The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-02-01


" to Miss Bertha Partridge from Sitka,
Alaska, where he is at the Marine Barracks.
The box contained Indian mOccasins made
by the native women of Alaska. These
women are fine needle women and the
moccasinS were beaded in very elaborate
designs. They were made of a skin re-
sembling channels skin, some in white and
some in tan color, and lined with flannel.
He sent also watch ease of seal skin, also
bead trimmed, and some tiny doll moccasins
as carefully and daintily made as the Others
sANnyPOINT
Miss Edith Nutter of Corinna is visiting
relatives here.
Newell Perkins of Penobscot is here for
a few weeks.
The writer picked pussy willows Satur-
day, Jan. 9th.
Mrs. Zenas Grant has been quite sick
with throat trouble.
Mrs James Robinson.
Miss Lucia Shute is at home from Bangor
for d much needed rest.
Hugh Kennedy of Boston was the guest
of friends here last week.
Mr.. John Rich of Bucksport is watch
man on the steam shovel.
II. H. NORM, wife and son were in Ban
cor last week for brief visit.
Mrs Lottie French has a good line of dry
and fancy good at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs F. F. Perkins, of Schools
were here for short visit last week.
The young people have had fine skating
on the meadow the past two weeks.
Iii 4 r.. l.
the past two weeks with the measles.
Several have been dragging for scallops
lately and report them quite plentiful.
Mrs. T. c. Bateman and children left
Saturday for their home in Cape Breton.
Mrs. Nathaniel Partridge and Mrs. Fred
Shute were in Belfast last Thursday, shop
ping.
There was baked bean supper at the
hall Wednesday evening, Jan. 31st, served
from to 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Clifford went to
Monroe recently to attend the funeral of
David DollOff.
At this writing Monday morning) it is
only six above zero-a great drop in the
temperature.
John Brewer, who has been confined to
the house by illness, is able to be out. He
was attended by DR.. Pierce.
Mr.. George CHM, who has been sick in
New York several weeks, is now much bet
ter and is expected home soon.
F, F. Hartman and wife and ii. A.
Blanchard and wife were the guests of Fred
Blanchard and family last Sunday.
Mr.. Frank has moved from the upper
tenement of Edward Grants house at the
store to the Daggett house owned by f. f.
Perkins.
Rev. Il. A. Derrick has rented the house
owned by George Smith, and on the arrival
last week of Mrs. Derrick from Ohio went
Immediately to housekeeping.
Varnum and Gilifillin, who have been at
work digging gravel here since last Septem-
Der, have closed their camps here and dis
continued work until spring. A. E. TriteS
is working the steam shovel for few
weeks, digging dirt for use at various points
along the lines.
CENTRE MONTvILLE.
One hundred years ago the people of
Montville and Liberty were rejoicing over
their first post Office In the year 1900
township was laid out which embraced the
PRINCIPAL parts of Montvile and Liberty,
called Davistown, which they We're deslrouS
of Incorporating into town by t ndl name
in honor of the first settlers. In 1906 cyrus
Davis vas appointed postmaster OF Davis
town and lived where George Lowell now
lives. lie was commissioned postmaster
by Postmaster General Gideon Granger.
Until this time their nearest Post office
was at Wiscasset. 1t then took month to
get letter TO Boston and back, and cost
| the receiver SO cents each way. February
is, 1907, Montvile was incorporated as the
163d town of Massachusetts, Maize then
being a part of that commonwealth. We
are now drawing near the close of the Goth
year of our towns history. Upon the 18TH
Of February dawns the centennial year; AS
the centennial day when the full one hun.
dred years is completed will be in the cold
days Of next winter we shall without doubt
celebrate the event during the warm days
of the coming summer of this centennial
year.. Miss Grace Foster is at work at ).
W. Wentworth's....1h month 81 January
has been warm and spring-llke MISS
Pearl Oxton recently found a pansy IN
blossom and Belle Wentworth has hen
that hid away her nest in some brush in the