The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-05-05
County Correspondence.

of Roxbury, Mass, was called here last
week to attend the funeral of her mother,
Mrs. Mary e. Littletield. 49,. Miss Bertha
Hamor of Mt. Desert is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Manley Knowlton of this
place. Miss Hattie Xingsbury of Winter
port was in town last week the guest of Mrs.
Ella NJ. Littletield. She will spend part Of
this week with Mrs. Clara Cummings. Mrs
| Otis Hamlin of Brooks arrived last Sunday
| for week visit to her daughter, Mrs. Les
| lie Halves. Mrs. Pierce of Mt Desert is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Haley.
Mr., Harvey Libby has enlisted and left
Portland May ID. The selectmen have
been in session the past week. Mrs
Emily Philbrick will go to Boston this week
| for few week 8 visit. -. Miss Nora Emerson
returned last Sunday from a visit in Frank
| fort.
STANDPOINT. Capt. and Mrs. Samuel
French were called by telegram to Wey-
mouth, Mass. last week by the serious ILL
! ness of their son Samuel, who at last reports
, was not improving. Mrs. Henrietta Ha-ri-
| man left lately for Nashua, N. H, for an
Small. n. C. Partridge left Tuesday for
Castine, where he joined the yacht Princess
as steward. -. The first dandelon in bloom
May 1st Miss Mary Devereaux of Castine
visited friends here last week. The young
ladies who are at Bucksport and Castine
came home for short vacation Fast Day
Mrs. Alfred Black and children have moved
bn
Hall last Saturday evening, with an enter
tainment consisting of a short farce, songs.
charades and Rotations was we'll attended
considering the weather. ... Nearly all the
vessels in which the young men from here
We're employed have hauled up. Mrs.
Ztnas Grant has been in Bucksport the past
week with her daughter. Mrs. Rilla Grindal
&C.. Mr. Eugene Barnes, the mail carrier,
came through here last Sunday with the
Daily News. Nearly every family availed
themselves of the opportunity.
THoRNDIKE. Mr.. Conant of Bangor was
at Knox Station May ID with the Ameri-
can Champion road machine The towns
Of Knox and Thorndike are about to buy
new machines. The Champion and
Western machine made iii Aurora, H., were
there on trial, but after seeing the Cham.
pion work tie Western agent did not see tit
10 work his machine and so loaded it onto
the cars and LETT. Probably both towns viii
buy Champion, AZ it lid very good work.
..,. Mr., Benz. Ames Went TO Portland May
81 to attend the Masonic Grand Lodge.
The school at East Thorndille began May ID
with Miss Jennie y are As teacher... Mr.. V.
n. Higgins was in Brooks last Tuesday
Walter Gibbs and Percy Cllley of Brooks
We're delivering fruit trees in town this
week. Several members from Hillside
Grange attended the Pomona Grange in Bel
mont May Sd. The next meeting of Har-
vest Moon Grange will be Saturday evening,
May It'll. ...M Mrs, Jessie Hogan is quite sick,
DR.. kigore of Brooks is in attendance.
Mr. Hopkins of Buckspoort has been visit
ing Mr.. j. r. Cross. Several farmers in
town have been hauling potatoes to Knox
Station, where they sell for 10 cts per bushel.
Mr.. Burton Gross has little colt that
he is bringing up by hand. 1t is a hne blood
ed colt and Burton thinks he can we'll afford
to get up nights and feed it. The mother of
the colt is owned by DR.. Ellingwood of Bel
fast. Mr.. George E. Files attended the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars in W alter
vile last week.
1sLEsBoBo.- Tuesday evening, April Goth,
the Junior Endeavor Society connected
with the Baptist church, gave literary and
musical entertainment in Union Hall for the
bpl34fit n the mi oh he.
age at Havana, whose parents We're among
the Reconcentradoes that had died by starva-
ton The singing and recitations We're
excellent and the attendance was large.
This orphanage was established by the
Christian Herald OF New York, and is sup
ported by voluntary contributions of Junior
Endeavor Societies.. Saturday evening,
April 30th, the Dark Harbor Side Walk
cub mad a May Basket entertainment in
Union Hall The baskets made very artistic
decorations. Tuesday evening, May 2nd.
the East Side Illuminating Club, had an
entertainment in the Town Hall, consisting
chiefly of recitations and music, the pro-
ceeds to go to the fund for lighting the
streets. An addition has recently been
made to the north side of the store of E. S.
Pendleton & Co. for the central office of the
Telephone company The telephone is of
daily use, and has proved to be of great con-
venience. One of the first messages over
the wire went to New York, and the tones
of voice of the one who replied were dis
tinctly recognized. Owing to the cold
weather very little farming has been done
but those who have charge of the ornamen-
tai ground about the Dark Harbor cottages,
have made the usual preparations for plants
and howers..... On account of the pouring
rain all day, Sunday, April "a, there were no
services in the churches, but the attendance
was large the following Sunday, May 1st.
PITIsFIELD. Mrs.J S Davis has been on tt e
sick list the past two weeks. Mr.. and
Mrs. F, w. Hovey have returned home from
trip to Boston, New York and Washing
| ton. :. Miss Susie Nj. Davis has returned to
| New York, after a two weeks visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Davis. and
| friends. =. Mrs. 7. n. Drake and little
daughter Dorothy returned recently from a
weeks visit in Auburn. Rev. G, IL Ham