The Republican journal., 1896-07-16
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

CAsTINE. There was fire in Alfred w
Saturday morning. George Macomber's
family, who We're in the attic barely escaped
They lost their household effects The
value of the building was $4,000, and of the
stock, $1,000; insurance, $1,000. The ma
rines from the cruiser Columbia went ashore
aud helped put out the blaze, otherwise it
might have burned more than it did. The
Columbia left Saturday for Boston Miss
Hall and Miss Cleveland will give one of
their delightful concerts at the Town Hall
on Friday evening, July 18th, The tickets
of admission have been placed at the uni
form price of % cents to enable all the
music-loving people to enjoy a musical
treat
PROSPECT VILLAGE A goodly number
from here attended the socable at the Ferry
Schoolhouse July Sth and pronounced it A
first class entertainment. Mr. l. F. Goul6
is repairing and painting his house . Most
of the farmers here began haying Monday.
1.-The buildings of Mrs. Horace Littlefield
were beautifully painted outside and inside
AN-o' A--SAASAA
Chase Littlefeld. Vi. i. Mrs. Mabel Mckenzie
will go to Augusta July 18th to accompany
her husband home from the hospital. i. Miss
Cassie Davis and friend of Stockton Springs
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William George.
1.-The Butter City nine went to Stockton
Springs Saturday to play the Three Crows
nine. The Three Crows won by a score of
30 tn T
store last week, greatly improving it. :. Mr..
Horace Gould cracked his collar bone last
week while wrestling =. Mrs. NJ. Gray and
her granddaughter, Miss Frances Eames,
have returned from their visit in Rockland
| -. Misses Annie and Fife Wiswell of
Frankfort were guests of Mrs. Ella M. Lit
tletield July 11th =. Mr.. Fred LINDSEY of
Belfast came home last Saturday to assist
his father, Mr.. Horace LINDSEY, in cutting
his hay.
| WINTERPoRT. Mr.. S. B. Read, special
agent of the Springfield Fire Insurance Co.,
with his wife and two daughters, are spend
| ing their summer vacation in Winterport at
Leslie Downs on Dean St. Other parties
are coming later. Mrs. G. W. Rowe of
| Waldoboro with her three children are WIS.,
iting her mother, Mrs. NJ A. Haley, for a
few weeks. Mr.. G. r. Goodwin has gone to
Northport for few days to make some i'm
provements on the Winterport cottage.
Mr.. l. j. Durham returned to Boston on
| Saturdays boat. Miss Lizzie Littlefeld is
! at home for brief visit. -. Mrs. NJ. S. Will
| lard returned last week from Portland, &C
companied by her daughter, Mrs Charles
Howes, who will make two weeks visit .
Miss Rose Eaton is at home from Boston for
her summer vacation. Mr.. Joseph Blais-
dell and family of New York are at the old
home for some weeks -. Charles Eaton of
Green's Landing, who is attending chool in
New York, is spending few days of his
vacation in town.. The Methodist Society
are making extensive re pairs on theil
church and have been invited to occupy The
Congl. church during the time. They hello
their first service there last Sunday. -. Rev
j. P. Simonton and wife have gone to Rock
port for a short visit and will go to Port
land before they return home. =. The Re
publican caucus Thursday elected delegates
to the class convention at NJ onroe, July 10Th
-. Those who failed to hear the concert o
the E. M. c. S. Quartette Monday evening
missed good thing.