The Republican journal., 1899-11-16
The Republican Journal Thursday. November 16 1899
County Correspondence.

WINTERPORT. Mrs. s. l.. StubbS returned
| last week from visit to Boston, accom-
| panied by her brother-in-law, Mr.. Isaiah
| Rich, who will spend the winter here....
Mrs. Louise Davis of Belfast is visiting her
| mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Snow. Mrs. Lamb of
| Camden visited her sister, Mrs. P. G. George,
last week. Miss Augusta Snow OF Bangor
called on friends in town Saturday :. Leslie
Simpson is failing very fast.
MONROE. E. II. Nealley's general store
| was broken into Sunday night. tThe burg
lars obtained entrance to the cellar by
breaking open roll-way door and then
making their way to the door that leads into
the store. Here they found two heavy bolts
confronting them, but evidently these we're
| quickly broken. The money drawers were
pillaged, but only about dollar in small
change was secured; nothing else was miss
ed. The robbers were evidently hungry, as
| they opened can OF ham and partly de-
voured it's contents. They left a hammer in
the store with piece of an apple tree limb
in it for a handle. No clew is yet obtained
to the burglars.
| STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mrs Sarah Smell left
Nov 9th, to spend the winter with her son
in Edgartown, Mass Capt. Sprague arrived
home last week Mrs. D. G. Harris left by
train Friday, for Portland, where she will
pass the winter months with her son. Mr..
H. II. Grant. Capt. and Mrs G. S. Rem
| dell returned Friday from a two-weeks
visit in Augusta and Portland. Capt.
Eden Shute is at home for brief stay.
Mr. Hartley Overlook came from Boston
Saturday to visit his parents. :. Mr.. E. F.
Staples went to Boston, Monday, to meet
his brother, Capt. Charles Staples, whose
steamer with load of cotton from Calves
ton)as ordered to discharge there this trip,
instead of in New York, as usual. Mrs.
Lizzie Pendleton of Somerville, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. J John Randell. -. Mr.. Charles
Rendel spent few days in Sedgwick last
week. Mr.. Ned Libbey went to Somer-
vile Monday, for visit of week. with
his cousin, Mrs. Charles Sprague. Whoop-
ing cough is prevailing to quite an extent
among the children in the village. Vest
street is to give a V. I. S. entertainment in
Denslow Hall, this, Thursday, evening
Look out for the fun. Miss Mary Hich-
born will entertain the Current Events Club
this Thursday, afternoon.
| SOUTH MoNrvILLE. john F, Gilman and
wife, who have been visiting relatives and
friends in this place for the past few weeks,
have returned to their home in Leb anon, n
H....B B. F. Knowles has been ,visiting;in
Lewiston the past week G. F. Randall
has matched pair of black horses. The
death of the pair he lost the first of August
was caused by eating black cherry. While
George was picking green peas he hitched
| them where they could reach the bushes.
George says they were costly peas. ..... Rev.
S. Q. Whitcomb of Bangor was the guest of
! c. S. Adams last Thursday and lett Friday
| for Razorville, where he Will stop for a few
days. Rev. E. A. Dinslow visited his
brother in Richmond last week Mrs. E.
s Adams went to Rockland last Saturday
to see her brother, who is quite sick. Mrs,
Jane L. Moody has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. j @. Adams, the past week. 500. Mrs.
John Davis of Searsport closed one of the
most successful terms of school ever taught
here last Thursday and sincerely hope
she may decide to teach the winter term. :.
c. E. Gilman has one of the best calves, seven
months old, that can be found in the county.
He is Swiss stock. Charles paid high price
and will keep him for breeding purposes
LIBERTY w. H. Moody has bought the
Gilbert French estate in Palermo, on which
there is a large lot of lumber. The several
schools in town close this week. -. Leonard
Berry and W. j. Knowlton are putting in
new water wheels this week-both of the
Bennett pattern. Mr.. Bennett is making a
large number of water wheels this season.
F. Allen of this village is doing the cast
ing.... Water is what we want now in order
for mills TO do business. Charles Rau-
kin and friend have returned to their home in
Spencer, Mass. DR.. Whitcomb of Camden
was in town last week The big snow
storm of Sunday was surprise TO all of us.
Most of the people We're not ready, as usual.
| 49,. Two fine horses were sold from this vii
I lage to Camden parties last week-one bought
from DR.. Cough and the other from the s. I.
| Young estate. Harvey Shibles and wife of
Knox visited friends here last week. -. Corn
and grain of all kinds are in brisk demand.
I z. Mathews had car load last week.
which he sold as fast as it could be deliver
ed. Twice within the past two weeks there
has been neither corn nor meal to be had
though they keep several teams ON the road
! between here and Belfast and Camden all
the time, Parties from this village are in
Kennebec county hunting deer. The roads
| had to be broken out Monday.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mr.. Leroy of
Lynn, Mass, was the guest OF Mr.. [. F.
Gould, Nov. 9th. He was on his way up
river on deer hunt. Mr., G. +. Bowdoin
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