The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-01-12
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an entertainment Saturday evening consist
ing of recitations, singing, instrumental
music, charades and reading of the Burn
ham Enterprise by the teacher. A social
time followed the program, which was
heartily enjoyed. Harry McAllister, a
student of the NJ G. I. and popular young
man, closed very successful term of school
Jan. 9th. ... F. E. Libby is making extensive
repairs on his barn. He is wintering five
hundred sheep and six pairs of fine matched
oxen. Mrs. John E. Hart was suddenly
called to Waterville Saturday morning by
the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Bert Rey-
nolds, and her two children. e.. George Gill
more is harvesting his seasons ice this
week. He will put in larger amount this
year than ever before.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A .
Mariner and child, and Mrs. Alice Tower
and two children of Belmont, spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Mariner. Fred E. Wyman of Northport
was in town Jan. Sth, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Arad Mahoney. FL. G. Thomas and
children spent Dec. 18th with his brother
Eugene. ...Arad Mahoney was in East North
port Sunday, visiting his mother, Mrs Sarah
Mahoney Mr.. and Mrs. Will H. Arnold
and daughter of Belfast are spending few
months with his father, Jarvis Arnold. H..
Mrs. Mary A. Abbott of Camden is with her
sister, Mrs. Eliza Dopnel, for few weeks
....John Cunningham of Franklin, Mass,
was in town last week. Capt. and Mrs.
Rodney Witherspoon of Rockport were at
Henry Mahoney's Jan. 4th.. Lucy Heald
and two children of Boston are in town..
Miss Eva Donnell of Belfast is at g. E. Don
nell's for few weeks. -. Francis Cello fell
and broke rib recently, while chopping in
the woods.
SwANvILLE. Hon. A. E.. Nickerson came
home from Augusta last week and returned
Tuesday by train. Mr.. Bert Scribner will
take his team through later 49,. Rev. L. S.
Ford has made trip by train to Augusta,
Gardiner and Togus, holding religious ser
vices with the soldiers and others, and re-
turned home Dec. Both after i've days alb
sence School in district No. l. Miss Julia
Chase teacher, is closed on account of scar
let fever Both of Edgar Robertsons little
IVY are Slth W IVA IL, anu III Is feared UllaU
there are other cases in town. Mr. Fred
Curtis, while out Cunning the other day, got
duck in Teddy Pond 49,. Hon A E. Nick
erson and Nickerson Il Damn have got in
their years supply Of ice. Mr.. j. 0. Patter-
son, Mr.. O. B. Patterson and Mr.. Wallace
Cunningham cutting ice now. 1t should
have read Mr. and Mrs. Byron Larrabee
We're guests of Mr. and Mrs Charles Walk
er last week. -. Clarence Walker and Geo.
Harvey are on the sick list. Mrs. Wallace
Cunningham is in Prospect with her son
Fred, whose baby is dangerously sick
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Marden are sick with la
grippe. Mr.. j. w. Nickerson made bust
ness trip to Boston recently.
FREEDOM. Owing to the storm Friday.
the installation OF officers of the Dana B
Carter Post was postponed one week. The
officers elect AS follows Com, Elander
Grant; S. V. c., Hiram Eastman; j. V. c.,
Marcelus Harding; Chap Knowles Bangs
O. D.. Frank Mutt; Q. NJ, Joseph Brown;
Surg, Elijah Flye; o. G., Joseph Elliott.
The Ladies' Circle will meet in G. A. r. Hall
Jan 10Th at p. m using both the upper and
lower rooms. The ladies are requested to
come early and help make social time at
the first meeting of 1899. Supper will be
served in the dining room from to o'clock,
and social in the hall from to 10, p. m,
consisting OF Rotations, reading, games,
etc. All are cordially invited. Per order of
the presidents, Mrs. E. A. Bouluer, Miss
Frances |. Williams, and Mrs. Inez Bellows,
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pletes term of school in Montville this
week =. Miss Pearl Carter, w no has been at
tending school in Thorpdike, is expected
home this week. Beacon Light Club held
its annual meeting Jan. I'd with Mrs. Reu-
ben Sibley, and it was one of the most pleas
ant events of the New Year. There are
many cases of the grip in our village and
vicinity.
PROSPECT. Isaac and Eugene Partridge
We're at the dance in North Searsport last
week. Miss Ella Moore has returned to
her home in Frankfort, from visiting rela-
tives in Prospect. The first good shedding
has come and now is the time to haul logs to
Boyd's mill......J. A. Haley has sold his
pressed hay to parties at Mosquito mountain
III. +. Gould is training some of his colts,
giving occasionally spin to Blue Wilkes
for exercise. go. Where are the pedars? 1t
has been more than month now since
Arabian Mary or any of the dark skinned
uamselS have been around. Probably they
are waiting for the hens to lay, as eggs and
pensions are about all the money resources
in the country now. There is petition in
circulation to change the law so that small
towns Can have their option to pay in labor
or money Tor work on the roads. Since
the price of hay is so low and future pros
poets unpromising, and with no hay to sell
IN Prospect at paying prices, there is hardly
anything to maui on our sparcely settled
roads, and this talk of wide tires and macad-
amized roads here there are hardly any
people, means higher taxes and poorer
shingles on the house and barn.
PITTsFIELD. Business is picking up
little in this place. Several of the clothing
manufactures have sent quite large orders
for work. Smith & Conant were advertise
ed to start their mill Monday, saving spool
stock. The outlook is said to be good for
the firm to do large amount of business.
1t has also been announced that the Walker
Wooden Mill will start this week.. There
is still a large amount of sickness i'll town.
Our physicians all very busy, both day
and night. DR.. W. C. Marden, of whom /
twenty seven professional calls one day
recently, treating twenty-One different per-
sens. His business has increased so rapidly
that he has been obliged to get anol her
horse and employ man to care for the two
horses and have them in readiness for him
at short notice Postmaster Murray is Just
recovering from quite severe attack of la
grippe. M ISIS Lou Smith, who is eml.l. Cd