The Republican journal., 1898-03-03
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


South MGNTvILLE, Mr.. r. (. Howes OF
Montvllle visited his brother, Herbert Howes,
recently Rev E. c. Shattuck of Razor
vile was quite severely kicked in the
stomach by his horse while attending the
| Quarterly meeting here. He able to
return home Sunday, but was very lame.
A. l.. Pease on returning from Belfast re-
Gently with heavy load of goods in passing
Wilson Proctor i'll front of Forest Howes
ran iato the sleigh, throwing Mr.. Proctor
out, Mr.. T. WAS unlujured but the sleigh
was badly damaged. &C. S. Adams has
been engaged by earle & Jones of Belfast
to canvass Searsmont, Montville and Lib.
erty taking orders for room paper,
| WALDO. Edward Evans is on the sick
list. Nathaniel Littetield was taken with
| bleeding at the nose and a physician had to
be called before it could be stopped. He
bied more than quart before it was stopped
100. MIR. and Mrs. A. J. Simmons We're in
Pittsteld over Sunday. Miss Nellie NJ
Luce of South Gardiner is in town for two
weeks stay. There are quite number OF
cases of measles in town, but all seem to be
getting along we'll. The roads are bad and
no business is being done. Some have not
got their years supply of wood and ice. -.
| Town meeting March 18th. There is not
much excitement over town officers
| LIBERTY. The recent storm was not as
| severe as the blizzard of Jan. 31st and Feb
| 1st, but the wind blew perfect gale and
! blocked the roads so the mails could not
| get through On the route from here to
Freedom the driver. MIR. Joe Pierce, made
| two attempts and at last got through to
| Freedom and back as far as Smithton. He
| stopped there over night and walked home
| from there, distance of seven miles. The
next day his son VIII took the mail on a
| hand sled and walked to Freedom and back,
! giving the first mail after the storm. . A
A Hail, who was burned ont in the fire
here last fall. has purchased a place in
China and Will move there i'll the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Halls many friends will re-
greet very much to have them leave town.
| Henry Moody of Massachusetts, who has
been visiting his brother, W. H. Moody
Esq, has returned home
EAST SEARsMoNr. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
P. Brewster Of Centre Belmont We're at E. p.
Mahoney's Feb. 20th... Mrs NIarcellus
Goddard Of Camden is in town, the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Arad Mahoney. Mrs AL
bina Pease OF Belmont visited at A. T. Don
nelI's Feb 18th. MIR Charles Mahoney of
East NOrthport was in town Feb 19th..
Mr. and Mrs EuIa " orthing of Palermo re-
Gently spent a few days Hlth Mrs. Henry
Mahoney f. Il. Packard and Mrs Mabel
Crle and two SONS We're at VIM. S. Hunt s
Feb. 20th....Mr and Mrs. Horatio Wood
cock OF Searsmont spent Feb. 2O5h with Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Packard. The lumber
business is at a standstill Just now owing to
the over supply of snow. Mrs Mary A
Abbott OF Camden IS in town, the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. Eliza Donnell.. Mrs Henry
Mariner and Miss Eva Donnell of Belfast
| spent few days last week with Mr. and
Mrs u Everett Donnell. Lewis Poor OF
| Belfast spent Sunday with his cousin, Mr.
| Frank Donnell.. Mr.. and Mrs Stephen
Gables of Rockport spent Feb. oath and 18th
| with Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Donnell Mr.,
Frank E. Cello of Newport Centre, Vermont
is visiting at E. 7. Mahoney's LEROY
Mariner has bought new cylinder saw
! Mrs. Mary Batchelder of Rockland is in town
| MORRILL,. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Murch re-
turned to Massachusetts last Monday
Mrs. Gussie Knowlton lately returned to
| Lawrence, Mass. Mr.. Frank Hatch has
leased his farm buildings to Mrs. Dumphies
and has gone to Mass achusetts, where he
finds employment. His wife Joins him in
about two weeks. Miss Winnie Woods
was at home last Sunday from Belfast,
Rev. A. d. Thibodeau is spending his two
weeks vacation from the Seminary at Bucks.
port at this place and Montville. Rev. W
W. Ogier gave US practical, helpful dis
course last Sunday at the M. E Quarterly
meeting. Morrill, has been uncom1noplv
favored with ministerial effort the past four
months On this occasion there were three
| ministers present beside Bro. Ogier Rev.
john Howard of Washington closed a series
of meetings last Sunday evening which held
over two weeks. Several have been con-
verified or reclaimed during the meetings
$500 ASN. Aoiio'No Aolu a gnu SIOUX WIlI6 on
his way to church last Sunday evening. One
side was partially parayzed by former at
tack so that he had to move with crutches.
-. Mr.. l. D. White is yet confined to the
house. Orris Vickery and Miss Nodie
Weymouth are at home from Kent's Hill.
TROY. With the exception of Friday, Feb.
25thi has showed every day since Feb Goth,
with an occasional dash of rain and hail
sandwiched in The road makers say that
there has been nothing like it for wears.
They had barely got the roads passable after
the other blizzard when this storm came on.
and for days they have been shoveling and
trying to get through the big drifts In
some localities they have been obliged to
| leave the road and break the snow through
the fields, and it is still showing at the pres
ent writing, Saturday afternoon. Snow
shoes have been in demand; in fact, they
have been the only means of locomotion.
Our doctor had to avail himself of their aid
and visit patient ten and half miles away
from his Office, who was very sick with
| pneumonia. By his perseverance he has I'M
doubleday saved his patients life. Our mail
has been quite irregular for the past week
| We did not get The Journal until Friday.
| Mr.. Bennett our stage driver from Unity to