The Republican journal., 1898-06-30
County Correspondence.

| Carrie B. Knowlton has gone to Massachr-
| sets to spend the summer. Children 8
Day was observed Sunday, June Goth, at the
NJ Il. church by a concert appropriate to the
oceasi IN.
WINTEBPoRT. Capt. c. E. Littletied left
Saturday morning for Brooklyn Navy Yard.
/ He has a commission as Lieut.. ON one of the
/ U. s. patrol boats Mrs. H. f. Mcdonald of
Belfast who has been visiting her aunt
| Mrs. Marshall has gone to Bangor to visit
\ her friend Mrs. A G. Noyes. Miss Adj
LittIeield arrived from New jersey on
/ Saturdays boat for her Summer vacation
Mrs Brown of Portland is the guest Of
! Mrs y. H Hubbard g.. The band gave a
very ine ont door concert Saturday even
/ ing.
/ STocKT SPRINGS. Miss Bessie Stuart
and Mr. Trueman Libby Of Newport, Me,
/ have been visiting friends in town. Mr.
| Louis Hanson OF Camden was in town re-
/ Gently, the guest Of Mr.. S. B. Merrithew
...- Capt. Eden Shute of sch. Hebert E,
spent few days with his family the past
week. Mr.. John j Wardwell and wife of
| Camden are visiting Nj. and Mrs. John
| Lancaster. M. Ray Bowden of Boston
arrived by boat Sunday Capt Albert
| COlcord, who has been in New York on
| business, arrived home on Sunday .... Mr.,
| Charles Sanford and son Dick of New York
I arrived Saturday and have opened their
| cottage for the summer.
| UNITY. Miss Eta Conner returned June
! -ith from Chicago, where she has had
| employment. Mrs. Curtis Mitchell return
ed last week from Portland, where she has
been for treatment for her eyes. She is
very much improved. Mr., VIM. Crosby,
who lately returned from the hospital in
| Portland, where he had cancer removed
is doing WELL. Ray Knights returned June
oath from Boston, where lie has been study
! ing music, vocal and instrumental
Mrs. Bert Earl, who lately returned from
the hospital in Portland. is not gaining as
fast as her friends wish. The house on the
farm known as the William Chandler farm
was burned to the ground last week Mr..
Eben Thompson is failing. Mr.. j r
Taber, and family went to Waterville June
9th to be present at the graduation of their
daughter Vivian. Mrs. W. C. Rolfe and
son Charlie returned from Gorham June
25th
! PROSPECT FERRY. A large excursion from
Bangor visited Fort Knox last Sunday, and
with the people from other towns it was
estimated there We're 900 people there. The
soldiers look very well while drilling. They
have a nice band of 27 pieces. L. Mrs Clifton
Coggins of Hallowell and little daughter
Grace are visiting relatives here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus midget and daughter of Stock.
ton Springs visited Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Barnes last Sunday. Mrs. Orrilla McMann
has gone to Prospect Marsh to keep house
for Herbert Blanchard. -. Capt. W. D. Har
riman and wife went to Bangor shopping last
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. John Libby OF
Prospect Marsh visited Capt. and Mrs. A. A
CHM last Sunday. Miss Martha E. Harri-
man arrived home from Bangor last Satur.
day. Mrs. Fannie Wilson and her three
daughters went to New York last Thursday
to join Capt. A. S. Wilson of sch Tofa.
| THoRND1KE. The Burnham PRAYING Band
held meeting at the Walker school house
last Sunday. Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs
Albert Stephenson of Freedom visited Mrs
| Rebecca Files last Wednesday Mir and
Mrs. James RackIiff of Bangor visited
friends in town last week Miss Nancy
Prentiss has been very sick with measles
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chase of Unity
visited Mr.. and Mrs j. S. Files June ODD ~
Rev. B. d. Newell of this town has sold his
farm to Mr.. Frank Cunningham of Troy,
! Mr.. Newell thinks of locating near Lew IS.
/ ten, Maine. Mr.. belmont Higgins and
Miss Carrie A. Ferguson are visiting
| friends in Plymouth. Mr.. A. H Higgins
was in Belfast on business last Saturday.
Rev. Fred Towle is visiting his father
Mr.. Ezra Towle, -. Miss Evelyn Higgins
came from Bangor last week to keep house
for her uncle at the Mineral Spring Farm. -
80. Mr.. D. A. McManus is in Belfast for a
few days.
MONROE Rev. John Blair, our pastor,
will move into the house formerly occupied
by Mrs. Jos. Palmer this week, and will be
conveniently situated for his years work
Edwin Lufkin recently erected in town
| two more white bronze monuments, one at
the Centre yard and one at the Dickey yard.
These monuments are highly priced for their
durability Mrs. Hattie Robinson has
| some summer guests from Massachusetts.
Mr.. Clarence Holt dentist, from Dover, Me-,
and Mr.. L. j. Holt, student from school in
Hebron, visited their brother, DR.. 81. A..
Holt of this village, last week. They all went
to Lamoine to visit their parents, the DR..
returning next day after, on account of his
patients here. The iron railing on the
bridge in the village is receiving new coat
of paint. The church socable will be held
with Mrs. William Twombly of this village,
| July 7th.. Mr.. Edwin Lufkin has had the
first mess of peas raised in the village. The
Brooks band and ladies and the Monroe
band and ladies met at the Forest House to
give the Fairbanks a surprise party; but
found them all prepared and our genial land
lord and wife gave them cordial reception
| Cake and ice cream were served, and there
was music by the bands and general good
time.