The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-01-12
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

HALLDALE. Rev. j. Washburn preached
at the church last Sunday Mrs. Diantha
Stevens went to Lowell Mass, last week to
spend the winter with her son.. Mrs, G.
w Colby has gone to Haverhill, Mass, to
visit her son, who is employed there. Many
of the people in this vicinity are sick with the
grip......H. M. Vose is suffering with
rheumatism in his legs. ID. E Hall 10 af-
hicted with very sore throat. =. Rev. j.
Washburn left for his home last Monday
C. A. Hall was disabled last week by large
boil on his neck.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mrs. Alice Haley
and Mrs. Della Harding are on the sick list,
....M Mr.. Sanford Libby has gone to Whit
man, Mass. to visit his sister, Mrs. Grace
n. Mute. -. Miss Elvena Grant is at home
for few days from Bangor. She will go to
Kingman the last of the week to spend the
winter with her brother, Mr.. WILDER Grant.
49,. Miss Sadie Littleteld is attending school
in Dedham, Mass. MIR. Warren Benson of
Frankfort has moved onto the Ii. B. Little
field farm. Mr. and Mrs. l. +, Gould went
TO Belfast Monday, shopping There is to
be a socable at the Grange hall Jan. 18th.
All are cordially invited. e.. Mr.. E. Marden
is very poorly.
SOUTH FREEDOM C. C. Sylvester, the
blacksmith at this place, has gone to the
village to work for Mr.. Post . Frank
Thurston has gone to Pittstield to school, and
Miss Venie Getchell is to go to Water.
vile to attend school. Mark Jackson is
teaching in the Davis district and Harry
Bangs in the new schoolhouse. Mr.. Bick-
ford of McFarland's Corner is teaching a
singing school here and is said to be a very
fine teacher. 49,. We understand that Mr. An
drews and family, who left here lately for
Washington, have been heard from and were
making the journey all right They have
let their farm to Hale Sylvester for FIVE
years,
MORRILL, The Morrill, Sunday school
was re-organzed last Sunday, and officers
elected for 1899 as follows j. R. Mears,
Supt; Grace Bowen, Asst. Supt., Mrs. T. H.
Pearson, Secy.; I4aforest White, Collector,
Treasurer and Librarian, Mrs. T. N Pearson,
Chorster. Schools closed last week The
school at the village, taught by Mr.. Hopkins,
held an exhibition at the Grange hall last
Saturday evening with "a small admission
fee. There was quite large attendance....
There is considerable sickness now in tow n.
Mrs. L. A. Robinson and Mrs. E. A. Achorn
are having la grippe and the latter is
threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. l.. H.
Jackson, who lives i'll the edge Of Waldo,
slipped on the ice last week an broke her
arm.
PALERMO. The Ladies' Sewing Circle for
the benefit Of the Baptist church met last
week at Mrs James Knowles. The proceeds
of the evening were 50 90. h. S. Parker of
Hallowell closed a successful term Of sing
ing school of twenty-one evenings last Thurs
day evening. All We're invited, and grand
entertainment was rendered by the teacher
and school. Mrs. Alice Bowler fell down
cellar recently which famed her quite bad
ly...P arson Perkins is failing each day. He
Is almost helpless His son John is taking
care of HIM. His age is ninety-one years..
Hattie Clough of Liberty spent few days
with her cousin, Cora A. Good win, recently
and returned home last Thursday .... The
young folks met at the Methodist church
last Thursday and gave the house thorough
cleaning.
IsLEsBoRo. Old Charlie, venerable
horse who reached his one score year and
ten, has gone to the horse heaven. He had
hepn a faithful servant WILLING and nohla
worker in all his undertakings. He came
to this town at the age of six months, and
then spent three and half years in peace
full pastures. He was horse of noble char
acter and sterling qualities. Seldom Sun
day morning passed but "old Charlie" could
be seen plodding off to church, and some
one gave him the name of the "Od Gospel
Horse" He had several different owners
but was never off the island He never
saw the steam or electric cars, and was very
much excited when the Fourth of July came
with its fire-crackers and noise. But now
he is beyond all this, and those who have
ridden behind him can think of it as thing
of the past, like many other pleasures
BELMONT. George Wilkins is very sick
with the grip. Mrs. W. F. Mariner is
quite low with throat trouble. The family
of O. F. Allenwood, who have been sick for
two weeks, are somewhat better. w s. Foss
is able to sit up part of the time. Daisy,
infant daughter of Miles and Laura Pease
is reported better at this writing. Mrs
Alma Tower of Auburndale, Mass and
Mrs. William Moody of Hope were in town
last week, called here by the illness of their
mother, Mrs. Betsey Patterson. Two old
people, Mrs. Sprague and Mrs. Clark, are
dead and ready for burial at this writing....
Those who can are busy hauling up supply
of wood, 1t is good time to chop and haul
as there is just snow enough. -. The only
question that cannot be answered Just now
is, Why don't the hens lay g.. Mr.. Geo
Mears has a COW - years old that made
10 81 pounds of butter in days, besides
selling one quart of milk daily and using all
that was wanted in family of three, and
keeping five cats which George says took
one quart more every day.
CENTRE LINCOLNvILLE. Mr.. Austin
knight left Monday for Boston, where he
has employment.....D d. = Wilmington of
Camden spent Sunday in town....A. S.
Heal and wife were in town Snn1av Mira