The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-02

other useful things for the Arctic regions.
potato crop is rotting. &C. F. Conner has
been mending the highways the past week.
....B. Hartman is building house. O.W.
Ripley has charge of the work....E. H.
Cram has bought house lot and intends to
build in the spring. Mrs. Lucy Prescott,
who is "a years old, attend I'D the funeral of
her brother, VIM. Bryant, at Sea-smont,
Thursday. Mrs. Chadwick and daughter
of Rockland spent Friday with Mrs. Eva
Ripley. &C. E. Gilman and party spent the
past week at Northport Camp Ground....
John Sukeforth is repairing his barn. -. H.
L. Jackson and wife have returned and
are keeping house.
THoRND1KE. The Free Baptist quarterly
meeting will be in session at Jackson Sept.
Sd, 4th and 5th and there will be no service
at the Centre church next Sunday. Mrs.
D. A McManus is passing the week with
friends in Bangor and Orono. Mr.. S. G.
Files was in Bangor several days last week.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Higgins visited at Mr..
A. L. Wards, Aug. Oath. Mrs F. L. Phil
brick and son Lewis are in Bangor for few
days. Wallace Giles of Unity is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Cora Cole. Mrs. Mary
Stevens is the guest of ]. G. Cilley. Fred
and Wilbur Hunt, Will Hasty and Eben
Small are attending the High school at
Jackson. :. >. Mr.. Eben Gordon and family of
Clinton passed last Saturday at Mr.. Joseph
Gordon g. Misses Flossie and Grace Wing
went to Unity last Saturday to visit Mrs
Mary Clark. Mr.. Sidney Ward went to
Waterville last week with load of potatoes,
which he sold for S1.00 per bushel. The
potato crop in this town will be light. Farm
ers say there are but few in the hill, and
some find them decaying quite badly.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Hannah Heagan
spent last week at Northport.. .Jenison
Grant and wife of Winterport visited rela-
tives here last Friday Mrs. Wallace
Grant of Charestown, Mass, visited rela-
tives here last week. Mrs. Hattie Kinney
of Stockton is visiting at William Kinney's.
Mrs. Abby Mcclellan of Bucksport is
visiting friends here. Miss Fannie Parker
of Bucksport visited Miss Josephine CHM
last week. MIR. and Mrs. NJ c. Proctor
drove to Rockland last Friday, returning
home Saturday. Gerry Harding arrived
home from Providence, R. l., last Thursday
Frank Harding has left E. W. Grindle's
store. Ferdina nd Hartman takes his place
THE names of the students who will at
tend school at Bucksport from this place this
are Lulu Avery, Alfred Frye, Albert Avery,
Herman Avery, Gerry Harding, Frank
Harding, Rose Mudgett. AT Mt. Heagan
last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Hill of Morrill, bap-
tized Mrs Lilly Ridley, Mrs. Frank Bow
dom, Isiah Bowdoin, Alfred Frye, and
Mr.. Charles Moody and wife. A large con-
gregation was present.. Mr. Joseph Brew
ster and Miss Georgia Pierce of Camden
are visiting at Mrs. Thomas Heagan's. ST..
George Heagan of Lynn, Mass, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Matilda Dow.
UNITY. DR.. Thomas, who came from
Portland Aug DIST sick, is very sick DR..
S. W. Johnson was called from Belfast and
pronounced his case very serious one. 1t
is thought he will not recover. DR. johnson
left the patient in DR.. Cook 8 care but comes
ing with a very lame side and has to hire
his grain cut and potatoes dug. -. William
Biather is somewhat better -. Mrs. L. G.
Whitehouse aud daughter Ida went to Lib
erty Aug. oath to visit Mrs. VS. brother,
John Aver. Rev. E. S. Burrill exchanged
pulpits last Sunday with Rev F. S. Dolliff of
Jackson. Mrs. Ellen Fowler is no better
Nellie Tabor's class in music is progressing
finely. She is a first class teacher Mrs
Geo. Written is in very poor health. DR.
w. G. Fuller and family have returned to
Pittsield and their cottage will be to rent
for the remainder of the season. Richard
Written is quite sick. There was a band
which passed off very pleasantly. The ball
in the evening was well pat ronized al
though it was very stormy Mr.. II. c.
Chandler is suffering with hay fever.
Troy. Those from this town who have
been sojourning at Northport have returned
home and all express themselves as having
a delightful time. Now for the county fairs ;
and for the younger people schools are on
the program. Miss Lula Harding began a
term OF school Monday at Rogers Corner.
B. F. Harding is teaching in Durham and
the duties of the post office devolve on Mrs.
Harding. Rev. F. 5. Doliiff of Jackson ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. E. S. Burrill last
Sunday Mr.. Dolliff is always welcomed by
the people of Troy, who esteem him highly,
both as Christian gentleman and as an
able speaker. We hope he will come again
in the near future. Mrs. Daniel Shaw has
gone to Lewiston to visit relatives and
friends. Elmer Bagley has gone to Rock
land for brief visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Reynolds buried one of their children
last Sunday. Others of their family are re-
ported ILL.,. Mrs. Augustus Myrick has had
quite severe attack of erysipelas. "A
party of young people serenaded Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Barker at their home in East
Troy last Sunday evening. A jolly time is
reported. Mrs. William Barker, who has
been an invalid for long time, is so much
improved as to be able to attend to her
household affairs. Mr.. o P. Estes attend
ed the races at Pittstield last week :. Mr.
Benniah Harding has returned from visit
ing tour in Albion, Benton, Waterville and
Unity.