The Republican journal., 1895-09-26

MONTvILLE. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Har-
rington of Westboro, Mass, are the guests
of Hon. d. W. Bennett.
Brooks. Mr.. Brooks, wife and children,
from Wesley, Washington county, stopped
at F. o. Days last Sunday. Mr.. B. was on
his way to Fairfield where he has business.
80. Mr.. Guptill, who has been clerking for
Mr.. Day, has returned to his home in Wash
ing county. =. Wilfred Hall is making
spring beds for f. o. Day. Thompson,
Ingersoll and Stantial have very much i'm
proved the appearance Of the John G. Lane
house outside, and the chambers are to be
refinished.. Mrs. Fannie Twombly has re-
turned from Prospect, where she spent a
few weeks with her cousin, Mrs. G. Z. RAr-
riman. Mrs. G.. I. Osborne and Grace Pat
| tershall of Belfast have been visiting at
| Geo. Cards.
| HALLDALE. The next meeting of the La
| dies Circle will be at Nathaniel Halls,
Tuesday, Oct. 1st.. ! The past few days have
been uncOmfortably warm, the thermometer
registering in the nineties. Water is very
scarce. Many wells have gone dry and
others can hold out but short time longer
unless we have rain... Mrs. S. S. Emery
and Mrs E. p. Hoole Of Lowell, Mass. are
visiting relatives here. .. Frank Wyman of
Providence is visiting his sister, Mrs d. D.
Ray nes. People have about completed
their harvesting in this vicinity. Rev. J.
Washburn is here and will preach at the
Vose school house next Sunday John
Choate OF Amesbury, Mass, is visiting rela-
tlves here. Kew. Joseph Nickerson of
Bowdonham attended the quarterly meet
ing here last week. J. Miss Achsah Hall Of
Lowell Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. IN B. Hall. Rev. W. II. Little
field OF Vlnalhaven was in town last week.
..-The quarterly meeting was we'll attend
ed, many coming from long distance
PROSPECT FERRY. Mr.. Sears Grant Of
Texas visited MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Heagan
last week. Rev. j. H. Richardson
of Bucksport preached very interesting
sermon to us last Sunday and will preach
again in two weeks. Rev. Mr.. Lucas
Standpoint will preach here next Sunday
All are cordially invited to these services,
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Hartman last week. n. Miss Emma CHM
started for Atlanta, Georgia, last Monday.
She expects to be there about three months
....E. Il. Batchelder has met with quite a
loss Last Saturday nis hit his horse dropped
dead in the road near Searsport Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Batchelder were in the car.
riage and Mr.. B. was thrown out and his
head cut quite badly. Thomas Heagan
had severe attack Of collie last Friday night,
He was attended by DR.. Towle Of Bucksport.
49,. Mrs. E. W. Grindle has had another bad
attack of rheumatism but at this writing is
some better. Work has stopped on Mt.
Heagan and a large number Of men are
thrown out Of of employment
MONROE. 1t still continues very dry.
Water is scarce and great many families
have to haul all they use Fires are raging
in many places. A large crew turned out
yesterday TO fight fire set by Henry Butler
to burn ont his bog. 1t got into the fence
and burned a long line of fence between
Mrs. F. w. Richie and Elijah Richie and
also burned over quite wood-lot belonging
to Mrs. h. w. Richie. DIR. Baker and
family have started on their journey home
to Minnesota, and en- route will visit New
Sharon, where his folks reside . Mr.. ana
Mrs. George Palmer gave party Thursday
evening to their many friends and it was an
enjoyable occasion. Mrs. F. W. Richie is
visiting Mrs. Bellows i'll Freedom Mrs.
Lucy Ward formerly of Winterport, now Of
Bangor. has been visiting friends this way.
She made her home with Mrs Ritchie and
took i'll the Monroe fair which she thought
excelled any she had attended, even that at
Bangor. The many friends of F. l.. Palmer
are glad 70 see him out a., ain. Although his
step is feeble yet, it is hoped he will soon
enjoy his usual health.
SwANvILLE. Inez, the little daughter of
but is improving. Misses Carrie Greeley,
Carrie Ford and Mabel Maddocks have gone
to Boston for the winter. W. The l.. "A. S.
will meet with Mrs. Mary F. Nickerson Oct.
3d.. Rev. Myra Kingsbury will speak at
the church Oct. 9th at2 p. IN. Sunday school
that day at A. m; but the next Sunday at II
a. m. as usual. "A. S. Nickerson has gone
to Boston to visit his son Frank. Henry
Applin returned to Boston by boat last Sat-
urday. Mrs. D. z. Libbey of Unity was the
guest OF her sister, Mrs R. G. Royal, last
Saturday and Sunday Mrs. Thos. D. Jel-
lison, Mrs. Otis Elwell and daughter Katie
of Brooks, Mrs. Sylvester Hall and daugh-
tiers Matte, Mary and Mabel of Mc1ntire,
Iowa. and Miss Katie Carter Of Maiden,
Mass, all met by accident at the home of
Mrs. Chas. Hartshorn one day last week.
Mrs. Herbert York and children have re-
turned to Lowell, Mass. Mrs T. S. Ford.
who has been visiting her son Martin in
New York, came home last week. . Hon.
A. E. Nickerson has returned with glowing
accounts Of his trip to Kentucky and the
generous hospitality of their entertainer, an
ex-Confederate colonel. Mrs Chas. Ham
mond of Bangor visited friends here last
week. pr. J. 5. Cole has gone to Boston
for few days.