The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-08-02
CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER CO..
NEW YORK.

TROY. The farmers are nearly done hay
ing and the yield is not up to the average.
At the Republican caucus held Saturday
DR.. NJ. I. Dodge, Wilmont Grey and Rev
| A. P. Hatch were chosen to attend the
County convention in Belfast August md.
Mrs. Louise Cilley, who has been visiting
, relatives in town, has returned to her home
: in Augusta. =. Miss Eva and Master Monroe
| Wyman of Augusta are the guests of DR.
and Mrs. NJ. T. Dodge for a few weeks.
Mrs. Geo. G. Dickey of Tyngsboro, Mass.
has been visiting her aunts, Mrs. feathers
! and Mrs. Parsons, left Saturday for Brooks
where she has many friends to welcome hel
! to her native town. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
/ Longley of Boston are visiting Mrs. Long
ley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Hard
ing Mrs. Rodney Whitaker of West
/ Troy is also spending a few days with hel
parents. Mr. and Mrs Harding. $50. Mrs
Margaret Lakemal is quite i'll with heart
I trouble Dr.. Dodge is her physician.
The measles are in town again. Miss Emma
| Call is one of the victims. 80 Mrs. Ilewellyn
| Webb of Big Timber, Montana, is visiting
| her parents, Mr. and Mrs. +. 5. Hollis. .....
| Joseph Piper Of Rockland made a flying
| visit to the old homestead one day last
| week. Frank Piper has gone to Rockland
for two weeks. .Almon L. Forbes of Brooks
is visiting relatives in town. He is nearly
50 years old and can read The journal
without the aid of glasses. He enjoys read
ing, and keeps posted on the current events
of the day. He is contemplating a trip to
Connecticut in a few weeks to visit his
daughter
THORNpIKE. Rev. David Bracket de-
livered an interesting discourse at the Cen
tire church Sunday forenoon. He spoke at
Harmon's Hall in the afternoon. Miss Mil
lett will speak at the church next sunday.
...... John Heath of Woonsocket, Rhode
Island, is the guest of his brother, j. F.
Heath. .... Joseph Higgins and family
were in Freedom Monday to attend the
funeral of Eugene Boulter. -. Burton Gross
is in Bangor, where he has employment
with F. O. Day.. Ross Higgins and mother
and Miss Evelyn Higgins, accompanied by
ii. W. Lewis and wife, passed Saturday
evening with F. S. Hogan and wife. Mrs.
Marcia Palmer and Miss Maggie Palmer
were the guests of Joseph Higgins and wife
last Thursday afternoon. William Moul-
ton and wife were in town Saturday to at
tend the burial of Alden Moulton at the
Centre cemetery. Isaac Cook, whose body
was brought here for burial last week, was
the son of Charles Cook instead of Isaac, as
stated in last weeks Bangor Commercial.
Mrs. Bertha Parsons Jackson of VassalborO,
passed a few days last week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Parsons. -. Misses
Ethel Howard of Pittsfield and Leila How
ard of Belfast were the guests of Miss
Edith Harmon Tuesday. -. Carl Coffin from
Bates College is passing his vacation at
home. Miss Ida Keene of Watervlle has
been spending week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Keene....
Messrs. A. S. Higgins, R. S. Ward, b. A.
Gowen, A. W. Ward, Emery Written and
Peter Harmon attended the Democratic
County Convention in Belfast last Saturday.
Miss Flora Farnham of Newport passed
last Sunday with Mrs. b. A. Gowen.. IL.
G. Monroe and daughter Marion passed
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Monroe
in Searsport.. Mrs. Howard Hurd and
children passed last Saturday with Mrs
Porter Hurd. Mrs. lisa Howard of Pitts
field has been spending week with rela-
tives in Montville and Thorndike. Will
liam Farwell spent Friday and Saturday in
Pittstield.. Alfred Howard and wife spent
Friday in Liberty. Miss Flossie Gilchrest
of Knox passed last week with Mrs. Fred
Gates. III. w. Lewis and wife of Essex,
Mass, and Evelyn G. Higgins, passed July
Both with Mr.. and Mrs. v n Higgins.
Mrs. Watts of Standpoint is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jane Rich....J II. Stevens, v
n. Higgins and Thomas Keene attended
the funeral OF their comrade, Eugene Boul-
ter. in Freedom, Monday. Fred 1. Higgins
run on to a barbed wire fence Saturday and
cut his right leg quite badly....J. S. Files
and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. Granville
Small Tuesday. TX. j. Kn0wlton of Ban
gOr is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
an excitement at the home of Milton Ward
last Wednesday night He insisted on kill
ing Mr.. Ward, and Ward not feeling inclined
that way, he and his daughter fled to the
neighbors for assistance. Deputy Sheriff
VOse was sent for and the tramp was ar
rested and taken to Belfast. This same
tramp had made himself quite troublesome
at the home of j. G. Cilley calling himself
"Christ" and saying he ''owned everything
there" until Mr.. Cilley took the pitch fork
and told him that he (Cilleyl was the devil
and would shake him over the door yard if
he didn't clear out and he cleared.