The Republican journal., 1902-01-30
PROSPECT FERRY.

MIS-. Levi berry anu sui AVIAN anu MI
and Mrs w. D. Hartman went tn Bangor
| last Saturday, shopping -. Mr.. Barns went
to Rockland last week on business.
Arthur Shute of this place was united in
marriage to Miss Susie Wardwell of Sandy
point Jan. Goth. Their many friends wish
them long life of happiness together.
The young couple were serenaded at Gran
vile Shute's last Thursday night. A fine
treat was served and very pleasant even
ing was passed by all present. Levi Berry,
who had such narrow escape from drown
ing Jan. 18th, while crossing from Mt.
Waldo to Mt. Heagan, has resumed his
work at Mt. Waldo
cen TIRE MONTVILLE.
Mr.. Tryon of Connecticut packed F. A.
Cushman's apples last week.. Mrs. Huldah
Ramsay arrived from Portland Jan. 2sth.
MIR. and Mrs. D. A. Poland gave re-
ceptiOn to their friends at the Grange Hall
last Tuesday evening. They were present
ed with two fine rockers. Mrs. c. O.
Jordan has gone back to ROslindale, Mass,
but will soon return to stay some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Bennett.
P B. French and f. b. Ramsay, from North
port, were at C. II. Clements last Sunday.
George Gordon shot a fox last week and
sold the skin to Mr. Frank Jackson for..S4
80. The Good Will society met at Gardner
Perry's last Thursday. Walter Poland
held the lucky number that drew the quilt.
More than sixty persons took supper The
proceeds of the supper, quilt and grab bag
added quite little sum to the treaSury.....
Union Harvest Grange was well represented
at the Pomona grange at South Montville.
This grange has received two applications
for membership recently. Albert Gay is
now preparing his celery for market. 1t is
very crisp and of fine flavor. Mr. Wilson
OF Searsmont will entertain the grange next
Saturday evening with his graphophone.
MONROE.
MIR. Lyman Clark, who went to the Bangor
Hospital last week, stood his operation well
but word has been received later that he
has had an i'll turn and it is not known
what the result will be- Much sympathy
is expressed for his daughter Fanny, who
has had the care of him during his months
Of sickness, Mrs. Fred Parker, who went
to Philadelphia last week to have her eyes
operated on, arrived there safely but the
doctor said that on account of the low state
of her health he could not perform the opera
ton for several weeks. ... The w. c T. L.
will meet with Mrs. r. ". Mayo Feb. It'll
.... Miss Mary Plummer of Searsport is the
guest OF Mrs. X. W. Mayo -. Walter Clarke
hos Gold his f, n, TohJ
to Massachuse tts.. Nelson Curtis has not
beena as well the past week. Capt. Nathan
Woodman has had severe attack of
asthma, but is better now. Miss $. A.
Mansur has been confined to her bed the
past week with very bad cold. At the
annual meeting of the Waldo and Penobscot
Agricultural Society the officers elected for
the ensuing year are as follows President
w. b. F. Twombly, Monroe; Vice Pres,
Edwin jenkins, Monroe Sec'y, Frank H,
Bowden, Monroe; Treas. F. l.. Palmer
Monroe; Trustees, Walter B. Goodwin,
Monroe, John T. Averill, Frankfort, NJ. II.
Haley, Prospect, a. II. Ellis, Swanville, T..
c. Newcomb, Newburg, James Putnam,
Jackson, Elmer Gould, Dixmont, Otis
Ellwell, Brooks, IL. f. Haley, Winterport
Librarian, f. II. Bowden 1t was voted to
hold the annual fair on the new grounds in
Monroe the 10th, 18th and 18th of Sept, 1902
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
The public installation of the officers of
Powna Lodge, f. and a. NJ. took place the
evening of Jan. 22nd. The ceremony was
conducted by our townSmen, Dist. Dep.
Grand Master, \. NJ. AmeS and Dist. Dep.
Grand Marshal T. f. West, in a most credit
able manner, for which they received high
praise from the few visiting members of
Mariners Lodge of Searsport. The in
cemency of the weather prevented the
general attendance of that lodge as expect
ed. BY request, the music for the inStalla-
ton was furnished by the church quartet,
with Amy Griffin as organst. The usual
banquet was enjoyed, followed by a short
program of music and speech-maklng and
though the company was small, owing to
the rain, it was a very pleasant one
Messrs. Ames and West have installed Off
GERS in various lodges, as follows: Saturday,
in Northport, Tuesday in SearspOrt, We'd
nesday in Belfast; and they will perform
the same duty in 1slesboro this, Thursday,
evening" -. Riley Barrett, who has been
suffering for some months with cancer of
the stomach, passed away Jan. 22nd. The
funeral services were held the following
Saturday. Mr.. Barrett had been for some
years Supt. of our town poor farm and was
always eliable and respected citizen. He
is survived by a widow, who has the sympa-
thy of the community in her loneliness, their
only son having died few years ago..
VIM. Carter died suddenly last Saturday of
heart failure. He had severe attack of
pneumonia, four years ago, and it left him
with cough from which he never recover
ed. After violent coughing fit, he was ap-
parently resting, when his wife discovered
that life had fled. The funeral services
were held Sunday, conducted, by Rev. H.
W. Norton of Searsport, with two selections
of sacred music by a quartette. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Ladd (the latter the only living
child of the deceased) came from Boston,
Saturday, to be present at the services.
MumpS are prevailing in the village. -. f. F.
Staples went to Castne the first of the
week, to buy goods -. Mrs. Daniel Cousens
of Standpoint, the last member of the
Joshua Eustis family of The Narrows, died
last Sunday evening, at the age of "a. For
ten years her SutferngS from the dread dis