The Republican journal., 1896-10-01

| SAMDEN. ElIo w DIS ulSCON0TGu III Uue Me-
gunticook woolen mill, Wednesday evening,
| Sept. Esd, about 1890 o'clock. The fire de-
partment was promptly on hand, and extin-
| guished it. The damage was slight. -. C. E
Shaw's grocery store at Millville took fire,
! Wednesday night, and stock and buildings
We're damaged 81, 900. The cause of the fire
unknown; insured.
| STANDPOINT. Mrs. Alfred Black and
children have gone to Boston for the winter.
80. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Richards are visiting
friends in Milo and other towns in the north
ern part of Maine. Mrs. DIR. Nevens and
Mrs. Alvin Carley of Bucksport visited
Mrs Wealthy Watts last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Staples visited in Winterport last
week. -. Miss Ethel Maxtield spent several
days in Castine recently. Mr.. Henry
Black of Boston lately visited relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grinde of Bucks
port We're at Mr.. q. B. Grants several days
last week. George Crocker has moved his
family from the Narrows to Capt. B, F.
Rice's house, lately vacated by A. F. Ellis.
Mrs True Ieagan of Belfast and Mrs. Fred
Segar Of Somervlle, Mass, called on rela-
ti7es and friends in this vicinity last Friday
Mrs. l., X. Perkins and children are
visiting her mother in Penobscot. Mrs
Lucln nda Hartman is repairing and painting
her house. Rev B. b. Merrill of Brewer
preached here last Sunday. Many in this
vicinity have very bad colds.... Miss Violet
Berry, who is attending the Normal School
at Castine has heen at home for short visit
80. What shall we do with our apples is
| the question asked by every one who has an
orchard
LIBERTY, Geo. A Palmer and wife of
| Howard, r, l., are iii town for few weeks
...Mrs. Rich of Bangor and Mrs. Prescott
Shlbies Of Knox visited at A. j. Skidmore's s
last week. Do not forget the races aV the
Georges River trotting Park Oct. oth. A
gooo field of good horses have been entered
for all the races, good judges selected
and a good professional starter engaged. A
| good force of good men will be on the
| ground TO preserve order and if the weather
| is good good time is anticipated. AL good
people take notice thereof and govern your
selves accordingy y....We are deuged with
apples. The price paid at the evaporater is
from to 13 cents per bushel. A few of
the faithful and unterritied went to Bath
Saturday night to hear and to see Bryan,
the boy orator.. DR.. Clough and j. S. Aver
Went to Waterville Monday with their
matched pair of horses, having had CORE
| spondence with Nelson in relation to the
! sale OF them. In many instances in this
i vlclnlty the corn crop is a failure. We pre-
! sumo that by reason of the extreme low
prices of corn the past season it was asham-
ed to grow....S. w. White of St. Louis is
visiting at j. j. Walkers. Howe, the pho
tographer, has returned to his home in Pitts
field. Work has been begun on the 1ish
hatchery. Many of our people will attend
the town fair at Washington this week
| State Constable Mears was in town Sunday
PROSPECT FERRY. Capt. F. E. Harding
arrived home from Boston last Friday He
will stop with his family several days, then
go to Philadelphia and take charge of the
barge Ocean Belle. MI. and Mrs George
| Lothrop and son of Stockton visited Mrs E.
X. Batchelder last Sunday. Mrs Jane
! Glidden is visiting relatives in Belfast
| The Ladies Circle met with Mrs. Annie
Emerson last Saturday nigh and an an
usually good time was enjoyed by all The
/ next Circle meets with Mrs. Kate Hartman,
| Oct 3d..,Sch. Elizabeth Foster, Capt.
! Eyander Hartman, arrived in the river
| Sept. 18th, with load Of corn for Bangor
parties. His wife accompanied him. =. The
many friends Of Mrs. Manlev CHM and fami-
ly will be sorry to hear Chat they have sold
heir home anu will move to Bangor this
week. Mrs. CHM has always lived iii this
| place and she and her daughters will be
lsadly missed. Mr. George GrindIe of Brooks
vile has bought the place and will soon
take possession. Mrs. Mary Smith is visit
/ lug relatives in Belfast. Mrs. Harriet Per-
kins, a lady OF 40 years, walked to Mt Tuck
and back last week, a distance of g miles ..
Miss Celia CHM has gone to Charleston,
where she has employment. What came
| very near being a serious accident happen
Ell at Z. L. Warren's quarry last Thursday
| Fred Haley, one of the teamsters backed his
horses up to the dump bank and in backing
| them went too near the edge and horses cart
and all went over the dump, distance of
% feet Mr.. Haley jumped and saved him-
| self. The harnesses and cart We're badly
| broken, but the horses escaped with several
| bruises.
| APPLETON. Albert A. Keene and wife of
Philadelphia We're here last week, guests of
FL. c. Pease and family IS. j. Gushee,
I William Martin and Frank Caskin Went to
Bath Saturday to hear Mr.. Bryan's speech,
and arrived home at three o'clock SUNDAY
morning. After the smoke of the battle
had cleared away, and it was known that
Maine had given Powers $4,000 plurality,
Fred Hart, leader of the Poruiist party here,
was asked what had become of the Popuhst
tidal wave which he had predicted was to
overwhelm us in Appleton. "Oh, you Re-
publicans bought them to vote your 1icket,'
said Fred. "Well, you did have a cheap set
of fellows" was the remark made by one of
our wicked Republicans. -. DIR. Palmer, sur
geon dentist of Waldoboro, will be a the
Valley House Oct. 9TH, to remain one week.
| 80. Miss Rose Currier, who has been the
guest for few weeks of O. w. Currier, re-
turned Monday to her home in Springv ale.
go. Mr.. and Mrs Tolman Young of Liberty
are visiting their daughter Mrs. f. l.. David
SON. Rev. G. E. Harden preached at Union
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