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

son of Woburn, Mass, and her sister, Mrs.
Roxie Frye of New Jersey, recently spent
few days with Mr.. George L. Frye of
took them to visit the place where they
spent their childhood days. It is now
owned by Mr.. Avery Stewart. Mr.. John
Blake and family of Morrill, spent Sunday
at Mr.. Allen Clements ... Union Harvest
Grange was open last Saturday evening and
regular meetings will now be held each
week All public schools in town opened
Monday, Sept. 9th. Miss Madge Thompson
teaches the Centre school, Miss Geneva
| Sprowl at the Plains, Miss Inez Peavy at
Netherlands Corner and Mr.. George Howard
at the Carter school.
MORRILL,. Miss Bassick from Connectl-
cut, sister of E. c, Bassick, is a guest Of
Mrs. l. w. Cross. MIR. Asa Stewart and
7. +. Dickey were at home from Massachu-
sets the first Of the week on a short visit,
returning again Tuesday. Mrs. Alvin
knowlton and two children returned at the
same time. Mr.. Oscar S.orer returned to
Boston last Monday where he is engaged in
NhAN 1AsNNeASN
mons began work as assistant teacher in
the Camden High school this week. Mrs
Achorn, living with her son, Mr.. Elbridge
Achorn, celebrated her 92d birthday last
Monday. The funeral of the three months
old child of Mr.. Ed. Sheldon was held at
his house last Wednesday, Rev. A. D. Thi-
bodeau officiating. Rev. n. Il. Pearson of
in 10
Mrs Elisha Merriam had one of her ankles
broken Monday. She was in her husbands
mill with some friends when the carri-
age of the rotary saw mill started and ran
against her, breaking both bones near the
joint.
SOUTH MoNTy1LLE. The clothes yards of
A. Wentworth and G. W. Prescott were en-
tered Monday night and large washings
taken. The thief also visited the gardens of
g. W. Prescott and A. V. Martin and took
a supply of edibles. He had quite tooth for
onions. ID. c. Gilman and wife attended
the State fair at Bangor, and W. E. Prescott
and G. L. Randall attended the State fair at
Lewiston Thursday, making the round tip
in one day. Mrs. Nancy Eastman of War
rem visited her mother, Mrs. Colby, this
week. The Grange sewing circle met last
Friday afternoon and good attendance is
reported. The next one is Sept. 18th, when
there will be baked bean supper and
sociable in the evening. The men are re-
quested to bring thimbles. Miss Hartie
Gilman met with painful accident Satur-
day evening. She took what the bicycists
call a header, but she received a sprained
ankle. Miss Inez Peavey is teaching
school at Montville. She began Monday.
PALERMO. Fred Jordan lost a horse last
week. The animal was in the pasture and
running it fell over a precipice called the
Jump, striking. against tree which killed it,
.... Earl Nelson is attending the Erskine
school at South China. =. Wesley A. Nelson
went to East Vassalboro last week to do
carpenter work for Arno Little. .. Eliza
Nelson had quite family gathering Aug
29th. There We're % of the children and
grandchildren present, and u sat down to
dinner. The tables We're set on the lawn.
THONGS Rowe of Newton, Mass. and family
are visiting relatives in town.. Last We'd
nesday Harry Hinckley and James Knowles
went to Augusta after their goods. They
employed six teams to go with them-Chas
Arnold, John Rowe, Rufus Rowe, James
Soule, Rodney Nelson, Horatio Nelson
Thursday they went to keeping house
Charles Trask and family of Corinna are
visiting friends in town.. Mrs Rufus
Shbles and daughter of Rockport are visit
ing at James Soules' &C. E. Carr and wife
visited in Augusta last week.
PROSPECT. Mrs. Bertha Page of Maiden,
Mass, is visiting relatives in Prospect. s..
Miss Mabel Wise of Belfast is visiting rela-
tives in the George District. John Spin
ney and wife of Boothbay visited relatives
in town last week. Miss Grace Partridge of
Belfast visited her mother, Mrs. I. F. Gould
last week. -. Mrs. Nellie Hall and children
visited her aunt in Prospect last week
About the usual number went to Maple
Grove camp meeting last week. The hard
times do not stop the annual visits to
camp meeting and fairs -. W aldo County
Grange met in Waldo Tuesday and about
the usual number from Prospect were
present. Some few farmers have begun to
dig potatoes. The poorest yield yet heard
from is four bushels from five bushels plant.
| ing. The crop is about one. quarter to one
| half of an average crop, allowing patatoes
below shipping size as merchantable this
year. The potatoes of shipping size are less
than one-eighth of an average crop in this
vicinity and one dollar is offered now for
potatoes. Somebody has got to paw the
tariff on foreign potatoes now
UNITY. DR.. Thayer of Warerville was
called here Sept. I'd to see DR.. Thomas, who
| is very i'll .... Oliver Written spent Sunday
with friends in Montville. Mrs Harrison
Chase and daughter of Brockton, Mass, are
at tine Central House for a few weeks
| Charles Chase and wife of Fairfield were
called here Friday by the death of Mr..
Bither. REV. W. G. Baker of Searsmont
is tenting at Windermere Park. :. Ben jamin
| Cook, who has been absent for the past
three years in Montana, arrived home Sun
| day. Mrs. W. M. True of Waterville visit
ed Mrs. M. E. Watson last week. Mrs
Charles Bartlett is suffering with hay fever
Mrs. Joseph Rackliff of Gardiner and
Miss Flora Lander of Madison were the
guests of Mrs. Quincy Stevens last week