The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-16
County Correspondence.
SEARS MONT.

SEARSMONT.
II. H. erie of CaStine was In town last
week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs E. r. Pack
ard. :. Harold 2. Cobb has been elected
President of the Literati Society at Kent's
Hill.....J. G. Packard has $4,000 feet of
pine lumber cut and is anxiously awaiting
the snow. go. Mrs. Roxanna Fitzgerald was
stricken with apoplexy Jan. sth and is now
in a critical condition.
SWANVILLE CENTER.
Gertrude Mari, who spent two months
with Mrs. Charles Curtis, has returned to
her home in Portland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lauriston Nichols of Belfast are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Cunningham.
........Mrs. Prescott Curtis, who has been
with her daughter, Mrs. E Cunningham,
for some time, has returned to her home in
Searsport. Miss Grace McKeen of Wo-
burn, Mass, is visiting her father, Isaac
McKeen. Mrs. Isaac McKeen had for
guests last week four relatives from Water
ville.. Mr.. and Mrs. John McKeen of N.
H. were guests of his mother, Mrs. Beal,
last Saturday and Sunday. Emery Hussy
spent last Sunday with his mother in
Waldo. This is great winter for the
poor people with small wood pile, but
hard for those who have wood or lumber to
get out. There are six cord wood and pulp
wood jobs in this vicinity with crews on
each since early last fall, with from 100 to
400 cords on each job cut now, and not one
stick started out of the woods. The swamps
are not frozen and there is no snow. Har-
rison Cunningham is having trouble with
his lungs and is confined to the house.
FREEDOM.
Mary, wife of James Flye, passed a way
Jan. 9th at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Emma Nickerson, in Yarmouth, Mass,
after long and painful illness. Her re-
mains were brought here, accompanied by
her husband and son-in-laW, Charles
Nickerson. The funeral services were
held at the church Jan. 18th at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Parry, pastor of the church, spoke
words of comfort. She was laid to rest in
Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Griffin of Dixmont attended the funer-
al of her mother. james Flye mas return
ed to Yarmouth. Mass, where he will make
his home with his daughter, Mrs. Addie
Nickerson. =. Mrs. Emily Sylvester, widow
of Nathan Sylvester of Montville, passed
away Jan. 7th at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. A. A. Thompson, after long sick
ness. The funeral was held Jan. 18th, Mr..
Weeks of Branch Mills officiating and she
was laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Messers. Fred and Rowland Sylvester of
Brighton, Mass, attended the funeral.
Mrs. Nelly Banter has been sick with the
grip, but is gaining slowly. Mrs. Susan
Flye is quite sick with the grip.
IsLEsBORO.
Tuesday evening, Jan. 7th, at the Town
Hall, occurred the most pleasing social
event of the year, when Mr.. r. d. Sears OF
Boston gave dance to the people of Isles
boro in recognition of the fact that some OF
them gave him little assistance at the
time his beautiful residence was burned last
summer The whole affair was in charge
of Mr.. B. G. Gilkey, and was great credit
to him as well as to Mr.. Sears. NOtwith
standing the driving rain at about the time
to start for the hall there were about 20(
there. Mr.. Gilkey was assisted by the
young men in serving the refreshments Of
/ coffee, sandwiches, cake and ice cream
Cigars from Mr.. Sears were given to the
gentlemen and. assorted chocolates from
Mrs. Sears to the ladies. AleXander's or
chestra from Camden furnished the musi,
and was one of the chief attractions Of thu
evening" Near the close of the intermis
sion Mr.. II. A. Babbidge proposed that they
give Mr.. Sears 'three cheers and tiger,
which they did with much zeal. Everyone
was loud in their praise of Mr.. Searl
thoughtfulness and of the able manner il
which the affair was managed. We trus
that Mr.. Sears architect, who happened I?
to be in town, carried a favorable repOr
back with him. Dancing was kept up unit
an early hour, as though each were unwil
ling to end the good time.
| NORTH SEARSPORT.
| John Seekins. a young son of Charles
Seskins, dut;orIe of his Aeti@ short tm<,ags
and " Was u BIZ dtfhg kiasfy, But Ii
| took cold and blood poisoning set in and fol