The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-14
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

FREEDOM. Prof. and Mrs. Carter B. Keen
are visiting in Searsmont. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bellows returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Richardson, of Rockland, is spend
ing few weeks with Miss Maria Mitchell.
John Mitchell is at home on a vacation. -.
Gov. and Mrs. Burleigh, Mr.. Byather, of
Mimi, and Mr. Berry, of Augusta, were in
town last Friday. They called on DIR. Bill
hngs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bellows and Mr..
and Mrs. D. B. johnson. &c. The ladies circle
held their last meeting on the lawn of Mr..
d. w. Dodge, Thursday afternoon. Cake, ice
cream and coffee were served. The day was
fine and large number present. Mrs.
Charles Smith, of Waldoboro. is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Reuben Sibley Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Howard spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Bellows. Mrs.
Rebecca Springer, Mrs. Mary Vickery and
Jennie Stevens are visiting relatives and
friends in our village. The Village In
provement Society gave party on the lawn
of Charles Bellows on Saturday evening last.
The lawn was handsomely lighted with jap
anese lanterns suspended from the trees.
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bloom and the effect was charming. Over
one hundred We're present, speeches and nut
sic We're listened To, cake, coffee, ice cream
and straw berries We're served to all. See ac-
count next week.
CAMDEN. Capt. VIM. Bowers and Chas.
Staples, ,Jr., steamboat inspectors, We're at
Camden and inspected the Tit Willow We'd
nesday. -. There came near being drown
ing accident Sunday the 10th. While two
young men and two ladies We're sailing off
the Spindles near Sherman Point they let
the boat jbe with the sheet made fast cap
sizing her and throwing them all into the
water. Another boat near picked them up
without much trouble. The excursion from
Rockand and Camden Thursday on the
new steamer Ninalhaven to Vnalhaven was
success. There was large crowd and all
report an enjoyable time. The next thing is,
wien are we going to have an excursion to
Bar Harbor? Miller and Gill have leased
the bail grounds and pavilion at Lake City,
They will run Saturday night dances during
the summer and fall. The music will be
Maniton, Capt. Casey, of Camden, that was
run into and sustained some damages has
been locked at Coombs yard, where she will
be put in shape for sea. The shirt factory
which has been CLOSED for few days resumed
work Tuesday with a complement of ninety
hands. -. The Knox Wooden Mill is taking on
new coat of paint which was badly needed
Willie Hardy left Sunday morning for
Bar Harbor where he will enter the employ
of the express company for which he worked
last summer. Master Harry Knowlton. of
Bath, is visiting at his aunt's, Mrs. Allie
knowlton. Geo. Sweetand has left the
Knox mill and will go on the electric road
as motorman. Harry Stearns, who has
been attending school at Cambridge, arrived
home Saturday,. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rus
sci are spending the summer at the Ocean
House. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. Thompson, of
New York ARE stopping at the Bay Niew....
r. X. Simonton arrived home this week ac-
companed by his friend Oliver L. Hogan, of
Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Briggs. of Lynn, Mass,
who has been visiting at Mrs. ID. A. Camp
bell $, returned home Monday accompanied
by her son Harry. Will Gardner had a
bullet put through the biceps muscle by the
accidental discharge of a revolver in the
hands of ii FRIEND DIR. Cabot attended him
and at this writing he is doing well. -. The
Eastern Yacht Club fleet arrived here about
) y. m. Tuesday. There are about 10 vessels,
with Commodore Gardiner in the May
flower, from Boothbay bound to Bar Harbor,
the trip taking about six hours from Booth
bay. The yacht America with Gen. Butler
is included, also a part of the Winthrop
Club fleet.
BROOKS. Berry Sargent has obtained some
very nice granite nnderpinning for his house
from quarry at Frankfort. The pieces are
wide and long and will make good founda-
ton Japhet Grant, of Jackson, has finished
it for him. Mr.. Grant has also been doing
some work on the stores in the Swan & Sb-
ley mill. A. H Rose has had charge of the
grist mill while Mr.. Ingersoll worked on the
Chase house. A sister OF Mrs. Berry Sar-
gent from Boston is making them VISIT.
Miss Lizzie Sargent is at home from Wal
than, Mass, where she has a position in the
watch factory. "A. f. Chase and Tilton A.
Elliott with their families We're at North
port last week. Mrs. Ada Lane was in
Waterville last week to see Mitte and the
baby. We received a pleasant call the
other day from Rev. Frank Dollotf, pastor
of the Congregational Church at Jackson
1t is understood that he may also supply the
church at Brooks and it is to be hoped the
arrangement will be made. Mr.. Ebert
Monroe and wife are at Mary Webbers for
the summer, Jesse c. Forbes has been in
town for the past few days. He has recently
been married to Irene Mckay, of Knox.
Capt. Jacob Webster is getting much Joy
ment out of his new sail boat. Every pleas
ant day he puts in lots of time on the river
Rev. F. Dolloff was at the Union
Church Sunday afternoon SATURDAY. sew
eral young men We're brought up before
Judge Brown for drunk enness and break
ing of the peace at dance at Pattee's Hall.
Robert McTaggart and James Dickey We're
fined five dollars and costs, and A. X Green
and George Evans We're fined ten dollars
and costs Several others were implicated
in the affair but no more arrests will be
made at present. This move will he sustain
ed by the law abiding citizens of this town
A drunken dance is a disgrace to the town..
The wife of b. Rowe, who las been sick for