The Republican journal., 1903-08-20
PROSPECT FERRY.

Owing to the bad weather the cold Home
picnic was postponed to Aug. 18th, and the
ground was so damp it was thought best to
have it at the schoolhouse. A large crowd
gathered, and with the fine dinner, music
and speeches, an enjoyable day was passed.
49,. The entertainment given at the school
house Wednesday evening was decided
success. A fine program was given. Special
mention should be made of the decorations,
which were pronounced by all the best ever
seen in this place. They were under the
direction of Mrs. A. A. CHM, Mrs. j.
Banks, Miss Emily CHM and Miss Faustina
Harding. MIR. and Mrs. Eugene Barnes
entertained the people in this vicinity and
their friends from away Friday afternoon.
Refreshments were served at five o'clock,
and all went home feeling well repaid for
going... Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gruby enter
tanned 175 people at their home last Satur-
day evening. The grounds were very
prettily decorated with Japanese lanterns,
and a fine program was given. The instru-
mental and vocal music, readings and reci-
tations were all of the very best Ice cream
and cake were served and all went home
feeling that Old Home Week would long be
remembered by all present. Mr.. Gruby
is large man and his heart corresponds to
his stature. He is always doing something
to entertain the people of Prospect Ferry,
which was his Wife's former home. He and
his wife have host of friends here, who
hope they will spend many more summers
hor OF fhoir homo SsSunnVci6o ,:
go. Miss Ada Cunningham of Belfast was
the guest of Mrs. Geo. Gruby last week..
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Cunningham and Mrs.
Amanda Cunningham visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Gruby one day last week. Mrs. AL
bert Mead of Natick, Mass, visited rela-
tives here last week Mrs. Abbie Par
fridge of Bangor called on relatives here
last week. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Croker
and son Foster called on relatives here last
Sunday. Capt. A. j. Croker and wife of
Winterport visited relatives here last Sat-
urday and Sunday....C. r. Hill and wife
of Winterport visited Capt. and Mrs. W.
D. Hartman last Friday. Geo. c. Pierce
of Peabody, Mass, and Miss Beatrice Gil
martin of Dedham, Mass, are visiting at
South Boston is visiting friends here....
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Snow from Connecti-
cut are visiting relatives here. Mrs. Nancy
Clarity and daughter of Bangor and Mrs.
Daniel Thompson of Stockton Springs at
tended the old home picnic. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Smith and Mrs. Hattie CalderwOOd Of
Stockton Springs called on relatives here
and attended the old home picnic last week.
....Dr. Nevins and wife of BuckspOrt were
the guests of Mrs. Geo Gruby last Satur-
day evening. :. Mrs. Abbie Mcclellan of
Bucksport visited Mrs. Jessie Harding and
attended the old home picnic last week..
Capt. W. C. Harding arrived home from,
Boston last Friday. Frank Harding, after
spending several weeks vacation at his
home here, returned to Sharon, Mass, last
Friday. :. Mrs. Harry Winslow of Quincy,
Mass, visited her cousin, Mrs. L. D. Berry,
one day last week. Mr.. and Mrs Wallace
Grant Of Charlestown, Mass, visited rela-
tives here last week. Miss Alice Gem of
Bangor visited relatives here last week..
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel DOGGY and little son
Merrill visited Mrs. b. e. Avery several
days last week. 80. Miss Jennie Grant and
Mrs. Henrietta Grant of Winterport visited
Mrs. James Pierce last week. Homer
CLARK and Miss Maude Cooper Of Frankfort
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gruby last Saturday evening.