The Republican journal., 1899-12-28

| W Spouu b lew W0tkS WILL IcldblV eo.
FIR ank Norton has completed his new house
on the outside and has plastered few rooms
and will soon move in..... There was a
Christmas tree Monday evening. 800. Wild
| geese were seen Saturd ay going South,
which is much later than usual.
| CENTRE LINCoLNvILLE. Hiss Gusse Math-
ews has gone to Massac husetts, where she
has employment. Miss Nina Jones is
spending few days in Camden. George
Lermond has returned to Boston, accompa-
, MED by his brother Rich. .Messrs. Norman
Jones and Claude Heal have gone to New
| York to find employment. Clifford Young
! is at home from Boston visiting his parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Young. Mrs Ella
| Ludworth is spending a few weeks in Mas
sachusetts. "A social will be b cid at "Clark's
Hall'' Wednesday evening. Jan. 10TH for the
benefit of Philip Mahoney. A fine program
will be given consisting of dialogues recita-
| tions, declamations pantomimes, vocal and
instrumental music, furnished by the Lin
colnvile Band. A basket supper will be
served. If stormy, postponed until next fair
night. A small fee will be charged at the
| door.
| CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Miss Edna Thomp-
son has gone to Massachusetts to spend the
| winter. Mr. E. A. Sprowl has returned
| from weeks stay in Boston. Mrs. Charles
Allen, who has been seriously i'll the past
two weeks. is improving. Miss Geneva
Sprowl has gone to the Boston Homeo-
II
George Brown of Belfast spent Sunday with
Mr. Volney Thompson. d. Ramsay,
M. D., has returned from brief trip to Bos-
ton. Sheriff S. G. Norton and deputy
Frank Norton We're in town last week. -.
Detective Odhn went home to Lewiston
better. Mrs. G. O. Jordan of Jamaica
Plains, Mass, is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. n. P Bennett. B johnson
has shipped about $50 angora cats during the
past six weeks. "A. F. Plummer and his
intelligent dog have again been to the front.
This time it was E. E. Tasker who had two
uncatchable hefers ranging the woods and
frozen pastures for a week. The dog would
catch heifer, throw and hold her without
injury until his master arrived and had
her secured. 1t was quick work, too.
WATERFORD. Christmas Sunday was OBJ
f served at the Methodist church with an APP
propriate sermon by the pastor and special
music by the choir in the morning, and a
fine concert by the Sunday School in the
| evening. There was also a Christmas tree
for the children in the vestry Monday even
| ing. One of the smart old ladies' of the
/ town is Mrs, Susan Hardy, aged IS wears.
t who has spun $50 skeius of yarn and knit -
! pairs Of mittens since the first of September
! Very few OF the younger women can spin as
| good yarn az she can now. She took the
first premium at the fair last fall...A Il the
/ schools IN town are closed for Christmas
week. 80. Timothy Fellows is home from
| Boston for his holiday vacation. Granville
| Grant anu Parker George returned Saturday
from Camden, where they have been at
| work on the masted schoOner. Miss Liz
zje Fernald is at home for her vacation.
Mrs. Z. M. Chase returned from Bllerica on
| Saturdays boat. ... Mrs. Flora Coleman of
New y ork is visiting her mother, Mrs
Simpson. Arthur N. Smith came home
from Portland to spend Christmas with his
parents. -. Mr.. d. II. Smith, who has been
suffering from bronchitis, is improving
| Mr.. Charles Fernad came home from Boston
Saturday for a brief visit.... Miss Sarah Jel-
lerson is visiting relatives in town.
SWANyILLE. The annual reunion of the
family of Sylvanus Nickerson was held at
the home of A. S. Nickerson on Dec 25th.
| Twenty-Five were present. including the
| family of Mrs. N, Mr.. and Mrs E. Par
sons of Benton, and Cora Parsons of Swan
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Libby and
daughter of Winterport. At two o'clock a
bountiful dinner was served, to which all
did ample justice. pleasant feature of
the gathering was the presence of the aged
| fathers of Mr. and Mrs. Nickerson-.Svlya.
nus Nickerson, who has seen s. Christmas
days, and Mr.. Parsons, 81 They seemed to
enjoy the wit and jolity of the day as much
as did the younger ones. The remainder of
the afternoon was spent in social chat, sing
ing and recitations by the children. At
seven o'clock the party were again called to
the dining room, where there was heavily
laden Christmas tree. AL were we'll remem-
| bered, aud after another hour of social chat
the guests left for their several homes. pro-
nouncing this reunion one of the pleasan
they ever attended and secretly wishing that
| Christmas came oftener than once year,
| Hon. A. E. Nickerson is at home again
P. l.. Nickerson is at home from the Univer-
sity of Maine for the holidays. He is very
busy taking pictures, which are giving ex-
cellent satisfaction. Mr.. 81. E. Greeley
and wife of Bar Harbo- spent Christmas in
town.. Miss Mabel Billings, who is teach
ing in Frankfort, spent Christmas at home.
miss Julia M. Chase and Mr.. u. D.
Hartshorn were at home from Castne, and
A. Ross Nickerson from Bucksport. Miss
Louise Cunningham has returned from NAL
den, Mass, accompanied by her nephew,
, Jewell Bowling, and friend Miss Ina McDon-
| nell. One day not long ago, Mr.. Albert
Cunningham threshed 175 bushels of grain
for Mr.. A. S. Nickerson. They began work
at A. NJ. and at 80 P. M the machine
was loaded, ready to move out. Mr. E.
FL. Nickerson of Portland, Me-, former
ly of this place, very kindly and gener-
ously remembered his old neighbors who are