The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-21
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

pastor of the Baptist Church, Camden
preached very able sermon at the NJ. E.
Church July 10. We are glad to note that
there was a goodly number of appreciative
listeners in attendance and hope to see as
many at every service this summer. Last
Sunday there was preaching by our reg
ular minister, Rev. I. r. Hogue. The
Misses McIlvene and Miss Norma Kelley, of
Rockland, Mass, are guests at Mrs. Lucy
| Fernalds Miss Annie Drake has return
ed from Belfast.
SOUTH MoNTvILLE. A successful term of
nine weeks school taught by Inez Peavey
has closed. Mrs. w. B. Morse and son are
spending few days with her sister, Mrs
Frank Mutt, of Freedom. Hattie and Mat
tie Edmunds, of Lynn, Mass, are spending
their school vacation with their uncle. c. F.
/ Conner. Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Davis and
daughter, of Belfast, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. o. w. Ripley, who took them
around Georges Pond. Tuesday was quite
a warm day 90 i'll the shade. The Sunday
/ School have a new library and those WHO
| love good reading are cordially invited to
JOIN our school. Mrs, Nan Eastman, Of
Warren, is visiting her sister Mrs. &. I.
Randall
THoRNpIKE. Most of the farmers III town
began hayng July IL. Grass IS very thin
and the crop must he much less than an av
erage yield. Help is rather scarse and good
men are commanding two dollars per day.
Notwithstanding the rather ,liscouraging
| prospect of light crops several OF our farmers
have bought new moving machines, hay
forks, carriers ,etc. which hell to malls the la
Dor of hay harvesting much lighter and quick
er than IN ''Ne olden time. .....The Free
Baptist Sunday school was reorganized
July 10th when the following officers We're
chosen for the ensuing year: Superinten-
dent, Joseph Higgins; Secretary and Treas
urer, jas. Higgins: assistant Supt., Stepl-
en- j. Coffn Librarian, w. H. Coffin.
| Teachers of the Bible class and of young
| peoples class We're chosen last Sunday.
Report of the treasurer was read and
cepted. The school is ont of debt and has a
small balance to its credit in the treasury.
| At the close of the school the pastor, Rev,
| David Bracket, preached an excellent ser
| mon IGO1l Jllt utNU. 'lIUru, draw me ana |
| will follow Several strangers We're pres
| ent among others We're Mrs Eta Ferguson
of Boston, Mass, Miss Carrie A. Ferguson,
of Minneapolis, Mimi, Miss Martha Coffin,
of Bangor, and Fred Chase, from Bates Col
lege. Mrs. Edwin Landers kindly presided
at the organ. Mrs Il. S. Higgins returned
from Bangor July 9Th. j. H. Stevens has
| Il ~
| gled. He is busy with haying and the
| click of his mower is heard early and late
| 49,. Mrs. Abbe StearnS of Bangor, is Il guest
at the Mineral Spring Farm. Miss Clara
Ward closed a pleasant and successful term
| OF school in Dist. No. >, recently. Prizes
| for punctnality and good lessons We're won
| by Bessie Higgins and Sammy Shibles
| PlTTsF1ELD. We did not have amy Fourth
of July celebration except that the boys
maintained the honor Of the town by firing
guns, tirecrackers, etc, and by marching the
streets with their tin horn brigade and with
| flags flying. There We're also fire works i'm
the evening in various parts of the village.
| -. There is IL large amount of building go
ing on in tins village at present. Some very
rne houses, stables, etc, are being erected
49, The Pioneer mill office has been remov-
ed and a new and larger office is nearing
completion. We are having new con-
crete walk laid ON the east side of Main
street to correspond with the other side...
DIR. Drake has had his house newly painted
IA lighter color, which gives it a brighter and
less somber appearance....T The new +. b.
Church has been recently painted i'll several
different colors and looks very fine. Rev
S. c. Whitcomb started for Kansas a week
ago, where he was summoned on account of
the serious illness of his mother. Mrs. Whit
comb will remain i'll Bangor with her
mother and sister during his absence.
Rev. w. w. Harris, of Lewiston, occupied
the pulpit July 10 and preached very
interesting sermon. The A. q. L. So
ciety held their monthly meeting in the
evening which very interesting. Mr..
Harris remained and added to the interest
of the meeting by his singing and remarks.
July 10 was Children's Day at the Meth
odist Church, and thes had a concert in the
evening. Rev. Mr.. Read, of the UNIVERSAL
list Church, was called to Palmyra July
lUUlI To dUUenu unG funeral OF MIS-. Bell
Maddox. Of that village. Mrs. Joseph
Chase returned to her home in Palmyra
July 9Th considerably improved in health.
Her sister, Mrs. b. Thompson, went with
her. DIR. Will Libby, a former resident, of
East Belfast is at work in the dental rooms
of DR.. E. c. Bryant. | understand that he |
has sold out his interest in his business at
Caribou. DR.. w W. Cushman and family |
of Claremont, n. H., are visiting at Stephen |
Holmes Aubrey Is. Call formerly of this |
town, received the degree of A. NJ. from |
Bates College recently. Prof. II. H. Brv- |
ant has declined a desirable offer to become |
superintendent of schools of il thriving town |
in Texas. He has accepted position at the |
Kicker Classical Institute, Houlton, where
he will build up business department |
similar to that now connected With the NJ
G. Institute in PittStield. .....Our farmers
just beginning having. The lateness of /
the season and recent rains have DELAYED /
them one week or more.