The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-24
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HALLDALE. Mrs. L. A. Hall is in very
poor health. go. d. B. Eastman returned from
Mass, last week. Miss Eta Rowell is visit
ing friends in Liberty. Many in this com
munity are affected with very bad colds....
{. II. NOse was home from Belfast last Sun
day....J. f. Hall is buying and shipping
eggs. The estate of J. A. Bailey was ar-
praised last week
WINTERPoRT. Albert Blaisdell o. Rock
landvisited friends here last week Capt.
John Philbrook has sold his house to Miss
Bertha Cole and her brother Charles. Their
parents formerly owned the place, and every
body will be glad to welcome them back to
the old home. Maude Bussey is at home
for visit of a few weeks. Two new ar
rivals in town last week-a little girl at the
home OF Patrick Sweeney and a fine boy at
Frank Simpsons. Leslie Downs and Mr.. Pot
ter arrived from Boston last week for a few
weeks stay. Albert Colson died at the home
of his brother, Ernest Colson, last week of
an attack of grip, followed by pneumonia
The family of Ernest Colson were very i'll
with the grip at the same time, and the
funeral services were held at the Grange
Hall at Coles Corner.....G e. Hopkins
from Camden is in town for a few days fix
ing up his cemetery lot and having a monu-
ment set. Capt. Ben j. Atwood is having Il
very nice monument set in his lot 49,. Charles
Eaton, formerly of this place, who has been
pursuing his musical education in New
York, is visiting his aunt, Mrs Billings
He sang Il solo Sunday morning and one in
the evening at the Methodist church He
has a voice of great power and sweetness
and his singing was greatly enjoyed by the
large audience present. The ladies of the
Methodist Circle had box sale at the yes
try Monday afternoon and evening, which
was a financial success.
PITTSFIELD. Mr. and Mrs. c. b. Haskell
have arrived home from Alabama, where
Mrs. Haskell remained through the winter
to visit friends and regain her health. Mr.
Haskell had been there several weeks. 80.
S. Haskell has sold his house on Middle
street to DR.. W. c. Marden, but will continue
to occupy it for the present 80. Miss Myra
Hodgkins is learning typesetting in the
Advertiser office. The graduating exercis-
es of the Lancey street and Riverside schools
took place last Friday. 18th annual
[. was held May 18th and 10th at the Free
Baptist church. The different towns We're
well represented, the meetings we'll attended,
and much interest manifested. So many
noble women have been such earnest work
ers so long, their prayers ascending to Hea-
ven daily for the overthrow of this great
evil, which is such curse to our country
that it seems as if their prayers and their
labors must prevail, though it may take years
yet to accomplish what they have under
taken. A great deal of good has already
been done, which is an encouragement to try
to do more. Mrs. Gertrude Leavtt, a daugh-
ter of our National President. Mrs. L. NJ
ded much to the interest of the meetings.
She seemed to understand thoroughly every
department of the work, and as she was
ready to explain every difficult problem that
came up, so she was very helpful to us all
She is very pleasant and easy speaker and
all her talks were interesting and helpful.
She gave lecture, or talk, on the subject
Wednesday evening to an appreciative audi
ence. Our convention was said by many of
the delegates to be one of the best we have
ever had.
IsLEsBORo. Mr.. J. I. Atterbury of n.
Henry S. Howe of Boston and others have
recently been here looking over their cot
tages and making arrangements for bring
ing their families in a few weeks Six of
the cottages are very nearly completed.
Others are already finished. Several paper
hangers from Boston have recently been at
work. The Whitcomb farm, so-caled, re-
Gently bought by Henry $. Howe, has been
surveyed and cut up into building lots,
stone posts marking the boundaries. On
this farm was an old burying ground long
neglected, and covered with dense spruce
growth. The oldest date on any of the
grave stones is that of Shubael Williams
1899. Quite number of the sixty-tive
graves are not marked Al the bodies are
now being removed to three other cemeter-
les to make room for an elegant cottage site
on the western shore near Crow Cove In
several localities land is becoming very
valuable. Less than three years ago about
two OF three acres of cedar swamp on the
Washington Gilkey farm We're sold for 800.
Two stores and few shops and store-houses
have been erected thereon Recently
quarter acre lot ON this piece was sold for
$780, A store has been built upon it,
Over 5000 have been paid for cottage lots
in rocky pasture lands, densely covered
with second growth of scrubby trees.
Two of the finest cottages built this year
are DR.. Geo. Shattucks, containing about
fifty rooms, and James Lawrence'S which is
about $50 feet long. On the tive lower floors
of this cottage, in most of the rooms are
open brick fire places, one of which will take
wood four feet long Capt Herman Far
row, master of sch. Lucia Porter, was in
town few days recently. His wife came
with him, and will remain here during the
summer. A surprise party came in sudden
ly upon the genial captain and took posses
sion of his home Monday evening, May 18th.
His wife, however, had previous knOwl-
edge of the arrangements. The occasion
was very enjoyable one... The Christian
Endeavor society held a temperance meet
ing in the Baptist church last Sunday
evening which was largely attended, and of