The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-18


will preach there again next Sunday.
People are rushing their haying along as
fast as possible. Mr.. E. j. Walsh and
Mrs. E. M. Jones left for their home in
Boston July 10th. B. F. Foster is at home
from Rockport getting his hay..... Miss
Augusta Burton of South Jefferson is the
guest of Miss Adell Raynes. -. Miss Hattie
Smith, who has visited at B. F. Stevens,
has returned to Stockton Springs. :. .Chas.
Rowell and family have moved back from
Liberty on to their farm.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gruby and servants arrived from Boston
Saturday TO spend the summer here. =. Miss
Vennie Hartman is visiting Mrs. Edith
Haley at Prospect Marsh. Mrs. Josephine
Banks and Miss Faustina Harding were in
Bangor recently, shopping -. Miss Orianna
Harding arrived Tuesday with 10 children
from the Deaconess Home, Boston, for two
weeks vacation. {. Misses Edna Colamore
and Edith CHM of Worcester, Mass, who
are spending the summer here, gave party
to their young friends last Thursday even
ing. Refreshments were served, and it was
very enjoyable occasion. 49,. Mrs. Anna
c. Hartman is visiting friends in Belfast
FRANKFORT Sch. L. A. Plummer ar
rived July 13th to load stone for Perth Am
boy Sch. Robert w., Capt Bracket, will
load for Perth Amboy this time. -. Charlie
Cyphers, while riding his wheel Wednes
day evening, collided with another on the
wharf road and was thrown some distance
kline was soon on hand and he is getting
along as we'll as could be expected. -. Satur-
day evening was Children's Night at Venus
Grange and the little ones had grand tim e,
while the older ones enjoyed seeing the
younger grangers perform. Ice cream and
nished by old and young and was heartily
enjoyed by ALL Once a year is not often
enough to have the little ones. The singing
by the Mudgett Bros, Bert and Frank, was
very fine. 1t was 800 in the shade here
Sunday.
SwANvILLE. Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Marden
and daughter Garry of Howard, R. l , are
in town. -. Mr.. A. Ross Nickerson, who has
been attending school in Somerville, Mass,
is at home. :. Mr.. Wallace Gray has gone to
Mrs. R. H. Smart is at
home for the summer. We are glad to well
come her and see her house open again..
Mrs. II. j. Stevens Bachelor of Knox is the
guest of her brother, Capt. N. SMART.
Mr. Andrew NJ. Crowell and wife and two
sons, Redmond NJ. and Kenneth B., of Bos-
ton arrived by steamer City of Rockland
Sunday morning and are the guests of Hon.
A. E. Nickerson. This is Mr.. Crowell's
old home, and his old friends are glad to
welcome him back. He has been absent
for fifteen years. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Libby of Winterport were in town Sunday,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Nickerson.
....M Mr.. Fred Miller and daughter Edith of
Chelsea, Mass, arrived Sunday morning and
are at their summer residence. Miss
Nancy NickersOn is at home from Prospect.
....M Miss Jessie Mcguire of Corinth arrived
Monday night and is the guest of Miss
Marietta Nickerson. 81 Miss Celia Nicker-
son is at home from Belfast for while....
o'clock Monday morning, and 940 at II a.
m. Tuesday morning it was S2o at O'clock
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mr.. Ray Bowden
has sufficiently recovered from the severe
injury to his foot to be able to be upon the
streets on crutches.. Mrs. James A. Blanch-
ard and children, Master Alvah and Miss
Edna, arrived last Thursday from Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, and are at Mrs. Sylvester
Pendleton's for the summer. -. Mr.. Russell
G. Goodhue, who spent two weeks in town,
left Saturday for Boston. His wife will re-
main for the summer with his parents. -.
Mr.. Geo. MOulton of Boston is in town for
visit. Mrs. j. F. Ryder of Liverpool,
Eng, arrived Sunday for her annual visit to
will be joined later by her husband, DR..
Ryder. Mrs. Lizzie Ingraham and daugh-
ter of Rockland are the guests of Miss Leora
Partridge ...Capt. H. A. Hichborn suffered
a slight i'll turn last Saturday and Monday,
but at the present writing is as usual. -.
Miss Clare Studley, who has been the guest
of Mrs Bion Sanborn for the past two
WCChs lCUuIucu W llol IOIll6 Ill IGOcklduu,
Monday. Misses Cora and Ruth Howe of
Somerville, Mass, arrived Sunday to visit
Mrs. Hattie C. Hichborn and left Tuesday
for Mt. Katahdin. 80. The excessive heat of
the first of the week was greatly felt by all
our inhabitants. Many termed Monday the
hottest day ever experienced in this place,
and as the thermometer stood, in some
localities, at ia, at p. NJ, it bore them out
in their opinion Though there was a
breeze from the northwest all day, it seem
ed like the breath from a furnace, and gave
little relief. Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Staples
and daughter Doris will arrive today,
Thursday, from Westboro, Mass, to visit
their respective parents.
W1NTERPoRT. Children's Day was ap-
propriately observed at the Methodist
church Sunday, July It'll. Rev. j. W. Hatch
gave a fine sermon on Education in the
morning, and the children of the Sunday
school gave a very interesting concert in
the evening. The church was prettily dec
GRATED and large audience listened to the
exercises with much pleasure The pro-
gram was as follows:
Organ Voluntary, Miss Marie Wardwell
Music, Choir
Prayer, Pastor