The Republican journal., 1899-09-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.



He was coasting on down grade when his
bicycle broke and he was quite seriously IN
jured, breaking his collar bone and receiv-
ing severe bruises. Chester Clark came
within few feet of catching the chicken
thief in this section. He dropped his bag OF
chickens and took to the woods and 1T was
dodge and go in a moonlight race for some
time. Stephen Littlefield and wife OF
Plymouth, Wis, are visiting relatives in
town. Some fiftyyears ago Prospect furnish
ed quite number of settlers for Wisconsin,
and some have done finely. Among the
number who went We're three brothers
named Grant, who married three sisters OF
the old pioneer William Stinson, who for
merry lived on the place where your CORE
spondent now lives. Quite number OF the
descendants of the first pioneer to Wlscon
sin have emigrated farther west, and one
has gone to California. :. Miss Lottie Tur-
ner of Palermo has been visiting friends
in town and goes to the Castine Normal
school from here. Mr.. Pike of Searsport
drove through the town last week buying
lambs -. Melvin Clark is buying poultry to
feed the Italians at work on Mt. Waldo.
SwANvILLE. Eli Vest of Frankfort is still
transporting large amount of cream, and
by his genial and accommodating disposition
is able to hold his old patrons and easily ac-
qure new ones. He is we'll equipped for
the business, and the cream is taken to the
Emerson Factory in Belfast which seems to
be in a very prosperous condition, meeting
its payments to patrons very promptly,.....
Schools in Swanvlle began August 18th,
with the following proficient teachers: Dist.
Nos. l and ., Miss Alice Dow Dist. No. 8,
Miss Julia Chase; Dist. No. I, Supt. A. f.
Nickerson /; Dist. No. 9, Alonzo Applin.
A. L. Walker of Swanville made business
trip to Bangor last week. The cottages
around Swan Lake have for long time
been occupied by those anxious to avoid, for
season, the toll and care incident to city
life. The beautiful sylvan environment
of the charming hmpid lake, abound
ing with tnny treasures, affords a most per
feet place for recuperation. Mrs. A, L.
Walker, who has been seriously i'll, is now
rapidly recovering. ;. Miss Nettle Maxim is
attending the Academy at Foxcroft. She
and her brother Edwin started last week for
| that place. The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Chandler of Foxcroft We're high
| ly pleased to them while they were here
recently upon visit to the parents of Mrs.
Chandler Mr., and Mrs. Charles Maxim.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. The Centre
Sunday School and few visitors had a clam
bake at the bar, Searsport, last Tuesday.
| Dinner was prepared at one O'Clock. The
CLANS We're fine, as well as the food brought
by the party, and after dinner singing and
| violin music was enjoyed by all. Then some
of the company went for walks on the shore
and others joined old friends in the Sears
port Harbor party, who had clam bake on
| the same day. Unfortunately some of the
Sunday school members We're kept at home
to harvest grain but all present had de-
Hghtful time. MIR. Douglas Brown Of
Providence, R. l., visited at Capt S. B. Lit
tletield's last week. Mr.. VIII Jacobs has
returned to Clifton, Mass, after spending
his vacation at home. Miss Laura Wagner
is visiting her brother W alter in Bar Harbor
this week Mrs Ellen Holt and family
have moved to Belfast. Miss Bertha Part
! ridge leaves this week for Castlne, where
SDt VIII attend Uut Eastern State Normal
School,. Miss Jennie Crockett visit
ed relatives in Belfast, recently Phillip
Holmes and wife OF Salem Mass, are
visiting at n. W. Staples, Mr.. Holmes
has fine camera and has taken many pho
tographs On Thursday nj ght Mr. Freeman
Partridge and family visited them and speut
a most enjoyable evening talking over " old
tines" as Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes formerly
resided here. Flora Haley of Prospect and
Mary killman of Rockland called on Addie
Crockett one day last week. Stephen Lit
tletield and wife Of Ply mouth Wisconsin,
are visiting at VIM. Smiths, after an absence
of forty years from the State OF Maine. 49,.
| Emery Calderwood left recently for New
Hampshire, where he has employment. =.
Minnie Moody is visiting relatives in Frank
for. Jessie Marden visited friends at
Sa1 dypoint, last Saturday Mrs. Louisa
| Overlook is having treatment for a cancer
by DR.. j. S. Cole of Swanvllle. :. Richmond
Mudgett has killed 100000 potato bugs (ac-
tual count) this summer and is still killing
them.