The Republican journal., 1897-09-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

IsLEsBoRo. Building operations are in
progress at Dark Harbor. Rev. DR.. Trail
will erect the finest cottage in the place,
and Lincoln Gilkey and Roderick Pendle-
ton are now preparing the foundations.
William h. Dupee of Boston Will also build
fine summer residence, which will be
ready for next season. The Windsor, the
Howe and the Dixon cottages, will be Ell
arged.
BELMONT. Mrs Angie Allenwood and
son LIE Forest We're in Lincolnville Sunday,
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Knight. Mrs.
Sadie Lamb has gone to Providence, r. L.,
to work in hospital. Mystic Grange will
hold fair Thursday, Oct. 18th. -. There
will be dance at Mystic Grange Hall, Tues
day evening, Sept 18th. Lend Hand
Circle, Order of Kings Sons and Daughters,
will meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Churchill, Sunday, Sept. Goth.
Topic, "Integrity Bible word, world"
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs N J. Heagan left
on steamer City Of Bangor last Saturday for
Massachusetts,, where she will visit relatives
LOT StN tId4 W tthS W. ". IOtltI ItlU mere
Sept. 10th for his home in Dorchester, Mass.
He will drive over the road and visit several
places on his way ...."George Avery and
wife are visiting in HallowelI this week. -.
Mrs. Orrin Luke moved to Halowell last
week, accompanied by Mrs. Emma Luke.
Mrs. Media Avery is visiting her husband in
Hallowell this week -. Marian Grindle is
sick with pneumonia At this writing she
is thought to be improving. She is attended
by DR.. Towle of Bucksport 90. Several from
this place attended the Monroe fair last
week. -. Martha Hartman arrived home
from Seal Harbor Sept. 18Th.
BROOKS. Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Lane of
Orono have been visiting friends III Brooks.
Absha Evans has moved into their house
for the winter. Mrs. Nathaniel Evans is
10 visit her sisters in New York....E. g,
Holbrook, commercial agent, is at home
with his family for short time. DR.. A.
W Rich is doing some business as a general
agent for fertilizer company. Mrs Chas.
Johnson of Haverhill, Mass, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Moses Cilley, of Monroe....
Miss Alice La Dow, who is at work in the
trimming department of G. A. Browning q
Co. S millinery store in Boston, visited last
week the family of A. J. Robertson, former
ly of Monroe, but now of Billerica, Mass.
The week before she visited the family of
Charles Poland, formerly of this town, but
; now of West Medford, Mass -. James jew
ell, who has been at work at his trade as
house carpenter in Lowell the past season,
is at home for few days to look after his
property here. E. K. Ellington of Dix
mont, the veteran who it will be remem
son, was in town on business last week. -.
DR.. P. E. Luce has rented of G. E. Lane the
residence of the late A. j. Roberts and after
a thorough renovation it will be opened as a
hospital. C. A. Lane, the new postmaster
has moved his family to the village, which
saves him half mile of travel several times
a day. .Shadrack Hall & Sons are building
over the house in which the late James G.
Morse lived for many years, and it will
then be rented, as it is in good location.
We are all glad to see this job done. Will
lis Morse of Lowell, Mass, made a business
trip to Brooks short time since. He is
busy man and owns and rents several
houses in that city. He built four new ones
this season. j. Joseph R. Mears, State Con-
stable, seized quite quantity of liquor at
our depot during the Monroe fair. Rev.
Salem Towne assisted Rev. F. S. Dolliff in
his services last Sunday afternoon and de-
livered an excellent sermon. In the evening
he gave his illustrated lecture on the life of
Christ. He is to give another on the Work
in Maine tomorrow, Friday, evening.
Mrs. Geo. A. Carver of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who with her family spends her summers in
Searsport, called here last week to visit the
cemetery where her father and members of
his family lie buried. The Eaton family
were we'll known residents of this town
some fifty years ago. Joseph Ellis, Sr.,
married Mrs. Carver's mother for his second
wife, and Mrs. Carver improved this occa-
sion to call upon young Joe, as he used to
be called. Mrs. Carver is a regular sub
scriber to The Journal, which she values
highly, especially for the Waldo county
news. Mamie McTaggart is attending the
High school at WaterviIle, where she boards
with her father, William McTaggart of the
Belfast freight train. .Eben Miller is at
tending the business college in Augusta....
Mrs. Geo. B. Roberts has been very danger
ously i'll. She has been obliged to submit to
severe surgical treatment and it is thought
she may recover. Mrs. Chas. Bessey is
still very sick and has suffered greatly. Her
daughter, Mrs, Berry of Thorndike, spends
much of her time here with her -. The death
of Simon Cilley leaves James M. Clary the
oldest man in Brooks. Mr.. Clary is "a years
of age, and is we'll with the exception of
rheumatism in his limbs, which for some
years has prevented active exercise. Ii
you want to see some nice stock call at the
farm of Frank Fogg in the edge of Jackson.
....John NJ. Dow, who is one of our largest
farmers, has gathered his hay and grain har-
vest and closed his farm home for the sea-
son. Potatoes are almost total failure
here. Many pieces are net worth digging.