The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-03-26
County Correspondence.

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Morse visited Mr.. and Mrs. Alden in Cam.
den last week. Miss Nellie Roberts went
to New York last week for an indefinite
| PERIOD. Mrs. j. f. Hichborn left by boat
last week for Boston and vicinity. Mrs
Avalena Griffin and Mrs. Nellie Patterson
arrived home by boat last Thursday from
New Bedford, Mass. Mrs. Florrie Ames
entertained number of friends last Satur-
evening. Ice cream and cake were served
and the evening was passed very pleasantly.
-. Henry Halves, who recently established
a new milk route, came out last Sunday
with newly painted milk cart The
many friends in town of Mrs. Will fainter
regret to learn of the death of her hus ba nd
which took place at their home in Winter
port March 18th Mr.. Fainter was SO wears
Of age. Mrs. Fainter was Miss Annie Hea-
! gan, third daughter of Mrs. Octavia and the
late Capt. John Heagan of this town. \. The
| Current Events Club will meet with Mrs.
Charles Park today Thursday
SWANvTLLE. T. D., Percy l.. and Ernest
Nickerson came home from Westbrook last
Friday night. Mrs. Mary Edgecomb has
gone to Waldoboro. E.. Edgar c., and CIV L.
Peavey have gone to Boston. The school
committee met with Hon. A E. Nickerson
last Saturday and elected Mr.. A. G. Mardeu
as supervisor of schools for the coming year.
Hon. A. E. Nickerson, the past faithful sup
ervisor, although much Interested in the
schools and school work had 80 much out
side business to attend to that he felt he
could not have the care Of it another year
Mr.. Marden, our present supervisor, is an
active teacher, one who can see the needs
and will doubtless do his best for the benefit
of all Mrs. W. E. Damn has returned
from Hampden. Miss Agnes NJ Walker.
young lady of merit of this town, and Nh
Byron l.. Larrabee of West Winterport were
married March Dist by Hon. A. E. Nicker-
son, Josiah Nickerson, an old and re-
spected citizen, passed away Sunday night,
after an illness of about three weeks.
MONROE. The questions are asked great
many times by comrades and others who
visit our soldiers monument, what is it made
of, where did it come from, could smaller
ones be got, and where was it made? Now
II such enquirers will call on Com
rade Edwin Lufkin at Orchard Hill Farm
he will tell them all about it, for he is post
ed on the matter. He Will show them pieces
OF the metal, photographs of many styles of
monuments, and possibly tell them where
| they could get Que, and what it would cost
....D Dr. and Mrs. Whitcomb have the sym
pathY of all their neighburs and friends in
the loss of their little baby, "Clifford /" aged
six weeks. AS he lay in his little white
casket he certainly looked too pure for this
earth. Rev D. Bracket Of Brooks made
some Very appropriate and sympathizing re-
marks at the house last Friday afternoon.
where services We're held. Grip seems to
have had firm hold of some of our people
the past week. Among those who are re
covering now are Mrs. Freeman Atwood.
d. A. Nye and Mertie Haley. Miss Nora
Lufkin has quite a little class to which she
IS giving music lessons, but has time for
more pupils if she can secure them. -. Mr.
A. I'll. Mayo has received news from Butta-
10, n. Y, of the birth of grandson-Paul
Douglas Dingwell, II lbs. His daughter.
Mrs Agnes Mayo Dingwell, and son, were
doing we'll. Many congratulations are ex-
tended through the columns of this paper to
the parents, Rev and Mrs, Dngwell: also
to the grandparent and aunt, A. H. Mayo
and daughter Louise. Mrs Gilmore is able
to sit up some Her many friends hope she
will gain faster as the warm weather is
coming on. Her brother, Mr. Chas. Sargent,
is remarkably smart for man of 96 years
He is able to be out every day and do some
work, and especially enjoys reading The
journal every week as we'll as he has for
years.
CAMDEN. The annual report of the town
officers published March 18th shows that the
net indebtedness of the town was reduced
to twenty-one thousand, eight hundred and
fifteen dollars, with total excess Of eX-
penditures over appropriations for 1898 Of
less than three hundred dollars. 1t is a
gratifying report, considering the improve
ments which have been made. At the
town meeting March oh the Republicans
elected all town officers except treasurer,
collector and one school committeeman
who are Democrats. The vote on tirst Sc
Itttndu was Zol htpuDllCdu 10 100 Demo-
cratic, The following We're elected: Select
men, d. j, Andrews, S. C. Ritterbush, A. B.
Aver; treasurer, Fred Lewis auditor, Jos iah
Hobbs; school committee, T A. Hunt
(Dem.,) F. K. Shaw (Rep) The town voted
to establish free public library, raising
81 800 for that purpose, nearly 81, 900 adj
dtionai having been raised few days pre-
vious by private subscription, making S.
800 to start with, beside the State aid The
total amount raised for all purposes was
S29, 500. There were thirty-nine articles to
be acted upon, the meeting holding from 9
A. NJ. to 80 P. NJ. About 81 300 more was
raised this year than last, but with the new
property rate the taxation will probably be
no higher than last year, sixteen mills. The
town voted to exempt from taxation for ten
years a new summer hotel above present
value, also a small shoe factory already
tabished for the same period.