The Republican journal., 1899-07-13
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

are spending their vacation in tOwn....A
young man hailing from Citypoint has been
getting ready to make hav as soon as the
weather becomes good. He has hired with
five or six different men, and is still looking
for more Jobs. Whether he is crazy or only
cumming his board during the dull weather
is not known. Bugs are making sad havoc
among the potatoes, the showers washing
off the poison about as soon as put on.
BELMONT. DR.. D. P. Ordway of Camden
was in town last week on business. :. Miss
Lizzie knight was in Searsport last week
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Bassick....
Frank 0. Allenwood and his sister, Miss
Inez E., were in Camden Thursday to at
tend the launching of the four masted sch.
Anna Murray. Lend Hand" Circle of
Kings Sons and Daughters will meet Sun
day, July 10th, with Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Ems. R. Andrews has his new barn
up and boarded and the roof shingled..
Frank Moody has built piazza to his
house, which improves the looks of it very
much The hum of the moving machine
is beginning to be heard in this vicinity.
TROY. The weather the past week has
been very unfavorable for hay-makers. A
large quantity of hay was out through the
storm. Mr. William Rowe and wife and
Mrs. Hattie Merrithew of Brooks visited
friends in Troy recently Misses Luna
Ferguson and Katrina Harding visited in
Plymouth, Newport and Stetson on their
wheels last week. Mrs. Inez NJ. Harding
made a business trip to Belfast Monday -.
Mrs. NJ. F feathers and Mrs. Hattie Merri-
thew visited friends in Plymouth, Monday.
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ward. :. Miss Minnie Hillman is at home
from Knox. She taught the school at Knox
Corner. Fred Bagley is slowly gaining
from his recent illness Mrs. Emma Bag
lev is on the sick list.
BURNHAM. During the sh over June 14th
a stroke of lightning killed a valuable horse
belonging to Wilton Reynolds -. Frank San
ford of Montville has moved into the house
recently vacated by Louville Perkins."....
George Garcelon has gone to Montana.
Everett Libby has enclosed his large farm
on one side of the road with a high wire
fence. :. Joseph Hathorn has been employed
cutting the hay on the D. NJ. Parker farm.
100 tons of choice hay was harvested on this
farm last season. Ia large amount OF hay
was cut do vn in this section the first of last
week, which was seriously damaged by
the rainy weather the latter part of the
week 49,. Mr.. and Mrs Elliot of Palmyra WIS.,
tied MIR and Mrs. VIM, FL. kimball July I'd.
-. Mr. John Dodge and Mrs. Martha Rob-
bins, both Of Burnham, We're united in mar
evening, June %.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Agnes Ward of
Prospect marsh visited Miss Myrtle Holbrook
last Saturday &C.. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wins
low of Quincy, Mass visited Mrs. Levi
Berry last week IS. Mr.. Goodwin Perkins of
Indiana spent last Saturday with his cousin.
Mrs. Levi Berry Thomas Heagan is on
the sick list and is attended by DR.. Stone of
Bucksport. -. B. G. Avery returned to Red
stone. \. H, last Monday -. Little Evander
Hartman pulled dish of boiling water off
the stove last Monday, scalding his right
arm badly. At this writing he is doing as
we'll as could be expected. Sch. Romeo,
Capt. W. d. Hartman, mas loaded heads
from Perkins Mill and sailed for Rockland
July 11th... Miss Adde Partridge of Stock
ton is dressmaking for Mrs. Anna Hartman.
miss Emily CHM arrived home from
Auburndale, Mass, last Thursday.
MONROE. Miss Sarah Wildes died July
%, aged 63 years, after short sickness, at
the old homestead where she was born and
had always lived. She was one ever ready
and willing in her younger days TO minister
to the comfort of those sick and in trouble,
1t was she who ministered to the comforts
She leaves two sisters, Miss Annie L. Wildes
of Belfast and Mrs. Harriet Piper, who lived
with her. Frank Nye had charge of the re-
mains and Rev. j. S. Blair oticiated, using
the Episcopal service at the request the
family Arthur Ritchie, Esq, of Liberty
friends. Miss Ellen Mansur, who has en-
ployment in Waltham. Mass, in the watch
factory. is spending two weeks at her home
here. Mr. Warren Weston from Roxbury,
Mass, is spending a few weeks with his sis
ter, Mrs. Maria Atwood. Mrs. George
Palmer visited in Bangor and Brewer last
week. .. Miss Linda Chase will attend the
school for teachers in Pittsfeld, beginning
July 18th and continuing two weeks. The
infant son of Rev. and Mrs. j. S. Blair has
been quite sick .... Mrs. Annie Durham is on
the sick list. Mrs. Cyrus Chase is quite
sick. Mrs. Susan Mitchell from Dixmont
is at the home of her old friends, MI and
Mrs. r. W. Mayo. She is a confirmed inva-
lid and will be under the care of DR.. H. A.
Holt. Haying has begun in earnest in this
section and men arrive on the stage every
night to get work
STANDPOINT. Prof. N. S. French and
family from Roxbury, Mass, are at Mrs.
Robert French DIR. G. f. Eames and
family are at their cottage for the season..
Miss Kate McKeag and friends have arrived
from New York, and are occupying their
cottage. Mr.. A. G. Black came from Bos-
ton last week, to remain few days with
his family ..... Miss Nina Crockett from Dix
Island is visiting relatives here. MIR. and
Mrs. Fred Perkins from Norcross are here
for several weeks. Miss Susie Patterson