The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-22
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

MORRILL,. Mrs. Rachel Adams, Mrs. DR. {.
Ham and Rev. A P. Fogg are in very poor
health. A very successful term of the Nor
rill Sunday School closed last Sunday.
They have concert and Christmas tree Sat-
urday evening Dec. oath. There will be no
admission fee, but collection will be taken
during the evening for the benefit of the
library.
ter, Mrs. Courier, in Rockland last week
Miss Maria T. Mitchell is spending her vaca-
ton with her parents, DIR. and Mrs. Mitchell.
Mr.. l. H. Bellows started for Chicago last
Wednesday morning. Mr.. D. B. johnson
will attend the Maine State Grange at Lew
iston the present week. -. Sleighing is excel
lent in Freedom. The Grange will have a
Christmas tree on Christmas eve.
PROSPECT Mr.. Walter Littlefield of Win
terport is teaching the Clark Settlement
school, and Miss Elva Randell Of Stockton
Springs is teaching the Point school near
the Heagan Mountain quarry. -. MI. Shute
has got his house onto the cellar and will
put up the chimney and move in soon..
The Brooks hay press, with Mr. Jones in
charge has pressed the hay in this section.
The press has an extra purchase and presses
the bales smaller. Hay is looking bright
and farmers have just begun to haul to mar
ket.... More snow is wanted here to start
the wood and hay on; but if the farm
er signs are true there will be more
rain Vet before winter sets in... The clam
pedd ers keep up their trips through the
town, and last week tom-cods We're added
to the list. Fox hunters are plenty here
and the baying of the hound is heard early
in the morning. Two hounds passed by my
place on their way over the hill two days
running, but Reynard knows the good hid
ing place in the ledge on the &. HI. Partridge
place yet. By the way, writing about foxes
reminds me of the time | was grating apple
trees when fox jumped over the stone wall
in the orchard and started for a hen. l hap
pened to be sitting down working over some
wax near the BARS where the hen was trying
to get through. The fox made a good run
but had to go around some brush that the
hen flew over and so lost a few feet, but he
soon made it up again and by the time he
got to the bars he was ready to grab, when
he saw me about ten feet away. l was as sur
prised as the fox, but he did not speak, as
, thought he would. C. o. Hatch raised 135
bushels of oats and barley from 251 rods OF
measured ground or at the rate of ST bushels
to the acre. Who beats that?
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Blanche Frye of
RobNury, Mass, made flying visit to town
last week. Miss Gertie Pendleton has
gone to Syracuse y. v, to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Peleg Griffin. Mr.
and Mrs. Alvah Treat of Searsport visited
friends in town last week do not forget
the Christmas concert at the Unversalist
Church next Sunday evening, services at I
O'Clock standard. Please bring your pock-
etbooks and feel to give freely when the
contribution box is passed at the close of
the concert. The more money the more new
books for your children to read. 80. News
came Saturday of the fatal illness of the
Youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Manley Lam
caster, Bangor. The oldest child is at pres
ent with Mrs. Eva Lancaster in Searsport
... The Diamond Sociable and quilting at
Colcor,i's Hall on Thursday evening last
was we'll attended and pleasant evening
was passed. Several of our young ladies
are practcng for a Dairy Maids Drill to
be given at a not far distant date. Miss
Elsie Flood of Bucksport is spending the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Fletcher
1.-THE V. |. S. has invested i'll very love
ly doll, dressed as bride, with trunks and
complete outfit, to be given to the most pop
ular little girl on Dec. 25th Votes taken at
l.. j. SHELLS where the doll is on exhibition.
Troy. Christnastjde with its joys and
happiness is with us, and the mystery of
Santa Claus Cabinet is all about us. There
will he Christmas tree at the church, under
the direction of the Reading Club, and their
committee guarantee us good time. But
our Joyous season is not unmxed with sor-
row, for the shadow of Death is lowering
over one home in midst, and one uni
verversally loved and esteemed has pass
ed from us, Ella, wife of Otis Rhoades,
died Sunday morning at nine o'clock in
the hospital at Waterville, where she had
been for treatment. Four weeks ago she
Went to Waterylle, accompanied by our
local physician, M. I. Dodge, and an oper-
alton was successfully performed, and hopes
We're entertained of her rapid recovery to
health. But these hopes We're raised only to
be blighted and after much suffering she
/ passed away, leaving d devoted husband,
one daughter and one son besides many
friends to mourn their loss. Her body was
| brought to her home in Troy Dec. 18th
for burial. The family have the heartfelt
/ sympathy of all in their great bereave-
ment. The Reading Club will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Stevens Thursday
) evening. E. The Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs Lizzie Smith Tuesday after
noon, to elect officers for the coming year.
MIR. and Mrs Eugene Hopkins of Ply
mouth, are in town the guests of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Z. w. Halves.
BROOKS. The kindness of Rev. r. Z. Hack
( of Belfast in speaking in the interest of the
Junior c. E. S. was very much appreciated
| by our people. The lecture was interesting
and one of value to the young people of the
| place. He treated the sub ect of growth
| in manner that could not fail to be bene-
! fetal to the audience, especially to the child
I rem to whom he was supposed to talk.
Rev. II. Small is at home from Bowdoinhan