The Republican journal., 1897-07-08
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

PROSPECT FERRY. The Sunday school
concert given July 4th was a great success.
Frank Avery of Lewiston and Charles
Banks of Hallowell, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Avery
of Mt Reagan, assisted in the singing, for
which the Sunday school give thanks. The
amount of the collection taken was So Mr.
Eugene Barnes arrived home from New
York last Saturday g.. Mrs. Eugene Barnes
, visited relatives in Bangor last week.
Merrill Shute of Brewer visited his aunt
Miss Hannah Heagan, last Sunday 80. Capt.
Rufus Hartman las gone to Boston to take
charge of the yacht Helen -. Mrs. A. J.
Croker of Wnterport and Mrs NJ Cutter
of Washington visited relatives here last
week. Mrs. Charles CHM of Belfast visit
ed here last week. -. Frank Avery of Lewis
ton is visiting relatives here. Charles
Banks of Hallowell spent several DAYS at
Capt. A. A. Ginn's last week G. F. CHM
of Belfast spent last Sunday with relatives
here. Mr. E. w Hartman of GAINESVILLE,
Mass, visited relatives here last week..
Freeman Bachelor and wife of Belfast
spent the 4th at their old home in this place
PIrrsF1ELD. The Fourth of July ceebra-
ton III this town was to have been on Satur-
day the Sd, but as the first part of the day
was very rainy it was decided to postpone
| it to Saturday, the 10th, when the usual pro-
gram will be carried out, if the weather
permits, including horse racing at the park.
The graduating exercises at NJ G. l.
occurred June 18th, and the % graduates
are now scattered in different directions to
assume new duties and responsibilities in
the school of life. Prof. L. E. Moulton,
wife and little boy of Rockland, have been
visiting his sister, Mrs. G. L. Healey, and
calling on classmates. They left here on
their return home last Friday Mrs. Mary
A. Patterson of Belfast, who has been visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. j. S. Davis, returned
home Friday morning. -. The foundation
for the new school building on Hartland
avenue is nearly completed and work on the
building will soon be begun....E. P. Dyer
OF st. Adams, principal of Harrand Acad-
envy for some time past, has been elected
principal of the Lancey Street Grammar
school. Herbert 7. Powers, ESQ, of Fl,
Fairfield, prominent lawyer of A1oostook
county, visited his parents, Mr.. ard Mrs
II. II. Powers, recently. Miss Carrie Gar
field is at home from Walthan, Mass, for
her summer vacation. Mrs. G. l.. Durham
OF Bangor spent day recently with her
cousin, Mrs. J. S. Davis. Miss Addie
WEIGH, who has been visiting friends in
town several weeks, returned to her home
in Portland a few days ago, accom-
panied by her cousin, Miss Lila Morrow $3.50
Carl Coffin of Thorndike, NJ. c. l. '96, visit
ed friends in town last week =. Frank Platt,
student of M. G. l., is clerking at L. M.
Grants confectionery store during the va
cation. Orlando E. Frost of Palatka Fla,
was the guest of c. E. Frost one day recent
ly. He was on his return to Florida from a
visit to his mother in St. Adams, where his
family will spend the summer months
The Hathorn house has been bought by 1.
Fl. Lancy and moved onto lot near his
residence on Main street. The building
formerly standing there has been moved
onto a lot near Union hall on Park street.
wv. Fl. Howe's building, formerly occu-
pied by him as studio, located on Middle
street, has been moved to lot he recently
bought at the foot Of Forest street. Ora
mel Murray, F. W. Hovey, Esq, and G.
W. Patten had an audience with Congress-
man E. G. Burleigh at Augusta in the inter-
est OF the post office contestants recently.
Mrs. 81. j. Bracket is visiting in Richmond
and intends to visit in Massachusetts, before
her return home. Miss Edith Forbes of
Brooks was the guest of Miss Nellie Leigh
ton recently. Mr. O. NJ. Bridges of Dexter
has been in town setting the jenkins monu-
ment. IA great many improvements are
being made in our village cemetery R. J.
Ney and wife of Chicago are visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Ney.. Mrs. L.
G. Morse and daughter Virginia returned to
their home in Liberty last week. Miss
Kate Farwell is in Augusta, where she will
remain for the summer.