The Republican journal., 1897-02-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

top of Mt Battle, has built carriage road
to that point and is now busily engaged
hauling lumber for his mountain-top house
and observatory, which he hopes to have
ready to accommodate visitors this season.
Mr.. Boswell will get the carpenters at it as
soon as the lumber is on the place, and by
hurrying up the work expects to get the
building finished early in June.
FREEDOM. Lincolns birthday will be OBJ
served by Dana B. Carter Relief Corps by
pop corn sociable and living pictures of the
civil war. The Peak sisters will also aid in
the evenings entertainment. There will
be instrumental music, reading and decla-
nations. Home made candies will be on
sale in the hall during the sociable. -. .Sena-
tor A. J, Billings was in at home Saturday
and Sunday. Mrs Ella B. Sprowl and
Master Harry returned from their visit at
Wayne Feb. H.. Mr.. High McCallum of
Brunswick preached here last Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Wiggin, who has been visiting in
Massachusetts, returned the past week..
Mrs. d. w. Dodge and Miss Winnie returned
from Massachusetts Feb. LIST. Miss Amy
r. Boulter is at home from Fairfield for
few days. Misses Etfie and Fannie Flye
are at home from Lewiston, Mrs. David
Twitchell is quite i'll.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The South Branch
Improvement Society met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Ward Feb. Sd About so We're
present to enjoy the afternoon and evening
This society will be enter tanned by Mrs
William Harding at the Grange Hail. Feb.
18th. weather permitting; if not, the next
fair day. ...M Mrs. Lizzie Eames and sister
Frances went to Belfast last Saturday, shop
ping. Mr.. John F, Libby recently bought
fine horse of Mr.. Horace Nelson of Water
vile, Me-. Capt. Joseph A. Partridge and
Samuel Racklitf of Belfast visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Hosea Littletield last week. Sanford
Libby is still shipping a goodly number of
smelts to New York, weekly. There will
be a ball at the Grange Hall Feb. 18th. -.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hop
kins have received invitations to attend
their silver wedding at their residence in
Frankfort, Feb, 22d Mr. and Mrs. E.
Blake OF Somerville, Mass, spent a few
days last week with their friend and school
mate, Ella M. Littletield. .. Mr.. E. Libby of
Standpoint was the guest of Mr. Horace
Gould one day last week.
CENTRE MoNTv1LLE. As Cecil Cav and
his sister Belle and Mr.. George Carter were
riding home from Morrill, one evening last
week one runner of the sleigh ran on to
snow bank and instantly spilled the occu-
pants. Before they c ould regain their feet
the horse started off on run, but stopped at
the first house he came to. Neither the
sleigh nor the occupants We're injured
MI Greeniaw OF Northport was recently in
town and bought new mich COW of Mr. B.
f. Thompson. Mr. Jacob Cain, who was
quite i'll last week, is improving. -. Mr.. n.
T. Gould has returned from Augusta and
is boarding with Mr.. Samuel Berry. Mr..
NJ. E. Herman, who has been very i'll for
the past three weeks. is somewhat improv-
ed. Mr.. Fran k Barker, who is attending
the Commercial College at Rockland, is at
home on a visit, Miss Nora Waterhouse
has returned from Belfast Mr. and Mrs.
Elijah Gay went to Freedom last week to
attend ID meeting of the Relief Corps. All
the public schools close this week. Miss
Madge Thompson closed her school in Lib
erty last week and has returned to her home
in Centre Muntvillc
SWANyILLE. A. Eugene Nickerson was at
home from Portland for a few days the first
of the week. Mrs. E. @. Marden and
daughter Ruth, who have been visiting her
mother Mrs Pitnan, in Center Conway. n.
H, returned last Friday M The l. A. S.
will meet with Mrs. NJ P. Greeley this.
Thursday, attern oOn...... Capt. Nehemiah
Smart has returned from visit to Farming
TONI Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua f. Littlefield
gave their complimentary ball at Cunning
hams Hall last Thursday night large
circle of friends in this and adjoining towns
Were in attendance and all wish the newly
married pair long and prosperous welded
lfe. Last Monday afternoon Rev. T. S.
Ford found something on the ice at Swan
Lake which excited his suspicious, and upon
examination it proved to be a net about %
feet long and feet deep, set for trout A
strip OF ice about feet long and inches
wide had been cut out, a pole with the
weighted net attached slipped under the ice
ohiouSu olo dpol1u Uue emu VI Ulle pole Sc
cured by i'd, and the cake of ice replaced.
Mr.. Ford endeavored to remove it alone.
but being unable to do so got H. M Chase
to help him. They soon got it out and de-
stroyed it, as the law requires.
THoRNDIKE. The Free Baptist Quarterly
meeting will hold its next session at the
Centre Church Feb. 10Th, Goth and Dist.
Rev ID. Bracket will preach at the Centre
Church Feb. 18th. Mrs. Titon, who has
been passing several months in Albion, is
now visiting her son, J. n. Tilton. . Mrs
Hattie Higgins visited Mrs. Adde Ward
Feb. Cd. Frank Rollins of Troy visited Mr..
and Mrs. S. c. Files Feb. 4th. . Mrs. Maud
Hogan and little daughter passed LAST Tues
day evening with Mrs. Addie Higgins.
Joseph Stevens was called to Bangor last
Saturday to see his daughter, Mrs. Knowl-
ton, who is very sick. :. Miss Lula Coffin is
visiting friends in Bangor. -. Mrs Mary A.
Leach has been very i'll for the past two
week. ~ Mrs. r. S. Higgins is passing few
days with her daughter, Mrs Dora Phil
brick. = BESSIE Higgins was the guest of
Lottie Files Feb. 9th. Mrs. Maud Hogan
passed few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Sharon Roberts of Jackson last week.
:Dumont Higgins colt was cutie badly
kicked the other night. His horse got loose
and gave the colt number of wounds
The heavy rain storm of Feb. 7th has nearly
destroyed the shedding. -. Farmers have
been very busy hauling pulp wood and cord
wood to market