The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-23

hALLDALE. Alex GllcnroSG ana vile
haze secured employment in Hallowell. and
expect to leave for there April 1st.. 1t is
reported that E. F. Banton went to the
Maine General Hospital in Portland last
Monday for treatment. Charlie H. Vose
is reported quite sick this week. =. The
one day last week and fitted his wood for
the stove.
| CENTER MoNTvILLE. The warrant is post
ed for town meeting to be held March 9th,
to appoint an agent to deed the poor farm,
which the town voted to sell to John
Tibbetts. .Mr. J. c. Carey was elected a
member of the school committee instead of
| DIR. A. D. Ramsay, as reported. -. Miriam G.
Bartlett is at home from Hopedale, Mass,
spending her spring vacation.
! STANDPOINT. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel White
/ have returned to Castine for the spring..
Miss Lucia Shute, who is employed at the
"Fashion, in Bangor, came home Saturday
for a short visit. 80. j ohm Small left Monday
to join sch Herbert E., Capt. Eden Shute.
49,. Miss Eta Grant is attending the spring
! term of school at Castine. Capt. Samuel
French was in Brewer last week on business.
....A An entertainment will given at the hall,
Thursday evening, March 23d, under the
direction of Mrs. Austin French All are
cordially invited, as a very interesting pro-
gram is announced Rev. j. G. Fisher
from Bangor preached here last Sunday but
owing to the storm the attendance
small. The ground is we'll covered with
snow and good sleighing is reported in this
vicinity. Mrs. Hannah Heath is very i'll
| with pneumonia
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. A. S. Wilson
tertained the Ladies Circle last Friday even
| ing. Tnirty-one were present and a very
| pleasant evening was spent. The Merry
Murmers( ?) were entertained by Fred Dock
| ham and wife on the evening Of March 18th.
Mrs. Inez Reed and Miss Celia CHM of
Bangor visited their grandmother, Mrs.
Susan CHM, recently -. Miss Emma Trevitt
of Prospect Marsh visited friends here last
week. Mrs. A. A. CHM entertained
party of gentlemen and ladies from Pros
pect Marsh, March 18th. Refreshments were
served and a very pleasant evening en- joyed
by all. The Country School will be given at
| this school house in about two weeks, the
evening to be announced later. Be saving up
your Dimes. Capt. A. j. Croker and wife
of Winterport visited relatives here last
Thursday and Friday James Hobrook had
a choppng bee at his house last Thursday
| afternoon. Mrs. H. gave the boys very nice
supper and the girls went in the evening,
making very merry party. The boys and
| girls had a sociable at the school house
March 14th. A goodly number were present
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mrs. Harry HERR
man, who has heeu spending the winter
with an invalid mother i'll Baltimore, ar
rived last Saturday, called home by the ac-
cident to her mother-inlaw, Mrs. Hezekiah
| Herrm man, who fell recently breaking her
arm very near the shoulder Last week
seemed one of casualties i n the village,
Mr.. Frank West and Arthur Colcord each
received bad cut on the hand, requiring
several stitches to close them. -. Mrs. Angie
| Mudgett is spending several weeks in Bel
fast, the guest of her niece. Mrs Edwin W.
Croker. Miss Emily Overlook leaves
town this week for SomervIlle, Mass. where
she will remain until July....A very pleas
ant game OF pro, ressive W hist epjoyed
at Mr.. and Ms. Edward Lafoileys by
twenty of their friends " ednesday evening,
March 18th. Capt. and Mrs. has Park
gave progressive euchre party of twelve
last Saturday evening Inch was very en-
/ joyable occasion.... Mr.. Harry S. Park
writes his parents THAI e is very much
pleased with his visit to Havana. He tx
poets to return soon to Florida. Frank
! Paul Patterson has accepted position in a
grocery house in New Bedford, Mass.
! JACKSON. Rev. Mr.. Richardson, assisted
by Rev. f. S. Doliff, pastor of the Congl
g church of Jackson, has been holding series
| of revival meetings at East Jack son recently
/ in which quite religious interest has been
manifested. Nj. G. Pease has lost valu-
able horse from congestion of the lungs ......
Geo. E. BrackeJt Lodge, l. O. of G. T., is
holding a series of competitive entertain
ments at their meetings which are very
enthusiastically conducted. The leaders are
| Merton Fogg and Willie Ham. The defeat
| ed party will furnish treat for the LODGE.
| W. E. Warren, who has been on the sick
list of late, is somewhat improved in health.
.... 4. W. Ryan's brother of A bbott is visit
| ing relatives in this town and vicinity for
the first time for twenty years. 80. The rain
| Of Sunday night prevented the roads from
| being badly blocked by the very heavy
wind of Monday n otw 18th standing the
rough weather and bad travelling last Mon
day the town meeting was the most fully at
tended for years. Quite lively contest was
| had over the election of selectmen, which
resulted in the choice of an entire new
| board. Eugene Fletcher, owner of the
Great Farm so-called, has sold to Mr..
! Shaw of Burnham 1913 tons of hay and de-
| livered il on the cars at Brooks
| LIBERTY. Leonard Berry has returned
to Buffalo, New York, where he has been for
the past three years overseeing the work on
the Post Office in the interest of the Bod
we'll Granite Co. He rented his mill here to
man named Thomas. Mathews & Young
look after his interests. The mill is splen-
didly stocked, Mathews & Young and L. L.
Prescott having bought quite portion of
| the stock, intending to do more work in the
| lime cask business than ever before. They
are sending casks to Rockland and Belfast,