The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-27

years OF failing health from consumption
He was young man of good habits and
much respected. Besides widowed mother
he leaves a brother, Fred A. MoultOn, and
one sister, Mrs. B. A. Hall. His age was
about twenty three years.. -. There are sew
eral cases of measles in town, but all are
now convaleScent. ALFRED HuxfOrd is at
tending Gray's business college in Portland
His place in the store is taken by f. c.
Body B. McTaggart and wife recent
! ly returned from few weeks trip to Mas
sachusetts, visiting friends in Lynn, Lowell
and other places. DIR. J. c. Whitney and wife
will spend the holidays with their daughter,
Mrs b. F. Stantial. &C. E. Bowen has
sold his livery business to Frank R. York,
the well-known landlord of York's hotel
The business was started about 10 years
ago by the late James p. Atherton, and has
always been well patronized
| APPLETON. The sleghing never was
better than it is now in Appleton and ad-
| joining towns. Our schools have begun
with the following list of teachers Vii
lage school. Mrs. Anne Greer; primary,
Benz, kellar; grammar, West Appleton
school, Florence Gushee; North Appleton,
Ava Kelar; Burkettvile, Carrie Gushee
Quincy District, Clarence Simmons; Ridge,
Bernard Pitman; Light district. Lottie
| Wadsworth; Timer, Agnes Taylor Suke-
| forth, Ellie Mitchell. 80. Frank Bryant has
returned from Moosehead Lake, where he
went to work in crew engaged in lum-
bering operations. He did not like the
business and came home after working two
| weeks.... Mrs. 5. y. Simmons is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mark Ames, and sister,
| Mrs. Utford, in Massachusetts, &c H.
Page and wife will spend the holidays with
| their daughter in Bath. ..... The announce
ment of the marriage of Miss Edith May
Stoddard of Belfast to Mr.. Alfred Monroe
| Ferguson has been received by friends of
the family here, who wish to congratulate
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson and wish for them
long, happy and prosperous life. 800. Mr.
James Nee passed away Saturday
after short illness, aged 80 years There
are left of the family, a widow, Mrs. Eliza
beth McCorrison; one son, Otis McCorri-
son of Union, and two daughters, Mrs Abel
bert Ripley and Mrs. Ambrose Fish of
| right citizen. Mr.. Constantine Annis is
visiting his aunt, Miss Linda Anns
| 1sLEsBoRo. Six of the students from this
town, who are attending the Coburn CLASH
cal Institute at Waterville, came home last
Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays
| They will be joined by three others next
term. which will make ten of our young
folks at the Institution. These, together
| with those at Normal School and business
colleges, make over twenty-five from Isles
boro who are pursuing their studies out Of
| town. Still every effort is made to keep the
| town schools III an efficient condition. Four
or five of the teachers are Normal graduates,
and have taught with success. Free text
books are provided by the town Pyam d.
Hatch was in Boston last week and bought
complete set of tools of latest pattern for
cutting ice. He has a pond on his farm. and
| supplies most of the Dark Ilarbor cottages
with ice, which he stores in large quantities
| Capt. Fields c. Pendleton left last Monday
| for New York. His son, F. S. Pendleton,
who is young man of very superior ability
does large business as ship at 4S
South Street. \. Y....The Eastern Star
Lodge had IA supper at the town hall Tues
day evening, Dec. 18th. Owing to the intense
| cold only about seventy were present. ...
| The wheeling is fairly good, but there has
not been snow enough for sleighing. Mrs
Edith Tehan and Miss Alice Pendleton are
school Christmas concert at the Baptist
church next Sunday evening John G.
Collins, son of Capt. George Collins, master
of the schooner Mark Pendleton, died of
consumption Dec. 18th. aged % years. The
funeral services were held last Sunday
afternoon at the Free Baptist church. Not
wthstanding the day was intensely cold
and travelling bad, the attendance was large
The church was nearly filled. The floral
offerings were very beautiful. The choir
sang three hymns which were very appropri-
ate and well rendered. Rev. George E.
Tufts preached a sermon on the Resurrec-
ton from the text: THE Sadducees say
there is no resurrection, but Jesus said Ye
do err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the
power of God"
LIBERTY The house of NJ. S. Aver in
this village was discovered to be on fire Sum
day morning. 1t was subdued without
much loss Considerable damage was done
to the furniture by water. Insured in the
Talbot agency, Camden. The stockholders
of the Liberty Il Belfast Telegraph and
Telephone Co. will elect officers Dec. 9th
and the proper officers will sign two
years contract with the New England Tele
phone Co... Charles Brown of Searsmont
had quite lively tilt with pair OF wild
! steers which he had bought in this town
| and was trying to take home. They become
so wild and furious that he caused them to
be shot and dressed at the slaughter house
of A. j. Skidmore. Rev. H. W. Abbott of
Palermo will occupy the pulpit at the Bap-
fist church Sunday, Dec. 3D.. Miss Eve
| Ign Fletcher, who has been stopping with
her sister, Mrs. c. B. Hoyt, has returned to
her home in Dixmont. Carroll Foye, who
attends the school for deaf mutes in Port
| land, is home on his Christmas vacation.
Mrs Fannie Garter of Belfast, who has
been employed at Miss A. G. Twitchell's
millinery store, has returned to her home
DIR. f. A. Porter of Pittsfield was in
town last week. .Arbutus Chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star, has elected officers as
follows w. Matron, Sylvia Sherman; W.
Patron, Mrs. Ramsey; Asst. Matron, Mary