The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-08-24

home in Cambridge, Mass, last week. $50 E.
W. Knowles and baby of Somerville, Mass,
are stopping at j. E. Halls. e. M. Tucker
and his sister have returned to their home in
Pittsfield. 81. Mrs. G. L. Poland and children,
who have been visiting at II. E. Blands, left
last week. 80. Henry McCorison and his
mother visited relatives in Belfast last week.
wv. H. Hall of Lowell, Mass, is visiting
his father, E. B. Hall. C. A. Hall sold one
of his horses last week to Alvah Morrison.
Sadie Hamilton of Lowell, Mass, is visiting
relatives here.
SM1rHToN Ceremony. Ernest Downes and
wife, who have been visiting at Charles
Cars, returned to their home Wednesday.
MIR. jenkins and wife of Boston are visiting
at ]. O. Bartletts and Herbert Halls. M. E.
Busher and wife returned Saturday from a
carriage drive through Lincoln and Kenne-
bee counties, visiting while absent in JEFF
ferson, Gardiner and Augusta. Some of
our young people who attended the enter
tainment at the school house last Tuesday
night were much pleased. The imitation of
the human voice by the graphophone was
something wonderful. ..... Mrs. Florence
Wentworth is at home from Fairfield. >.
The black berries are getting ripe, but unless
we have some rain they will not amount to
much.
LIBERTY. Several persons registered at
the Sanford House last week, who went out
from this town recently as poor boys and
have returned to take look at the place of
lo; h;rtL tIo,,, Erol
Barker, successful merchant at Elmira
New York his brother, Clarence Barker, of
Chicago; Melvin Wood, native of Palermo
now real estate broker in Southern Cali
fornia E. j. Cunningham, native of Mont
vile, now of Elizabeth, N. j.; Stewart
Knowlton, a native Of this village, now a
resident of Camden, and several others. -.
Albert Little and Bessie Wisdom returned
to their homes in Boston last Saturday,
after spending several weeks in this village.
IA large number of our citizens and
visitors spent last week at Northport and
Temple Heights. Rev E. A. Denslow, the
new pastor at South Montville, preached
at the church in this village Sunday after
noon and was very well liked. ....P Prof
Berry and family are now stopping at Lin
colnville Beach. Thermometer 500 in the
shade Tor the past three days.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Frank P. Benefits
machine shop at the Kingdom is a busy
place these warm days, as he has four of
his water wheels in process of construction
Thei largest is a forty-two inch wheel, which
will be completed early this week and be-
longs to Raymond Turner of Somerville
There are two going to Liberty, one each
for Will Knowlton and L. 2. Berry. The
other is for Albert Turner of Palermo.
Mrs. F, a. Cushman has returned from
Belfast. Mrs E E. Tasker is at home from
Middletown, Conn. Mrs. Harriet Mason
and Mrs. Laura Bartlett of Belfast were at
E. A, Sprowl's last week. w S. Davis
was at home from Camden last week. G. A.
Gordon and wife went to Pittsfied Aug 23d
..-.Melvin Currier is in Belfast for few
days....C. ?. Carter has been drawn grand
juryman from this town and Eli Stevens
will serve on the traverse jury. Mrs.
Richard Curran of Middletown, Conn is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. l.. Bennett.
Nora Kitty Of Mddletown, Conn, is visit
ing Mrs. L. f. Tasker. Mary j. Heath of
Standpoint is visiting her sister, Alma
OHara. Last Sunday evening Mrs. NJ. G.
Gordon had a night blooming cereus with
eight blossoms opened at once. 1t was a
beautiful sight.
MORRILL,. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Hatch
have the sympathy of their many friends in
AL |, a. 81
day morning, after few hours illness from
"thermic" fever. Funeral Monday at D. m.
"a genuine surprise party was that which
met at the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
Merriam last Thursday evening. The occa-
sion was the Goth natal day of Mrs. Merriam.
At about 8 o'clock relatives and friends to
the number of 45 marched in unannounced,
the head of the column led by John F. Shell
don of Belfast and Mrs. M. A. P. Sayward of
Thorndike. Ice cream, cake, candy, peanuts
and ice water were produced by the party,
and literally slowed away at later hour
Mrs. Merriam was the recipient of many
beautiful presents. The evening passed in
social chat, with music by the Merriam Wick
ery-Sheldon orchestra, closing with original
chronicles by Mrs. M. A. P. Sayward. The
chronicles dealt largely with similar party
held at John F. Sheldon's the week previous,
the occasion being Mr.. Sheldon's second 21st
birthday. 1t was a very late hour when
your correspondent arrived home. Mrs.
A. A. Hatch and daughter arrived home last
week. :. Rev. and Mrs. Wesley Wiggin re-
turned to Rockport, Mass, last week. Mrs.
Sarah Clark, who has been visiting in town
the past two weeks, has gone to Prospect and
Searsport. L. D. White and family are at
the Camp Ground in Washington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Jackson went to Augusta on a
visit last week. Miss Minnie Woods is
much improved in health. Mr.. Claude
Grover has traded farms with W. P. Bick-
nell of Belmont and will move soon.
SEARsNoMT The fall terms of school will
begin Aug. 2Sth, Except the village and No.
5, which will begin Sept. 5th) with the fol-
lowing teachers: Village school, Annie j.
Miller; assistant, Edith G. Wilson; North
Searsmont, Lula Mayhem; East Searsmont,
Addie E. McLain; Mountain, Alice E. lib
belts; Ridge, Mrs. Jennie McInnes No. s.,
Edna Rackliffe; No. 10, Harriet E. Bean !;
Severance, Josephene Knight; Union school
rs Montvj1le) Mrs Emma f. Davis q