The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17

| BRANCH MILLS. The schools at Lake
side are closed on account of diphtheria.
16, the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Turner of China, died last Saturday of the
disease. Only two day before her death
she was attending school at Lakeside.
BUCKsPoRT. Rev. {. c. Phelan, former
ly of the Methodist church in Westbrook,
mas been invited to deliver the commence
ment address at the East Maine Conference
seminary, June 5. AT Ellsworth Saturday
the Eastern Maine Conference Seminary
team defeated the Ellsworth High school
team by score of IA to 8. Up to the ninth
inning the score was Z to in favor of the
visitors Dunn, the Ellsworth pitcher, who
had been pitching in fine form up to that
time, went to pieces and the BuckSpOrt team
run In seven runs. Dunn had seven strike
outs to his credit.
| SEARsMONT Mrs. Sarah Whitehouse of
Dover, n: H., is the guest of her brother,
! ID. B. Cobb. -. Cards have been received an
| nounclng the marriage at San Francisco,
California, May 3, 1900, of Miss Martha E.
Muzzy to Mr.. James Warren Cox. Mr..
Isaac Fuller died suddenly at his home Nav
9th, aged so years. He was highly esteem
ed citizen and left many friends, who SYM
p, pathlZe with the bereaved sister. Rev F.
NJ. Fowler, who has been seriously i'll with
| pneumonia, has passed the crisis and his
physician has hopes of his recovery. Sew
eral of our teachers attended the Institute
at Liberty last Friday and report an inter
| eSting session.
PROSPECT FERRY School began in this
| district May 18th, Miss Alice Dow of Sears
| port, teacher. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Hea-
gan visited Mr. and Mrs. Eden Pendleton of
Stockton Springs last Thursday. Miss
| Minnie Hartman has gone to Camden to
| work for }. A. Brewster. Mrs. A. A CHM
went to Bangor last Friday, shopping.
Mrs. Jessie Harding and her son Jerry have
gone to New York to join Capt. F. E. Hard
| ing and will go to sea with him.. Little
Miss Ruth Good, who spent the winter here,
| has returned to her home in Boston, Mass.
| &C. Avery has returned to Lewiston, where
| he has employment. Lewis Brown and
wife of Belfast visited relatives here last
| week.
! MORRILL,. George Sheldon, who has
| been sick a long time, passed away last Sun
| day at p. NJ. Mr.. Sheldon was veteran of
the Civil War, good citizen and neighbor.
and respected by all who knew him. He
leaves family of five children to mourn
Their great loss. Maurice Thompson was
! at home last week on a visit to his mother
and sister. We learn that we are to have
new industry in town. A Mr.. Pulsfer
Belgian hares on the Shibles farm, the early
home of his wife. Schools in town began
last Monday. Rev. G. NJ. Bailey of Sears
mont preached his first sermon to us last
Sunday, as pastor of this church for the
| coming year. He will be here the I'd and
4th Sundays of each month, at 80 p. M. He
was greeted with good audience and gave
us an excellent sermon.
| CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Mrs. C. r. Rich
ardson and children of Washington, ID. c.,
have arrived for summer visit with her
parents, Mr.: and Mrs. j. O. Bartlett....
Mrs. Winfield Lunt has gone to Howard,
r. l., where she has position as teacher in
/ nf ha oh
returned from Massachusetts last week..
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Stephenson of Portland
are visiting friends in town.. Miss RhOda
Cooper, formerly of this place, died recent
" at the home OF her brother, Mr.. VIM.
Cooper, in Morrill,, at the advanced age of
% years. Mrs. Alfred Howard remains
quite i'll, but is thought to be gaining...
| Work on II. NJ. Howard's barn is suspended
until after planting. -. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cove of New Dorchester, Mass, are visit
ing Mrs. Gove's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sum-
! ner Poland. There was harvest feast at
Union Grange Hall last Saturday evening
which was much enjoyed by those present.
80. Eugene Walker, Esq, and wife of Con-
cord, n. H.. have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. \. Poland.
STANDPOINT. Rev. B. B. Merrill of
Brewer was at his cottage here for few
days the past week. Mrs. Lydia Staples.
who has been absent several months visit
ington, D. G., and Massachusetts. arriv-
ed last week and is with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred blanchard for a while. 800. MI AL
Yah Clifford came from Boston last week to
spend the summer. Mrs. Albert Call of
Gardiner has been here for a visit 49,. Mr..
Frank Hartman is moving into ii. NJ Grit
fms house on the hill. Mrs James Rich
ards is i'll Boston for few weeks. -. Mr.. A.
w. Shute of steamer Mount Desert was at
home recently for ashort VISIT. +. S. Har-
.I1,,.1 S.,+,
...R Rev. l. Darlington from Bangor has
preached here the last two SUNDAYS and
Will soon move here for the summer. Sew
eral i'll town are sick with the measles and
grip Mrs. Meralda Black is having her
house painted. -. Owing to the cold, back
ward season the farmers have planted but
little. and very few salmon have been taken
by the fisherman in their weirS
LIBERTY. The meeting of the Waldo
County Teachers Convention, held here last
FRIDAY was very interesting to the people in
this vicinity. We all enjoyed it very much,
and no doubt it was profitable season to the
teachers of Waldo county. MI. and Mrs J. D.
Walker RECEIVED dispatch last week from
! Tampa, Florida, Informing them of the
sickness of their youngest daughter at that
place. Mrs. Walker took the boat from
belfast, Thursday afternoon for Tampa,
Mr.. Walker accompanying her as far as
Boston. Mrs. }. o. johnson, Mrs. L. c.
.,ioi &C anu WI D. VI. H. NdISlIl LOOK Lne
Thursdays boat at Belfast for Boston,
where they will remain for about ten days,
visiting their sister, Mrs. w. H. Lowell....
The salmon appear to be coming our way
this spring. In addition to the one caught
by Messrs. Moody and Morse week ago
Sunday, Palmer and Burkett of Rockland
caught two Friday, and Mr.. R. T. Rankin
of Belfast caught one Saturday and three
Sunday, one of them weighing upwards of
ten lbs Mr.. Linscott of Appleton also
caught one Sunday weighing 4pounds Don
Mcfarland and young Carter from Mont
vile caught one each. This is considered
good showing for so early in the season, as
none were caught last year till June Will
Peirce left Monday for Massachusetts,
where he has obtained employment
THoRNDIKE. Dr. Porter Hurd of New
Hampshire has bought DIR. J. c. Whitneys
house and lot at Thorndike Station. Dr. |
and Mrs. Whitney will occupy rooms there
for the present.. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Harding have moved to their new home in
Knox,. Miss Annie Bryant of Knox has
been dressmaking for Mrs. Eta Harmon
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