The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-27
County Correspondence

PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. W. c. Harding
arrived home from Providence. r. l., last
Friday. Jerry Harding is at home from
| Worcester, Mass, on two weeks vacation
Mrs. Anna G. Hartman will entertain
the Ladies' Circle at the schoolhouse this
Thursday, evening. A good program will be
given and ali are cordially invited, whether
Circle members OF not. 1t will only cost
you cepts.... Miss Maud Shute is at home
from Bangor on a few weeks vacation
PALERMO. Mrs James Soule of Cars
Corner went to Lowell, Mass, for treat
meut Of her eyes about two months ago and
returned last week. The cataracts were re-
moved and she can now see quite we'll.
Teri Parker OF Hallowen opened singing
school at the Methodist church last week.
There was a flag raising recently at the
Western Ridge sehoohouse, The flag was
presented Ivy Melvin Handy Of Boston,
formerly of this town The Cars Corner
school will raise flag this week
LINcoLNyLLE CENTRE. Miss Bertha
Hook OF North Searsmont, who spent the
summer at Elm View Farm, returned
home last Wednesday Mr.. aud Mrs. | B
Young have gone to Mass. to spend a few
weeks with friends. There is to be grange
soclabe at the Town House Oct IS. Come
one, come a!l....S. j. Churchill who has
employment in Boston, arrived home Sun
day on a vacation. Miss Carrie Dick9v
went to Camden Monday for visit. Miss
Lulu Thompson and George Hook of Sears
mont spent few days last week with Hat
tie Hook. Mrs. Toiman of Rockport and
Florence Young of Camden called on
friends in town Sunday Will knights is
repairing his buildings
HALLDALE. Rev S. c. Whitcomb of Ban
gor supplied the pulpit here last Sunday
Miss Louise Clark, young lady who lived
at j. G. Andersons, died last Monday morn
ing after a few days sickness. :. Asa SAWYER
has gone to Durham to work chopping
cord wood. John Choate of Amesbury.
Mass. is visiting relatives here The little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Way land Hall is quite
sick. Mrs. Clara E. Joy returned to her
home in Lowell, Mass, last week, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Eliza +. Hall ...
Mr.. and Mrs Albert E. Brown and children
of Lynn, Mass, are visiting Mr.. Browns
mother. Mrs. Chas. Gilchre St Fred Stew art
is at work for c. A. Hall....E E. E Hall has
gone to SearsmonI to stop few weeks.
Frank McCorson of Burnham was in town
last Saturday and Sunday.
APPLETON. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Whit
in Mrs. Lydia Naughn's house. Mr.. Written
is at work for +. l.. Davidson ia his store
and on the road taking orders and deliver
ing goods. "A new bridge, had been built
by road commissioner Sherman to take the
place of the old bridge which has become
unsafe. The new work is from tie east side
of the river to the middle pier. The bridge
across the river at this village was construct
ed of hemlock lumber, which lasts about
six years. Many of our citizens think it is
poor economy to use hemlock in the con-
struction of our bridge when hard pine
would be much more durable and would
last probably twenty-five or thirty years.
John Proctor and wife have gone to Danvers,
Mass, where he has situation in the In
sane Asylum. Stephen Hadley and wife
of Waldo and Andrew Hopkins and wife of
Frankfort were guests Sunday and Monday
of DR.. L. W. Hadley and Mrs. John Hadley.
Miss Myra Dodge of Belfast was the guest
recently of Mr.. and Mrs. Hillard Slavery.
Elijah Ripley and wife, who have been con.
fined to the house by illness several weeks,
have gone to live with their daughter, Mrs
Fred Hall, in Hope.