The Republican journal., 1898-03-31

HALLDALE. Rev James Washburn of
Parkman arrived in town last Saturday. He
preached at the church Sunday and left an
appointment for next Sunday. He will hold
meetings the coming week. The roads are
getting muddy and travelling is hard....
Vaughn T. Written of East Providence, R..
Lis visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Written. There was chopping bee at
Frank Sanfords Tuesday, and one at Geo.
Whites Wednesday of this week.
PROSPECT. The talk now is all about the
war, but farmers should put in good crops
just the same and paint their houses this
spring, for lead and oil were never cheaper
than now. Ames and Merithew have paint
| ed the store beside their large store and
| stocked up with paints and crockery ware.
| 1.-THE roads are bad and everybody is
! waiting for better travelling. The prospect
| does not look so we'll for stone work on the
| quarries just now. 1t is said that some of
| the contracts are cancelled in consequence of
| the war scare. Horace Gould has gone to
| Massachusetts in search of employment.
| That State gets a good many young men
| from the farming towns now. Two young
men from here got employment on the NAL
| den poor farm this spring. Maine young
| men seem to be preferred on farms. We also
| have men in Rhode Island on a horse farm,
| and the proprietor wants all Maine men....
| G. H. Partridge will put up another barn
this spring. His pressed hay now will fill 1t.
| SOUTH MoNTvILLE. Herbert Howes has
!
| Boston, where he will look for employment
Herbert is good neighbor, of pleasant
and social disposition, and the qualities we
give him are justly due his wife. We are sor
ry indeed to lose them. Forest Howes and
wife will accompany them and if they fl nd
employment will stop for the present, but
we hope that when they get ready to settle
they will return to their pleasant little
home May the blessings of heaven attend
these young people as they go from among
us, is the wish of their many friends. Mas
ter Ernest Marden spent last Saturday at
B. F. Know les ....1 nez Peavey visited Mrs.
Marden in Searsmont last week. I'D. S.
Bartlett, A. Bagley and c. S. Adams were
rafting logs down Dead river last Monday.
...E. S. Adams is at work for John Pres
colt. His son Willie hired with him for six
months. -. Chas. Lovett is attending the
Commercial College at Rockland.
BROOKS. Miss Flora Forbes, who has
spent several weeks at the old homestead,
has returned to Providence. Mrs. f. W.
Pingree has gone to Fryeburg to visit her
old home and will be absent several weeks.
....M Mrs. Deering of Jackson is spending a
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Bert
Lane. Mrs. Jonathan Irving is still very
poorly. She had last week what seemed to
be a fit and was very dangerously ill.,. -.
Mrs. E. I. Bessey, who has been sick. has
improved so as to be able to ride OUT.
Mr. Dow has received direct from the manu-
facturers a nice line of shirt waists and
wrappers. He will also continue the sale of
ladies capes and jackets and is agent for
one of the best New York firms. NJ 1873
Carrie Jones, who has for several wears
worked constantly in Gordons pants shop,
has for some weeks been on the sick list
and is now confined to the house. . Fred
Smith has gone to Massachusetts to seek
employment, Prince Bessey, who has
been on the sick list, is now at his place in
FL. HuXtords store. Hale Rose and Earle
Bessey walked home from Freedom. 1t is a
good ten miles, but they are school bows full
of VIM. Miss May Quincy, who has been
stopping here some weeks, has returned to
Waterville.. Kate Wiggin is taking care of
Mrs. Elisha Evans, who is very sick 90.
Bigelow I. Bachelor, the veteran black
smith. is ironing carriages for [. S. Staples
-. Harry Staples has sold his horse Orlaud
Boy to 60 to Boston.
swANvILLE. Hon. A. E. Nickerson has
returned from Boston. Mrs f. B. Cunning
ham and two children have returned from
East Lowell where they spent the winter.
Mrs. C's health is not good. Mrs Rufus
Bartlett is still quite sick. Mrs Edgar
Robertson is improving. 49,. DR.. j. S. Cole and
daughter Florence have moved back to the
old stand. The Sunday school met with
Miss Cole last Sunday. The penny-box was
opened and found to contain 50 O6, which ia
has been taken since we left off meeting at
the church. -. Mr.. Russell Strout and Mr.
George Pendleton of Belfast were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Strout last Sunday
...."Me an Otis. as played at Comet Grange
Hall last Thursday evening, was decided
success; Especially Me- for Miss Ethelyn
Moody was more like Rosilla than Rosilla is
like herself. Those who have seen the play
where they had better scenery and bette
| costumes speak in the highest terms of the
acting here. Others say it is the finest
thing of the kind ever presented in Swan
vile. Those who failed to see it missed a
treat. We are very sorry for the illness of
the author, to whom we are indebted for
useful information in regard to the play,
and hope this may find him improving....
The Sunday school will meet with Mrs
Hattie F. NJ Phillips next Sunday as usual,
at O'Clock sharp, local time.