The Republican journal., 1899-06-01
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County Correspondence.


sonage Monday night and Rev. and Mrs j.
S. b lair are receiving congratulations from
all their friends. DR.. H. A. Holt says that
mother and child are both comfortable.
Mr.. John Strattard and grand daughter,
Mamie Lincoln arrived from Natick, Mass,
in time for Memorial day. Miss Marion
York of Brooks is visiting relatives here...
Mrs. Charles McKenny is visiting in town
for week.
PROSPECT FERRY Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
Croker of Stetson visiting relatives
here. Several from this place attended the
teachers convention in Winterport last Fri
day and Saturday. 1t was very much en-
joyed by all. -. Frank E Harding, Jr., spent
last Sunday at his home, returning to Old
Town Monday morning. Mrs. Kate Harri-
man entertained the Ladies Circle May 22d
in her new home. All enjoyed the afternoon
and the nice supper. Miss Hannah Hea-
gan is visiting relatives in stockton. Capt
| Thomas Bowdoin, who is spending the
summer at Mr. Eugene Barnes, has been
very SICK but at this writing is better. He
is attended by DR.. Emerson of Bucksport.
Mrs. Nj. @. Proctor returned to her home
in Dorchester, Mass last Saturday
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The school was
closed and the meeting of the s. B. |. S.
was postponed this week on account OF the
sickness of one of the pupils 1t was feared
it might be scarlet fever, but proved to he a
cold. Mrs, Nellie Hall Of Camden is visit
ing relatives here Hon. A, f. Nickerson
Of Swanvlle and Fred G. White of Belfast
made us short call last week. Fred
Lane has a fine matched pair of little colts
Mrs. NJ. S, Mudgett. who has been
suffering with a had telon, is better Mr.,
Lewis Winchenbaeh of Morrill, visited his
sister, Mrs. Littlefeld last week. Mr. r.
Gauntlet of Minnesota is canvassing the
town Of Prospect for a Sc ed 50 Her.... Quite
a number of the farmers here have gone
eXtens vely into the hen business c. Fl
Partridge has the largest number Of chicks
At present. 800, and 100 eggs Matching.
| FREEDOM. Mr.. and Mrs. John Parker of
Howard, Il. l., are visiting Mrs. P father,
Mr. B. Williams. and other friends John
Fotser, Esq Of Rockport called on friends
here last Saturday .Children's day vas
pleasantly observed by the ladies of the W
S. +. c. last Saturday. A large number OF
children We're treated to candy Mr.. James
Elliott of Lynn Mass is visiting in town.
Memorial Sunday was duly observed here.
The church was very handsomely decorated
with flags. AT each side of the pulpit W as a
| small white tent at the entrance of which
were flags and a handsome bouquet of white
hlacs. White flowers deconated the organ
and on the table in front of the altar were
three bouquets oftowers, two white and one
in the centre of red, white and blue. The
music was of high order and the sermon by
Rev. w A. Richmond was very appropriate
and eloquently delivered. Milly, youngest
daughter of Mr.. Arson Knowlton,is very i'll.
.,.Dr, Weber of Fairfield performed a
successful surgical operation, for F. B. Mutt
Of this place May 25th, removing two tumors
from one eye.
Troy. Measles have the right of way in
Troy now, some whole families having them
MI. and Mrs. Willis Stevens and their three
children and Misses Ethel and Erdene Pierce
are sick with them and Mrs Ed. Hollis and
son, LouTile. are quite ill., Or. D. says that
they are running harder than usual at this
time. VIM. Knowles met with quite
serious accident last week. Lutte Rogers was
helping him with his corn planter and while
helping TO lift some phosphate into the cart
the horse started, throwing Mr.. Knowles
down. One wheel of the cart passed over
his body and hip. The cart was loaded
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it was a very narrow escape from instant
: death. The horse broke the axetree of the
cart aud ran into Mr.. Pierce's yard before
he was caught Mr.. Rogers with his
| planter has been very busy assisting his
| neighbors in doing their planting and has
reduced the work and time to a minimum.
| Joseph Piper of Rockand spent few
days with his mother, Mrs. Caroline Piper
last week, Mrs. Piper will be ninety years
| old June 18th, and is very smart active
woman. Mrs. NJ. c. Parsons has gone to
Augusta for a brief period. =. Miss Bertha
Rollins has gone to Augusta to work for
| Mrs. Louise Cllley.. Miss Nellie Hilman
has so far recovered from her illness as to
be out again. The Troy band played at
North Dixmont Memorial Day. =. Miss EVE
Moore, who is teaching school in Knox,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents. Mr.. Preston Prentiss has moved
from his farm in Troy to Hampden. -. Myrt
Bagley is stopping with bis uncle, William
Knowles, for the present. did Fred Bagley is
doing the work for Emma Pierce in place of
his brother Elmer, who is in poor health
the result of the meas les. George Bagley
made his usual business trip to Waterville
last week.
| STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mrs. Hattie G. Hch-
born, who spent the winter and spring in
New ork and Massachusetts, arrived home
May oath. Mrs. John Staples and two chill
dren accompanied her and after spending a
few days with her husbands parents, Capt
| and Mrs. Horace Staples, returned to Boston
| Monday. Mrs. Desiah G. Harris is visiting
her sister, Mrs. G. S. Rendell, having recent
| ly arrived from Portland, where she spent
the winter with her son. Mr.. H. Fl. Grant
| Mrs. Levi Griffin returned Saturday
| from the Eastern Maine Hospital, having
decided not to undergo an operation there.
&C. W. Frye and son, George Minot, of