The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-30
County Correspondence.
deferred from last week.

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W1NTERPoRT Ex.-Gov. H. B. Cleaves
was in town on business Sept. 10Th. Mrs.
Levi Coson has gone to Minden, n. Y, to
visit her son, Rev. Austin Colson. Mr..
Frank Simonton and his sister, Miss Cath
crime, have gone to Rockport to visit their
grandmother. Mrs. Thomas Rogers IS the
guest of Miss Ada l.. Walker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Grant are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jennison Grant. Mrs. E. T.
Littlefe and her daughter, Miss Fife,
have returned from Camden, where they
spent most of the summer. Mrs. Reuben
Snow was called to Biddeford by the death
of her brother, Mr.. Nathan Dawley Miss
Marion Keller of Camden visited relatives
here before leaving for her new position in
Hartford, Conn. Miss Fannie Weed is at
home from Bucksport for short time. Mrs.
, Elizabeth Haskell, Mrs. Jere Eaton and Mrs.
| Frank Eaton have returned from Deer Isle.
Maria Wardwell is filling the place of organ
st at the Methodist Church very acceptably.
The following young ladies are teaching
in the several districts: Hattie Moody,
Moody's Mills Josie Hackett, Oak Point;
Susie Young, Carleton dist; Edle Young,
Curtis dist. Lotte Sta pies, Clements dist.
/ Blanche Shaw, Ellingwood Corner; Nellie
Smith, Goshen dist. Bertha Jipson, Whites
| Corner Mrs. Sarah Eaton. W no been so i'll
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Moses Snow,
passed away Monday afternoon Her
daughters, Miss Sadie and Mrs. Minnie Web
| Der of Massachusetts, were with her, but her
| husband was detained on account of the
serious illness of his son and did not arrive
until Tuesday. Her brother, Mr.. Frank
| Lord arrived Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs H. E.
Mcdonald of Belfast We're in town Sept.
10Th. -. Mrs. Lottie Roberts of Roxbury,
Mass, is visiting her father, d. NJ. Spencer.
| BROOKS Isaac S. Staples has returned
from business trip to Massachusetts, on
business for the Sleigh & Jumper Co..
Chas. d. Merritt, wife and son, who spent
the summer IN the family of l. S. Staples,
start for Raleigh, North Carolina, this week,
where Mr.. Merritt intends to spend the win
ter Mrs, Charles L. Austin is still here at
the village under the care of DR.. A. E. Kill
gore. Fl er mother, Mrs. Clifford had what
seemed to be an apoplectic til on the even
been very ill.,. ohm Austin is attending
the Oak Grove Seminary at Vassa-
boro.. Harry Littlefield is teaching the
High school at South Brooks and E. l..
Bartlett of Thorndike is teaching at the
village. :. The family of Fred Walker are
rejoicing in the birth of boy. Bernard,
the little son of Harry E. Staples, who rep
ha
Sleigh and Jumper Company, has just attain
ed to the dignity of boys suit, and it
would do you good to see him strut around
and talk "carriage' and "hoss.". C. H.
Forbes has some good horses for sale, in
Guiding two nice matched pairs. ....M. j.
| Dow would like to trade one or two good
horses for anything that will not eat hay
and grain. Charles Lord will move into
| his new house in about a week and it will
be one of the very incest and most conven-
| lent in this place We would like to have
few more men like Mr.. Lord come into our
village and spend their money here. -. c. Z.
! Small and family living in their new
| house. H, Roberts will get into his new
| house before the cold weather sets in....
| Fred Emmons is busy closing i'll his house
ready for occu pancy this WINTER. Bin F.
! Stantia has moved into the store under the
| Masonic hall....A. f. Chase has thoroughly
renovated his store putting in new floor,
new ceiling, new counters, new everything.
....Mrs. Walter Hall and children from
/ Pishon Ferry have been at VIM. G. Rowes.
Miss Nettie Bowen has returned from a
visit to friends in Waterville and Skowhe-
gan. At the Good Templar lodge Saturday
evening, Sept. 18th, some of the ladies show
| ed us what the new women may be, and
what she may do. Daniel kimball of Alb
bolt, Me-, but formerly of jackson, has been
visiting his old home. He assured us that in
the fifteen years since he went away Brooks
village has improved greatly .... Hollis
| Grover, who is a conductor on one of the
Boston electrcs, is at home for short visit.
Alfred Card, who is in the same business, is
also in Brooks accompanied by his wife.
Miss Edith L. Forbes is visiting friends in
Lewiston and other places in the western
part of tie State. AT Locks Mills she will
visit her friend Mrs. Mae Doty, better known
| here as Mae Evans. Miss Flora Forbes,
who has spent a few weeks at the old home
here, has returned to Providence, RI. Miss
Alice l.. Dow of this town was in Lowell,
| Mass. and saw John Il. Gentry and Robert
j. pace their exhibition mile. She thinks
the fair was not large as the Monroe fair
usually is, and that the track was not as
nice, either. MIR. BOWS miliner will be at
home from Boston the first of Octobe with
a nice line of millinery goods and will then
proceed to hitch them together in the most
fashionable style.