The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-02-04
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,

iAioAACooA ACii w WoAuy oOlOH ZoIO. huEluS
the forenoon the storm increased and the
schools were dismissed and the scholars all
went home. The little daughter of Frank
A. Wood has been very sick with congestion
OF the lungs, but is improving at this writing.
Her grandmother Robinson of Unity is with
her and everything has been done to restore
her to health. Harry Black was bitten by
dog last week. The school at Cars
Corner had some pictures taken last week
by Eugene Fowler.
BELMONT. Messrs. L. f. and F. O. Allen
wood were in Belfast Sunday and called on
MIR. and Mrs. James L. James and family.
Mrs. Sadie Knight of Lincolnvilla visited
her mother, Mrs. Helen A. Jordan, Sunday
miss Bertha E. Elms has gone to Belfast
where she finds employm ent in the family
OF A. e. Burgess. -. William Cressey and
Nettie Patterson of Belfast were in town
Sunday, visiting. Daniel A. Greer, Jr
has 30 hens and last week they laid 1874 eggs
an average of 10 day. A pretty good
hen-Tecord, ism it o.. Miles Pease returned
from Windsor the last of the week bringing
with him wife.
BROOKS Willis Morse cane home last
week from Lowell, Mass to take care of
his father, who is dangerously ill.,. Winnie
Chase is taking care of Mrs. 7. A. Elliott,
who is yet confined to her bed. . Mrs. Liz
zie Chase is taking the rest cure and has a
nurse from Boston. Frank Hubbard has
been confined to the house the past week by
sickness. Miss Cora Simpson is said to be
very sick. Mrs. Mary Lane who has been
sick, Is much better -. True Cole was quite
badly bruised in a runaway accident last
Monday evening. The Good Templars had
a supper and grand good time last Satur-
day evening. .,W S. Jones was sick last
Sunday evening and was much missed at
the Christian Endeavor meeting, where he
leads the singing. The Masons had a
special meeting last Monday evening for
work IN the third degree. &C. E. Foss. su-
pervisor of schools for this town has returned
to the Maine State College at Orono.
WINTERroRT. Capt. E. F. Littlefield is
very i'll with pneumonia. Mr. Benz, F.
Cole OF Wlnterport and Mrs. Persinia
W heeler OF Hampden were married at the
Methodist Parsonage Jan 9th by Rev. j. P.
Simonton. Mr.. l. II. Davis of Houlton
visited his mother, Mrs Thompson, last
week Mrs. M. Fl. Curran of Bangor was
the guest of Mrs. E. B. Lord over SUNDAY.
Mrs. Dora White of Whites Corner is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. r. F. Rowe. "A little
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bow
den Sunday morning. Mrs. Thompson of
Prospect was the guest of Mrs. Fl. W. Elmer
son last week. The band boys have moved
their headquarters to the Snow & Atwood
block. L. c. Atwood of Eastport visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Atwood
last week. ..Ch aries Eaton has gone to
Washington, where he has an enlightenment
to play in band. G. c. Moody and wife
visited friends in Troy last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellery Bowden have returned from
Boston.
PROSPECT. Mr.. Henry Heagan has arriv-
ed home from Norridgew ock, where he has
had employment. Mrs. Ella Ward has re-
covered from her recent illness. The S. B.
l. society will meet Wednesday with Mrs.
Ira Ward. Mrs. Ella M Littetield has
been quite ill for several days. The Grange
discussed the much talked of arbitration
question at the last meeting; but they did
not all believe that it was time yet for the
lion to lie down with the lamb Somehow
1t seemed rather sudden to some that the
leaders in this Republic should incline their
hearts to righteousness enough to stay the
horrors OF war. Prospect trotters do not
seem to come to the front this year, but |
probably there are some pretty good step |
pers IN town.. In the ante room of the |
Grange hall, among all the different occu-
patrons represented, the leading bject is the |
hard times. There seems now no news of a |
job near by on stone work in the spring:
and what the farmers have to sell there is no |
market for, except hay, and there is little of |
that to sell. [ should add eggs to the list,
but they are low down in price
Troy. Snow has come at last, and now
everybody is busy. Lofty piles of fire wood |
are seen in almost every dooryard, and all
other business IS rushing. The chief event |
OF the past week was the variety wedding of |
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Call, Jan. 29th, it being
life. There We're 80 present of relatives
friends and neighbors, and many valuable |
and useful presents were received by the |
happy couple. Among them were an easy
chair, carpet, quantity of silver ware
towels, table linen, glassware, lamp and |
other nice things. Sandwiches, cake, cot
fee and candy, were served, and pleasant |
evening was enjoyed by all present. The
spring term of High school at the Corner |
will begin Monday, Feb. 9Th, under the in
struction of B. F. Harding. The Ladies |
Aid Society will give a. pound sociable at
Mr.. and Mrs. David Piper's, Wednesday
evening, Feb 10th, for the benefit of Rev E. |
S. Burrill. 1t is hoped that there will be |
house full, and that many pounds of good |
things will be contributed :. Master Clyde |
and Miss Katrina Harding are spending |
few days visiting friends in Waldo and
Brooks. Mrs. Katie Smith of Hartford,
Conn.,, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Winslow Whitta ker -. Mrs. Rosa Twitchell
is spending few weeks in the family of
George Files in Thorndike in the capacity of
nurse. The meetings at Green's Corner,
under the leader ship of Mr.. Allen Rollins
are reported as very interesting.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. The snow
drifts on the Heagan hill are unusually deep,
and before the road could be made passabe
Mr.. Charles Kneeland of Fort Point was
obliged to go to Prospect on business and he
got through the drifts with great difficulty.