The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-03

the Boston Globe, stating that Adelbert
Millett, M. D., has been elected Fellow in
the Academy of Medicine. :. Mrs. Roxana
Fitzgerald received telegram Christmas
morning announcing the death of her son,
Edward K. of Martinsdale, Montana. :. Mr..
Philip Hanley of Bangor is in town. Mrs.
Jose keisO OF Passakeag, N. B., is spending
the winter with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Bean Misses Mary McCorrison and jose
phlne Knight left last week for Franklin,
Mass, where they will spend the winter.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Head of Camden have been visiting rela-
tives in this section. -. Misses Mabel Marri-
ner and Eta Lawry were at home from
Castlne for Christmas. Stephen Gables OF
Rockllnd visited Herbert Donnell last week.
-. Francis Cello has gonestO his home in
Vermont for a few weeks visit. Mrs.
Arad Mahoney is very sick with blood
poisoning. She is attended by DR.. T. A.
Croker, who has returned from Augusta
and resumed his practice in town. Mrs.
Marcellus Goddard of Camden is in town.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mr.. Josiah COlson
and family visited his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Colson, in Bangor last week. Mr.. l. F.
Gould has returned from business trip to
Brooks. Mr.. Arthur Haley has so far
recovered from his recent illness as to be
out On the evening of the S. B. l. S.
fair January 9th there will be dance in the
Grange Hall and supper served below.
Miss Hattie Partridge visited her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Littleield, in
Waldo last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H.
Littlefeld spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. 0. Hatch in Stockton Springs.
The many friends of DIR. o. S. Erskine of
Frankfort are pleased to know he has so far
recovered from his severe illness as to be
able to ride.
BUcKsPoRT The October Club recep-
ton and gentlemans night of Monday was
great success and largely attended. Mr..
and Mrs. J. II. Huddilston of Orono and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Eaton were special guests
of the club. The entertainment was all
musical, and of exceptional merit. The pro-
gram opened with a trio, Mrs. Godfrey, Miss
Godfrey and Miss Folsom. A solo by Mrs.
Huddilst0n, who is the soprano of the
First Congregational church, Bangor, won
enthusiastic applause, to which the singer
responded with Little Boy Blue. Mrs.
Putnam sang a selection from Faust which
was encored and Miss Godfrey's number,
one of her best, was also encored. The
evening passed socially, many remaining
until midnight, singing America in the first
moments of the new year and departing
wishing each other Happy New Year.
Miss Gardner, Miss Charlotte Barnard, Mrs.
Snow and Mrs. Sawyer were the reception
committee. Miss Julia Barnard, Miss Nc
Farland, Mrs. F. S. Pierce and Miss Goo
gins served fruit punch, Mrs. Walter Gard
ner and Mrs. Whittemore poured the coffee
1sLEsBoRo. Ten young people of Islesbo-
70 are students at the COburn Classical Insti-
tuition in Waterville this year. Ralph Pendle-
ton Lura Pendleton and Lester Wilbur enter
the school this term. Misses Effie, Phebe
and Anna L. Pendleton are out for this
term and will return at the opening of the
spring term. Fred Davidson and Calvin
Kimball were at home from Rockland Com
mercial College for the holiday vacation.
Preston Hatch has been appointed shipping
agent in Boston for the Camden Wooden
Mills. Three artesian well machines are
. at work in town. They are owned and
operated by VIM. Kellar, Alpheus Pendleton
and an outside party. Some of the wells
are drilled $50 feet deep in solid LEDGE.
Rev. S. C. Whitcomb, General Missionary
of the Free Baptist State Conference, will
begin a series of meetings at the Free Bap
fist church next Sunday. Henry S. Howe
of Boston, who recently bought the Whit
comb farm, is clearing up the underbrush in
the wood lot and converting it into a forest
park. This is the farm on which Harvard
College made observations of the total
eclipse of the sun, by permission of the
English government, when the island was
in possession of that nation during the
Revolutionary War.
PROSPECT. Fred K. Lane, master of
Prospect Grange, attended the State Grange
in Lewiston. F. Gould has surely one,
and perhaps two, good steppers in the colts
he is keeping. Some of the colts belong to
other parties and he is wintering them....
Melvin Clark, the magnetic healer, is now
going through the towns of Brooks, Jack
son, Knox, Belfast, Belmont, Searsmont,
Appleton, Union, Warren and Waldoboro.
Mr.. Clark does, and always could, help and
generally can stop a headache. Besides,
he can open the ears of the deaf and cure
or relieve pain. just now it might be in
terestng to some to know what is happen
ing in the room as l write The young
! folks are here in force and Percy Partridge
is playing Good Bye Susan Jane with a
bowling ring on the violin, with Chester
Clark, a dandy player on the zobo cornet
keeping right along until lull comes, when
Simon Littlefeld, Jr., strikes up John
Norton story, ending with you will know
more later on" Trueman Lathrop is smok-
ing, and punching his finger into his pipe
every once in while, while Herman Part
ridge is about to begin on his sixth black
Oxford apple. Charles Gray is real sober
with the toothache. Everett Gray is trying
to say something to Inez Staples, but neither
of them hears much. Bertha Partridge is
playing chords on her organ and my wife is
trying to tell what a good Christmas pres
ent she had, but nobody could tell what it
was. The writer has pulled through with
hat Ic hnyNy E..