holds quarterly meeting services here
next Sunday at II a. NJ. Quarterly Confer
ence will be held Saturday at . D. M, also
preaching service Saturday evening. Mrs
Margaret Woods has been quite i'll the past
month, but seems to be slowly gaining now
Mr., Harley Phnney is quite poorly.
Miss Carrie and Cassie Rogers, twin daugh-
| tiers of Mr.. Henry Rogers, celebrated their
eleventh birthday lately by entertaining a
party of school children. =. Mrs. Althea
Berry has probably the earliest early chick
ems in this town.,.It you wish to see
some very fine paintings, including portraits,
landscapes, water-views, flowers, horses
and dogs, just call at the home of our local
| artist, Miss BERTHE Hatch. :. Mr. George
Davis has made extensive repairs to his
farm buildings the past year. He has built
long addition to mis- house for wood and
carriage house, has moved his barn and
built an addition 22x32ft and a eanto l4x64ft
| The interior is finished with matched spruce
boards, and contains box stall and single
stalls for three horses. The remaining space
is for cows, of which he has six now. He is
| intending to increase the number in the
near future. He has a fine young bull from
the celebrated Hood farm, Lowell, Mass
He sells cream to the Belfast Creamery.
| PITTsFIELD. Harry Lancey and his class
mate, Il. B. Magee, of Bowdoin, '99, were at
Mr.. Lancey's home over Sunday week ago
....Syivester Phinney was in town recently
| from Isle au Haut. Il. G. Morse attended
a meeting in Portland of the trustees of the
| State Reform School, last week &C. B.
| Goodridge of Canaan is clerking at G. H
| Berdeens store, Main street.. VIM. Som
ers, oveIseer of the spinning room at the
Waverly mill, has been confined to the