The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-04
County Correspondence.

HALLDALE. Turner Written, an aged cit
izen of Montville, passed peacefully away
A ril 10Th after an illness of a few weeks
His funeral was from his late residence FRI
day ?. NJ, Rev. I. Il. Pentecost officiating
Rev. H. Small of Knox preached here last
Sunday Frank Clement and wife, Ira
Howard and b. F. Foster attended the
County Grange in Durham April 25th.....
Bert Vose and E. F. Banton returned from
the hospital April 9th, where they went a
few weeks ago to be treated for appendici-
tis..,, Ira Howard is in Belfast helping his
brother paint his buildings
WALDO. Fine weather for farming and
people are improving it,, Edward Evans
has sullly plow the best We have seen.
He also has d0g-power to run his separator
and churn...,Mrs. j. G harding rs at home
/ form belfast, where she has been taking
i care Of her son Edgar, who has been quite
sick Mrs. J c. Lttletield is at home from
| Boston, where She las been visiting A.r
| children....J. l.. Chase was in Bangor the
! first Of tie week. He bought a car load of
/ lumber to make repairs on his buildings @
| Veterans meeting at Frederick Ritchie
Grange Hall to-day, Thursday.
/ NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mr.. Horace
| Nickels of Boston visited at Mr. William
| Smiths recently Miss Jessie Marden has
arrived home from Medteld, Mass, where
she has had employment. Miss Matte
| - i
week fer vlsit....Mrs Gertie Ridley has
recovered from her illness. Simon little
! field, Jr., has made some exc client baskets
lately. Mrs. Maggie Staples is quite i'll. 49,.
Miss Addie Crockett is teaching at Sears
| port Harbor. -. The schools in this vicinity
| will begin May Sth. Miss Bertha Partrld re
4 teaches the Centre and Miss susie Cousins
, the Roberts school, There vii be no school
\ in the Lanpher mel hborhood ana the ciiis
dren will be carried to the Centre school
! Mr. Marion Staples is building poultry
house and Mr.. Freeman Partridge d carriaze
hou5e...John Littlefed and Isaac Part
ridge have enlisted in the Navy aud are at
the Charestown Navy Yard at present.
Mrs. Ellen Holt and family are visiting re-
latives in Frankfort..... Mrs. Jacob Eames
died recently in Canaua while visiting her
daughter there. Her remains we're bought
home for burial and the funeral was held
Sunday afternoon. Lemuel Perkins and
family of Monroe are visiting at Capt j.
N. Grants. Mr.. George Latnrop and wife
of Stockton Springs village visited friends
here recently.
WINTEKFoRT. The farm buildings of
James Curtis, including house and barns,
located one and one-haf miles from Winter
port, were destroyed by fire on Saturday
night about IL o'clock Three horses, six
cows, Is hogs, some hens and all his farming
implements, including ptows. carts, ere,
We're also consumed in the flames A few
hens and very little of the house furniture
Were saved. The fire. it is believed, caught
in the barn, and spread rapidly. 1t is thought
to have been set by tramps. The loss is es-
timated at over $4,000 and the insurance is
$1,000. Mr.. Curtis is a man of advanced age
being Is years old and the loss, therefore,
comes more heavily to him. His son lived
with him on the farm. Mrs. E. F. Little
field and her daughter Miss Fife returned
Saturday from Boston, where they spent the
winter Mrs. G. NJ. Chase has gone to
Odtown to spend few days with her
daughter, Mrs. G. L. Banghart. Mr.. Ar
thur n. Smith arrived from Boston last
week. He has his broken limbs in plaster
cast and is doing we'll. His many friends
congratulate him that his injuries are prov
ing less serious than was feared at tirst......
Rev. ID. II. Piper has returned to Winter
port fu1 the second year to the satisfaction
of all concerned. ..... Charles Eaton is at
home from Boston tor vlslt.......Dr. @. f.
Atwood has moved into Miss .Ahbe Coffren's
hou se,...F. w Haley has gone to Portland
ona business trip.
Stockton SPRINGS. The church street
Y. |. S. Ghost Party and Dance, given in
Denslow Hall on the evening Of April 26tn,
proved great success. numerically, tiaahcl-
ally and socially. 1t was Ladies' Night -
and when the Grard March was called some
forty ladies', clad in ghostly rament, led
their partners into line. At its close, when
the unmasking took place, there were many
surprises; only few gentlemen identifying
their partners. A dozen additional couples
joined the dance which followed-uhe agesof
those participating ranging from sixteen to
elghty-and the excellent music by Gilmore
was much appreciated by all. Ice cream and
cake were served throughout the evening,
and the LADIES' received many compliments
on their successful management OF the whole
affair.". Miss Emma Hichborn is in Boston
for a visit of few weeks. Rufus Nudgett
and Crawford Griffin arrived from Kingman
last Thursday The latter has returned and
the former will remain in town for short
visit. The remains of Mrs. Jacob Eames,
who died recently at the horne of her
daughter, in Kingston, Canada We're brought
home for burial last Saturday, the funeral
taking place Sunday. Some of our young
ladies entertained their friends at dewey
Party" in Colcord's Hail. on the evening of
May LIST. The decorations were arranged in
honor of the day. A cohweb was one feature
of the amusements. Refreshments were
served in the form of ice cream aud cake
and a very enjoyable evening is reported.