The Republican journal., 1892-11-17
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

EAST SEARsMoNr. Mr.. Leroy Mariner
and Mrs Miller Brewster have gone to
Charlestown, Mass, for brief visit. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Arnold returned home from
Franklin, Mass, last week. Fred Wyman
has completed his threshing for this season.
Augusta Quinn has returned to her home
on Eagle Island. Mrs. Mark Wadlin and
son, of Northport, spent last week with her
brother.
BURNHAM. A large barn, owned by the
estate of the late H. B. Libby, and occupied
by Mr. Lanville Libby, was burned with all
its contents Wednesday morning, Nov. 9th.
The barn contained IS tons of hay, a moving
machine, buggy, sleigh, pung, two harnesses,
one ton phosphate and all the farming tools.
Insurance 800 on barn contents uninsured.
The barn worth $500; value of the con-
tents not known. The origin of the fire can
not be ascertained.
NoRTHPoRT. Mr.. 0. H. Cummings has
gone to Boston, where he has charge of a
packing room in the .Johnsons Lniment
factory The free high school has but two
weeks vacation The winter term will be
taught by Miss Mary Grant, of Rockland,
who so successfully taught the fall term...
Mr.. o. H. Cummings lost his horse last week
10y collc. 1t was one of the most valuable
carriage horses in town.. Mrs J. w. Knight
returned last Thursday from visit to friends
in Massachusetts,
Brooks. We are sorry to record the de-
cease at Clinton OF one OF our former towns
men, Mr.. Henry Rich. He was born Oh the
farm i'll Brooks and lived here quite portion
of his life. Alma Coburn, who has for IA
long time been at the Briggs House, has re-
turned to her home IN Thomaston and May
Miller takes her place. Mrs. Mathews, nee
Emma Frost, is at L. c. Cilley's very sick.
Mrs. Geo. Dickey, of Lowell, Mass lis visit
ing friends i'll town. The new depot is pro-
crossing finely and will be a great improve
ment and convenience to the place A large
freight business is being done here now.
Isaiah Bryant is at work with a crew on the
Isaac 5. Staples stable. Miss Celia NJ
Lane, the village dressmaker, is visiting i'm
Augusta.
NORTH TROY. Mr.. Searles and wife. of
Detroit, have moved down to Mr. Joseph
Sturgess, for the winter. {. Mr.. Elwood Rev
nolds and wife have moved to Pittstield
MIR. K. f. Stone has been in Boston the past
week. Mr.. Henry Young, of Detroit was
in town last week. Mr.. Edgar Garcelon,
of Pittstield. called on friends in town Sun.
day. Mr.. Emulus Plummer, of Pittsheld.
visited at Mr.. Edwin Garcelon's last week.
pn1,n
i'll town. Mr. John McKenney and son, of
Clinton, We're in town buying lambs Satur-
day. Mrs. Ella Rhoades has gone to the
hospital at Waterville for medical treatment
.-...A Cleveland celebration was held at
North Troy Friday night. Miss Alma
Carleton who has been teaching at Wilton
has returned home. Miss Grace Rogers is
canvassing tor the ''Y outh s Companion and
Miss Bertha Hillman is receiving subscrip
tions for the 'Lade's Home Journal.
There was knitting bee at Mrs, T. w.
Halves last Wednesday, A large crowd
was present, and an enjoyable occasion is
reported.
BELMONT. MI. f. w Pease and Miss
Grace Sherman, of Appleton, We're in town
Thursday visiting at Mr.. and Mrs n L.
Allenwood's. Mr. Pease is employed in the
Worcester Land Improvement Co., Worces-
tar, Mass. 49,. Mr.. Lewis Jones has shinpled
his house Mr.. +. A. Sprague is building
an addition to his barn. Mr.. Charles Sim
mons has shingled his house Mrs. Mary
White has had her house painted Mr.. T. |
j. Kimball has built very nice wood house. |
miss Phelia Donnel is very dangerously
sick. Mr.. Richard Greer, who has been sick
for some time, is recovering. Mrs, Mary
White, who has been Very sick, is improv-
ing j. Mr.. Frank Wagner has moved to Bel
fast, and Mrs. Caroline Smith and family |
have moved to Waldo -. Mr.. Warren New
bert has raised the past season 800 bushels |
of potatoes on one and one-half acres He |
can well be called the potato King of Bel |
mont" The potatoes We're of the "White
Elephant variety -. Messrs. Horace G. .
Jordan, John Morse and Henry Staples, who
have been at work in Boston the past sum-
mer, are at home on a vacation -. Miss Edith |
Thomas closed "a very successful term of
school in the Perkins district, Belfast Friday.
Mrs. Sarah johnson found green straw |
berries one day last week. She hastaken up
the plant and now has it in the window
growing. Mr.. F. A. Tower shot a deer Fri |
day. 1t was very fat and tipped the scales at
16 pounds.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Election dav passed /
very quietly. The Republicans, as usual. |
had the malority In the evening a five
cent sociable was held at the Grange Hall, |
and the large number present reported
Very enjoyable time. The programme con-
sisting OF farces, rectations. singing, ETC.
was we'll carried out, after which the COM !
pany enjoyed the dance and supper Mr.. |
johnson Ersline has moved onto the Chas, /
Rowell place, Bickmore Dist. Mr.. A lbert
Gray was engaged to putting up the sign
boards Saturday which thetown voted for last
spring Wednesday evening the building
ON the farm owned by Mr. Charles Allen. /
and occupied by Mr.. Eben Choate and fami-
ly, We're burned. The fire originated in the
barn; cause unknown. Nearly all of Mr..
Choate's goods, Were saved and he has moved
into the building owned by Mr. Jesse Frye.
A horse rake and moving machine owned
by Daniel Linneken were burned The
buildings and hay We're insured. Mr.. Les