The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-10
County Correspondence.


we trust the pictures on the screen made a
lasting impression on many minds. Mr..
Hinkley will deliver another lecture here
under the auspices of the Epworth League,
Thursday evening, Feb 18TH. DR.. L. J..
Croker, Jr., of Augusta has been spending
a few days with his uncle, DR.. P. A. Crook
The village school closes Friday with
public exercises in the afternoon.
MoNTvILLE. W. A. Gleason of Oakland
and has. Bumps of China were in town
last week buying cattle for Brighton market
80. Herbert Jackson is pressing hay in this
vicinity ....E. I. Bagley of Albion was
in town recently on business. George
Choate has gone to Burnham, where he has
employment. David Twitchel was in
Chelsea and Gardiner last week on BUSH
ness. Alfred Davis had a bee last Thursday
and hauled up nice lot of fire wood.
Frank Sanford, who broke his leg a short
time ago, is able to go on crutches.
| CAMDEN. Forty deaths occurred in Cam
den last year, and over half of them were
aged persons. That this is a healthy place
to summer" in is shown by the fact that
| during the three summer months only three
deaths occurred. Parker Young is at home
from the Castine Normal school, i'll with the
measles. There are still several cases of
scarlet fever in town.. Mr.. Dunton of Har-
ward college has been the guest of Chester
b. Allen, principal of the High school.
G. T. Hodgman is the new postmaster He
is assisted by John Stahl and Mrs. Georgia
Hobbs, Miss Lena Aldus recently visited
her cousin, Mrs. E. E. Wescott, IN Belfast
| CENTRE MoNTvILLE. The schools close d
last week. The Centre school, which was
taught by r. W. Howard, gave very enter
tanning exhibition at the Grange hall last
Friday evening. The programme consisted
OF music, botL vocal and instrumental, re-
citations. declarations, dialogues, readings
and tabieaux. Mrs. l.. F. Nash Mrs E. B.
| Bean, John Colson, Misses Susie Spear,
| Etfie and Josie Kane deserve special men
ton for the musical part of the entertain
ment The school as a whole did themselves
and their teacher credit A bner Clement
| of Waterville was the guest of G. II. Gle
! ment and \. 2. Bennett recently. Jerry
| Pearson of Linconvile visited friends in
! town, last week.
| FREEDOM. Mr.. Atkinson of Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary preached at the church
last Sunday. -. Beacon Light Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. W. H. Sayward of Thorn
dixie Feb. Stb. The Ladies Circle met
with Mrs. Abbie Lamson Feb Sd Mr..
and Mrs j. II. Bellows of Chicago H., are
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Billings.
Miss Annie X. Boulter has returned to
Fairfield. -. Mrs Chas. Danforth who has
been with her mother, Mrs. Alonzo Cook,
for some weeks, has returned to her home
in Fairfield. Mr.. Fred Nichols has return
ed from visit in Lowell, Mass. Miss
Mary Mason of Belfast spent Sunday in
Freedom. j. II. Bellows, Llewellyn Post
and Frank Danforth caught 40 pickere the
afternoon of Feb. 18th. =. Mrs. A. Med Small
has returned from Deer Isle
UNITY. G. A. Vandeets is quite sick e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rice are visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. FL. Rice. Mrs
Geo. Clark went to Lynn Feb 3D. to visit
friends. -. The Progressive Whist Club was
entertained last Thursday night by Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Mitchell. There We're eight ia
bles. Cake and coffee were served, and all
had very enjoyable time. -. There was a
quiet wedding at the parsonage Feb. Sd,
Rev E. S. Burrll officiating. The contract
ing parties were Mr.. Winfield Clark and
Miss Kate Conner. After partaking of a
wedding breakfast they took the morning
train for Boston, to be absent two weeks
.... Mrs. A bert McManus is quite sick DR..
Cook attends her,. Mrs. Quincy Stevens
is in poor health. Mrs. A. r. Myrick is
improving slowly.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mr. and Mrs Iorin
Brown and Mr.. and Mrs VIM. II. Sanborn of
Belfast visited friends here last week . Mr..
and Mrs. Will Kelley of Verona, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Omer,
have returned home. e.. Mr.. Fl Fl. Libby of
Portland is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John F. Libby. Mr. and Mrs Frank
Lane OF Castlne are visiting his mother,
Mrs. Amos Lane. Mr.. Lane has for the past
four years been teaching at the Normal
school in Castine, but is obliged to leave on
account of his health. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
AAoPhiiAo VI oooChooH springs NlSltou OOuJl
Branch Grange, Feb. 5th. :. There will be a
sociable at the Grange Hall Feb. 9Th. The
many friends of Mr.. WILDER Grant, who was
among the injured in the railroad disaster at
Orono last week, were shocked to learn of
his accident. He and his family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
SwANvILLE. The mercury was very low
nearly all of last week, ranging from $40 in
the lee to $40 in exposed places. Sunday
evening the moonlight was so bright one
could read ordinary print quite readily. -.
Percy l.. Nickerson closed a very pleasant
and prof table term of school in district No
8 last Friday. Monday ne returned to the
University of Maine at Orono, in company
with Albert and Henry Cunningham, who
have gone to East Lowell with three horses
to work in the woods. -. Monday morning
the trees were so densely covered with white
frost that they cast almost as deep shade
as Lhey do when full of leaves. Comet
Grange conferred the first and second de-
greesz upon A. Fl. Ellis, Emery Peavey,
Fred T. Webb, Misses Minnie Ellis and Ida
Cunningham last Monday night. Next
Monday evening they will have valentine
supper. Don't forget the dance at Cum
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