The Republican journal., 1899-08-03
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

SM1THToN. Our blacksmith, c. c. Sylves
ter has moved to Mcfarland Corner. Miss
Carrie Wentworth has gone to Rockland to
work. -. The farmers in this vicinity are
about all done haying. They report light
crop, but grains and hoed crops are looking
fine, apples rather scarce, but hope to have
enough for home use. Blackberries are going
to be plentiful. jed Plummer and family
from Lynn, Mass, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Bragdon. Mark Jackson, who
has been helping cut the hay on the sheep
ranch. IS at home.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mrs. Herbert Nicker-
son of Somerville, Mass, is in town visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Leroy Mariner and Mrs.
Miles Brewster. :. Mrs. John Cummings
and daughters Sibelle Cummings and Mrs.
Robert MacKenna of New York City are at
their home for the summer. Mrs. G Ar
thur Tapley of Revere, Mass, and her two
children, Thorpe and Thelma Tapley, are at
E. P. Mahoneys for several weeks. $50 Mrs.
John Cunningham and two boys went to the
Campground July 60 They will spend the
month of August at their cottage.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Farmers are nearly
done haying and report only half a CROP.
Mr.. Harry W. Lowe of Bangor visited his
sister, Catherine Lowe Littefeld last week.
MIR C. o. Hatch and Mrs. Ella NJ. Little
field were summoned to Morrill, last Friday
to attend the funeral Of their nephew, Mr..
Harry F. Cross, who died in Taunton, Mass,
hospital, July 18th. Mr.. II. L. Gould and Mr..
Frank Patterson Of Boston, who have been
spending their vacation with l. F. Gould,
will return this Week by boat. Mrs. n, f
Clarity and family of Bangor are the guests
of Mr.. f. Killmau. The S. B. |. will meet
this afternoon in the Grange Hall. Every
one is among the beautiful mountains blue
berrying, bringing home bushels and bush
els. Mr.. E Innis, who is to work for c. H
Littlefeld, will go to California next week
to work for DR. Durgin.
MORRILL,. The funeral of Harry Cross,
only son of John and Ida Cross, was held at
the church last Friday at IL a. m, Rev. A
A. Smith of Belfast officiating. Miss Ruth
Glidden Of Liberty is guest At l. d. Whites
49,. Mrs. Samuel Adams OF New Haven
Conn, arrived last Saturday on visit to
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. j K. Mears..
MIR. Alvin Knowlton, who has been employed
in Lawrence. Mass, came home last week
on a visit to his family. Mr.. Horace Brow n
of Lawrence. Mass, is visiting relatives in
stown.. Lewis Winchenback and Allen
Daggett have sold their room in the Morrill,
society cottage at Northport to Mr.. Alvin
Jackson of Belfast. Haying is practically
over and half hay crop is the word. The
question is asked what shall we do with
stock and no hay to feed them 2" Miss
Minnie Wood came home from Belfast sick
last Saturday and is under the care OF DR..
I. n. Pearson.
THoRNDIKE. Mr. Hall from Aroostook
county is thinking of buying farm in town.
....M Miss Donovan of Searsport passed last
week at n. A. Littletield's. Mrs. Alice
Woodman Of Bangor is the guest of Mrs.
Lila Higgins. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stevens
visited friends in Pittsfield July 22d and
23d Mrs. Flora Hunt was the guest of
Mrs. Mabel Pilley last Thursday. - Mr..
Omar johnson of Massachusetts is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Johnson. Mr.
John Cornforth cut his thumb quite badly
with scythe few days ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pease, who have been engaged in the
laundry business here, have moved to Mas
sachusetts. Mr.. Thurston will carry on the
business alone. Mr.. Leo Whitaker of
Troy was the guest of Mr.. WILDER Hunt Sat
urday night. Mrs. Alice Higgins is pass
ing few days at her old home in Freedom
.Raspberries have been very plentiful and
blackberries are ripenng fast. The hay
crop is nearly or quite harvested and in a
very good condition. =. Mrs. F. l.. Philbrick
has lately shipped 80 dozen Of eggs to Lake
view Farm, Massachusetts. Mr.. F. L.
Philbrick sold a veal calf last Saturday for
which he received 81 100. Mr.. Ezra Car
penter of Brooks was in town last Tuesday
Harvest Moon Grange will resume its
weekly meetings next Saturday. Hillside
Grange will meet Aug. 9th and partake of a
harvest feast... Mr.. Howard Littlefield
passed last Saturday and Sunday in Sears
port.
TROY. Mr. Robert Knowles, an old resi-
dent of Troy, died on the Goth inst, after
brief illness of pneumonia. Besides widow
three sons and five daughters are left to
mourn their loss Five of his children are
residents of California one of Lewiston and
two daughters are in Troy. The funeral &C.
Cured Sunday afternoon, Rev. L. A. Luce
officiating ...B B. +. Harding left Tuesday for
Boston to assist his son Clyde r. Harding
who has entered the restaurant business for
himself. $50. Beniah Harding has gone to
Whitefield to visit a niece, Mrs. Esther
Achorn. Mr.. and Mrs. John Harper of
Lewiston were in town Sunday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Harper's father, Mr.. Robert
Knowles >. Mr.. D. II. Dodge of Jackson
was in town calling on friends Sunday. .....
Messrs. Albion and Frank Piper are making
a bicycle trip to Rockland this week. :. Mrs.
Lurena Langley of Boston is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Harding. .....
Fred Bagley who has had so long an illness
is gaining slowl y. He is not yet able to &c
out. m yrt Bagley and Ned Fernald went
to Newport on their wheels Saturday, re-
turning Sunday. -. Miss Luna Ferguson Wis.
tied in Plymouth last week. -. Miss Rather.
inc Harding and her mother, 1nez M. Har.
ding, were in Pittsfeld last week. Miss
Erdine Pierce, who is always rendering
someone kindness, took Mrs. Clarissa Bates
opd MIRO Eoro1ino pipor ont ri1ipu tho othQy