The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-04
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

of Lewiston were in town last week..
Chas. o. Jordan of Jamaica Plains, Mass,
has Joined his wife at N. P. Benefits for a
brief visit. wv. NJ. Currier passed Christ
mas with his parents in Belfast.
SOUTH MoNTvILLE. Mrs. .. W. Ripley
went to Lncolnville last week to install the
officers Of the Chapter of the Eastern Star. :.
G. W. Prescott and wife went to Peabody,
Mass, last week to visit their daughter, Mrs.
D. Goodrich. Arthur Morse left last week
for Boston, where he has employment in a
pattern shop. Ralph Knowles, who has
been at home during vacation. will return to
college the last of this week. ...E. Ring has
bought the store which has been occupied by
II. l.. Jackson for the past two years. 1t is
expected that they will take account of stock
this week. =. Miss Chessie Bryant visited in
South Liberty last week, .Erva Conner
spent New Years with Mrs. E. S. Adams.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mrs. Kllman of Pros
pect is at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Daniel Thompson, for an indefinite time.
Capt. Ralph Morse has taken command of
his vessel for the winter, and Mrs. Nj. has
closed the hou}e and will board at the hotel,
during his absence. Mr.. Cram of New
York was in town last week, looking over
the Llttlefield cottage at Fort Point, bought
by him last summer, with a view to making
extensive repairs the coming spring. Miss
Lillian Simmons returned, Monday, to her
school duties in Boston. go. Mrs. Daniel
Thompson is visiting her sister Mrs. Gerrity,
in Bangor. I'D. A. Peirce, Jr., left Monday,
to resume his studies in Waterville. -. Every
one halls with delight the coming of the
long wished for snow, and hope for more,
that we may have continued sleighing
through the winter.
ment of scholarship in the High school a
| student receiving an average Of over 80 per
cent. is in first honor; of over so per cent. in
second honor, and of over 70 per cent. in
third honor; and at the close of each term
the names of all honor students are to be pub
| lished in the local papers. Following is the
list for the fall term: First honor-Mary j
Hardy, Buford Holmes. Second honor
/ Annie Hardy, Fred Shaw, Louise Smith
| Carroll Young. Third honor-Lilla Brown,
George Crowell, Maud Edwards, Nellie
Hill. Glare Moody, Sadie Smith, Marie
| Wardwell. Miss Ada Littlefield left Mon
day for Montclair, n. j., to resume her
| school duties. Mrs. M. F. McManus has
moved into Ellery Bowden's house. -. The
week of prayer will observed at Ellingwood' g
| Corner this week, and in the village next
week. Mr.. and Mrs. James Freeman are
visiting Mrs. Freeman's daughter in Massa-
chusetts. Miss Sophie Chase has returned
from Old Town.
NoRTHPoRT. The Doyle school house in
this town was filled to its utmost capacity
Saturday evening by persons who met to
witness the Christmas tree, and were highly
entertained by the program which Miss
Helen Knight, the teacher, had arranged
The young people who took part were: Ella
Priest, Eliza Nealey Edith and Fannie Whit
more, Alton Brackett, Albert, Harold, Willis
and Annie Dickey and Forest Whitmore OF
Miss knight school; and Charles, Earl and
Walter Dickey, Olive and Mabel Wadlin
from the Browns Corner school, Very in.
teresting remarks were made by Miss Mary
B. Grant, who taught her first school in the
same house thirty-tive years ago, and by
Messrs. VIM. Weston, A. Hassan, O. j.
Dickey, Manassa Whiting, W. S. Hobbs and
Fl. York. Then followed reading by Mrs O.
A. Dickey, and Mrs. Frank Orcutt singing
by Mrs. Jane Mitchell and Others Hesleyn
York, who represented Santa Claus, made
lots Of fun for yonng and old. He said
twenty five of the Dickey family were pres
ent, and it was a "Dink-y reunion" Miss
Knight Is entitled to much credit for the part
she took in preparing the program. .. Mrs.
Lou Elwell left Thursday for a visit ia
friends in Massachusetts and Connecticut
800. Miss Abbie Batchelder left Thu rsday for
New York, after spending part of the sum
mer with her parents at the Cove. The
school in the Doyle school house closed Fri
day after term of sixteen weeks, Miss
Helen Knight. teacher. Miss Mertle Her
rick of Rockland spent Christmas with her
aunt, Mrs. r. I. Herrick. "Happy New
Year" to the Editor of The journal, and
his force. Don't know as force is the right
word, mean all employed on The Journal
perhaps staff is better word.
PROSPECT FERRY One of our most popu-
lar young ladies', Miss Josephine CHM,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. A. A. CHM, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Charles E. Ban "a
of Mortified, Vt, by Rev. H. W. Norton of
Searsport, Saturday evening, Dec. 90 1899.
Mr.. Banks has been known in this vicinity
for the past eight years and has many friends
who wish him and his bride life long happi.
ness. The wedding occurred at time and
place at that time unknown to the people of
the neigh borhood land strange as it NAV seem
not even the newspaper reporters suspect
ed such thing until two days had elapsed.
When the young people of the place found it
out.they gathered themselves into a COM
pany and Wednesday evening met at the
home of A. A. CHM where the happy couple
were residing, and by means of music (?) of
various kinds made known their good will
toward the bride and groom. They were
invited i'll and served handsomely with fine
candies, nuts and cigars. Mr. and Mrs
Banks left Monday, Jan. 1st, for Mortified,
VT, where they will reside for time. With
them go our hea1tiest wishes for Happy
New Year and many of them. =. There was
quiet wedding at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Granville A. Shute Monday afternoon Dec