The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-15
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

public library building. The lot on which il
is to be located was bought June 9th. 1t is
located in the centre of the town. The
structure, which is to be of stone, will
have a capacity of 5000 volumes Halt OF
the volumes will be presented by Mr. Brown
He will also endow the library with S.. 600
the income from W hich is to be devoted tc
the purchase of books. Work on the build.
ing will be commenced at once.
SMITHToN, (Freedom). They have the
fence up in front of the cemetery at this
place and Friday quite a number of the cit
liens met and worked all day cleaning up
A great Improvement has been made in the
looks of the yard since last fall. . Frank
Penney has chosen for helpmeet one OF
Knoxs brightest school teachers They
have moved into the Angler house and start
in life with the best wishes of their many
friends. 49,. Vesta Getchell is teaching school
in Smithton. Little Retta did not go to
school for a few days, and when asked
the reason the answer was that she had
been disposed to the chicken pox.''. The
roads in this vicinity are terribly rough and
full of rocks, and at this writing nothing has
been done on them. We fail to see where
they improved the law last winter as more
work was done on the roads last year about
here than for number Of Years
MORRILL,. George Sheldon was thrown
down while getting off a dray at Henry
Rogers blacksmith shop last Friday and
h,,rt hut
bones. He was atte nded by DR.. T. n.
Pearson and is improving. We hope to see
him out again soon. Mr.. and Mrs n. L.
Simmons attended the commencement at
kent's Hill last week. Their daughter gradu.
ated and expects to remain at home this
commencement exercises at the same place.
$50. Rev. A. ID. Thibodeau of Deer Isle was
IN town last Friday 49,. Miss Nellie Tbomp-
son made short visit home last week
Mr., traitor Hatch came home on his vaca-
ton from Syracuse University last Satur-
day Rev Charles Seliger gave us good
gospel sermon last Sunday. His audience
numbered one hundred. Pretty good for a
small country village. Rev. 7. r. Pente-
cost is expected to hold quarterly meeting
services at the church Sunday June 25sh -.
Joseph Pearson of Everett, NJ ass, was the
guest of his brother, Dr. 7. n. Pearson last
Sunday.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mr.. Chester
Bailey of Searsport called on friends here
last week. Miss Clara Ridley has beau
tiful pansy bed, and Miss Dora Russell also
has one. A copy of Mr. Stetson's PAM
phlet," A Study of the Schools of Northeast
ern Maine,' was read with much interest in
this vicinity. Mr.. Stetson says that the
work in music, manual training and draw
ing has been very successful, as well as
work in other branches, and his report is
most encouraging. improvement in schools
is noticed also in this vicinity by those in
terested in educational matters, as the new
and approved methods have been used with
success. Miss Maud Partridge has the
chicken pox... Mr.. Melvin Clark and wife
called on friends here recently. Great
anxiety is felt in the centre school dis
let fever in the adjoining neighorhood
near Prospect village, and the school
was closed Wednesday, but will re-
sumo Monday. Mr.. Emery Calderwood
went to Somes Sound recently, but return.
ed as he could not get employment. . Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Moore OF Monroe visited
relatives here last week. Mrs. Freeman
Partridge and son Herman visited friends
in Frankfort last week -. Mr.. S. D. Trundy
of Stockton Springs village called at Mr.
Freeman Partridge's one day last week and
played several choice selections on the
violin. Charles Lindsey and George Dock
ham of Prospect visited fri ends here re-
Gently.
APPLETON. G. F. Wentworth returned
Wednesday from Milo, where he bought
horse to take the place of one he recently
lost. E. 81. Conant and daughter, Mrs.
Georgia futile, were here last week, guests
of Nathan Hawkes. =. William Gay and
wife of Midway, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hall and OF her relatives in this
vicinity. MIR. L. W. Hadley attended the
meeting of the Maine Medical Association in
Bangor last week, arriving home Saturday.
=. ne INDIANS VINO nave D6eQ camping IN
S. NJ. Simmons pasture several weeks. left
Wednesday night for Rockland, Monkey"
Thompson going with them. People who
know Thompson are of the opinion that
the Indians will wish when they become
better acquainted with him they had not
allowed him to go with them. ..Messrs.
II. N. Keen and VIM. 81. Glover of Rock
land were here Friday. W. 81. Glover &
Co. have the contract to build the $12, 600
house for F. j. Cakes, but this is Mr..
Glover's first visit to Appleton. Other
members of the company have been here
several times inspecting the work, which
Mr.. Glover informs your correspondent is
satisfactory in every respect. Painters are
now at work finishing the interior and put
ting the last coat of paint on the outside of
the building. :. Ben Keller, Ava Keller,
Clarence Simmons and Ruth Wentworth,
who attended school in Castine, arrived
home Thursday. Mrs. V. o. Keller and
Milton b. Simmons attended the graduation