The Republican journal., 1896-11-26
County Correspondence.

| quite good sleighing and many improved it
Sunday. Rev. T. R. Pentecost will preach
at the Vose schoolhouse next Sunday after
noon.. Mrs. Frank Thompson has been
quite sick, but appears to be gaining slowly.
....Rev. j. Washburn is expected here this
week. Newell White of Searsport was
here last week on business. .. Mr.. W. L.
hnoWlton, agent for DR.. d. Dyer & Sons
medicines, was in town last week. Miss
Zuble Gowen has returned home from Wa
terville, where she has been at work in the
shirt factory.
SwANvILLE. The L. A. S. will meet with
Mrs Maria Goodhue Dec. Sd. 1t is to be
poverty party and prize is offered for the
most shabbily dressed person, while the we'll
dressed ones are to pay something for their
finery. james O. Patterson has gone on
hunting trip. Mrs. H. M. Chase, who has
been visiting in Massachusetts, returned Sat-
urday. Ed. Cunningham is at home from
Boston. Mrs. Isaac McKeen and family
moved to Woburn, Mass. Monday She was
very active worker in the Grange and Sun
day school, and will be greatly missed 800
| The U. S. S. is to meet with Miss A. G.
Kane next Sunday at l P. M.... The Swan
vile center Sunday school sociabe will
meet with Mrs. A. t. Webb Dec. I'd . Mr.
and Mrs. John Ward have gone to Searsport
| to work for Mr.. Charles Gordon.
| PROSPECT CENTRE. Mrs. Hattie Grant start
| ed for her home in Kingman Nov. 18th and
on her way will visit her brother, Ney Kill
| man, of Hancock. Mrs. Andrew Hopkins
| and Mrs. O. S. Erskine of Frankfort spent
Nov. 22d with Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Libby
Mrs. Richard Killman has returned from
two weeks visit to her children in Bangor
Miss Maria Heagan has returned from
Searsport, where she has been with Mrs
Peasley for several weeks. Sarah Rainey
returned last week from Boston, where she
spent few weeks with friends Mrs,
| Martha Knowles and Mrs. Manter of Win
terport spent the day with Mrs. K 8 sister,
Mrs. S. M. Knowlton. .. Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Hawes spent Sunday in Brooks, the
guests of Mrs. HIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| Otis Hamlin.
| STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Lena Sprowl of
Winterport spent last week with her cousins
|
.... Mrs. Annie Griffin left by boat Nov. 10Th
for Lowell, Mass. Later she will go to
North Adams and spend the winter with
her sister, Mrs. Thomas Ladd. The Misses
Lille and Flora Moulton left by boat the
same day for Boston for the winter
....Miss Fannie Cleaves recently added to
her stock of goods nice line of outing Han-
1 nalS and blankets She a1sO has in
fine line of ladies and gents underwear. =.
| Capt. Frank Patterson left by boat Monday
for Boston and New Bedford. =. Mr.. Will
lard Berry went to Boston Monday on busi-
ness. Grand concert and ball at Denslow
Hall Thanksgiving evening. Muse by Gil
more's orchestra of Belfast.
MONROE. The night of the Mckinley and
Hobart celebration the house of Postmaster
Leander Staples Was in d dffkness, and when
| MIR. Staples returned home he found the
door broken down and the women of the
family badly frightened. He thought he
knew who did the mischief and had three
| young men arrested, and the case was tried
before Justice Arthur Ritchie. The boys
pleaded not guilty, and as there no evil
, depce connecting them with the affair they
We're discharged. Mr.. Staples offers re-
ward of $50 for the apprehension of the per-
| sons who broke in his door. School began
in this village last week taught by Miss Eva
| Ward Of Thorndille Mrs. Albert Durham
| by the AID of her crutches walked quite a
little distance to neighbors last week al
| though her lame leg cannot be put to the
| ground. 90. Mr. Clarence Ford has gone to
Boston to visit his mother and brother
W1NTERPoRr Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald of
Belfast was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. VIM.
Marshall, last week . "A. H. Hanscom and
J. H. Thayer have gone on a hunting trip.
Word has been received that Mr.. Hanscom
had shot fine buck. Mrs Edwin Cooks
little three-y year-old daughter fell down stairs
last Thursday and broke her collar bone,
Mrs M. A. Haley left Monday for Hart
ford, Conn. and Mrs. M. F. McManus and
little daughter for Boston, where they will
| spend the winter Mrs. Percy Hall and
children are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs T. ID. Eaton. Mr.. O. W. Bridges of
Dexter was in Winterport few weeks ago
anu StG d SGout bIS Sl6tNC VI 4Alo. W W
Everett. Mr.. Everett, who lives in Pitts
| field, was unable to accompany him on ac-
count of i'll health, but intends to come in
the spring and have the grave fixed up to
| suit him.
| LIBERTY. l.. G. Nc rse of P ttstield, for
merly of this place, is a prominent candidate
for U. S. Pension Agent at Augusta. Mr..
Morse is we'll and favorably known through
out central and eastern Maine as a success
full pension attorney. Thousands of dollars
| in pensions have come into the hands of old
comrades through his persistent efforts. He
is universally endorsed by the soldiers and
sailors of Waldo county, and has large
| following among the comrades, some of
| them leading men of the State, in Knox,
| Penobscot, Hancock Somerset, kennebec
and Androscoggin counties. Petitions in his
| behalf are being numerOuSly signed, and
nearly all make the rem ark Let's have
one man who was a private for Pension
Agent 1.-The comrades of E. III. Bradstreet
| Post will hear in mind that on Che first
| Tuesday in December occurs the election OF
officers. Dexter W. Bennett, Esq, OF Mont
willie is member of this Post and is now at
the Maine General Hospital in Portland
undergoing painful operation. j. .. John