The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

ton for killing cats, which cost the inventor
distigured face. Should you wish to learn
the particulars call on or address Z. NJ. H.,
South Montville Me-. Mrs. Nancy Colby
and son Sewell expect to GO to St. George
this week, weather permitting, to see her
daughter Mrs. Chas. Skinner, who is very
sick. Mrs. S. P. Colby spent last Friday
with her mother, Mrs. S. Adams. Mrs
Emma j. Follett and Jennie Griffin are on
the sick list. Fred Griffin is at work for
Isaac Bartlett in the mill. -. The lumbermen
are somewhat discouraged on account of the
depth of snow and are waiting for it to
settle.
LIBERTY Most of the farmers in this
locality are buying potatoes for family use.
They are brought here from Aroostook, via
Belfast. Mrs. Hattie Clough is visiting
friends in Palermo. Will Lord of North
Nassalbo was in town last week. j. j.
Walker was in Boston on business last
! week Not much wood is being hauled to
the tannery, and no bar k......A citizens
meeting was held Sunday evening Jan. Both,
at the Baptist Church, under the auspices of
tIlt L. D ". T.. MIS- I1fltu IuTu ndu
charge of the program which was as follows:
The Church and Politics, G. H. Cargil The
Church and the Medical Profession. DR.. &.
G. Whitcomb; The Church and the Law,
Arthur Richie; The Church and the Work
ing Man, L. X. Fowler; The Young Man and
the Church, Walter Cargil The Young
Woman aud the Church, Miss Moody The
! IL,
comb; Relation of the Church To the Com
munity, Rev. H. W. Abbott; Prayer, W. H.
Moody. 1t is the purpose of the society to
! hold these meetings once each month";
SwANvILLE. Last Thursday Mr.. Will
Smart met with quite an accident. His
team got tangled up. and in trying to get
| things Strengthened out, be fell under the
horses heels and they kicked him quite
| badly. Mr.. Seth Morse rescued him. DR.. J.
| S. Cole was called, and he is now doing
| nicely. Mr.. lie Roy Bachelor of Detroit
was the guest of his brother Herman few
days last week. The dance at Cunning
hams Hall last Thursday evening was a
success, and there is to be another III two
weeks from that time. The S. G.. S. is to
| meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Littletield
| Feb. 9th .. Hon A. E. Nickerson made
| trip to Portland last week. Henry Gun
ningham is at home. Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
Cunningham returned from Montague last
Friday. Russell and Ralph Strout of Bel
fast visited friends in town Sunday. 1t is
reported that Misses Euda Villa Cleaves
and Maude Knowlton are at home from Cas-
tine sick with the measles -. The late T. j.
McAllister of Bucksport was a man we'll
known and highly esteemed in business
circles here. Mr.. !. W. Nickerson brought
home pair of very heavy black and white
| cattle from Blue Hill. BY request we copy
the following from the "Com mer cial:" 'Mr
and Mrs. John H. Maddocks visited friends
in West Winterport, Frankfort, Prospect
Marsh and North Searsport, last week $50.
The Sunday school sociable met last Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hartshorn. AL
| though stormy 80 partook of very nice
supper" The last socable met with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Walker Jan 2Sth.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS Mr.. Emery
| Calaerwood recently bought spirited pac-
er, years Old, named Mixer. The horse
W"s bred in Norri'fgewock, is dark brown in
color, weighs about 200 pounds, and his
many admirers assert that in style and
beauty he is not excelled by any horse in
town. The Israeites met at Capt S. b.
Littletied's last Tuesday evening. The
program was as follows; Singing by the
choir; reading, How John Popped the Cues
ton, Frank Crockett; song, Pharoahs
Army, Freemen Partridge a story, William
Smith; reading, The Devil, MIR. Edward
Clifford; Bible conundrums, Mrs Jennie
Marden charades, Jessie Martlen reading,
/ Opening an Oyster, Mrs. Lizzie Lane; song,
i The Better Land, Mrs. Gertie Clifford rec.
/ In Love, Sanford Lane song, Hear dem
| Bells, F. Percy, Herman and Bertha Part
ridge; reading, The Cripple's Prayer, Mrs
| VIM. Smith; anecdotes of South America
/ Capt. Frank Marden; song, Mrs. Fogertys
Christmas Cake, Mrs. Blanche Hartman :
song The Waves, Mr. and Mrs. Emery CAL
! derwood and Mrs. Gertie Clifford story,
Mr.. VIM. Clark; rec, The Cat and the
Mouse, Helen Calderwood rec, THAT Wa
termilion," Miss Violet Berry Little Helen
Caiderwood sang very pretty song assist
ed by her father. Miss Violet Berry of
Standpoint closed a very successful term of
school in the Centre district last week
Mrs. Ruth Lathrop is still very i'll. She is
attended by our competent physician, DR.. G.
| A. Stevens. Mr. Lyman Partridge. who
has been employed boxing stone on Mt.
| Waldo for some time, has returned home
Mr.. Richmond MIDGET is recovering from
| his recent illness. Mr.. George Lathrop
went to Searsport on business last week
| PROSPECT. The stone workers of Pros.
pect are finishing up work on Mt. Waldo
and Mosquito mountain quarries. Quite a
number are done now, but some of the cut
ters may have work some time vet The
agent Tor the Buffalo Phosphate Co. was in
search of an agent in Prospect last week
The writer, after several years experience
with the Standard Fertilizer Co g goods,
continues to act as agent for the same This
i company is located in Duxbury, Mass, and
the general agent for Maine is f. l.. Over of
Houlton. Those in want of fertili zers should
call on the writer for an orde and get the
phosphate of l.. A Knowlton, Belfast, or an
order to have it delivered at your place be-
fore mud-time The largest sales are for