The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16
COUNTY CORRE SPONDENCE.
Deferred from last week.

Il. Holmes Thursday evening, March 10th.
Ice cream and cake will be served. . Rev
W. w. Ogier, presiding elder of the Rock
land district, Will preach at the NJ. E
church Tuesday evening, March 18th At
the close of the service the fourth quarterly
conference will be held.
NORTH SEAKsPoRT. The dance at the
Grange Hall March 2d was a success and
good time. Nh and Mrs. G. O. Fernald
and A. Stinson attended the Veterans meet
ing in Belfast. School in District No Q,
taught by Fred Nj, Nickerson, closed very
successful term March 4th. Mrs Emma
Perkins of Frankfort is visiting Asa Carter
and other relatives in this place. Mrs
Susan Greed of Bath has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. David Pitcher, who will be 1o2
years old in July next.
Pr RESPECT. The selectmen have been fix.
ing up the bills for Prospect. Our town is
coming out very we'll, and if all outstanding
bills We're in we could about square up our
accounts. o B. Gray our collector, has been
taking in more than the usual amount of
taxes The snow breaking bills all went for
taxes where the TAX was not paid before the
snow storm.... c. 81. Partridge keeps over
one hundred he and ships a box of eggs
every wee to Boston. .Manzoni Lampher
is bulding another hen house to increase
his flock OF hens.
South MoNTvILLE. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mutt of Freedom visited her sister, Mrs W
Morse last Week. The drama entitled
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Hall last Friday evening, called ont the
largest crowd ever present at an entertain
1nent in this hail The play was we'll
given, and the sisters were highly compli
mented on the able manner in which they
played their parts If pleasant the play
viii be repeated next Friday evening".
Miss Abbie Mcdowell of Belfast called on
Mrs. G. r. Randall last week
MORRILL,. The funeral of Mrs Claude |
Grover took place at her late residence at |
N. March 81, Rev. G. s. Hills officiating
There was large attendance of sympathz-
ng friends and neigbbors. The revival |!
meetings closed last Sunday evening The |
esweet singer" MIR. F. 0 Shipey, return
ed to his home ii Freeport, last Monday !
and Rev. 4. D. rhibodeau IS assisting Rev |
G G Winslow in a series of meetings this !
week.-.. Mrs. L. R. Elder returned home |
J tst Saturday after ten-days visit to friends |
5u Freedom. Miss Dora Payson lately re-
rlrned from Providence, Il. /, to care for /
leg sick father, Mr.. E. \. Payson.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Venuie Hartman
VISITED Miss jennie Turner Of Standpoint
asst week Mrs. Fannie Wilson returned
home from Boston last week Miss Ella
Mayo of Hamden, who has been holding
meetings ar Mt. Heagan for several weeks,
returned home last week. Eugene Barnes
went to Boston on business March 2nd, and |
Everett Pierce will drive the stage while he
IS gone. Miss Hannah Heagan returned to
Prospect Marsh last Thursday e. Mrs Lydia
Goombs of Gardiner, formerly of this place,
fied al her home in Gardiner Feb, 26th
Her remains We're brought here for burial
Feb. 18th, accompanied by her husband and !
daughter. George Avery and his daughter
hLu visited friends in Hampden and Winter
port last Thursday aud Friday. Several |
from this place attended the dance at Sandy.
point last week,
SwANyILLE. Miss Katharine Nickerson |
came home from Castine last Friday Mr.. |
Percy l.. Nickers0n was at home from
Qrono over Sunday, and Monday Mr. A bert
T, NlcRerson drove him to Hampden, where
he took the electric cars back 10 Orono DR. |
] S. Cole and Mrs. H. ?. White are improv- |
ing slowly. Mrs. Mae Elgecomb is still !
very sick ..,. Mr.. Walter Nickerson Is in the |.
employ OF Mr.. Frank Fairbanks IN Mon
roe.. Miss Name Nickerson of Cornth |.
has closed her school in Starsport and is
Visiting her grandmother. Mrs. Abigail /.
Ntekerson... Julia Chase IS visiting her
SISTER, Mrs. Frank Niekersou, in Everett,
Nh a-s.... Miss Jessie Cunningham IS visiting
friends III Searsport When returning
from Belfast asst Thursday, James Know .
Con got Capsisrd near Mr. 4. S. Nickerson's /
and his horse ran into tie river. Charles .
Stevens. Who was with him, ran to the (
eeSc4e and going into the water held the .
Jorses head cat until assistance came
THoRNDIIlE, Y. \. Higgins and j. H. Stew
ms attended the Waldo county Veterans
meeting Il Belfast March End . Mrs Bart
ett and son of Bangor have been visiting at
E I Bartletts. Mrs. Elvira Stevens was
called to Bangor last Saturday by the seri.
Gus illness of her little grand daughter, |
Josie E. Knowlton. Mrs. Clarence Quincy |
and children of Belfast are visiting at Mr.. j |
f, Heath's Mrs. Alice Higgins is passing |
A few days with her mother in Freedom |
49,. Joseph Higgins and wife and Bert Stev- |
ems and wife attended the quarterly meeting
in Jackson last Saturday DR.. Kilgore of
Brooks made several calls in town last Sat |
urday Mrs Charles Hogan and Mr. j. R. i
Gross, who have been sick for several !
months, are both failing. Mrs Marcia PAIN |
er is on the sick list. Mrs. Charity Walk |
er, better known as Aunt Charity" is quite |
sick. Mrs Mary Ware and Miss Ella /
TOWle called on Mrs Robert Leach March I
LIST Geo, Z. Files is preparing to do quite |
business in bis maple orchard this spring /
49,. Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Dolloff OF Sunlight |
Grange, Knox. visited Hillside Grange last
Wednesday evening. Harvest Moon !
Grange intended to have box sociable last
week, but owing to the severe illness and !
death Of their Worthy Chaplain, Mrs D. A. |
McManus, in was postponed to some future