The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-24
FREEDOM.


The F. A. Minstrels will appear at the
Grange Hall this, Thursday, evening.
Come and enjoy a very pleasant evening
and get a good supper. Mrs. Sampson
and niece, Miss Katherine, and Misses
Stephenson and Dodge went to Belfast last
Thursday evening to attend The Ladies'
Symphony Orchestra concert. Miss Mar
garet Williams visited her sister here last
Saturday and Sunday. Miss Jeanette
Stephenson began last saturday to go to
Burnham to teach music..... MI. c. w.
Hawkesworth was with us last Sunday,
speaking finely without notes and giving an
able address on "Romula" in the evening,
which was much enjoyed, especially by
the T. A. students Mrs. Ramsay has re
| turned to her home in Center Montville..
Mrs. Cora Douglass cooks for the club at
the Billings House. Miss Ella Bowler,
who has been quite i'll, is improving 80.
Miss Jennie b. Price Of Carmel will lecture
at the church here under the auspices of
the W. c. T. L. Thursday evening. March
31st. The crows are with us once more
and we think spring is here
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
The Current Events Club was entertained
last week by Mrs Ralph Morse. The next
regular meeting viii be with Mrs. Evin f.
Staples. Mrs Everett Staples has been
in very poor health for several weeks Her
numerous friends hope her Improvement
may be rapid, as spring brings better
weather. .. Miss Leora Partridge, who has
been suffering from a bad cold and eye
trouble during the past month, is now i'm
proving. .. Miss Harriet ID. Hchborn has
been elected superintendent of schools,
Mrs Sarah J. Clifford our most efficient
superintendent for four years, having re-
fused to accept the office. Mrs. Sylvester
b. Pandleton, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Myrtle p. Croker, and little
daughter, arrived last week from Lincoln,
80. Capt. J. F. Hichborn hears from his
daughter and her husband, DR.. and Mr..
j. F. Ryder, that they have reached Boston
from Liverpool, Eng, and taken house in
Cambridge, which they will occupy earl Y
seriously i'll last Friday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Daniel Thompson We are
glad to report her convalescent at this
writing-Tuesday. Her daughter, Mrs. j.
F. Gerrity, arrived Saturday from Bangor,
called here by her mothers sickness -. Mr..
day from Boston. Mr.. X. ret rned home
Monday. Mrs. Cynthia, widow of the
late Oseph Goodhue, passed away Sun
day morning, from the effects of a shock
Of paralysis, suffered ten days previous. A
devoted wife, mother and friend; an indus
trt< rfrhf nd hnr
sudden decease brings great sorrow to rela-
tives and neighbOrs. She was 70 years of
age, and is survived by three children Mrs.
Mary G. Hartman of this town, Mr.. Frank
GOodhue of Boston, and Mrs. Annie GOss bf
Massachusetts, to whom sympathy is ex-
tended in their irreparable loss. The funer-
al took place Tuesday at h-r late residence.
:. OnSunday morning, ''bright and early,
the old stork brought most welcome
stranger-a ten pound boy-t0 Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Rendell. Mother and babe are
doing we'll. The temperance lecture given
Jennie B. Price in the interest of the W. G.
T. u, proved highly interesting, instructive
and bright, showing the speakers command
of her subject and heartfelt devotion to her
work of resisting the terrible power of ''tle
demon that dwellS in the cup" Tuesday
the ten-week term OF High school opened at
Standpoint, instead of the village, for tie
better accommodation of pupils in that sec
ton of the town. 1t is taught by Mr.. Bridg-
ham of Minot, Me. .....M Miss Mabel F. Sim
mons returned to her position as one OF the
faculty of the f. S. n. S. Tuesday. Miss
Clara Mudgett and Miss Ethel Colcord re-
turned to Castine the same day to resume
their studies at the Normal school. Miss
NJ. will be among the June graduates: go:
The broad space of blue water around Fort
Point indicates the approach of spring.
Hail to the newcomer!