The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-13

visiting Mrs. Ms. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
A. Morrill,. Mrs. Ann Hemenway OF
Searsmont was in town Sunday visiting
relatives. Mrs. Sadie Knight of Lincoln
willie was i'll town Sun day visiting her
brother, Mr.. c. Q. Jordan. Levi Black OF
Belfast was in town last week visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Susan A. Bryant.
Mrs. j. E. Bryant W as in Appleton last week
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Miles Ripley.
HALLDALE. Charles A. Gilchrest was
quite badly hurt few days ago. While
loading a log he slipped and fell and the log
rolled over him. large knot striking him in
the side. Joshua Kershaw of Lowell,
Mass, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles
Row ELL. Mrs. l.. P. Foster died quite sud
denly last Thursday morning. Rev. S. G.
Whitcomb of Bangor, the F. W. B. State
Missionary, is expected to preach here next
Sunday. w. B, Snow, who has been visit
ing here, has returned to his place of BUSH
ness.
PROSPECT VILLA GE. Miss Alma Part
ridge has returned from visit to relatives
in Belfast. Mr.. Harvey Libby OF Portland
is expected to make his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Libby, a two weeks visit this
month. Mr.. L. is slowly improving from
his illness. MIR. Manley Knowlton is serv-
ing as juryman in Belfast. -. The S. B. [. S.
will meet with Capt A. A. CHM and wife
Jan. LIST, afternoon and evening. Mr..
Hosea B. Littletield and Mr.. Clifton Eames
| have gone np-river with their horses to
spend the winter. Mr.. Berton George has
bought and moved on the Captain VIM. d.
Hichborn farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. West
| of Frankfort were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
@. H. Partridge last Sunday.
| THoRNDIKE. The funeral of Mr.. Joseph
Young took place at his late home Jan 9th
Rev. E. s. Burrill of Unity officiating. The
deceased had been great sufferer for sever
al months. His age was about 10 years..
| Henry j. Woods and wife of Orono visited
his sister, Mrs. d. A. McManus, last week. .
Mr.. j. FL. Stevens spent Jan. 10th and 18th
with friends in Searsport. Mr.. and Mrs
E. NJ. Hunt spent last Wednesday evening
with MIR. j S. Files and wife. A S. Hig-
gins and wife We're in Freedom several days
last week -. Bert Stevens spent last Sun
day with friends in Belfast. Mrs. Sarah
Cole called on friends in East Thorndike
Jan. 11th.. Messrs. f. S. Hogan and j. R.
Gross We're very busy last week. cutting and
storing ice for the coming season. :. Several
farmers are hauling their farms--or rather
their hay-to Thorndike Station Others
are doing quite business at numbering
hauling logs, cord wood and pulp wood.
PROSPECT. Thomas E. Cuddey of Frank
fort is at A. X. Gray's dangerously sick
He is attended by DR.. Erskine of Frankfort
So. About a foot of snow fell here Jan. 5,
and it is now first class sieIghing and all are
improving it,. Miss Josie Gray, who has
been passing the holidays at East Orland
returned home Thursday. She reports
very pleasant visit. Melvin Aver and wife
of Boston, who have been passing several
days here with friends, left on the steamer
City OF Bangor, Thursday, for their home
....A rtbur Whitmore, who has been cut
ting stone at Mosquito mountain the past
summer, has gone to Harrington, and will
pass the winter there. The cold weather
the past 10 days has been the cause of cut
down of the crew at Mosquito, and still
there is quite force there. :. Albert Cum
mings slipped on the ice the other day,
falling on the crust, cutting his face badly,
and was otherwise badly bruised.
Troy. Miss Carrie Weymouth was called
home last week from Brockton, Mass, by
the serious illness of her nephew, Arnold
W. Dodge. Arnold is the only child of Dr.
NJ T. and Mrs. bod ge, and they have
the sincere sympathy of the community in
their deep solCtude. DR., Griffin of Pitts
field was called in cons ultaton with Dr.
Dodge. The patient seems a very little bet
ter at this writing, but is considered very
sick child. The Troy band will repeat
their contest and concert at the Methodist
church in Dixmont next Saturday evening
-. There have been series of revival meet
ings in Troy, at the schoohouse on Ward
HUI, resulting in a nj mber of conversions
ami determination on the part of some to
lead a better life. The Crawford brothers
of Burnham have been the leaders in the
meetings. Miss Katrina Harding spent
last Sunday in Jackson, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. James Dodge, and attended services at
the Congregational church. 1850 Timothy
Halves was at home over Sunday from Bel
fast, where he is attending the present term
OF court, as jury also Allen Rollins of
the grand jury.
CENTRE MoNTvllLE The many friends
and former schoomates of Mrs. Gertrude
Foster were much panied to learn of her
death last Thursday morning at the home of
her father, Mr.. Zelisco Foster. Although
Mrs. Foster had been i'll for some time past,
yet no one realized that the end was so
near, and her death was a great shock not
only to her INN ediate family but to the host
of friends who have always known her with
SO much pleasure. Although her life has
been short yet by her sympathetic and self
sacrificing disposition she has done an in
| estlmable amount of good in her own home
and has made herself endeared to many
She was married only last fall to Mr. Lew
| elyn Foster, W no, with her father and two
sisters, survives her. She was tenderly cared
for in her sickne So, and the family have the
| sympathy of the entire community in their
bereavement. Truly in her death the
| world has lost one OF its most valuable pos
sessions, pure and unselfish woman. The
| funeral took Mace on Sunday at 10 a m