The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-31
County Correspondence.

WINTERPoRT. Capt. Benz. Atwood had a
serious surgical operation performed last
| Wednesday. 1t was successful and he is
doing we'll. Miss Elsie Colson is critically
ILL.,. Mrs. Josie Mason has returned from
Boston. Hiram Rowe and Leslie Downs
left for Boston on Mondays boat. :. Rev
j. P. Simonton went to Rockport Monday
to visit his mother
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mrs. Abbie Mariner
has returned from Northport. -. Mrs. L. B.
Morse has been away on weeks visit
Henry Head has sold his farm, formerly
known as the Abel B. Mariner farm to Mr..
Stephen Gables of West Rockport, Me-
| Don Thomas of Camden has bought the
Benjamin Mixer farm and moved his family
there.
TROY Mr.. and Mrs. Danville Mitchell
have been made happy by the advent of a
nice boy baby Mr.. John Pierce is at home
from Gloucester for a few weeks to look
after his farm work. The Club of Eight
met with Mr.. and Mrs. David Piper March
18th. The next meeting will be at Joseph
Fernald's on June 18th, unless Joe goes to
| war with Spain, as he is inclined to do at
this time. Fred Bagley is attending
school at Jackson this spring. The travel
ing is simply terrible just now Miss Hat
tie Carter was at home from Etna for brief
visit last week. The school board met last
Friday. Miss Aida Head is to serve one
year, J. G. Lamb two years and George
Cook three years. The meeting adjourned
to meet again on May Sd.
LIBERTY Robins have come again. wild
geese have been seen going north. and J. j.
Walkers family had mess of dandelion
greens and we have had a parsnip stew.
There are other indications Of spring..
| The state of health is not as good as last
week Mr.. Norton is not as WELL Mr.
Whitcemb is failing daily and there appears
TO be second edition of the measles They
| cropped out in several families last week.
There never was time when there was
so little fire wood in the village More than
| half of the families are without wood piles.
| The rapid entrance and exit of the big
snow storm made it next to an impossibility
to get into the woods. The potato famine
continues undated Rice and hulled corn
are largely used as substitutes. An acct
dent happened to the boiler at the tannerv
last week which caused them to suspend
work for few days, but Monday morning
the welcome toot, loot, of the whistle was
again heard.
| MONROE. Mrs. Fred Putnam has return
ed from the hospital and is as well as could
be expected although not able to walk much
yet. Mrs George Sargent was taken to
the hospital by DIR. Fl. A. Holt for treatment
last week. About u members of the Odd
Fellows turned out and cut up F Chase's
wood pile for him. Among them was one Of
our merchants. A. Fl. Mayo, who was one Of
the first on the ground, and the way he went
to work surprised some of the farmers He
was pronounced the champion cutter.
Sumner P. Stevens has been drawn Jury
man tor the April term of court. Mrs.
Rufus Nealley of Winterport is stopping
with her son. E. B. Nealley The pulpit at
the Centre meetng-hous has been remodel.
ed and very nice plush cover put on also
new carpet, and other improvements
| which shows that the people are interested
and like to have their meeting house invit.
ing for all to attend. The selectmen begin
taking valuation next week in town.. Miss
Lena Nye celebrated her Sth birthday by
giving party to all the little girls in the
village. nice treat and supper was serv-
The Odd Fellows anniversary comes
April 26th, There will be services at the
church here Sunday, April 24tn. Mr.
Franklin Chase is having a large call for
his Plymouth Rock eggs for setting. John
McKeen, who is at Wilder Parker's his
father-In-law, cut his foot quite badly while
chopping wood. The wound was dressed by
I DR.. Holt and he is doing Well Mrs. Laura
! Curtis will go to Boston soon for spring
millinery.