The Republican journal., 1898-01-20
County Correspondence.

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the woods last week had the misfortune to
cut his foot. =. Newell White and family of
Searsport are stopping with their parents
here. They are moving their goods to Knox
! Corner, where they intend to reside in the
| future. John R. Sparrow of Knox Corner
| fell on the ice last Sunday and broke one of
| his legs between the knee and hip.
NORTH CAsr1NE. Willis Leach has returned
to Brockton, Mass, after short visit to his
mother, Mrs. j. W. Leach Mrs Grey of
Brooksville is stopping with her sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Dunbar, for a while. Capt. Reuben
Perkins is getting the schooner Princess
ready for trip to Boston. :. Capt. Norman
E. Perkins and Eugene Perkins of Sandy
point were in town Friday, 14th to visit
Capt. Perkins mother, Mrs. Geo. E. Per-
kins. Herman Wardwell OF Bluehill is in
town calling on old friends. Mr.. Fred Per-
kins of Searsport was in town lately on
visit to his father, Mr.. James Perkins.
LIBERTY. Ralph 1. Morse has returned to
Bates College. Mrs. Kate Neal is visiting
friends in Morrill,. Will Cargill of the NJ.
G. Institute, Pittsfeld, spent last Sunday
with his parents in this village. >. Business
at the tannery is fair. There is work most
of the time. Eggs continue high, which is
the only oasis in the farmers desert this
year. Dwight Baker, a lad about 10 years
OF age, was badly bitten by dog last week.
IA large delegation of Changers from
this place visited Medomac Grange, Apple
ton, last Saturday evening. 81 Fl. H. Twitch-
ell of Clinton, a commercial traveller, is
spending a few days with his people in this
village. Leonard Berry and family are in
town for the winter and the Cook mill
bought by him last spring will soon be in
operation. They think of occupying the
Lowell house for the winter.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Emily Over
lock of Somerville, Mass, arrived home Jan
11th. Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Wardwell of
Camden We're in town the past week to at
tend the installation of the officers of
Pownal Lodge. -. Mr. and Mrs John Bragg
of lslesboro We're in town a few days the
past week. -. Capt. Char les Ames went to
Hampden Monday. He will visit friends in
Brooks and Thorndike before returning
home. -. Mr. A. G. Webster lately returned
from Boston, where he went for medical
treatment, and we are glad to learn that he
is daily improving. Mrs. Amanda Costi-
gan returned to her home in Hampden,
Monday, after two weeks visit with friends
here. Mr.. Isaac Griffin one of our most
respected citizens, is quite ill The follow
ing officers of Pownal Lodge, No ll9. f.
and A. NJ, were publicly installed Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 10Th, by D. ID. G. M. Went
worth of Searsport: FL. NJ. Griffin, Master :;
W. NJ. Berry. S. W.; F. H. Cousens, j. W. :;
G. G. Park, Treas; J. M. Lafurley, Sec r.
T. Hartman, S. D.; E. R CHM, j. D.. James
M. Treat, S. S.; Eden Shute, J. S. and E.
II. Lafurley, Tyler. There will be soci-
able at Masonic Hall Tuesday evening, Jan
10Th. A good program is being arranged by
the committee, and refreshments will be
served. Capt. John Randel! left by train
Tuesday for New York to take command of
sch. Willie L. Newton. Quite delegation
from Pownal Lodge visited Mariners Lodge,
Searsport. Tuesday evening. i. The Current
Events Club will meet with Mrs. Ralph
Morse, this, Thursday, afternoon.
BROOKS Mrs C. F. Bessey, who has been
very ill many months, died last week and
the funeral services were held at the house
Jan. 14th Rev. d. Bracket officiating. The
local lodge Knights of Pythias acted as es-
cort and furnished the bearers The floral
offerings were from Mr. Gordon's green
| house and some of the pieces were very nice.
Mrs Bessey during her residence here steadi-
| ly gained in the estimation of our people
and they all sincerely mourn her death. The
| remains were inferred in the new cemetery,
socale Mrs. Julia l. Lang has been
violently insane again for some time and
Tuesday, at the request of the family, the
town officers carried her to the Insane Hos
| pltal at Augusta. 1t is hard case and both
she and the family are greatly to be pitied.
'..H. ii. Pulley, Mrs. Mary Staples, Otis
w. Lane, Walter Mathews, and our other
sick people, are getting better. =. Rev. F. S.
| Dollitf gave an excellent talk last Sunday
evening on the regular topic of the evening.
These talks should be largely attended, for
they can be made productive of much good.
The Good Templar lodge INDUCED in an
old fashioned debate last Saturday evening
on the question, Resolved, "Tbat dancing is
detrimental to the community" Quite
spicy discussion was the result and consider
able amusement. No one who listened to
the eloquent and dramatic harangue of c. E.
Lane as he expatiated upon the dangers and
evils of this pastime would have dreamed
that he was floor manager at our late K P.
ball and concert until morning. District
Deputy Francis II. WEIGH of Belfast, assist
ed by Bros. Burrows and bennett, installed
the officers of Golden Crown lodge, Knights
of Pythias, Tuesday evening. Our Belfast
friends may be always sure of welcome in
Brooks.
/ NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. The Israelites
met at Mr.Fred Lanes last Tuesday even
ing The program was as follows: Singing
by choir, Mrs. Gertie Ridley organist; rec,
That Fated Boy, Jennie Crockett Hidden
Names, Mrs. Wm. Smith rec, The Soldiers
Song, Mrs. Hattie Calderwood; Geographic
cal conundrums, Bertha Partridge; stories
of the Navy, Capt. S. B. Littletield; Har-
monica and organ duett, F. Percy Partridge
and Mrs. Edward Clifford reading, The
Dark Day, Mr.. William Smith rec, Don't
Fret, Clara Ridley; conundrums Freeman