The Republican journal., 1898-04-07
County Correspondence.

WALDO. Rodney Jackson has gone to
New bu port, Mass, where he has work.
Ephie Littletield has gone to Boston to visit
his brothers.. H A .Ohase is in Charles
town, Mass, visiting friends e. Mrs. l.. D.
Shorey returned last week from a two
weeks visit in Bucksport. G. W. Holmes
closed a successful term OF school last week.
The Levanseller Bros. recently added an
A. j. c. c. heifer to their herd. There is
quite loss of lambs in town. When two
or three days old they are taken with scours
lost twenty -four. 80. Schools will begin the
first Monday in May.
HALLDALE The chu rch here has extend
ed a call to Rev. j. Washburn for one half
of his time He will begin his labor the
first of May. Vaughn Written returned to
Providence, R. l., last week. -. The storm
of last week was very tough in this locality
Nearly foot of snow fell. Rev. L. r.
Pentecost preached at the Vose schoolhouse
last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. NJ. M. Glenn
ent, j. B. Stevens and John Kallock are in
very poor health Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Griffin have moved into Benz. W. Knowl-
tons house. 49,. MIR. and Mrs. G. a. Giichrest
who have worked in Thorndike this winter,
have returned to their home here
PITTsFIELD Rehearsals are being held
for the Carnival of Nations soon to be
given by the ladies of the Universalist So
ciety. Rev. S. c. Whitcomb and wife of
Wis tod rft frio ,1.
last week, but the weather and travelling
were so bad they could not get about much
Miss Ada c. Whitney of Unity visited
friends in town last week and went from
here to Boston to further pursue her studies
in stenography and typewriting. -. The lat
est letter received from Gordon McTaggart
10y his relatives here, was dated at Fort
raugle, Mar. It'll as he was about to sail
for Juneau on his way to Skayuay.. \. K
Libby of Hartland was in town last week
with three horses which he shipped to the
Boston market. Stanley Larry of Dexter,
the advance agent for the Bates Glee Club,
was the guest of I. E. B. Knowles while in
town last week Mrs. F. W. Hovey visited
relatives and friends in Augusta last week.
E. l.. Van Etten. general manager of the
United States Construction Company of
New York, who has been passing the winter
at the Lancey House, left week ago for
New York. Mrs. Van Etten, who had been
here for some time past, accompanied him
Mrs. Edgar L. Fisher of Trenton, Me, made
a short visit here last week with Mrs.
Frances McCarty IS. n. Marsh, one of the
proprietors of the White Star Laundry,
has been very sick with pneumonia
but is getting better. DIR. r. n. Marsh of
Guilford was in town one day last week, in
consultation with the attending physician,
DR.. E. 2. Goodrich. Joseph Bailey and a
man named Brown were capsized from a
boat on the Sebastcook near the Wavery
mill one day recently. 1t was narrow
escape from a serious accident Miss
Maude E. Brackett after visiting friends in
Portland went to Boston to attend the spring
openings preparatory to entering upon her
fourth season in Mrs. Prebles millinery
establishment in Richmond. -. Miss Nina
| Spearin of Clinton, one of the graduating
| class at the Maine Central Institute, who
| has been out of school on account of the
| illness of her mother, returned last week
Miss Spearn is member of the executive
| committee OF her class. Guy Jellison, who
was convicted several months ago for break.
| ing into the depot here, was discharged by
the supreme court at Skowhegan recently
| His two months confinement in Jail was
considered punishment enough for him con
sidering his age and he was sent home tC
his widowed mother having promised Judge
Savage to follow his advice and try to live a
better life in the future. How many such
boys there are in our land who need such
| counsel and encouragement to lead better
lives... The effects of bad weather during
the hayng season last year is beginning tt
be felt in the local hay markets. The deal
ers say that it is almost impossible to gel
any first-class hay now. The pant bust
ness is very dull here at present. W. D
Morrow was in Boston last week to see wha
the prospect might be. His wife accompan
led him to inspect the seasons styles il
millinery. Seth Smith, Maine Contra
engineer from Portland, passed Sunda.
week at the home of his parents, Mr.. anG
Mrs. N. c. Smith. He was accompanied b.
his friend John F. Perry of Portland. E.
Work has progressed rapidly on the Smitl
& Conant Bros. dry house. Is is already
boarded in and will soon be ready for tn
, finishing touches. The engines and boiler
for the power and electric lighting plan
have been bought.