The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-06

partridge started last MONDAY Tor the Il ION
dixie gold fields. Master Simie Littefield
has been very i'll with pneumonia, but is
now improving. Miss Addie Crockett one
of our successful school teachers, is teach
ing the Clark school in Prospect. Mr. Eu-
gene Partridge has arrived home from gun
ming and hunting expedition in the woods
near the Katahdin Iron Works. :. Miss Mat
tie Lttletield has gone to Augusta, where
she has employment. Miss lnez Staples
visited friends in Prospect last week. Mr.,
Truman Lathrop left Monday for Boston
where he has employment as a commercial
visited at Mrs Jennie Mardens re-
Gently and attended the Israelite meet
ing at Mr.. WILDER Ridleys. He enter
tanned the company with several very
amusing Rotations and songs. Miss
Alma Partridge of Prospect visited friends
in this vicinity last week F. P. and Her
man Partridge went to Bslfast on business
recently. 80. Mr. Luther Grant of Prospect
called on friends in town Wednesday,.
Elder Stairs had meeting at the Turner
school-house last Sunday evening. Several
new members have lately joined the Centre
Sunday school and the interest continues
| good. The next meeting of the Israelites
will be at Mr. William CLARK 8 All Sunday
school scholars are invited to attend.
Miss Minnie Moody is quite i'll with a severe
| cold. .. Several of the children in Lyman
Partridge's family are ill.
| Agricultural Society held their 25th annual
meeting at Monroe Dec. 29th and elected the
| following officers for the ensuing year
President, A. E. Nickerson of Swanville
| Vice President G. W. Richie, Winterport
| Secretary, E IH. Nealey, Monroe; Treasurer,
| F. L. Palmer, Monroe Board of Trustees, L..
| 0. Robinson, Monroe; Leonard Clark, Win
/ terpOrt; John Averll, Frankfort; M. H.
Haley, Prospect; 4. II. Ellis, Swanville; NJ.
! &. Chapman, New burg; E. D. Tasker, Jack
son; \ C, Ferguson, Dixmont; J. 4. Bailey,
! Brooks Librarian E. II. Neailey. 1t was
voted to hold their next annual fair Oh the
grounds at Monroe, Sept 49, IA and 10,
1898. Mrs. Blanche Whitcomb from Lii}er
| ty with her little son Clement, has been
visiting her old ueighbors a few days MIR
Robert Smart and wife have taken little
hoarder to care for this cold weather. -. The
Two small children of Fred Cousens have
/ ben quite sick 80. Franklin Chase has been
/ suffering with auuther sore in his head this
one was bellnd Tie eaI.... The Odd Fellows
4 installation and dedication of the new hall
/ Jan. DIST, will be postponed! to the evening,
as the Grand officers viii hot be able to at
tend in tie afternoon, The installation and
dedication Will only be open to Odd Fellows,
their families and invited guests, but the
/ dance will be open to ALICIA surprise
| party was given to Miss Linda Chase last
| week About 80 of the school Children and
young people in the vicinity were of the
/ village met at her home and spent pleas
ant evening in playing games and with
music. A inc treat was enjoyed and all
went home feeling that they had had a
pleasant evening. Mr.. Freeman Atwood, who
| has been sick the past two weeks with in
| flannation of the kidneys and bladder. has
| not been SO well the past few days. He has
had several chills, followed by prostration
Mrs. Kilburu, has been with him during his
Sickness and now his daughter, Mrs Alice
| Sewal has arrived and DR.. Sewall came tC
see him. 1t is hoped that he has seen the
worst of his disease. He is attended by his
son, DR.. Atwood, and DR.. Holt of this vii
lage.
W1NrERPoRT. Landlord Bolan and wife
gave a o'clock dinner to a party of friends
New Year's night. The table was TASTEFUL ~
decorated with holly. The dinner consisted
of five courses, each perfect in it's service
At 80 the party adjourned to the private
parors where the evening was most pleas
antly spent ut whist. The guests were Mr.
and Mrs. f. n. Emmons, Mr.. and Mrs. P. C
Rich, Mr. and Mrs Ellery Bowden, DR.. and
Mrs J. F. Webber, Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
Thayer, Miss Hortense Rankin, Miss
Katherine Thompson, Mrs. VIM. Fernald
Mrs j. MeMauus, Mr.. Chas. Fernald -. A
very interesting public meeting was given
by the W, G. I. U. Sunday evening at the
Methodist church, with the following pro
gram; Singing. Temperance Doxology; re
sponsive reading prayer by Pastor; anthem
by choir reading, Our Sowing, Mrs. j, Fl
Baker; rec, Pardner's Death, Miss Michael
rec, The Fruit of the Still, Mrs. Gertrude
Arey; solo, Annie Hardy; scripture quota
tions reading, Self Interest in Temperance
Jennie Bennoch :; dec, The Drunkard's Sign
Victor Lesan; solo and duet, F. w. Haley
Miss Millie Haley reading, Drunkard's
Dream, Mrs. l.. A StocSeI reading poem
Mrs j. p, SlmOnton original essay, Miss L
S. Hardy; singing, congregation; benedic
ton. The week of prayer will be observed
at the Methodist church this week -. Miss
Maggie Morgan, who has been failing il
health for long time, died at the hospita
in Augusta last week and her remains were
brought here for burial. The funeral ser
vices were held Friday morning at the
Catholic Church. Mr.. Austin l.. Moody
and Miss Lucy Moody were united in mar
rage at the Methodist Parsonage by Rev
P SimontoD Jan. End. Mrs. E. S GoulG
has gone to Lancaster, n. H., to spend the
winter with her son.. The W R. e., assist
ed by the Band gave a concert and dance
Friday evening. The New Year was usher
ed in with thunder storm Mr. E. G
Baker of Bangor visited his sister, Mrs j. P
Simonton, last week. Miss Katharine Sim
OutOn returned to Middletown Mondav