The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-12-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
PALERMO. Rev. Harry f. Hinckley of
Lowell, Mass, has an appointment at the
first Baptist church for New Years day.
James Soule and wife spent Thanksgiving
with their son Will Soule; also Miss Emma
Smell of China. William Turner and wife
of Marden Hill spent Thanksgiving with
their daughter, Mrs. John Bradstreet, and
Saturday they spent the day with their son
Dexter in Freedom Miss Cassie Brad
street, W no ls attending school at Watervllle,
returned home last week to enjoy Thanks
giving with her father and mother. Last
Friday night Jack Frost sealed the ground
for winter and on Sunday came tough
snow storm. Mrs. Betsey Perkins has
become quite deaf, Mrs. Addle Hartman
who has been spending few weeks in
Whitetield, returned recently and her
daughter Josie then Went to Whitetield....
Watson Nelson went to Camden last week
to attend the funeral of Chellis Richards
formerly of this town.. Rodney Nelson
has converted his sheep shed into horse
stable. During the gale last week the
halliards of the tlagpole at the Frye school
house broke and the flag blew away quite
distance. Now they are in Quandary how
they shall get new halliards Allen
Goodwin and wife spent Thanksgiving at
James Knowles aud enjoyed the day very
much
JACKSON. A very pleasant time was en-
joved at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl.
Brown, where about twenty-four including
their own family, We're gathered to partake
of d Thanksgiving dinner. About three
years ago a similar gathering was held at
"Great Farm" in Jackson and it was
agreed that each year the family would
unite and enjoy the day together This be-
ing at the home of the youngest member of
the family it was thought best to keep on in
the same rotation, from the youngest to the
next youngest, and Mrs. Brown being the
next youngest, it her turn to entertain.
Besides the families of Deacon H. NJ. Small
Thorndjke, F, W Wright, Jackson, and E.
A. Carpenter, Brooks, there were Oscar A
Chase aud James A. Dodge of Jackson. The
Carpenter side of the delegation was full,
whom an invitation was sent and which
was responded to in rhym somewhat as
follows;
Dear Susie Brown
We cannot come down,
For the distances long
And the weathers cold,
And Evelyn's both lame and old,
And | of clothes have none to wear
Of either shoddy, fur or hair.
(Signed) GEO.
After doing justice to the well prepared
food at the dinner table, and washing all the
dishes, which was no small job, programe
was presented consisting of solos, DUETS,
recitatons, defamation and stories inter
spersed with a bountiful supply of fruit and
nuts which was much enjoyed by all Next
year, Providence PERMITTING, the company
will meet with Mrs Ruth Wright.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Miss Alice NJ LARA
bee closed successful term of school in the
Mountain district last Friday. The closing
exercises included recitations by the pupils,
as follows: Only a little lifetime, Lottie
Rainey; The brindle steer, Warren Downes :;
He knew it, Horace Downes; George Dewey
dream, Elizabeth McGee The flower, Edna
Ward A leak in the dyke, Thresa McGee;
In the days OF Ada m and Eve, Philip Nc
Gee; The snow-drop, Minnie Rainey; When
1 was little boy, Eugene MCGEE; the
railroad track, Effie Curtis; grand mother
Wakeful, Bessie Grant; Love one another,
Lee Ellis The peacock, Mary Jane Rainey !;
Housekeeping melodies, Inez R. Ward The
name is Dewey, Lizzie Hartman The strip
ed squirrel, Hattie Hartman; Charles
duck, Lille Gamble. All the schools, except
the village school, will begin the winter
term Dec. 9TH The village school will be-
gin Dec. 18th, with our uperintendent, Miss
Flora Haley, as teacher. -. The S. B. /. S.
will meet this, Thursday, afternoon and
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dock
ham. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O. Hatch of
Stockton Springs and Doctor O. S. Erskine
and family of Frankfort spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fl. Littlefied
Mrs. Alice Haley is spending the week
with her cousin, Mrs. Daniel Thompson, in
Stockton Springs. :. Delbert Thompson has
built fine residence in Winterport, and will
move there in the near future. Mrs. James
Killman, who has been visiting her brothers
| family David Smith) in Wipterport. has re-
turned. Hiram Clark and Horace Lindsey
are very poorly. Mr.. Clark's son arrived
home from New Hampshire Nov. 26th.. F.
L. Ward arrived Nov 26 after two months
absence in New Hampshire, where he has
had work on stone. The many friends of
Mrs. Grace M. L. Mute will be pleased to
know she has 80 far recovered from her in
juries as to appear in public for the first
fivnn Than boz fvtn oiv 1oo IN
| CHM, is in Whitman, Mass, with her and
| intends to remain until she is able to visit
| her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Libby
Howard Cummins is very poorly. Little