The Republican journal., 1899-12-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

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dom last Saturday night Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Perry were thrown from their car
riage by their horse taking fright at some
thing in the road but fortunately were not
seriously injured. Mrs Clara E. Joy of
Lowell, Mass, is stopping with her sister,
Mrs. Fred A. Myrick. Mrs. G. A. Gilchrest
is visiting her daughter in Lynn, Mass.
Willis Mcfarland and son Thompson have
returned from Island Falls. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Clement and B. F. Foster attended
the State Grange in Augusta last week. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Foster attended the F.
W.B. quarterly meeting in Centre Montville
| Dec. 18th, 10th and 18th.
APPLETON. The remains of the late Mrs.
Mary j. SIbley, who died in Rockland,
Thursday, were brought here Sunday and
inferred in the family lot in Pine Grove
cemetery (See obituary column) 80. Wal
ter Gushee, who is principal of a grammar
school in Concord, n. H, is spending his
| three weeks vacation with his mother and
sisters here. Our grammar school teacher
| Frank f. Carr, and Ben Keller, went to AL
bion Friday to spend Christmas with Mr.
| Cars parents Misses Carrie and Flossie
Gushee and Miss Ava Keller are attending
the winter term of Normal school in Castine
There was a Christmas tree at the Bap
list church Saturday evening. Fred l..
Davidson and his four statesmen have been
very busy the past week attending to Gus
TONERS in want of Christmas goods Mr..
Iavldson had on his counters the finest dis
/ play of Christmas goods ever offered for sale
in this place.
MORRILL,. The funeral of Mrs. Horace
knowlton was held at her late residence
Sunday p. M, Dec. 18th, Rev. Geo. S. Hills
officiating. She was found dead in her bed
Friday morning. Dec. 18th, having done
| hard days work the day previously. She
leaves husband and one daughter, Mrs.
Al bion knowlton, who resides in Massachu-
Sets one brother, Mr.. Riley Merrithew, and
sister, Mrs. Hosea Robinson, who resides
| in Morrill,. Her first husband was the late
Timothy Robinson. She had been married
to Mr.. knowlton only about eleven months.
She was a woman highly esteemed by all,
was an officer in the local grange, and will be
missed by a large circle of friends. We
wish to say through The Journal good
word for our young church choir, composed
of boys and girls between the ages of ten and
| fifteen, who are practiclng weekly under the
| instruction of Herman Merriam. who has
| already drilled them into surprising degree
| Of proficiency. We learn that Mr.. Merriam
freely gives his service in training them and
! leads them during church services. AS we
understand it, the credit of this movement is
due to Dr. 7. n. Pearson, by those energy
| and iiberality This was made possible e.. Mr.
and Mrs. ID. o. Bowen and Lewis Winchen-
bach attended The State Grange at Augusta
last week, Rev q. II. B. Seiiger also spent
the week in Augusta. Joseph W hitcomb
is al home for the holiday Alphonso
Thomas came home last week.
PROSPECT. The farmers who furnished
cream in this section have had setback in
| their returns. II seems to be new way of
| doing business These creameries should
have something behind them. 1t is hardly
fair to take all the profits OF the farmer to
offset mismanagement,o or some mistake some
where. Ed. Grant has got trotter sure.
I'D, +, Libby is stocking up his store for
winter. B. NJ Eanes has a good run of
business in the John Libby blacksmith shop,
and is good workman. Willie Gilman
has arrived home from Somes Sound. . The
! pedlars have left. The Ara ban Marys and
! Sidlskas and all the dark skinned ones have
| gone to pastures new. The last one we saw
was buying jewelry in E. F. Staples store in
| StOck tOn VILLAGE and he u0t oood fit ont
and was off for the western part of the State
f. F, Staples has bought the remainder
of closing out sales of IA stores in the last
six months, in different parts of the State
| He buys everything anyw here that is for
sale, and now almost anything any body
wants can be bought there cheap. Among
| the things we have bought there is house.
kerosene oil stove, Jug, wooden tray, copper
| teakettle, and lump lot of cooking utensils
! to close out a summer cottage sale. Mr.
| Staples store is what is classed as a dry
goods and general store, and every body gives
him call People even as far off as Dix
mont drive by our place on the way to the
| village. For the benefit of strangers we
| would say, enquire for Stockton village or
Stockton Springs village, and after driving
| far enough on this crooked road you will
get there. But the way to come is down the
| logging road from Monroe to Frankfort and
| take the stage road and keep out of the
poorer back roads.
| NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS Miss Addie
Crockett began her school at Searsport Har-
| Dor Dec. 18th. :. Miss Bertha Partridge re-
ceived package recently from Eugene Par
| fridge, who is in Marine corps at Cavite, con.
tanning a shell having view of Manila har-
Dor on it painted by Filipino prisoner, and
also a large brown and yellow butterfly.
Mr.. Partridge has been in one battle, and he
sent copies of two newspapers, "The Manila
Times and "The American to Simon Lit
tletield, Jr., giving details of the battle....
Miss Inez Staples is taking the commercial
course at 8ucksport Seminary Mr., Emery
Calderwood has arrived home from New
Hampshire. where he has had employment
80. Granville Hartman has sold his wood lot
to Frank Perkins of Bucksport, who is build
ing camp and intends to put a crew on soon.
Mrs. Maggie Staples has been very sick,
but is now much better. Frank Crockett at
tended the State Grange at Augusta last