The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-07-03
PROSPECT VILLAGE.

port very nice time. &C. II. Littlefeld is
hauling his hay to Belfast this week..
Mrs. Lizzie Gould was the guest of Mrs.
Nellie Hall last week. -. Miss Alice Dock
ham, Miss Bessie Grant and Miss Vera Ben
son all went to Stockton Springs the 2Sth on
their wheels.
CENTRE MONTvILLE.
Benjamin BOynton spent several days
last week visiting his son at South MCnt-
Vile. Charles Oxton has bought eleven
acres of land of Frank Cushman. The
writings were done last week. -. Soloman
Palmer is peddling fish. Mrs. Price of
Rockland, Mrs. Hartford of Washington
and Mrs. Maloy of Appleton called to see
their grandmother, Mrs. Llewellyn Keller,
last week.
PALERMO.
John Nelson has been received as can
didate for baptism and church membership
at the First Baptist church. The baptism
is to be next Sunday afternoon by Rev. ii.
F. Wood, pastor of the church. There will
also be Sunday school concert in the even
ing. The Baptist quarterly meeting was
held last week at the Greeley's Corner
church :. Mrs. Ellen Nelson and son Fred
of Houlton, who have been visiting friends
in town, left last week and Will visit
friends in Albion. The selectmen have
opened the road known as the Dyer lane
and filed it with the stone wall from the
north side. 1t will no doubt be a good thing,
as this road has always been bad one....
Samuel Marden has recently shingled his
shed. e. Charles Phillipsan Wesley Nelson
are making extensive repairs on their
barns.
MONROE
The funeral services of the late F. A.
Stevens was held at the church in the viii
lage Sunday, June 10Th The church was
beautifully decorated with flags and flowers
and one of the largest congregations ever
seen IN the town assembled to pay their re-
spects to the deceased. The sermon was
preached by Rev. NJ. Andrews of Frank
fort, from the text Amos 4-12, Prepare to
meet thy God. After the sermon the beau
tiful services of the odd Fellows for their
dead was observed. Mr.. Stevens, it will be
remembered, was thrown from his carriage
Friday night, June 20th, as he was return
ing from Belfast and was so badly injured
that he died the following Thursday. Mr..
Stevens was about 90 years of age, was
veteran, having served in the Sth Maine vol
unteerS He was member of the F. NJ.
Billings Post, g. a. r., also a member of
the Monroe Lodge of !. O. .. F., who took
charge of the funeral services. Mr. Stevens
was for number of years Asst. Messenger
of the House of Representatives and at the
time of his death was proprietor and land
lord of the Forest House. He left no
family, his wife dying some years ago
Tie left one brother and two sisters AMI i
large circle of friends Ia mourn his death.
The SUNDAY school at the village gave "A
fine exhibition sunday evening. June .Yth,
t. a large audience. Mrs. +. l.. Palmer, tie
superintendent, may well be- proud IF h.r
school and scholars. The program VAS ds
follows Singing. Praise God from " HON all
bless ng> hu~. b. .ehooI prayer by supt, l..
u. Palmer, ia lowed by tin. Lord Prayer by
school. address of welcome by >upt, read
me- lO" Psalm by ~upt, anthem by choir:
rec, Everybody'> business, Clarence Dick
ey rec, The Bridge. susie Bowdeu. rec.
Mother Dying BED, Mildred { base music,
swing, Ring sabbath bells. by four young
ladies' rec, by Marx Chase. exercise, Loyal
Nui'UeI>. bS Primary class, rec, Harold
Chase rec, Jessie Curtis. rec, Lucy Dick
ey selection by the choir rec, An Incl
dent OF the War. Ethel base rec by Mas
Ter Fred Palmer. rec, by Harold Richie
rec. by Barbara Couant; instrumental mu-
sic by HAIR! Putnam rec Fairy Sisters, by
Flora Twumbly: rec. by Viola Comant ex-
ercise. What the Towers say, by four young
ladies' rec. by Florence Twombly; rec,
Lock of Mother Hair, Carrie Chase selec-
ton by choir; rec, The Tapestry Weavers,
Hattie Webb; rec, Crippled Tommy, Edna
Lincoln; duet, When He Cometh, Jessie
Cunningham and Ethel Chase, address to
the Children by H. r. Dawson; singing,
Goodbye, by school
STANDPOINT.
Mrs. Abigail II. Berry died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. II. NJ. Griffin, June nth,
after short sickness of pneumonia. She
had been sufferer for many years from
neuralgia. but was as well as usual during
the spring. Was taken i'll at her own home
and after a few days was moved to her
daughters where she could have her con-
slant care, and thought to be much better
She was taken worse after being there
week and only lived a few hours. Mrs.
Berry was born in Prospect, 70 years ago,
was the daughter of George and Nancy
CHM. Her husband, Capt.. Nicholas Berry,
was lost at sea about 25 years ago. She
leaves one son, Edmond Berry of Dakota,
which time and distance prevented from
being here; two daughters, Rose, wife of
Mr.. Frank Blanchard, Nettie, wife of Mr.
II. NJ. Griffin, both of this town. and two
grandchildren. Her daughters were both
with her most of the time during her sick
ness and all was done that could be thought
of to make her comfortable. One sister,
Mrs. Rose Rich of Winterport, four broth
ers, Willard and Harrison CHM of Pros
pect, Jewett and Mark CHM of Standpoint
All were present at the funeral which was
held at Mrs Grittin's and was largely at
tended by relatives and friends. Rev. T.
p. Williams of oearsport attended the ser
vice and there were two selections by the
choir. Undertaken Park conducted the ser
vice The floral offerings were pillow