The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

BURNHAM O. W. Written and daughter
of West Old Town are visiting at Mrs. Ell
vina Whitney's for few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery Written of Pittsfield made
brief call on Mr.. Whittens mother Sunday
evening Miss Annie Murray attended the
silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Alden
of Waterville Friday evening.
BELMONT. Miss Lura B. Bennett of Cen
tire Montviile was in town last week visit
ing her friend, Mrs. Helen A. Jordan. Mr..
j. H. Cooley, who has been laid up with
very bad eyes, is now able to be out. The
masked ball at Mystic Grange Hall Wednes-
day evening Feb. 9th, was largely attended.
-. There will be dance at Morril's Hall
Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, under the man
agement of MIR. Ernest Townsend The
North Belmont Cemetery Association gave
an entertainment in Morrill, Monday evening,
Feb. Sd, which was we'll attended, the COM
pany coming home with something over Sill
The Association extend their thanks to the
good people of Morrill, for the courtesies
shown them; also to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hatch for the treat of ice cream
PENoBscoT. Sch Commerce, Capt. Or
cult, arrived Feb. Sd and discharged a load
of corn, flour and cattle food for the traders
.... From the opening of navigation in
March, there We're 124 arrivals of vessels in
Northern Bay, and 124 departures, seven
teen more than in the previous season..
Traders, farmers and mechanics are busy in
securing ice for home use. The excellent
shedding is facilitating the business opera
tions of all. Large loads of paving, kiln
wood and hoop-poles are hourly arriving
and landed on the wharves, to be shipped in
the spring. Two terms of high school are
in session, one at North Penobscot, Miss
| Annie Leach teacher, the other at South
| Penobscot, MIR. Henry Fletcher, teacher...
Ezra Conner of Castlne has bought the
Reuben Dunbar house and lot of Hon. Geo.
NJ Warren and moved i'll with his household
goods and family.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S. B. l. Society
will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ward this,
Thurs lay, afternoon and evening, Feb. 18th.
They intend TO give leap year ball Feb.
18th in the Grange hall. Ali are cordially
inv tied -. South Branch Grange is prosper
ing. Petitions for membership are received
constantine. Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Calder
wood are rejoicing in the birth of daugh-
ter. . H. B. Littefeld and wife spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Hatch in Stockton Springs. &C. F. Gould
has returned from business trip to Belfast
and Brooks. Mr.. Frank Lane, who has
been teaching in the Normal School in Cas-
tine, is dangerously sick with typhoid pneu-
monia. His family have the sympathy of
the entire community Mr.. and Mrs. lisa &C
Cummings little girl is very sick also Miss
Mary Mudgett.. Little Hattie Partridge,
who has had severe attack of tonsllits
is very poorly Mrs. Mary j. Gould is in a
very dangerous condition. She has had an
other bad shock of para yss.
STANDPOINT. School in this district clos
ed Feb. It'll. In the evening the teacher and
scholars gave entertainment in the Hal
consisting of music, cass-reading, dialogues
recitations and determinations. AT the close
the scholars presented their teacher with a
silver hon-bon dish prettily engraved, "Ma-
belle Paul. 1896. pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shute
ing relatives in Searsport. :. Miss Sallie b.
Rice returned home last week from Salem
Mass-..C. f. Snow in Bangor recently
on business. Charles Richards and wife
spent several days of last week in Searsport
--..t s. Hartman was in Belfast last week
buy goods for his store 80. Many from
here attended the Masonic installation at
Stockton hIai int I,,1l =
Thursday, evening. All are invited -
George Small is at home from Massachusetts,
for visit. G. F. Snow has cut and stored
$50 tons of ice for his use the coming sum
mer. Charles A French has lately built
a substantial hen house and will raj sc
chickens this spring to fill it,
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Lena Crockett
closed very successful term OF ten weeks
school here last Friday. Miss Crockett is
loved by all her scholars and it is hoped she
may teach here again. The scholars not alb
sent day during the term We're Winnie
Hartman, Hattie Hartman, Albert Avery,
Percy Harding, Harvard Harding Otis CHM,
Frank Harding, Herman Avery Willard
Harding and George Bennett. The Ladies'
Circle met with Mrs. George Avery Feb 9Th.
Ihlrty-siX were present and an extra good
time was en- joyed by all. Miss Martha Har-
riman's original song about the poverty
party was very laughable. Miss H. cannot
be beat for anything of that kind The next
Circle will meet with Mrs. George Wescott
Feb. 10Th. The gentlemen will furnish the
supper, and the best part of it is that they
have to cook it themselves. Miss Phebe
Parker of Odtown visited at Mrs Jessie
Hardng's Feb. 8th and 9th. Mrs White
house OF Bucksport is stopping at Capt. A.
S. Wilson's for a few weeks. "A box So
ciabe was held at the schoolhouse Feb, 9Th
Games were played for awhile, then the
boxes were drawn by the men, who took
supper with the lady whose name was found
in the box. The married ones seemed to enioy
it as well as the girls and boys. Nothing
like having change once in awhile. Sure
ly, everyone will admit that eating at the
table .O95 times year with the same man
is monotonous, let him be ever 80 handsome
UNITY. DR.. Emerson has sold his prac-
tice and good will to DR.. j. Cook of New