The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-26

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The Grange han h completed end i !
very 6ne building. .Nrs. VIM. Reynolds,
who has been employed for some time in
Waterville, has returned home. :. The two
young ladies who had the canker rash and
scarlet fever have 80 far recovered - to be
able to be ont. No more cases are reported.
HALLDALE.
A. +. Plummer has returned from Gardi-
der somewhat improved In health. e. F.
Plummer has been confined to his home for
short time by illness. !. The funeral ser
vices Of Mrs. s. J. Tasker were held from
her late home Dec. 18th. Mrs. Tasker
was i'll short time Of jaundice. and died
Dec. 11th.....O. A. Boynton has finished
work at Branch Mills and is now at work
for +. C. Lucas. -. Charles Fuller lost one
of his horses recently. 1t is said that G. E.
Ring will move his goods to the Grange
building in South Montville and conduct a
store in connection with the postofice.
MONROE.
At the annual meeting of E. M. Billings
Post, G. A. R., officers were elected for the
year as follows: Commander, Edwin
Lufkin; S. V. c., George H. Fisher; j. V.
c., o. H. Plummer; Surg, Thos. Clements
0. of D., A. S. York; Chap, Rev. M. An
drews; Q. NJ, Fred L. Palmer; O. of g.,
Fred A. Stevens; Delegate, Charles Fer
nald; Alternate, Fred A. Stevens. After
the election an oyster stew was served by
the ladies OF the Relief Corps. At the
annual meeting of the E. M. Billings Wo-
mans Relief Corps the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Helen A.
Cooper; S. V. p, Mrs. Mary A. Plummer
j. V. P, Mrs. Edwin Lufken; Chap, Mrs.
C. f. Durham; Treas, Mrs. Belle J.
Palmer; Sec., Mrs. Belle A. Burden; Con-,
Mrs. Lizzie Weber; Guard, Mrs. Almere
Clements; Delegate, Mrs. Charles Fernald !;
Alternate, Mrs. Edwin Lufkin.
WINTERPORT.
A good deal of real estate is changing
hands just now. Among the recent changes
Charles Wiley house. Mrs. Ruth Dillaway
has bought the Albert Baker farm and sold
her place to James Grant, who in turn has
sold his place 20 VIM. McGrath. The U.
of M. Glee Club gave the second entertain
ment in the Popular Lecture Course, and
Notwithstanding the bad weather and worse
travelling large audience was present to
enjoy the fine music. Mrs. Fl. N. Abbott
has returned from a visit to her son. DR..
Edmund Abbott, in Providence, R. IT,.
Mrs. M. E. Tibbetts and granddaughter,
Miss Mary Hosmer, left last week for their
home at Jacksonville, Florida. She expects
her new residence, which they have been
building since the big fire, to be ready for
occupancy about Christmas. %. Mrs. Helen
Dodge of Belfast is visiting her sister, Mrs.
81. B. Grant. Mrs. Roix of Bangor is
boarding at Mrs. Andrew Fernalds.
THORNDIKE.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. N. Higgins are passing
Christmas week with their daughter, Mrs
S. G.. Files, in Bangor. Mr.. Jaynes of
Waterville, who has charge of the creamery,
will soon move his family here. They will
occupy the rent in the creamery building.
MIR. Adnah Morey of Castine is visiting
at Asbury Harmon's MIR. n. C. Smith of
Pittsfeld, foreman of the carpenter crew
employed by the Maine Central R. R., has
had a crew of men at work the past week
repairing the washout near the station.
While in town Mr.. Smith was the guest of
E. P. Webster. DR.. West of Belfast, the
veterinary, was called to attend sick
horse at the stable of O. J. Farwell last
week. Last week Mrs. Emery Written
had successful surgical operation per-
formed by DR.. B. P Hurd, assisted by DR..
Cook of Unity. Mrs. Joseph Gordon
passed Saturday in Belfast. =. Mrs. Clara
Gordon Pilley is still very ill.,. Mrs. Eliza
Philbrick was the guest Saturday of Mrs
E. +. Webster. Peter Harmon made a
business trip to Belfast Thursday.
Joseph Farwell and wife and Mrs. O. J.
Farwell pasIed Monday in Belfast.
Charles and Austin Black, who have
employment in Massachusetts, are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs Black.