The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-25

MONROE.
The farm buildings of II. G. Buzzell were
burned Thursday morning, Aug. 18th, about
three o'clock. The house was occupied by
the family OF George Evans, who lost nearly
all their household effects. Insured Tor
$1,000.
SWANVILLE CENTRE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe McKeen of Jamaica
Plains, Mass, were guests of his mother,
Mrs. Beal, last week -. E. E. Clement and
family of Searsport were guests of his sis
ter, Mrs. IL. p. White. Sunday. Grace
Mckeen has returned to her home In Wo-
burn, Mass. e. A. Robertson is moving
large wood shed to connect his buildings and
putting water into his house and making
general repairs.... Mrs. Emma Cunning
ham has gone to Brockton, Mass, to visit
her cousin. Charles and Joseph Marden
are cutting their meadow hay on the Jones
bog, Monroe; There will be preaching lat at
has returned to her home in Waldo. :. Mrs.
Scribner of Searsport was the guest of Mrs.
H. p White last Tuesday,. All of our
young folks attended the dance in Marden's
hall and report good time. Capt. James
f. McKeen and wife of Belfast are guests
well drilled by the Searsport drilling ma
chine. The yacht commanded by Captain
Norton came into Belfast Monday and Mon
DAY evening he was the guest of his wife,
who is spending the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jennys.. Charles
ly and Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Littletield
went on a clam bake last week. Charles
Webb is at home. Frank Robertson OF
Belfast is visiting his brother, E. A. Rob-
ertson.. David Moody is quite well again.
CENTER MONTvILLE.
Ira D. Cram is loading car with hard
wood slaves at Knox Station for Massachu-
sets parties, to set up for cranberry bar
rels. Mrs. Helen Webb of Knox visited
her sister, Mrs. NJ. c. Gordon, last week.
Gently the guest of Mrs. r. p. Downer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Goodwin visited friends
in Palermo last week. Mrs. Eliza J. Pen
; ney of Freedom is with her sister, Mrs. W.
B. Jaquith. for time. ."Billy," faith
full horse owned by r. P. Downer for twen-
Robert Waterman of Belfast visited his
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Thompson, last week.
80. .Omer Bryant of Good Will Farm, Fair
field, visited his uncle, Charles Thompson,
last week, and with Oscar Thompson. wife
and child of Rockland and Mrs. Arthur
Thompson of Poor'S Mills, went over the
hill Friday afternoon to the DEVILS den, a
distance of half mile. A thunder shower
caught them and they all got wetting..
George L. Edmunds has ordered of Thomas
A. Rowe of Boston $50 feet of galvanized
pipe to carry water from spring on the
hill. He has dug out for a reservoir and
will cement and build covering over it to
! keep it clean and cool. Charles Oxton and
family went to Head of Tide, Belfast, last
Sunday. dudley Tasker and wife went to
Liberty last Saturday and attended the
grange picnic on Marshall's shore.... Cora
Goodwin will spend few days this week
with her cousin, Mrs. Jennie Owen, in Bel
fast. Mrs. Exaver Sprowl, Mrs. Freeman
spending the week at Northport. Mrs. Win
| field Lunt has returned to Meriden, Conn.,.
| Several members of Union Harvest Grange
| attended the grange and band picnic on
Marshall's shore Aug 18th. Walter Bean
has lost valuable COW, which was found
dead in the pasture.