The Republican journal., 1896-12-17
County Correspondence.

PROSPECT CENTRE. Everyb body IN this
vicinity is wishing for snow, excepting the
woodchoppers and blacksmiths. Geo.
Crockett is able to be about the house. Dr.
FL. j. Webber of Winterport is attending
him. Mr. and Mrs Otis Ha1nln of South
Brooks spent Sunday in town.. Mrs.
Marion Staples and daughter Inez We're the
guests of Mrs. H. B. Littletield a few days
last week. Betsey Thompson will spend
the winter in Connecticut with her sister,
Mrs. Derrick Ellis.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. The public schools
began Monday Mr.. E. Hail teaches the
Centre school, Mr.. Geo. Howard, the Carter
school, Mr.. Geo. Carter the Frye school,
Mr.. Frank Poland at the Kingdom, Mr.. r.
Howard at Ealldale, Mr. Hiram F. Erskine
at the Vose Miss Hannah Vose at Whites
Corner and Mr.. Tlbedeau, Bucksport stu
dent, will teach at McFarland's Corner.
Miss Laura Mason, daughter of John Mason
of Montville, died last week and was
buried Dec 18th. Miss Madge Thompson
has begun her second term of school at Lib
erty village.
PROSPECT. The Grangeis prospering, and
the election of officers takes place next Sat-
urday evening. Miss Flora Haley and
Wendall Marden are attending the winter
term at Castipe Normal school. -. The Sun
day school company had very enjoyable
time at Mr.. William Clark's Tuesday even
ing, Dec. Sth, but pitch darkness prevailed
over the land in coming home and only
trusted horses were to be depended on....
Farmers do not consider that cents per
pound for pork pays the cost of raising, and
many are killing and sailing down.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Henry Hills and
Charles Mahoney of East Northport were in
town Sunday, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mahoney. Alice Mariner has re-
turned from Belfast. Mrs. l.. d. Mariner
and Mrs. Albert Mariner and two children,
spent Dec. 8th with Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Wellman. Master Mlbury Hunt, while
on his way to school Dec. Sth, slipped on
the ice and fell, striking his head. He did
not seem to think he was hurt at first, but
went to school and after time told the
teacher he fell and hurt him, and could not
see very we'll. She sent for Mr.. Mahoney to
take him home, but before he arrived he
sank into comatose state He was car
ried home and DR.. Millett summoned. who
pronounced it concussion of the brain. He
was unconscious five hours. He is now
much better and able to attend school.
FRANKFORT, Mrs. John Smart has re-
turned from Belfast, where she has been
visiting friends for the past month or more.
Cbarlas AvariI anita sariouSlv i'll
with heart trouble and asthma. . Charles
Drake has raised and had threshed $40
bushels of oats this year. Next year he will
try to raise 1000. The measles are raging
here. The primary teacher was the first to
be attacked and by the time she was able to
teach again half her school We're sick with
them. James Hurley and family went to
Bangor to see his brother ordained and while
there his two children were taken sick with
the measles and are still at their grand
mothers. The Waldo Pierce free reading
room and library is open afternoons as we'll
as evenings Mrs. G. A. Pierce is
still at the Bangor House. Although gain
ing from the terrible shock she received, she
will not be able to come nome for some time.
:. George Woodman left on Fridays boat
for Chelsea Mass. He was accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. George Clark, and her daugh-
ters, Misses Lizzie and George Clark 80.
Moses Alley has returned from Vinalhaven,
where he has been at work Some of our
young men stone cutters have a good
winters job at Milford. :. John Quigley has
moved his family into the Seavey house on
Juniper hill.