The Republican journal., 1896-02-20
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


in Jackson for few days, visiting her
friend, Miss Mabel Croxford. u. H. Stew
ems a I'd Y. n. Higgins are in Bangor attend
ing the State encampment of the G. A. r..
Ross G. Higgins returned to Boston Feb
| nth. Mrs. r. S. Higgins is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. " n. Higgins. Frank Rollins
of Dixmont visited Richard Higgins Feb
12th.... +. n. Reed of Hampden was the
guest of V. n. Higgins Feb. 18th and 18th
.... Elisha Gordon and family have moved
from Mineral Spring Farm to Mr.. Nelson
| Gordon's.
BELMONT. Miss Ida Smalley is visiting
| relatives in Appleton. Miss Abbie Morrill,
was in Searsmont Sunday visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Ann Hemmenway. Mr.. Percy Tower
has taken boarder 1t is a boy, and they
say Percy is pleased. ...C. P. Morrill, & Son
can be reckoned among the smart black
smiths. They shod eight horses in two
hours and forty minutes one day last week.
Their bay mare Topsy got cut very badly
while being driven home from Belfast, but
is now better. Mr.. Phineas Pilsbury one
of our old residents, was taken with an i'll
turn last Saturday while going to Belfast,
but is now bitter
IsLEsBoRo Capt. Chas. E. Williams of
| this town took command of sch. Viola Rep
para some two years ago. Inside of year
| he had made ten round trips between Bos-
ton and Brunswick, Ga, and brought the
vessel to Rockand and hauled her up. He
then took command of sch Frank w.
| wi oh Of
| landed cargoes from Brunswick, Ca, at
Boston in few days over year. On the trip
before last it was just q days from the time
he cast off his lines at Brunswick until he
made them fast there again. He has passed
Cape Hatteras 80 times in two years and has
picked up two shipwrecked crews. Where
is the captain who beat this record?
| PROSPECT VILLAGE. Horace l.. Gould
has gone to Brooks for few days VISIT
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Alden of Hampden
are i'll town with Mrs. Alden's sister, Miss
Mary Mudgett, who is very sick. >. Mrs
Ella Gross is very sick Capt. Joseph A.
Partridge OF Belfast and a friend spent Sun
day with Mr.. Calvin H. Partridge. The S.
| B. |, Society meets with Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
s.
| Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. S. Killman
and Alice Haley We're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, Everett Sanborn in Frankfort Feb 18th
Mr.. Clarendon II. Gross, who was re-
ported four weeks ago as terribly bruised
| with wood and his eyes and face He'd with
powder, is at this writing improving and
the chances quite favorable that he may
/ rArn hjl jpht 7 10,
/ very sick in Castine, is slowly gaining.
| Our schools in town have all closed but one
and the following teachers will attend the
spring term in Castine: Misses Sarah Little
field, Flora Haley, Addie Crockett and
Messrs Horace l.. Gould and Wendall Mar
den. Some of them will graduate
| FREEDOM. The Y. p. S. G. E. of Freedom
| Village will hold masquerade social at the
| Grange hall on the evening of Feb. 25th
Music will be furnished for the occasion,
lunch served during the evening, home
made candies, cornballs, etc, will be on
sale and, as special feature, Madam Zirilla,
the Gypsy Queen, will be present and reveal
the future by her skill in palmistry A large
number are intending to mask and an excep-
| to hall 10 cents. Feb. 25th Waldo County
! Pomona Grange will meet with Dirigo
| Grange at the Grange hall. Members are
being continually taken into Dirigo Grange,
and lively interest is manifested. Mrs,
Hattie Harris and two daughters are visit
| ing her mother, Mrs. Alonzo Cook. Miss
Bertha Wiggin of Cliftondale Mass, is with
her mother, Mrs. LeForest Wiggin, for visit
| IA successful term of school, taught by
Mr. Albert Stevenson of Knox and Mrs.
Anna Stevenson, assistant, ended Feb. 14th.
The Misses of the village and vicinity have
organized society named Freedoms Work
ing Band. Their efforts are for charitable
objects. There have already been a number
| of meetings, and work accomplished. The
| last meeting was with Miss Julia Nichols,
Saturday afternoon. We are sorry to hear
that Mr.. Fred Nichols and family are soon
| to move Pittsfeld. The Woman's Club
was entertained by Mrs Crosby Fowler,
| Unity, last Tuesday.
| MORRILL,. The social event of the season
was the birthday party given Saturday
| evening, Feb. Sth by Miss Ada q. Blood at
her home. They INDUCED in games and plays,
and all who wished trpped "the light fam
| tastic toe" Fruit and candy We're served
| during the evening. They left her many
nice and useful presents. MIR. and Mrs
Israel Woodbury. have been visiting in Cam
I den the past week. Rev. H. l. Holt re-
| turned from Gardiner, Mass Feb. 9th. ...
| The village school, taught by Herbert
| Woods of Knox, closed last Friday. They
| held a school exhibition at the Grange hall
| Friday evening. Miss Leila Simpson of
| of Brooks closed term of school in the
| Creasey district Feb. It'll. School closed in
district No. 3 last Friday, after a very sue
cessful term taught by Miss Mira jackson.
Miss Jackson is one of the best teachers in
| the town. The scholars who did not miss a
day during the term were Matte Cross,
Ollie Blood, Ethel Merithew, Chester
Knowlton and Ray Cross. Mrs. F. W.
Banan is no BETTER and her "fath cure"
| doctor seems to be failure. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. o. Hatch of Prospect visited in town last
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. H. l. Holt and
the Morrill, Musical Society were invited
guests at the house of d. O. Bowen and
wife last Saturday evening. Ice cream and