The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-09

son and wife returned from Boston last
week and are at E. A. Sprowls... Mrs.
| Horace Barker has been cutie i'll, but is i'm
| proving under the of ner daughter
Miss 1nez Barker, who is a trained nurse.
Mrs. William Churchill, who has been con-
| fined to her bed for a long time is comforta.
| BILE. Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Bartlett re-
Gently took carriage drive to Guilford and
Dover, where they spent very pleasant
week with relatives. :. Mrs L. Mcfarland
and Miss Mabel Pentecost of Montville
called on friends at the Centre last Friday
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Rev. j. A. Keen of
Pittsfie cid Me, is holding revival meetings at
the school house. He is the guest of I. f.
| Gould Mrs. Jennie Dock ham and Mrs
| Lue Perkins went to Bangor last Wednesday,
shopping. Mrs. Samuel Strickland of Ban
| goc, accompanied by friends. is visiting her
brother, Josiah Colson, and family. ...All the
schools in town have closed, except the vii
! lage school, which closes Nov. 18th. :. The
! S. B. l. S. will meet November 10th with
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Haley 49,. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Winchenback of Morrill, visited her
sister, Ella NJ. Little field, and family last
I W eth... W IS LiLLl6 Ltue anu MISS alud
Partridge went to Belfast Nov. 9th, shopping,
| PROSPECT FERRY. The school at Prospect
Ferry, taught by A. S. Ordway, closed its
fall term Nov. Sd. The pupils not absent
one-half day were: Evelyn Avery, Marion
Gillles, Mildred Grindle and George Turner.
| Friday evening an entertainment and So
ciable was given at the school house to raise
funds for bell. The entertainment consi T.
ed of readings by James A, Coleman, the
popular and talented elocutionist of the East
Maine Conference Seminary at Bucksport.
| His selections were Of high class and were
exceptionally we'll rendered. The rendering
! of "Aunty Doleful il costume was especial
ly tine, and was the "hit. Music was furn-
ished by Mr.. Joseph Boyd of the Seminary,
and by local talent. Quite a number of the
Seminary boys were present. Mrs. Kitty
! Goodwin of Hallowell visited her brother,
G. a. Avery, last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
| F. I. Haley of Prospect Marsh visited Mr..
and Mrs. W. d, Hartman Sunday Miss
Hattie Hartman visited friends at the Marsh
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank CHM of
Bucksport visited Capt and Mrs. A. A. CHM
0'''+N A'''AA4N' 'ASAeNNA
Clara Griffin OF Stockton Springs several
days last week. Capt. A. j. Crocker and
| daughter, Mrs Annie B. Hill of Winterport,
called on Mrs. A G. Hartman last week..
Se> eral from this place attended George
Crocker's funeral at Stockton Springs last
week. After long and painful struggle
the inhabitants of Prospect Ferry now cross
| the DevereauX brook in comparative safety,
having at last secured from the proper of.
ticlals a new bridge
SwANyILLE The Swanville Union Sunda,
School adjourned last Sunday to the first
| Sunday in May. The members Will meet
with Mrs. T c. Smart at II o'clock next
sunday .....Tne remains of Clifton Lee Gun
ningham We're brought here from Detroit
Tuesday for burial. He the eldest sou
Of Alphonso and Emma Cunningham; he
was very kind hearted, and of him it might
| be truly said ''He had no enemies" He
| leaves a widow ed mother, two sisters, Mrs
| Elhridge Lewis Of Massachu Sets, and Mrs
Lee Roy Bachelor of Detroit, and one
brother, Harry, TO share the sympathy of
nelghhors anu friends -. Messrs. f. j. 4 F.
! z. Webb are bu.l,tlug 4diiti on TO their
stone shed, 14ey have contracts for ii We
large monuments ana are negotiating for
several more. Tney are doing a tiourishlng
| business at the foot Of Oak Arthur
ami Charles Webb are in town. Their
mother. Mrs A I. Webb, has been quite
sick, but is improving. Mrs. F. E. Ncker.
son and two children, and Mrs. Mary D.
/ NIckerson went to Boston Saturday ......
Messrs. Il. K and h. W. Spinney of Unity
were Ill town Sunday Mrs. SHEPPARD
Hopkin gave Halloween party at her
father :, Mr.. James Marr's, which the young
people enjoyed very much. Mrs. NJ j.
Downs has returned from visit to Brewer
Mrs. S. D Gree ley of Hampden was in
town last week. 80. Miss julia Chase closed
the school in Dist. No. 5 last Friday and
went to Castine Saturday Miss Alice Dow
of North Searsport closed her labors in No,
l last Friday.
THoRNDIKE. Cars were loaded the past
week as follows: o. J. Farweu, one with
potatoes Fred Rich, two with wood Irving
Thompson, Knox, two with wood Frank
johnson, Freedom, one with wood: c. B.
Sampson, Freedom, three with hay. Mrs
A. W. Ward passed last Tuesday in Unity.
....Clara Downes and friend Miss McAdam
passed " ednesday night with Mrs. B. w
Downes. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ryan of Knox
were the guests OF Mr.. ana Mrs Willard
Sparrow last Thursday. DIR. and Mrs j.
Z. Whitney passed a few days in Brooks
last week with their daughter, Mrs B. F.
Stantal. The DR., has discarded his specs
and cane since the advent of his little grand.
SON.. Miss Flora Farnham passed a few
days in Belfast last week. Miss Fannie
Simpson has gone to Pittstield, where she
has employment. Mrs. j. G. Cilley and
Mrs. Mabel CIlley visited Mrs. Horace Rob
erts in Brooks Oct. 3lst.. Mrs. Caroline
! Ward visited her daughter, Mrs. Hattie
| Higgins, last week Fred Hasty our gen
| lal mail carrier, is suffering with another
lumbar abscess. ...D DR.. Humphrey of Ban
gor is boarding at Mr.. j. S. Files 80. j. H.
Stevens and wife the guests of Rev.
| and Mrs. d. Brackett in Brooks last Thurs
day night. H. j. Stevens of Bangor was
the guest Of v N. Higgins last Wednesday
night. Mrs. S. G. Files, who has been