The Republican journal., 1892-12-15
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

after a very successful term of nine weeks,
taught by Hattie B. Mariner The follow
ing scholars We're not absent one half day:
Ma bel and Albert Mariner, Almon Young,
Raymond Heal, and Edgar Mariner. Mrs.
Will Bickford is quite ill....W. Frost of
Newburg Me. was IN town last week, can
vassing for Gerrity & Co., (portrait artists)
OF Bangor. Mrs. Amanda Bean of Tewks-
bury Mass. is in town, the guest of her sis
ter, Miss Ella Wyman.
SOUTH MoNTv1LLE. E. H. Cram has put
in IA new mill and is ready to grind all kinds
of grain He claims he can grind from 20 to
80 bushels of corn per hour. &. F. Rand
all has his board circular saw ready for bust
ness. He has expended nearly 81 600 in re-
pairing and furnishing it and it is said that
he has the best mill on the river. The
Grange has appointed Friday evening Dec.
III to draw the new quilt. The public are
cordially invited. The Sisters expect to
make it an elaborate affair. The funds are
to- 90 toward furnishing the new hall. Come
and help MS. If stormy, the next fair night
SANDY POINT. Misses Clara Green and
rooms after several weeks absence....M Miss
Jennie Richards is at home from her visit iii
Somerville, Mass. -. Miss Cora Daggett has
Il situation at Hovey's in Boston during the
holidays "A robin was seen and heard by
several persons last Friday morning. Rev
| y. LaMarsh of Searsport is expected to de-
liver his lecture, success or Failure, at
the church in this place Tuesday evening
Dec 10Th. -. Silas Wardwell has been at
home for few days from the steamer Lew
iston. His father is quite poorly. Charles
| Heath is quite sick. DR.. Pierce is attending
him.. Mr.. Lewis Hopkins has moved his
family to Bucksport, where he has employ
ment With f. &. Perkins. IF. l.. French
and wife ate "crow" with l.. S. Hall and
wife last weel: Miss Closson of Searsport
| is teaching The school in Dist. No. L.. Rev
Norman LaMarsh of Searsport has been en-
gagged to deliver his lecture "Success or
Failure in the Congregational Church Tues
day evening Dec. Goth. Mr. LaMarsh is too
we'll known to need a more extended notice
at this time. Let all who possibly can, be
present and enjoy a rich treat.
IsLEsBoRo. While Capt Daniel Warren
was driving along the road last week with
his cart partly loaded with apples and coal
j. F. Bragg's coal team of three horses with
a load of coal took fright and coming up be
hind upset his cart and threw him out. Capt
Warren was somewhat dazed and generally
shaken up, hut fortunately escaped serious in
jury. The coal team ran for about two miles
before they We're stopped, leaving coal and
fragments of the cart along the road. The
Free Will Baptist Society had supper Wed-
nesdav night at Mayo's Hall for the benefit of
their pastor. About $40 was Melted and a
very pleasant evening was spent. Rev. f.
b. Phelan will preach at the First Baptist
Church the ensuing year. Schs. Menawa.
LeonesSa and Charlotte Buck toWed here
last week loaded for New York and will re-
remain here during the winter. -. f. l.. Viii
lians will build boats this winter as usual.
BUcKsroKr. Thu eectiorof officers If the
Jas. L. Hall Relief Corps No. 30, held Dec
LIST, resulted in the following choice: Presi-
dent, Mrs. S. p. LaGross S. v, Mrs. Annie
Lawrence: ]. ". Mrs, Hutchns, Treasurer
Mrs. f, B. Googngs; Chaplain Mrs. E. A.
Stetson; Conductor, Miss Lillian Bonzey:
Guard, Mrs j. L. Richardson. The secre-
taries assistant conductor and assistant
guard will he appointed upon the night of
installation, Jan. LIST. The past year has
been very prosperous one for both post and
corps. Torrent Engine Co. No. >, has elect
ed officers for the year 1898 as follows: Fore
man, ID. H. Buckley; LIST asst, Havener
Webster; 2nd asst, l.. p. Lowell; foreman
of hose, Frank Beal LIST ass t., Walter Snow
man; 2nd asst, VIM. Williams; treasurer, |
l.. Brown; clerk, Lewis Page; finance com
lnittee, Frank Smith, john Chase and Wal
ter Brown. e.. The annual meeting of Felici-
ty Lodge. No. 10, F. & \. NJ, was held Dec
s. and the following officers We're elected:
G. o. Page, NJ. J. r. Emery, S. w; w. o.
Buck. j. w: Il. II. Emery, Treas. (22d
term } E. A. Crocker, Sec. A. F. Bennett S.
d.. f. Nj. Heath, j. d. Il. H. Emery, A. H.
Whitmore and j. w. Patterson, trustees of
charity fund G. w McAlister, I. II. Smith,
Geo. o. Mitchell, finance committee . Han
cock r. A. Chapter No. - elected officers
Dec. 18th as follows Geo. o. Mitchell, H. P.
j. K. Emery, X; w. 0. Buck, S.. r. H.
Emery, Treas. E. A. Croker, Sec. T. H.
Smith, c. of H.. f. NJ. Heath, r. A. G.: j NJ.
Nevens j. w. Patterson and &. o. Page
Finance Committee.
PROSPECT. There was an old fnshioned
hauling bee in Prospect last week. Mr.. Will
l'am l.. Shute bought the Lev George house
near the Manson George place land transferred
teams enough to haul the building along the
George road and down the long Brown hill
and past the BURDEN place to the corner of
the Gray road. 1t took two days and Thurs
day it stormed, but all stuck by and got the
building ready to move onto the cellar The
teams We're largely horses. Seven span We're
| strung along ahead of the oxen, and ali of
the horses We're workers that would stand
| and pull with the oxen Among the number
present the first day We're ". H. CHM, O. B.
Gray, Z. X. NicNerson, b. NJ. Eames, c. H
Partridge, George Harding and Freeman
Partridge. The second day Fred Niekerson
and Josiah CoIson We're on hand. g. w
Pendleton had tile largest pair of oxen, and
next We're &. X. NIckerson, Seweil Butter
tield. amt 5. b. Llttietield. The binding was
got on the spot the second day about two
o'clock and all hands fed their teams and
went to dinner, when the hungry crew did
full justice to the good warm dinner prepal-