The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-12-27

combined business and pleasure trip, re.
turning Friday night.
Mrs. Carrie H. Golden and daughter
Venessa Hamlin came home from Filing.
woods Corner, Winterport, last Friday
night, her school having closed for Z
weeks vacation. Mrs Golden and daueh.
ter are spending the time with her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eden Pendleton, Cape
Jel!ison.
Mr.. Alvah C. Treat took his automo.
bile to Belfast, Monday, to place it in
winter storage and whatever painting
and repairing may be necessary will be
completed before he needs the car in the
spring. Master Raymond Morrison drove
over to bring him back from Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Grant of King
man were guests of his niece and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert M. Ames, last
Thursday afternoon, to call upon his sis
ter, Mrs. Medora Marden, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Freeman Burden, recently ar
rived from Colorado.
Mr.. Edwin c. Berry, after a somewhat
protracted illness from hardening of the
arteries, was seized by an apopletic shock
about three weeks ago and gradually fail
ed until he suddenly passed away, Wednes-
day afternoon, Dec. 10Th. He is survived
by his wife formerly Miss Aldana Knee
land two sons and three daughters and
several grandchildren. The funeral ser
vices were held at his late home-Cape
Jellison-Saturday afternoon, Rev. Mr.
Hully attending. The burial was in the
Cape Jellison cemetery. A steady, in
dustrious man, reliable citizen in eyerv
way, devoted husband and true father.
as we'll as kind neighbor, he will be missed
by the entire community. Deepest sym-
pathy is extended to the bereaved wife
and grown children, in their irreparable
loss Mr.. Berry, native of this town,
was SO years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Moulton took
Boston boat last Thursday, en- route to
Rosllndale, Mass, where they spent a
few days with their oldest son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Moulton. Thew
left to spend Christmas with their second
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Moulton in Gloucester. Their third son.
Mr.. Frank H. Moulton and wife, also live
in the latter city and they will later be
their guests, as they intend spending the
winter among their children
Bethany Chapter, o. E. S., Tuesday
evening, Dec 18th, entertained party
consisting of nineteen members of An.
Choir Chapter of Searsport and bv request
of the Worthy Matron of this Chapter
Mrs. Maria B. Howes, the guests assisted
in the work, four members being admit
ted to membership-Mr. Edgar Heath.
Mr. Robert Andrews, Miss Maude Merri-
thew and Miss Ruth Merrithew. The
usual delicious banquet followed the mi
tiation. A very pleasant evening for all
participants is the report of members and
guests alike.
Mrs James Jacobs died Dec. 10Th, the
result of the severe cerebral hemorrhaee
suffered few days earlier, DR.. G. A.
Stevens considering the case probably
fatal from the first. She was about rs
years Of age, always a resident of this
town, a daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. William Keen of Cape Jellison She
has for several years been a widow and
is survived by number of children to
whom sympathy is offered. The funeral
took place Friday afternoon at the Con-
gregational chapel, Rev.Mr Hully official
ing. The interment was in the family
lot in the Cape Jellison cemetery.
The remains of Mrs Anna Harrington
Kelley of Portland, accompanied by her
brother, Mr.. George Harrington of bos-
ton, and her daughter, Miss Amy Kelley,
a stenographer of Portland, arrived last
Friday night, for interment in the Har-
rington lot in our village cemetery. The
relatives were entertained by her sister,
Mrs Nellie Colson, at the Mill. The
funeral having been held in Portland,
only prayer at the grave by Rev. Mr..
Hully, was observed here. The flowers
were most profuse and beautiful. Mrs.
Kelley was about so years of age and died
following an operation for an internal
cancer She was native of this town,
the third daughter of the late Capt and
Mrs. George Harrington. She married
Mr.. Albert N. Kelley and for many years
lived in this village. Sympathy is ex-
tended to all mourning relatives and
friends.
Sunday, Dec 10th being the 154th an
niversary of the destruction of the tea at
Griffin wharf, Bos ton, the historic Boston
Tea Party, some of the relatives of the
one member of that company, Robert
Hichborn of Boston, buried in Stockton
at Mt. Recluse, Cape Jellison, drank tea
in his honor, recounting the various ira
ditions of his service to his country, list
Lieut.. in the Continental Army, and his
personal characteristics, as repeated from
generation to generation. A man of
sterling integrity, his son, Mr.. Paul Re-