The Republican journal., 1897-01-14
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

SOUTH MoNTvILLE. Mr. and Mrs George
| Holmes are visiting her mother, Mrs Sarah
Bryant. Mrs. Mary Foster, widow of the
/ late Or. Foster OF Portland, sent to her
brother, ParkInan Woodman, their family
horse, which they did not wish to have go
out of the family. Mrs. G. E. Gilman is ex-
pected home from New Hampshire this
week The lumbe rmen are anxiously
waiting for snow.
PROSPECT FERRY. Capt: W. c. Harding
went to Belfast last Friday on business. -.
Miss Winnie Hartman visited Mrs. W. H.
Sanborn of Belfast last week. Miss Lizzie
Wilson is at home from Bangor on three
| weeks vacation. Mrs. Arthur Wilson with
her little daughter Helena arrived home
from New York last Thursday Miss jose
phine CHM entertained the Ladies' Circle
Jan 9th, and all enjoyed very pleasant
evening.
CENTRE MoNTv1LLE The many friends
of Miss Nellie ID. Thompson, formerly of
| this place, are rejoiced to hear that she is
improving rapidly in health and expects
soon to be with her mother, Mrs. |. B.
Thompson of Morrill, 80. Mr.. Albert Gay has
| returned to Camden... Mr.. Thomas Erskine
recently bought Mr.. Albert Stephensons
farm in Knox, and expects to move there
soon.... Mr.. Dexter Bennett remains about
the same. MIR. George Cove Of North Sears
mont is caring for him.
BROOKS. At the time of this writing Mrs.
4, 4
ill.,. Aunt Abigail, mother of WIN. Hogan
OF Jackson died at the home of her son last
week at the advanced age of 93 years She
had all her life been strong, rugged woman.
....M Mrs. Joseph Stantal is said to be very
sick. A. B. Stantial is away business
tor his fertilizer company Mrs. John C.
Lane is at home from a visit to her parents
in Orono. Mrs. Mary j. Lane has had sew
eral sick spells this winter >. Golden Crown
Lodge, Knights of Ply thias of this place are
making arrangements for their annual ball,
which is to occur at the Yankee Blade hall,
Wednesday evening, Jan. Goth. The boys
say it will be the very incest event of the
season. Miss Edith Forbes is assisting M
j. Dow in his store now and is making out
bills and balancing the books for the past
year. Like most country traders Mr. Dow
has too many uncollected bills on his
ledger. The latest reports from Fred W.
Brown, Jr., Esq, are to the effect that
he is improving rapidly and it is hoped
that he will soon be able to come home.
One Of our we'll know business men is being
chaffed by his associates upon his trade with
a well known Unity sharper. Charles is
pestered most to death by men who want
to trade hogs with him. [The story is told
in our local columns. Ed. -. We received
very pleasant call last week from Mr..
Mathews the North Searsport correspond
ent OF The journal. Never in our memory
has there boon as many changes made in
real estate on this corner within one week
as were made last week, and still others
are in contemplation. Mr.. Charles w. Lord
owned during last week, in succession,
three of the best residences on the corner,
and when Saturday night came he did not
own 30 much as house lot in town. Still,
he thinks no more of trading houses than a
boy would of swapping jack-knives and
lext week he may own the incest place in
town.. Over one hundred people were at
the Good Tempar lodge here last Saturday
evening and a very enjoyable entertainment
was presented. 49,. Ira w. Bowden has
bought the Charles E. Peavey blacksmith
shop and moved into it for business John
Bowden is at work for Jonathan Irving in
the big blacksmith shop. Mrs Hannah j.
Sites, who was supposed last autumn to
be past all hope of recovery, is now able to
visit her friends. Mrs. Rebecca S. Chick
is spending the winter with her friend, Mrs.
Nicholas Varney of Jackson.