The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-27
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WINTERPORT. w arren Post, u. A. H.,
has received gift of an elegant book, War
Sketches, which cost $4,000. The donor
does not care TO have her name mentioned
The presentation took place at their hail
Thursday evening, the speech by Ellery
Bowden, ESQ., and the response by Capt.
Benz Atwood. The Winterport Band gave
some very fine music. Ice cream cake and
coffee We're served and very pleasant
social time enjoyed. Rev. Anderson of S
W. Harbor occupied the Methodist pulpit
Sunday and gave two very able sermons.
Mrs n. H. Hubbard and her daughter, Miss
Mary c. Hubbard, left Friday for Portland
where tiey will spend most of the winter
MIR. and Mrs. F. c. Young, Mrs. Nc
Auiffe. Mrs. Annie Bowden and Miss
Mary Jefferson left on Wednesday boat
for Boston. Leslie Simpson is at home from
New York for a while. He is in very poor
health. Mrs. Getchell of China, Me, call
ed On friends in town last week.. Mrs
Ellery Bowden has returned from her visit
to Boston. Miss Lulie Howes arrived last
week to spend the winter with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Howes.
MONROE. f. NJ. Billings Post and Ladies'
Relief Corps will have campfire Wednes-
day evening, Nov. ID, when they will dis
pose Of two nice thick quilts.... Mrs. Cooper
has gone to Boston to visit relatives o.. Rev
John Blair and wife VIII return this week
and there viii he services at the church Nov
"a as usual, He extended his vacation one
week on account Of Sickness. Mrs. John
Twombly has been quite sick for the past
two weeks, hut is better dit present. -. Mrs
Mary Rose, whose home is in Brooklyn, n.
Y, has been the guest of Mrs. Henry Healey
and has called on her old friends in the
village. Mrs Bowden who lives with her
son, Frank Bowden, has gone to Pttsteld
to spend the winter. John Strattard and
his granddaughter, Mamie Lincoln, have re-
turned to Natick Mass, to spend the win
ter. F. l.. Palmer and wife will go to Ros-
ton this week for a visit. Mrs. Eliza
Nealey from Old Town is visiting relatives
here. Walter York and wife have gone to
Massachusetts to work this winter and have
let their farm. -. Miss Nellie Grant, who
spent the summer here with her aunt, Mrs
Stephen Grant and other relatives, has re-
turned to her home in Minnesota. Mrs
John Sanborn at the Centre, who has been
very sick, is gaining quite fast. Mrs
Elijah Ritchie is on the sick list,
LIBERTY. Mrs. Mary C. Rankin will spepd
the winter with her son in Spencer, Mass
49,. Orlando Bagley and wife have left
Ill, :
make their home in DiXmont until spring.
1T, p. Mathews, our mighty hunter, had
his annual outing last week. He reports
partridge and other small game quite plen-
titul i'll the southern part of this county and
also in Knox and Lincoln counties. In
wood road in South Liberty he and Nnal
Turner found the dead body of a fine, large
deer, estimated to be years old. 1t was
somewhat decayed and they could not tell
whether it had been shot or had died. Prob
ably some one had shot it and did not dare
to disturb it for fear of being caught. The
day after Tom left for the hunting grounds
job Ingraham of Rockland came with his
dog and gun intending to go hunting with
Tom, by invitation, understand ; but
there was misunderstanding in some way.
Some say that uncle Job was a day late,
while Others aver that Tom was hunting
dear and wanted to 90 alone. But uncle
Job did not care, for in Windsor, it is said,
he bagged "A woodcock in two days o. G.
White and wife of Belfast spent several
days in town last week. Georges River
Grange gave the 4th degree to eight candi-
dates last Wednesday evening, after which
they had harvest feast, which was a fine
affair. For once the bean was side-tracked
and roast chicken served in its stead About
one hundred were present. Georges River
Grange appears to be in "a tiourishing con-
dition.