The Republican journal., 1899-01-05

| PROSPECT FERRY, Mrs. E. X. Batcheder
entertained the Ladies Circle last Friday
evening. Thirty were present and all enjoyed
| a very pleasant evening. Miss Emily
CHM visited her sister, Mrs. James Little
lied, in Prospect Marsh last week. Miss
Lena Shute has gone to Bangor to work for
| Capt. George Cummings. Capt. A. S.
Wilson and wife called on friends in Pros
pect Marsh one day last week. Mrs A A.
CHM entertained the Ladies Circle of Pros
pect Marsh last Thu rsday afternoon and
evening. Forty were present, and all went
home feeling we'll repaid for coming
Eustis CHM of Ellsworth is visiting friends
and relatives in this vicinity
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Mrs. Clara Palmer
has gone to Massachusetts to spend the win
ter with her daughter Mrs. Harmon.
Schools in town viii generally close next
Friday after very successful terms. The
Carter school, Miss Madge Thompson teach
er, are planning to give an entertainment at
their school house next Tuesday evening.
The Advent quarterly meetings held by
Rev. Messrs Weeks and Brown have been
quite well attended, Sc. Miss Miriam Bartlett
who has been spending her Christmas vaca-
tiou Nth her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James
O. Bartlett left Saturday to resume her
school work in HopedaIe, Mass Mr..
FRANK Poland, who is attending the Bangor
Business College is at home for short vaca-
tom. Messrs Wales and Mark Bartlett
have returned for the spring term at the
University Of Maine, Or0no..... Freeman
Johnston has been quite i'll ia Boston He and
his wife expected hom4 in ii short time.
49,, Ehjah Gay, who has been rather poorly
during the winter, is slightly improved.
MORRILL,. The funeral of Oliver Blake
(not Black took place at his late residence
last Friday P NJ, Rev. Geo. S. Mills of Bel
fast officiating. Mr.. Blake was long an
honored members of Honesty Grange and
one of its charter members By request the
Grange took charge of the funeral and read
their beautiful ritualistic ceremonies on the
occasion. 1t was only about three weeks
ago that many of his friends and members
Of the order assembled to celebrate with
him the Goth anniversary of his welded
life. He was 81 years and months old. He
ichNtS d NIle, no IS % years OI age, anu
four children. For more extended notice
of this aged couple, we refer to our local of
four weeks ago. The Journal made us
write Black where it should be Blake Mr.
Alvin Knowlton is at home from Massachu-
sets, where he has been laboring the past
| year or more. e. Miss Eta Madden, who has
been living with Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Mears
~
on visit. Joseph o. Whitcomb, Egg, of
Orono was in town last Friday.... Mrs
Wesley Achorn has been spending a few
| days in Belfast. -. Traften Hatch returns to
| his studies in New York this week
| WINTERPoRT. Laura, wife of G.. C.
| Hopkins, passed away Dec. Goth after an
| illness of about three weeks, leaving a hus-
band and three little boys to mourn their
loss. She was woman of many excellent
qualities and will be mourned by many
friends. Great symdathy is expressed for
Mr.. Hopkins and his motherless little ones
in this their great bereavement. Mrs.
Hopkins was member of the W. G. 7. U.
and the ladies of the union furnished beau.
tiful flowers and attended the funeral in
| body, acting as escort for the mourners.
Beautiful flowers were also sent by other
| friends. The services were held at the
Methodist church Saturday afternoon under
the charge of F. W. Haley, Rev. d. H. Piper
officiating. Among the relatives who came
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
! Caderwood of Linconville, Miss Esther
| Calderwood of Camden, Mr.. Albert Hopkins
of Brockton, Mr.. Emory Calderwood OF
| Prospect and MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Parker OF
Bangor. Mrs. G. S. Silsby a former we'll
known resident of this place died Dec. 3Ot
| at her home in Bangor of pneumonia, leaving d
husband and daughter to mourn their loss
| Her brother Mr.. Isaiah Rich, the only
! living member of a large family, went TIC
Bangor to attend the funeral and the re-
mains were brought here Monday for burial
| Most of the grip patients are couvalescent
Capt. A. j. Croker is still very i'll, and Mrs
| Geo. Crockett is on the sick list. Mrs Ma "a
ret Kelly is slowly improving. Her sister In
law, Mrs Sarah French came from Gard
liner to take care of her for awhile. i. Ell
bridge E. Fernald, Esq, come home from
Boston to spend the holidays with his
mother. Mrs. Walter Haley has beer
visiting her daughters in Portland and
Augusta. Ellery Bowden. Esq, and wife
are in Belfast during the session of court.
A watch meeting was held at the Methodist
vestry Saturday night. and the week Of
prayer will be observed there. Mr.. l. H
Davis of Houlton made his mother, NJ rs
u. 5. Thompson, brief visit last week..
Mr.. James Free man and Mrs. Geneva NJ
Randall were united in marriage Dec. 29tt
at the home of the brides sister, Mrs
Daniel Thompson of Stockton, in the pre-
sence of the Immediate relatives and few
invited guests. Rev. H. W. Norton o.
Searsport officated. 1t was very pleasant
occasion. Immediately after the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was served, and TIE
newly married pair left for a trip to Boston
and vicinity.