The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-02
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

at David Piper's made things lively. A re-
port of the concert is given in another
column. Ed.
WALDO. c. A Levanseller and Mrs. j.
G. Harding have been on the sick list the
past week. IL. o. Simmons, who has been
at home from Augusta sick, has returned to
his duties Esther Cilley, who has been
sick for a long time, has so far recovered as
to be ZIP bout the house most of the time....
R. E. Freeman is in the employ of the Libby
Bros. buying stock. W. E. Harding and
j. W. Chase were in Bangor last week visit
ing. g. The selectmen have been busy the
past week settling up town affairs.
BELMONT Mrs. Sadie Kni ght of Lincoln
vile was in town Saturday visiting relatives,
Mr. and Mrs Hollis Dean of Linconvile
We're in town Sunday visiting Mrs. DIS.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Elms. Morse
Bros steam saw mill is running on full time
saving slaves, heads, shingles and long
lumber. 1t is run this season by Mr. Her
bert Morse, who is thorough mllman.
Town meeting next Monday. Turn out ye
voters and vote for whom you please. Mr.
Fred Brewster OF Belfast was in town Sun
day Edward Brewster cut an elm on his
farm last week that was five feet through
at the butt. Come to Belmont when you
want to find big trees =. Rev, I. Capen,
pastor of She Baptist church of Belfast, will
preach at the Halls Corner school house
every Monday evening, weather permitting.
Don't forget it.
q, APrLFroN. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Gushee of Linconville were here Sunday,
guests of S. j. Gushee and family Many
of our people visited the scene of the tragedy
at BurkettviIe, and attended IKE funeral
of Mrs. Hysler aud her daughter, which
was held Tuesday. The daughter was
well known and had many friends here.
Mr.. Geo G. Dunton, who has been confined
to his bed by sickness the past fortnight,
is no better. He has watchers every night.
Mr.. and Mrs. M F. Tyler came from Au-
gusta Friday to visit their daughter, Mrs
Hadley. Mrs. Tyler will remain few
week. Mr.. Tyler returned to Augusta Mon
day. He is Representative from Bradley,
The officers of Golden Rod Rebekah lodge,
O. F., We're installed Wednesday evening by
Mrs. Mary Creighton of Warren. Mrs.
Creighton is District Deputy, and member
OF Bethel Lodge Of Union. Mrs. Emery
Keller of Thomaston is visiting her son, V.
O. Keller. Mrs. Charles Bills of Hope is
spending few days here with her parents
MORRILL,. Meetings continue at the
Il, Il, 4,
audiences, the best of music, convincing
sermons, convicted hearts, but no yielding,
up to Sunday night. DR.. I. \. Pearson
eft his team standing for a moment last
Saturday in front of the post office. The
little mare concluded she wouldn't wait for
him, and nimbly skipped to Belfast, via Bel
mont lower corner, where the DR.. found her,
has sleigh and bottles all right. In her flight
she left sleigh robe behind which the DR.
IN the chase picked up and threw outside of
the road near Mrs, Margaret Woods. But
later some one else picked it up, and the DR.
now wonders where it is. VIII some one re-
port al the Dr.s office? ...,.Mrs Henry
Rogers ana Mrs. Phebe Cross are quite sick
MI. f. A, Pdyson still improves. We learn
that the board of health propose free vacci-
nation.... Scarlet fever is al around us, and
We hope our board OF health viii 10 its
duty in the matter. .Orrls NIckery from
kent's Hill - speudlng his vacation at home.
laundering has heen active TINS winter
and our mills will all he stocked to their
utmost capacity.
On. d
big drifts bat the late rain left some bare
spots, and it is poor going for either runners
or wagons 90. Collector o b. Gray il getting
in the taxes for settlement before town
meeting. l. + Cummings, ourold collect
or for SO long. has not been able to be out of
doors for a long tine.... Prospect has few
quarrymen who have winters Job, and
among the humber are Donaver, Shute and
Curtis near by, and Mr.. Ira Ward, foreman.
Two crews have worked 80 far. The other
foreman is Mr.. belmont Thompson. These
are Mt. W aldo workers. The head manager
is in Augusta now making laws for us poor
fellows. The late rain and south winds
have cleared place to dig clans somewhere
and the clam peddler is out again....C. 0.
Hatch has been hauling the pressed hay the
pressers owned TO Frankfort for IS per ton
There is two years hay for sale now IN
Prospect and few cattle compared to 50 years
ago. The old centre district could once
string is yoke Of oxen and steers on the
snow pillow, and now there is only little
pair of grade jersey yearling steers that my
boys call Bryan and Mckinley The boys
now -a-days hear but little about names of
oxen and old Star and Lone, Buck and
Broad, Turk and Golden, viii soon be gone.
and the boys will need catalogue soon to
name the steers.
LIBERTY. Orlando l. Bagley d led in this
village Feb, 22d of heart disease, aged Is
years. Mr.. Bagley was native of Troy,
but IN early life began to go to sea from Bel
fast, making that place his home port for
many Years. AT the breaking out of the
war OF the Rebellion he was one of the crew
OF the light ship off Cape Fear, North Caro-
lima. When North Carolina seeded from the
Union they captured this light ship, took
her from her moorlngs and towed her into
Wilmington. Mr.. Bagley was the only
northern man on board and he was compel
led TO 90 with them and serve the Confeder-
acy for a few months, but he soon found an