The Republican journal., 1896-10-29
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

BELMONT. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Churchill,
Mrs. Mary E. Churchill, and Mrs. Nell
Morse have returned from Boston. Mr.
and Mrs ia. johnson, who has been living
in Searsmont, have moved into the Hiram
Pierce house. They are evangelist preach
ers.. The schools in town, except No. 4,
began Monday for the winter term after a
two weeks vacation. The teachers are as
follows: No. l, Leander Jackson of Morrill,,
No. 2, Grace Pendeton of Belfast, No. 3,
Gertrude Gray of Surrey, No. 5, Laura B.
Bennett of Montvile.
THoRNDIKE. Rev. Simeon Whitcomb will
hold meetings at the Centre church every
evening this week, and Sunday afternoon,
Nov. LIST. Mr.. and Mrs Amos Hatch of Jack
son called on friends in town last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard j. Bonney of Winter
port, were the guests of Mr.. II. M. Higgins
and Mr.. V. N. Higgins last week. Mr. S.
c. Files and wife passed several days ii
Bangor last week. .. Mrs. Sarah Gross, who
has been sick for several weeks is now about
the house. Mrs. r. S. Higgins has gone
to Belfast to visit her sister, Mrs Wales L.
Miller. Quite a number from this town
attended the musical convention at Unity
last Thursday. Farmers are hauling
potatoes to Thorndike station and selling
them for 80 cts. per bushel.. Elijah Simp-
son and Fred Gates are buying pulp wood in
this vicinity, paying 81 80 per cord stump
age. ...N New Bethel Lodge, |. 0. G. T., gave
public enJertai nment Saturday evening,
Oct. oath.
MORRILL,. Mr.. Russell Gray and wife have
moved to South West Harbor, where they
will make their home the coming winter. -.
Mr.. Robe Gray and family have taken
rent in the house occu pied by Asa Stewart
80. Mr.. Stilman White went to Massachu-
setts last week, where he expects employ.
ment. =. Mrs. Robe Gray and Miss Georgia
Gray visited in Unity several days last
week. Mrs. Deborah Thompson is at home
for few days, but returns soon to Mont
vile for a couple of months. . Roscoe
Smith has a set of farm buildings nearly
completed on the site of those destroyed by
fire early last summer. Arthur Hatch &
Co. are improving the looks of their store
by a thorough repairing inside and out.
! They are sheathing the interior with hard
pine and will heat the building with fur
mace Rev. H. W. Abbott will preach here
again next Sunday loren oon. Mrs. 1. E.
Hatch has been visiting her brothers in
Washington, Ne, the past fortnight. Miss
| Theresa Blood visited Mrs. Dennis Griffin in
| Searsport recently.
WISTERPoRT Miss Marion Kelley and
her friend Miss Glover of Camden are visit
ing friends in town.. Rev. j. P. Simonton
and wife attended the Moody meetings at
Bangor last week.. Mrs. E. B. Lord has
been quiye i'll, but is recovering. Rev. D.
E. French of Hampden preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday. Mrs. Les
lie Downs left for Boston on Mondays boat
for visit of a few days. Roy Fernald re-
turned Saturday from the Maine General
Hospital, having just recovered from ty-
phoid fever. He is looking very thin but is
doing nicely. Mrs. n. H. Hubbard and
her daughter left Tuesday for Portland,
where they will spend a few weeks, and
then go South for the winter. Mrs. Ken
dali has returned from her visit to Kansas.
49,. Miss Blanche Shaw closed her third
term of school at the Cove Oct. %. The
scholars became attached to Miss Shaw and
are very sorry to know they can not have
her for the winter term. She goes to attend
school at kent's Hill this winter.
APPLETON. Messrs A c. Hamilton of
Rockland and Geo. H. Upham of Rockport,
ranking officers in the l. O. G. I. banner
contest, We're here Saturday evening and
inspected Appleton Lodge This lodge was
never in better condition and took very
high rank After the business of the lodge
was through with all sat down to a chicken
supper, which gotten up and served in
Caterer Simmons best style. Several of the
members of North Appleton lodge We're
present. =. Addison McCorrison and T. W.
Clemson of Woburn, Mass, are in town. Mr..
Clemson is saw manufacturer in Wohurn.
Seldom Fuller of Pemaquid he's been WIS.,
iting friends and relatives in this vicinity
the past two weeks. ... Mrs. A. r. Arnold
and Mrs. S. j. G"shee were in Portland last
week, where they attended the Rebekah
Convention. Miss Julia Wentworth
teaches the fall term of school at Burkett-
vile. Rev. Frank H. Pratt of Harpswell
recently visited F. L. Davidson and wife,.
Miss Linda Annis is home from Boston.
Mrs. Tewksbury of Boston returned with
her and is her guest for a few weeks. Aus
tin d. Sullivan of Portland was here last
week, on a visit to his old home.
CAMDEN. A great many have gore to
Boston on the low excursion rates offered by
the Boston & Bangor S. S. Cora new
laundry is soon to be established here the
proprietor coming from Madison. Knowl-
ton Brothers are piping for steam heat "Sag-
amore," the home of Edward S. Stearns, on
the Belfast road. The ladies of the Bap-
fist society held plant sale last week,
which met with much success financially.
An interesting concert in the evening drew
large audience. IA temperance society
has been organized by the children from the
Cobb school, Miss Hattie Hart, teacher. The
subject of their last meeting was, "What
cigarettes can do for the boys. At the Ep-
worth League Convention in Rockport last
week Miss Winifred B. Simmons had an
interesting and instructive essay on "The