The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-03-27

PROSPECT FERRY.

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Mr.. and Mrs. George Quincy of Boston
visited at f. R. Batchelder'S several days
recently Mrs Sarah J. Giidden has ar
rived home from Boston. Mrs. Samuel
DOGGY of Brewer is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Rebecca Harrman... Mrs. Ella Hea-
gan entertained the Ladies Club last week.
Mrs. Orilla McMann is visiting relatives in
Winterport. -. The contest for the sofa pill
low, given by Mrs. &. c. Avery to the
Helping Hand Club, closed March 22nd.
The two little boys who sold votes for the
pillow were Alvah Berry and Irving Pierce,
and both are deserving of great credit and
will be served just alike by the club. The
pillow was awarded to Irving Pierce, as he
had the most votes. Owing to the bad
travelling the sale of the Helping Hand
Club, to have been held at the school house
March 22nd, was postponed The men in
this vicinity ale quite busy picking up logs
and lumber that come down in the ice from
, Bangor.
JACKSON.
At the adjourned town meeting last Mon
day, which was quite largely attended, the
voters decided not to consolidate their
schools this year but raised an additional
500 for the support of schools, making the
entire amount appropriated for that pur-
pose the present year $500. 1t was also
voted to raise SO for repair of school houses.
AT meeting of the school board March
9th, it was decided that the wages of teach
ers for the spring term should be from S4.0C
to $500 per week, exclusive OF board, and
they hope to secure good class of teachers.
| There are five schools for which to provide
teachers. The superintendent will have a
public examination of applicants for schools
! April l4th... Miss Louisa Rowe will move
to Jackson village, to live in the house oc-
cupied by Mrs. Angie Keith, as soon as the
travelling will permit. Mrs. Ella Hubbard
| has gone to Brooks to take care of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph CHM, who is in poor health. -.
Ernest Work las hired to work on the farm
of NJ S. Hatch, and Willie Ham will work
for Harry Gates the coming season. -. The
heavy rain storm of last week added very
materially to the damage done the roads by
the mid-wnter freshet.
/ WINTEKPORT.
, At the annual meeting of the Winterport
Free Library association the following
/ board of officers was reelected for the en-,
suing term President, Amos F. Carleton
i Secretary, Emily NJ. Hall; Treasurer, Fred
Atwood; Trustees, A. F. Carleton, W. S.
Littlefeld, F. NJ Hall, Elizabeth Clark, F
W. Haley Librarian, Alberta George. Last
fall Phil c. Blasdell of Bradford, Pa, who
was formerly resident of this place, gen.
/ erously offered to bear the expense of run
ming the reading room each week for two
evenings extra for the benefit of the scholars
and others who might wish to have access
, to our fine reference library. 1t is a great
success and is highly appreciated by all
I who have awaited themselves of this priv
lege The librarian reports as follows
Blaisdell evenings the circulation of books
for December was 80; January, 1870: stu
dents at work %. February circulation,
1922; students, 81. The students were for
i the most part from the grammar and high
schools, with some from the Literary Club
A popular subscl iption has been started to
get magazines for the library The W. r.
c. are preparing for an entertainment and
i sale May lst.. The Lend a Hand Club meet
Monday afternoon at Mrs. Freeman's to
work for sale which they will have later
80. Mrs. NJ. P. Rogers is quite ILL.,. Mrs
Emma Kelly is threatened with pneumonia
and Mrs. Sadie Kelly has come from Ban
gor to take care of her.. THE tonsiliti.
patients are progressing favorably.. Mrs
Maria Atwood from New Hampshire il
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. o. Moody.
Mrs. J. w. Hatch, with her two children
has gone to Kingman to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Flye.. .Capts. Thomas Morgan
and John Philbrook left Monday to joil
their vessels... Mr.. c. A. Mckinney is il
Rockland experimenting the repairs on hi
vessel. :. Mrs. c. c. Moody and Miss Netti
Grant have returned from Boston. Harolt
PhilbroOk has returned from visit to Rock
land, accompanied by his little cousin
Herman Weed. Lewis Grant fell while a
play the other day and stuck needle il
his hand, breaking it off. 1t has not We
been extracted but no serious results ar
apprehended.. Miss Ada Curtis is at hom
from Bangor for vacation.