The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Deferred from last week,

Boynton, was burned to death, April 49, The
mother left three children alone to 90 to a
neighbours on an errand, and returning
found the Guild burned to death by plavino
with matches. H L. Jackson and r. HI. Kane
visited Augusta last week. ). Miss Madge
thompson IS passing few days with Belfast
friends. Misses Della and Efie Kane have
returned from Unity u. Mrs. Bonnie Stew
enson OF Watervile is at o. A. Ramsay 3.
Thomas Smith is painting carriages for Vol
ney Thompson.
| TROY. There was pleasant home we'd
ding at the residence of Martha Monroe on
Wednesday, April %, Rev. J. G. Lamb offic-
latlng. The contracting parties were Miss
Cora Janet Monroe and Mr.. Fred Osgood
Goodwin of Upton, Maine. They received
their friends in the evening and were sere-
naded by the Troy band. Mr.. and Mrs
Goodwin left for their future home in Upton
on Monday, followed by the good wishes of
the many friends of the bride, who is one of
the most popular young ladies of Troy.
An infant daughter Eunice, came to the
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds
Monday, April 26.
| STANDPOINT. Mrs. Jennie Wathen leaves
this week for her home in Lisbon, N. H..
! A. B. French of Boston is at the Duck Farm
Tor few days. Rev. b. B. Merrill of
Brewer is here having his cottage painted
| aud making other improvements. Mr.. c.
+. Snow is building grain shed on steam
| boat wharf and has cargo of corn here....
Miss Caro- Perkins of Penobscot is here at
| work in the knitting shop Mr.. F. l.. French
took the first salmon (26 lbs) for this vicini-
ty, Capt. Parsons of Cape Jelison, not Sandy
point as reported in The Journal, taking the
first one in that district. Mr.. Fisher of Ban
gor Seminary preached here May Cd and is en-
gagged for the summer. He will move his
family here in June. School in this dis
| trict began last Monday, Miss Lillian Run
nels of Searsport, teacher.
CLARKE CORNER, PROSPECT. c. II. Grass
has bought a fine COW Of Nathan Brown of
Belfast. Miss Mamie Boyd began her
| term of school at the Marsh this week..
Miss Rose Clarke visited Ida Cole last week
and reports a nice time. Mrs. Ed. Grant
is very low. -. Forest Clarke of Stockton
II
....Will Klllman was in this part of the
town calling on friends May I'd. ..Selden
Clarke left for Stonngton last week. Homer
Clarke, Chalmer Clarke and wife and Miss
Josie Clarke, formerly of Prospect, now of
Bangor, played at Union Hall, Winterport,
May Sd. Mrs. Carrie Meader and baby are
visiting at her mothers. Mr.. Benjamin
Grant of Stockton Springs was in town last
week delivering fruit trees. .. james Mason
of Wnterport was in town Saturday.
PROSPECT. Farmers are getting uneasy
| waiting for good weather and for the frost to
get out. =. Mrs. Edwin Grant in the village
passed away after long illness this week..
SeweIl Butterteld, an old pioneer in the
northern part of Prospect, has got through
his labors and his funeral servicet We're held
this week. Maitland Lafolly drove through
here with the first smoked alwlves this
week Schools have begun in Prospect
with the following teachers: Orvile LARA
bee, George district; Mrs. Lizzie Eames,
Clark district Miss Mamie Boyd village
district; Miss Orianna Harding. Point; Mrs.
X ngsbury of Frankfort, Ferry school Miss
Ada Clark, Mountain school,. The coming
election for the new member of Congress in
this section will be a very quiet affair. There
are no takers here on either side among the
people. The fishermen on the stream here
are having no luck yet. Good sized trout
come up the stream from the salt water every
spring here, and what are not caught by fish
men are food for miuks in the winter and
the brooks along the stream have only small
trout because they are caught and destroyed
before they are of any size.
PIrTsFIELD. Frank Bryant, who has been
critically i'll for several weeks with blood
poisoning. has 50 far recovered as 10 be able
TO walk out. The citizens of this place
showed their respect TO the memory of the
| late Seth L. Milliken by sending beautiful
floral offering at the time Of the funeral cere-
monies. The body of Ralph jenkins had
not been found at this writing and the
search 10 still going on. A reward of 500
has been offered to the finder of the body.
| Rev. A. E. Towsend, pastor of the Uni
versalist church, gave an address Sunday
morning to the Phlentoma and Waverly Re-
bekah lodges on the principles of their or
der. THE canvassers for the India fam
inc relief fund secured the the sum of S46
and sent it to the Christian Herald of New
York -. Charles F. Monk, who has been the
popular oveTseer of the spooling and dress
ing rooms at the Pioneer Mill for the past
eight years, has resigned his position on ac-
count i'll health. Rev. G. H. Hamilton, pas
tor of the Methodist church for the past
four years, has been returned for the fifth
year by the conference just closed at
Calais. His many friends will be pleased
to learn that he will again supply the pulpit
here. -. Last Friday Morey Milliken was
taken suddenly i'll while standing ON the
street in front of N. L. Perkins store and
fell to the granite cu1bing, cutting his face
badly and rendering him unconscious. He
was taken into Erskns' drug store and DR..
Marden hastily summoned, who soon re-
stored him so that he was able to be remov-
ed to his home on Washington street..
Mrs. S. A. McCausland, W no has been stop
ping with relatives in town the past winter,
has gone TO North Leeds, where she will re-
main for visit The firm of Grant &
Alexander has dissolved partnership and
Mr. lavaDlar bas tn 1la