The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-03

spring. Mrs. Meralda Black left by boat
to open her knitting shop soon. 1t has been
closed for few weeks vacation. Nj iss E
L Maxfield closed her school in the
Narrows district Jan. 2Sth. Miss A. l.
Maxfeld closed her term in the Brook
district the same day The sociabe
last Friday evening was largely attend
ed and much enjoyed. ..... Mrs. Eugene
Blanchard, who has been very sick
for several weeks, is now very low .. Mr..
Frank Curtis and family visited friends in
Monroe recently Miss Violet Berry fin
ished her school in the Centre district Jan.
Dist. Miss Susie Patterson has been quite
sick for two weeks. e.. Mr.. j W. Grant has
been cutting ice the past week on the over
flow made by G. F. Snow The duckery,
Hersey Retreat and several private families
have secured their summers supply. 1t is
expected Mr.. Fisher will preach Feb. 9th.
80. There is reported to be more snow in this
vicinity than at any time for several years.
Sunday morning the thermometer reg
istered ID below zero and did not 90 above
zero for the day. The E. S. B. L. c. club
met Saturday evening with George CHM.
The subject was Robert Burns.
BROOKS, Willard Chase of the Waterville
Classical Institute came home last week for
brief visit. He was accom- panied by his
friend MIR. Sargent. Eben Miller of the
Augusta Commercial College spent last Sat
urday and sunday at home, his friend Mr..
Bartlett came with him. Rev. F. s. Dol
lift took for his theme last Sunday the sub
Ject, Our Indebtedness. Some of us Brooks
"fellers' could appreciate his remarks from
financial standpoint, at least -. But little
hay has been shipped from this station this
winter NJ J. Dow sent two car loads to
NJ massachusetts, Monday, to try the market
Michael Chase, who for many years has been
the largest dealer IN this vicinity, is taking
some small lots and filling his storehouse,
but has sent little away this season.. Will
mot Waltz and wife of Danarisootta spent
last Thursday and Friday in this place with
the family of Capt. j. ". Bennett Mrs.
Waltz Is better known in Brooks, where she
passed her childhood, as Eva O'Brien. These
parties have been recently married and will
live in Portland. The best wishes of friends
here will follow them to their new home.
Miss Mildred U'Brien has returned home
from Belfast and will start in business here
as d dressmaker. She has learned the trade
and is well posted in all the latest STYLES.
Lorenzo D. Jones, Esq, called upon his
friends here recently. He has begun the
practice of his profession with good pros
poets of success. The clothing shops are
having quite run of business just now,
which is quite help to the place. 1t is the
hardest time we have had to collect money
for long while, Our farmers should de-
pend upon something more than hay, pota-
toes and apples for their cash. Why not the
creamery r.. The widow of the late Judah
Cilley is just alive at this writing. She lives
with her son, Noyes Cilley. Mrs Hannah
}. Sites IS also not expected to live. She is
with her son. Edwin Young. =. One day last
week c. F. Besseys crew got into bad
scrape. They hitched three horses to tri-
angle and started to clear a track up the
Marsh Stream. When they came to the
place where Mr.. Chase cut his ice the leader
broke in, but luckily the pole horses hung
to the solid ice and escaped the icy bath 1t
Was near to the corner and the crew quick.
ly gathered and the horse was got out and
scooted for home, where it was we'll cared for
and came out the next morning all right
.,.'A company from Unity headed by the
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entertainment at G. A. r. hall last week.
They were given full house and cordial
reception. The performance was far ahead
OF the usual travelling show and evinced
care and practice in preparation as well as
considerable native talent. We congratu-
late our Unity friends upon their success
The Good Templars last Saturday evening
had one of the most iaughable entertain
ments ever given in their hall. A. NJ. Jones
convulsed the house with laughter by his
rendering of the CROOKED little man. and
"Mary had little lamb" His make up as
the over modest prude was comical in the
extreme. Way down in Tennessee" was
sung by Mrs. Jane Jelison and Mrs. Sophia
Rowe, with the accompaniment of the violin
by A. NJ Jones and the banjo by Miss Jen-
kins. All were in darky costume The
"Antiquarian choir" was sumner. The
participants were arrayed in ye ancient
style, and such local musical celebrities as
Lane, Edwards, Jones and Dow made up in
volume what they lacked in mel ody, W lille
some of the ladies came near losing their
false teeth in their desperate attempts to
render artistically such operatic compost
ton as "Old Grimes is Dead" "Bill Rowe
he had an old white hen," etc. Mrs.
A E. Chase gave one Of her sweetest songs,
assisted by Mrs. A. E. Dow, as an alto, with
Grace e. Dow as organist. Isa Luce and
Alice Dow furnished nice little song, while
tableaux readings. declamations, etc, pretty,
nice and proper, were plentifuly interspers-
ed. One essential to the success of every
organization is the ability of its members to
furnish entertainment and this lodge from