The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-26
WEST WINTERPORT,

WEST WINTERPORT.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Jewett visited their
brother, Hosea White, in Swanvilie, Monday.
....S. ]. Fish is confined to the house with an
attack of rheumatism. DR.. Edward Mansfield
IS attending him. :. Mr.. and Mrs E. N. Bart
lett were guests of Mrs. Belle Barden in
Monroe Sunday. Mrs. c. H. Libby and son
Lewis visited in Swanville Friday and Satur-
day....C M. Conant came from Bangor in his
auto Friday night and is planning to return in
the same way Monday morning. :. C. H.
Libby and Mrs. Nellie Bartlett attended the
funeral in Bangor, Jan. 18th, of relative. Mrs.
Susan Walton. :. Miss Viola Conant spent sew
eral days last week in South Crrington, the
guest of relatives. MIR. and Mrs. c. w.
Nealey were called to Newburg JAM 2lst by
the death of Mrs. Nealey's mother, Mrs.
Almeda Smith. Relatives and friends in this
vicinity are grieved by the sad news and ex-
tend sympathy to the daughters and son. The
funeral services will be held at her late home
in Newburg Tuesday afternoon. }. W.
Jewett went to Thorndike Saturday to attend
meeting of Hillside Grange, of which he is
member. Miss Edna Conant entertained a
party of her schoolmates on the anniversary
of her eleventh birthday. Jan. 2lst, in the
afternoon. Games were played and cake and
ice cream were served by Mrs. Conant. The
young hostess received dainty gifts and there
was a birthday cake with eleven candles -.
Mrs. Julia White and Mrs. Elsie Chase at
tended the meeting Of tbs ". G. +, II. in
Monroe Thursday afternoon.
Troy.
A very pleasant meeting of the Troy Corner
Reading club was held at Rlenana Msyricks last
Friday evening. SeRethi bew members joined,
the revised constitution was adopted, re-
freshments were served by the hostess, and
the remainder Of the evening was joyfully
spent with garles. The next meeting will be
held February 10th at NJ V. B. Mitchels. The
club now has 40 members and has $50 in the
treasury, which will soon be spent in buying
new books. All lovers of good reading have
chance to join for only 25 cents. :. The quaran-
tine on account of scarlet fever was removed
last week from the home of Willard Carter -.
E. P. Getchell was in Detroit last week to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Rosetta Getchel
-. Mr.. ]. l. Goodale and family spent Satur-
day and Sunday with relatives in Pittsfeld ..
The entertainment at the Grange hall on
Friday evening was, as programmed, "The
Event of the Season. The hall was filled
to the doors and all seemed delighted with the
evenings program: The reader, Miss Vivian
Laughton, captivated her large audience with
her fine selections and excellent delivery
Many are asking for return engagement and
it is very probable she will read here again.
much praise is due Mrs. Coffin and Misses
Izora Sanderson and Edwina Garcelon. An
oyster supper followed the entertainment
The evenings fun concluded with social.
which was enjoyed by at least one hundred
Not till the small hours did the crowd start
reluctantly for their homes, all praisng the
evenings program. The Reading Club, under
cleared 49,. The Ladies' Aid met JAM 10th
at the home of Mrs. H. N. Fernald. goodly
number were present. The next meeting will
be Feb. End, at Mrs. c. A. Cofins when a
necktie social will be held.
THoRNDIKE.
Charlie Heath was pleasantly surprised last
Friday when a few of his neighbors cut and
hauled nice pile of wood to his door, Mrs,
Heath, who has been very i'll, was also surpris-
ed on the same day with bountiful shower of
postcards, which will cheer the days of her
convalesence. Mr.. and Mrs. Heath are duly
grateful to their friends: Miss Carrie A, Fer,
kusoh went to Ahdbvef, Mass; January 18th, to
visit her sister. Mrs w. ]. Hunt. and will visit
othef places in Massachusetts, before her re-
tarn. Mr.. and Mrs Ross c. Higgins made a
trip to Watervile last Tuesday. -. The cold
weather of last week seemed to work like a
charm on Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. Higgins and Mr..
and Mrs James Gilliatt, causing them to buzz
right around among their neighbors. They
passed one e1eningat M. P. Palmer's, one With
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Berry, and made several
afternoon calls. :. MIR. and Mrs. Leroy Pickett
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ross c. Higgins were guests
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Higgins. Nj.
], G. Cilley called on Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hisy.
gins January goth. :. Mr.. H. ]. Stevens. who
recently made trip from his home in Penob-
scot county into the towns of Wasdo and Knox
counties with good assortment of DIR. Hamm's
plasters, and other needfal things, passed Sat-
urday night at F. L. Philbrick's. Sunday night
at V. N. Higgins, and left Monday for his home
in Bangor. Mr.. Stevens has travelled on the
road for many years and is well known all
over the State. Everyone seems glad to see
him, for with his Whites salve and headache
pills, he can comfort and cure most all our
ills. -. Miss Helen l. Philbrick and Carl Hogan
and Albert Higgins, who passed Saturday and
Sunday with their parents, were unable to re-
turn to their studies at the M. C. l. Monday,
all being sick with bad colds. Mr.. Fred Hunt
and sister Lettie, with Mr.. Henry Small and
sister Martha, Miss Erma Keech. J.'D. Hig-
gins, Arthur Leonard and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
C. Higgins, passed Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred L. Higgins. Graphophone
music and games of Finch were enjoyed dur.
ing the evening. Mrs. Ebert Ames and
daughter, who have been passing ~ weeks
with her mother, returned to their ome in
/ Brooks Sunday.