The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-10
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

| SAN DYPoINT. Mrs Lydia Staples is in
| Bangor for few weeks with relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blanchard visited in Bel
fast last week. Mr. George Smith has
| gone to Norcross to work for Perkins Bros.
| Mr.. E. S. Patterson is building his
| house at the corner below Capt. B. F. Rice's.
1.-The supper at the hall Dec. Sd was large
| ly attended. Proceeds, S12... Mr.. Fisher,
student from the Bangor Theological Sem
mary, preached here last Sunday.
UNITY. Mrs. Edgar Harding, who lately
| returned from the Maine General Hospital
at Portland is slo WHY improving, but will
not be able to go out for long time. Mrs
R. B. Cookson is improving. .Asbury Pen
dleton is suffering with rheumatism and is
almost helpless. The Grange had a harvest
supper Dec. 9Th. :. Mr.. Estes of Troy, who
! bought out Frank Rice at the Station is do
| ing good business. The village schools be-
gan Monday with good attendance. Albert
| Blanchard teaches the High school and Lutte
Hunt the Primary, They are both frst-class
| teachers. Winn Clark has repaired the
little cottage by the grist mill and has rent
ed it to Mr.. l.. Nash of Montville who has
moved in. The l. O. 0. F are in flour
ishing condition, with new members coming
in. There will be a Christmas ball at Odd
Fellows Hall, Friday evening, Dec. 18th,
with music by Briggs Orchestra. Supper
will be served at the Central House.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mr.. James Blanch-
ard and family of New York spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. Adella Hichborn. Mr.
and Mrs. Will G. Staples of Westboro Mass,
We're in town Thanksgiving week. Mr.
David Chase and wife spent THANKSGIVING
! with Capt. and Mrs. Charles Park Mr.
and Mrs. John j. Wardwell of Camden were
in town recently, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
| John Lancaster. -. Mr. Charles Devereaux
OF New York is spending several weeks
with his mother, Mrs. Carrie r. Devereaux
-. Miss Carrie Libby of Pittsteld, Me-, has
been visiting DR.. and Mrs. George Stevens
-. Mr.. EIman Dickey, Jr, arrived home
last week from East Sandwich Mass
Mrs. Edward Lancaster moved her house
hold goods from Bangor the past week and
will remain at her old home through the
winter. Mrs. George Clifford and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lille Staples, have closed their
house at Fort Point for the winter and will
remain with Mrs. Abbie Hichborn on church
| street. About 80 of the members of Stock
ton Grange visited South Branch Grange
SATURDAY evening. A very pleasant time
was reported. Capt. Eden Shute left by
boat Monday for Boston to take charge of
sch. Ada E. Kranz. Capt Nathan John
son left by boat Monday for Boston. Mr.,
E. +. Staples left Monday for Boston on
business. Mr.. Henry Stowell, Jr., who
has been employed in Vermont, arrived
home last week. Mr.. Ray Smith ar
rived home Monday
MORRILL,. Our village school has been in
session week at the Grange Hall with Miss
Mary Mason of Montville and Mr.. Davis, a
student from Bates college, as teachers.
The Local Board of HEALTH on complaint
OF large number of citizens, made care
full examination of the old brick school
house, and instructed the school board. that
IL Was unsafe for occupancy. A good fire
was built in the stove nearly two hours before
the meeting of the board of health The
| temperature outdoors was $780, in the front
seats, back of the stove, $40; in the back
| seat DO west corner back seat 500; north
corner, near the floor, 500; five feet from tb g
| floor 90. Probably this is the frst time a
thermometer was ever used there. The
school room is 24X23 1-2x8 1.6, with % desks
LOT ot pupils, giving an air space of about 81
feet for each pupil, and a floor space of 10
| 1eet? The brick wall ON one side bulges
out six inches in the line Of its length and
nearly the same from top to bottom, while
one gable end entirely unsupported, is at
least six inches out of the perpendicular,
topping over the entry. This is the house
that many of our citizens, and some of our
school board, have called good enough for
the eighty children who live in and around
this village. Rev. H. I. Holt went to Lin
colnville Centre last Saturday, preaching
there Sunday. Miss Grac .e Simmons com
menced a winter term of school in Sears
mont last Monday. Mrs. Helen Mears is
spending the winter in Watervile. >. Miss
Bertha Woods is confined to the house with
rheumatism. Miss Bertha Hatch is slowly
convalescing, and has been out to ride.