The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

PROSPECT FERRY. Mr. and Mrs W. Fl
Sanborn of Belfast visited Mr.. and Mrs. w
ID. Hartman and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Heagan last Saturday and Sunday. Capt
and Mrs. a. A. CHM, Miss Ncia kingsbury
Miss Drama Harding, and Miss Edna Ginr
attended the Teachers Institute at Stockton
Sprin.s, Mr., C. F. CHM of Belfast visit
ed relatives here last Sunday Mrs. Mary
Smith returned home from Brooks last
week. W II, Rice is in town again and is
holding meetings at Mt. Heagan. Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Heagan visited Mr.. and Mrs
Eden Pendleton of Stockton Springs last
Friday 49,. The Ladies' Circle met with Mrs
Rebecca Hartman last Wednesday after
noon and evening. -. Mr.. George Grndle is
in Castine working at his trade.
TROY. Frank Rand and wife from Water
vile are stopping few days with Mrs. John
Berry. Miss Luna Ferguson visited friends
in Waldo Saturday and Sunday Walter
Harding of Waldo called on friends in town
Monday. Mrs. NJ. F. Leathers is still in
Augusta caring for her sister, Mrs. Cilley.
....George Hodgdon is at home from Liver
more for a few days. Mrs. Emma Hard
ing, who is stopping with her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Hillman, is very i'll with heart trou-
BILE, and it is feared she can not live. DR..
Dodge attends her. DR.. Benson of New
port was in town Saturday calling on
friends. Mrs. Lorenzo Garcelon has re-
turned from Lewiston and will remain dur
ing the summer. Miss Lula Harding is
Aid Society will meet with Mrs. B. F. Hard
ing June I'd. Election of officers will take
place for the coming year The presiding
elder, Rev. W. W. Ogier, will preach at the
Union church Sunday, May 3Oth. There
will be a series of revival meetings at
Green's Corner, beginning Tuesday evening,
under the management of Rev. Mr.. Leonard
of Marshfield, Mass. David Piper has
something of a curiosity in a pure white
COW and calf. The farmers improved the
fine weather of last week, and grass is look
ing Very we'll. Benniah Harding is visit
ing in Pittsfield and Detroit.
PROSPECT. Mr. Manson George went to
Sedgwick last week and bought a yoke of
oxen. He stopped over night on his way
home with his former neighbor, Alard Sta
pies, who is deputy sheriff now in Orland.
...Grace Partridge of Belfast is visiting
relatives in Prospect for a week. Meetings
and entertainments are coming along rather
too plenty for these hard and busy times.
The County Grange meets in Prospect June
Sth, and the Lineonvllle band will be in
Stockton village this week Last week the
teachers meeting and base ball games, with
the Grange meeting, fishing, raining and
farm work, used up all the time. More
hen houses are going up and more chickens
are Matched out this year than ever before.
Crops are put in later this year, with a
certainty that the yield will not be up to
former early seasons....O. B. Gray, the col
lector of taxes, has come along with another
years tax. A year seems TO be short time
to the Taxpayer. Reports come that the
teachers county meeting was the best ever
held in the county. Good instruction was
given to teachers from old and experiepced
instructors. The question comes up quite
often here, where is the home of Fannie B.
Ward, the Interesting writer in The Journal :?
Some say IL is Searsport, and 9th ers say no.
l think III past numbers of The journal
the facts have been stated. They have
Mrs. Wards home is in Ohio or has been,
but she has been travelling for many years
She has visited all the places written about,
and few women, if any, have travelled in 50
many different countries. Ed. Journal.
WATERFORD. The committee Of the New
England Insurance Exchange came May
18th to inspect the water works. Mr. Geo.
Nelly, chairman, and Mr.. S. B. Reed of the
committee, arrived on the City of Bangor,
with Messrs. Field, West and Pattee of Bel
fast. Col. Atwood met them at the wharf
with blackboard and took them to inspect
the standppe, dam, hydrant and pipe ser
vice. Fire wardens Freeman, Fernald and
Thayer gave very thorough test with 5
streams, two of them l Is streams, easily
covering the buildings in the congested part
of the village. Defender Hose Co. No l.,
and Kelly Co. No. 2 did their work in a very
orderly manner. The gentlemen were much
pleased with the works and compiimented
Superintendent Carleton and the officials
They also made complimentary mention of
the village, ranking it as one of the prettiest
in New England and prophesying growth in
the near future. These gentlemen, who
represent the insurance capital now doing
business in New England say that towns
that do not have water works and fire pro-
lection will soon find an increase in rates.
The committee will report to the exchange
and new tariff will be made known at an
early day. Many were out to witness the
display and all We're convinced that we
have water and force enough with hydrant
pressure to care for any fire that may be
likely to occur. One thousand feet of
hose was used in making the test.....
Mrs. n. 81. Hubbard and daughter, Miss
Mary Hubbard, arrived home last Thursday
having been away about 6 months Mrs.
Mary McManus and little daughter lisa bel
have returned from Boston, where they
spent the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Blaisdell have arrived from New York and
are at the old home for the summer.
Misses Sarah and Annie Fox of Bangor were
the guests of Mrs. E. B. Lord last week
Miss l.. A. Grindle has gone to Belfast for a
few weeks. MIR. Charles Shaw and wife of
Boston are visiting his old home Miss