The Republican journal., 1900-10-11

PROSPECT VILLAGE. The friends of
Miss Olive Davis of Waltham, Mass, will be
panied to learn that she has met with an ac-
cident in which she broke her collar bone.
1.-THE S. B. l. S. were royalty entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Gray in their beauti-
full home October 18th. Capt. A. A. CHM and
wife will entertain them October 18th. -.
The members of South Branch Grange will
meet at their hall Tuesday to paper their
small rooms.
MONROE. Mrs. Clara Bowden is visiting
in Castine, where she formerly lived. Mr..
Walter Twombly has returned to his farm
from Unity, and Bert Littlefed, who had
occupied his house, has moved into the Pat
terson house, about a mile from the village.
80. The Monroe W. c. T. L. were invited
to the home Of the secretary, Miss Fannie
Clark, in the edge of Winterport last Friday
afternoon, where very pleasant meeting
was held. Miss Lizzie Treat and Mrs. Chas.
Mckinney of Winterport were present. by
invitation. Miss Treat had attended the
State Convention in Calais and gave some
very interesting notes of the meetings. Miss
Clark served ice cream and cake. The I'M
ion will meet with Mrs. ID. A. Nye, Friday,
Oct. 18th. The village church is to be re-
modelled and thoroughly repaired. Quite Il
sum of money has been subscribed to begin
work and the men have promised to give
labor. The church has been going down for
quite a while and its renovation will be a
credit to the place. Miss S. \. Mansur is
visiting her brother in Bangor. Warren
brother, Calvin Neatly, in New York before
his return. Mr.. Smith of lIampden has
leased this cheese factory for ten years and
is having a cement floor laid and other I'M
provementS made. Jordan Holt and his
mother from Lamoine visited her son, DR..
Holt, last week. Mrs. Holt will spend few
weeks here. Much sympathy is expressed
for Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Twombly and
family in the death of their only son, Hor-
ace. He had many friends in Monroe, his
native town. His death was so sudden that
the Borrowing parents can hardly realize
that he is gone. The remains were taken to
his fathers home and after short services
laid in the family lot. Mrs. Bertha Neatly
had three peaches from her peach tree and
they were Of fine flavor.
STANDPOINT. A measuring party was
given at the hall Thursday evening, Oct
4th Invitation cards were sent out several
days before, with these lines:
A measuring party is given to you,
| It's something novel as we'll as new.
| We send to you this little sack
| For use in bringing or sending back
| Two cents for every foot you re tall.
! Measure yourself on door or wall
An extra cent for each inch give,
And thereby show how high you live.
| With music, song, recitation and pleasure
We will meet one and all at our party of
| measure.
To each card was attached tiny satin
bag for the pennies. A large number ac-
cepted, and at eight O'Clock the following
program was given:
Farce, ''How he popped the question"
| Nathan Appleby, Mr. Fred Grant
keziah Ann, Miss Alice Richards
Recitation, FoStina Griffin
Farce, ''The Census Taker
Census taker, Mr.. Robert Webster
Deaf old lady,, Mrs. Nathaniel Partridge
The Irish Judge,
Plain every day talk, Austin
Trial of dry goods clerk, ETC., French
After the entertainment cake and coffee
were served. The proceeds were So. The
party was arranged by Mrs. Lucinda Har-
riman, Mrs. Elvie Hartman and Mrs.
Henrietta Griffin, assisted by others.
Thanks are given to all who helped make
the evening a success. Aaron Llttlefield
and wife of Edgartown, Mass, visited their
sister, Mrs. L. S. Perkins, recently. Mrs j.
d. Staples and daughter Gertrude arrived
Sept 3Oth from St. Paul, and left on their
return Oct. sth. accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Augusta French, who will
spend the winter in the west. Mrs. Lottie
French left Monday for Stoneham, Mass.
Norman Perkins has moved into one tene-
ment of Mrs. French's house, which has
been repaired inside and out. ..... Mrs. Her
bert NORM and Master Hardie, who have
been here several weeks, left Monday for
Searsport and will leave there the last of
the week for their home in Boston. Mrs.
Louisa Perkins is visiting in Brewer, Milo
and Birchville. She expects to be absent a
month. :. Mrs. j. P. Showers left Monday to
Join Capt. Showers in New York. They
expect to 20 to Cuba later in the season. +.
S. Hartman has gone to live at Mrs. Elvira
French's while Mrs. Showers is away.
Mrs. Charles Richards was in BuckspOrt
several days last week. Miss Emma
Black has returned from New Hampshire.
-. Mrs. N. C. Partridge and H. F. Part
ridge went to Bar Harbor Sept. 3Oth and
returned the following Monday.