The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-08

business men in this vicinity, died March
18th. He will be much missed in this com
munlty.
| PALERMO. The warrant for the annual
town meeting, March 18th, was posted last
Saturday by constable Charles Philips....
John Black and Frank Wood finished cut
ting ice last Wednesday, before the Thurs
days storm. Frank Young of Worcester,
| Mass spent few weeks with his parents in
this town. He was laid up by having one of
his fingers cut off in the cutting press while
at work in the envelope factory ...... The
storms of Sunday and Thursday of last week
did much damage to buildings.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. A. S. Wilson ar
rived home from her visit to New York
March 1st. On her way she visited friends
in New London, Conn....K. S. Ordway wis.,
tied friends here last Saturday and Sunday.
.... Mrs. Manley CHM of Bangor is visiting
relatives here. George Batchelder visited
| friends in Belfast last week Frank e.
| Harding, Jr., visited at his old home last
Sunday, returning to Bangor Monday morn
ing. -. Frank and Leonard Perkins went to
Lowell Mass, on last Mondays boat....
| Mrs. Anna G. Hartman entertained the
Ladies' Club last Wednesday evening, Feb.
2Sth. 80 were present. Mrs. G. W. Grindle
will entertain the members of the circle
Saturday p. N.
HALLDALE. Mrs. Caroline A Foster, who
has been sick several months died Thurs
dey, March lst. The funeral was held Sat-
urday afternoon, Rev. II. Small officiating.
Mrs. Ida Brooks and children of Albion
are visiting her father, Jacob McFarland....
| Wesley Howard and wife left last week for
Connecticut, where they have work. &C.
H. Vose and j. S. Foster are attending
school in Freedom. Mrs. G. l.. Wright and
| children of Belfast visiting her sister,
Mrs. w. A. Hall A ner Eels has gone to
Connecticut where he has employment.
c. A. Foster of Lowell, Mass. and j. S.
Foster of Rockport were called here last
week by the death of their mother. e. j.
/ Stevens was in Vassalboro last week on
business. =. Rev. Henry Mclaughlin is hold
ing protracted meetings at the church.
| TROY. Bessie Weymouth is at home from
Castine Normal school for a vacation.
| MISS ClNd hdSby VI uoE 10 1ut RutSO
of Mrs. M. T. Dodge for a few days. Lewis
B. Harding has returned from Boston. His
daughter, who was very sick with erysipelas,
| is convalescent. B. F. Harding returned
to Bllerica Mass, Monday, for the spring
term of school. The friends of Miss Ethel
| Pierce were sorry to learn of her illness in
| Boston with pneumonia. She ia attending
commercial college, and would have gradu-
ated in April but for this illness. =. Miss
Erdene Pierce is confined to the house with
the prevailing distemper; also Fred Bagley.
DR.. Dodge attends them. :. Beniah Harding
was called to DiXmont last Wednesday to
attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Caro-
Stetson, who died in Boston. The interment
in the family lot in Dixmont. :. Mrs
Lorana Carter has been sick several weeks
at her ailer's home
T. KNlIKE Howard, son Of Mr. and
NJ. Peter Harmon, has been very sick with
inTI4matory fever. HI seems little better
At the present time. -. Mrs. S. A. Coffin was
called to Pittstitld last week by the sickness
and death of her nephew, MIR. George 0.
Stevens, who lived in Massachusetts. His
remains were brought to Pittstied for burial
Mr.. A. S. Higgins and wife called on
Mr.. Charles Hogan Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Hogan has been out of health for several
months. but is imp owing now. Dumont
and Bessie Higgins attended church in
jackson last Sunday. Mrs. Isadore Tilton
and children passed several days last week
with Mrs. Maria Perley in Unity. Fred
} Cole is canvassing the town for The Life of
Dwight L Moody and IS meeting with good
success. Mrs. Hattie Stantial ard son of
Brooks are with her p rents, DR.. and MS.
j. G. Whitney, this week. Mrs. Hattie
Higgins and son visited at Mr.. A. L. Wards
last Wednesday. -. George Ward and wife,
and John Ward and wife passed last Sun
day with Mrs. Hannah Ward. . Miss Lizzie
Harmon entertained Misses Ada Henderson
and Edith Rand of St-tson a few days last
week The young ladies have been attend
lpg srbo' at CastlDe and were returning to
the If homes... Miss Edith Harmon is quite
sick. Her many tri-nds hope for her speedy
recovery Miss Ruth Small, who spralned
her ankle severely few weeks ago, is
still! unable to walk without the aid of
crutcHtS. :. VII. ana MIS-. N. A. 11ttleheld
are visiting friends in Searsport and Stock
ton this week -. DR.. A. E. Kilgore of Brooks
called on patients in town Saturday even
ing. Bert Stevens was in Brooks on bust
ness March Sd.
STANDPOINT. Death has again viste
this little village and taken another rom our
midst. Mrs. Selena l.. Richards died very
suddenly Wednesday evening, Feb 2S, aged
| "a years, II months She had been sufferer
from attacks of heart disease for some time ,
but death was from paralysis. She became
unconscious as soon as taken and lived only
a few hours. She was the daughter of Alex.
and Lucy Sweetser of Searsport and has six
brothers living. Her parents have long
been dead Her husband Mr.. Waldo Rich
ards, died Jan. Goth, 1899. la early life she
became a Christian and united with the
! church in Standpoint, and was member of
the Christian Endeavor and always attended
when her health would permit. She leaves
two sons, Mr.. Henry Richards of Searsport
and Mr. James Richards Of Boston and one
daughter, Mrs. Jennie NORM of Standpoint
One daughter died in infancy. There are