The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-24


Vose school house last Sunday. ;. Mr.. E. E.
Philbrick of Troy is buying and packing
apples in this vicinity. Mrs. E. NJ. Nichols,
who has been visiting here, left for her
home in Lowell, Mass, Oct. 18th. B. T.
Lamb and family Of Portland are visiting at
E. F. Banton's....C. V. Stevenson had his
horse shot last week. Rev. S. II. Burton
of Waterville was in this place last Sunday
....Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Keen of Thorndike
visited at Enos Emery's last Sunday.
WALDO STATION. The Waldo Union met
with Mrs. Maria Clement Oct. 18th and was
well attended. The president, who has
been in poor health for some time, was able
to attend and cheer the members by her
presence. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Albert Shorey Oct. 29th. We are
glad to call the attention of her friends to
the recovery of Ester Cilley, who has been
i'll SO long. She is now engaged in dress
making and occupies rooms in her mothers,
Mrs. Leroy Burns house, where her ability
and taste are we'll shown. She deserves the
patronage of her townspeople. Emery Hus-
sey, who has been employed in Brooks for
the past month, has returned to his home.
.....H oratio Gould of Charlestown, Mass,
and Mrs J. W. Hayes were in town last
| week to attend the funeral of their father,
| Samuel Gould. 80. E. johnson and wife of
Thorndike spent a few days with friends in
town recently.
| North STOCKTON SPRINGS. Capt. Frank
Harden met with "a singular accident last
week. He went to the brook near by to get
some water, and as it was very foggy fell
from the bridge and was so badly famed
that he had to remain in bed several days.
He is now improving. Simeon Littlefeld,
Jr., came very near losing his life last week
/ by the premature discharge of shot gun
The shot passed close by his face and
knocked him down. Mr.. Richard Heagan,
who recently returned from South Africa,
has very interesting collection of photo
graphs of natives and places. Mr.. WILDER
and is having good success in selling them
....M Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Clark visited
relatives in Bangor last week. Miss Z.
Ada Partridge is visiting friends at Gull
ford. Mr.. James Marden left Monday for
| Boston, with 50 barrels of apples for Boston
parties. Mrs. Mary Page is very sick and
| expects to go to Bangor to the hospital soon.
....Miss Bertha A. Partridge spent last week
with friends in Frankfort. Frank F.
Crockett left for Pittsfeld last Friday,
where he will visit his uncle, A. B. Written.
.....Mr. Chever Carley and wife from West
Quincy, Mass, visited at his sisters, Mrs.
Lemuel Ames, last week. Mr.. Carley car
ried home fine string of trout as souvenir
of his trip to Maine
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Henry Moulton
left last week for Waltham, where he has
employment for the winter. Miss Amy
| Griffin went to Somerville last Wednesday,
expecting to be absent some months. Mrs.
c. S. Randell and Miss Harriet d. HIGH
born went to Searsport last Thursday to
visit Mrs H. H. McGlvery, returning Fri
day. ...Dr. j. A. Pierce is boarding with
Capt and Mrs. Ralph Morse for the winter.
....George Staples, wife and family, visited
his parents, Capt. and Mrs. Horace Staples,
last week. Willard G. Staples of Brook
field, Mass, arrived last Friday for ten
days stay with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Staples. -. The body of Dr. Hiram
Croker, formerly of this place, was brought
here for interment on Friday last by his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Frye of Maiden, Mass. Capt. Ell
den Shute arrived home last Friday, leaving
the Herbert E., in Stonngton. Mss Leora
Partridge reenrned Saturday from Belfast,
where she has been the guest of Mrs.
G. E. Johnson. Messrs. Elvin Staples
and Levi Griffin went to kingman Satur-
day for few days. Miss Frances Cleaves
returned Saturday from Boston, where she
has been spending some weeks, bringing a
stock of millinery, which she is displaying.
MIR. Charles Devereaux of Brooklyn, n.
Y, left for home on Wednesday, having
spent the past week in town, the guest of
Mrs. John M. Ames. e. Mrs. Nettie Stubs
Abbott of Berkely, CAL, visited Miss Faus-
tina Hichborn on Tuesday. Many will re-
member her as one of our school teachers
in former years. She is now visiting rela-
atives in Bucksport and Standpoint. ... Mrs.
Sadie Clifford, our able and interested
School Supt., spent Tuesday in our village
schools. 49, The sold Maids Convention"
given with so much success in other places,
will be presented in Denslow's Hall on Mon
day evening, Oct. 2Sth, by the Church St.
division of the v l. S. The old maids will
have an opportunity for airing their griev-
ances against the masculine portion of soci-
ETY., while localisms promise lively even
ing. With Mrs. Lillias N. Staples as Presi-
dent of the Convention, Mrs. Nellie Colcord
as Secretary, Miss Laura Marden as Treas
urer, and about twenty ''spinster" members,
amusement in plenty is assured. Refresh
ments will be served, and dance will fol-
low the entertainment, with music by
Clarke's orchestra. IA Halloween dance
will be given by the young ladies of the
village, under the auspices of the V. l. S.,
on the evening of the 31st. Good music
will be furnished by Clarke's orchestra, and
a large attendance will make the affair the
success for which the young ladies hope.
Refreshments will be served, as usual.
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