The Republican journal., 1899-04-27
County Correspondence.
[Deferred from last week.l

SwANvILLE Miss Julia Chase, Miss
Hattie May Nickerson, Mr.. A. S. Nickerson
and Hon. A. E. Nickerson returned from
Boston Saturday 80. Mrs. Mae Edgecomb is
able to sit up few minutes at time. e.
Misses Gussie Nickerson and Lillian Phillips
found a Baltimore orioles nest near the
shore of Swan Lake recently. This is some
thing unusual here. A pair of blue birds
made their appearance last Sunday-the first
par of these birds we have seen for several
years,
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. Emma Luke
entertained the Ladies' Circle last Friday
evening. Capt. f. E. Harding went 10
Southwest Harbor last week on business.
The many friends of Freeman Batchelder
We're panied to hear OF his wife's death, which
occurred in Belfast, April 18th. Mrs g. was
well known here, and although her stay n
this place was short she made many friends.
The family have the sympathy Of the entire
community .... Rev. MI Marshall of Frank
fort preached at Mt. Heagan at p m last
Sunday, Services will be held there every
two weeks aud all are cordially invited
who has been spending the winter with her
son in EdgArtown, Mass. returned last week,
accompanied 10y her sister, Mrs. Julia Treat,
of NewtonvilIe Mass. The latter will re-
main some time in town, having only parti-
ally recovered from serious illness, neces-
stating two severe surgical operations. -.
Capt. Ralph Morse left last week to Join his
vessel, sch. K, F. Pettgrew, in Boston, and
sailed Saturday for Newport News II. Capt4
Horace Griffin went to Bangor last Friday,
where he Will be employed through the
summer....Mr Henry Moulton is at home
for short time...-Mrs Sprague aui son
Perry. who have been at sea during the win.
ter with her husband, returned last Satur-
day, having shared the hard experience Of
all our sea gong people in the gales of the
past season, including the terrible Novem-
Der storm, when for hours it was expected
that their vessel must 20 down before the
fury of wind and wave.....Mr. Harry Park
arrived Saturday for a visit to his parents
The Grange socIahle at ColeCrd's Hail
last Monday evening was very enjoyable.
The program consisted OF music, both solos
and duets, readings, an amusing "Bellany
Quadrille,' and "a lauglab.e farce The
New Woman" which quite brought down
the house. Ice cream and cake were served,
followed by a social dance -. "Wednesday
evening, April Goth, the Church street divi-
sion of the V. L. 5, will give another enter
tainment (this time ghost party'D in
Denslow Hall. This will be ladies' night,
andDthe ladies will do all the honors. They
will send out Invitations some days in adj
vance to their gentlemen friends inviting
them as partners to attend the ghost
party" signing in each case only Sister
Ghost. 1t is expected that the invitation
will be accepted in ali cases, as there is no
way of declining (and thus allowing for
new selection of partner) since it will not
be known from whom it comes. Tickets of
admission will be enclosed with Invitations
and all gentlemen holding these will pre-
sent themselves at the hall on the evening
stated where their partners, arrayed all III
ghostly White and masked. will select them
for the march. Many invitations will doubt
less be sent to those who will not care to
dance, but will simply take the march, after
which each gentleman will guess at the ideu-
tity of his masked partner. If he guesses
correctly she must furnish both with ice
cream. If he makes a mistake he will have
that privilege. A dance will follow the
march, Qnusic by Gilmore and daughter)
and all ladies participating whether mask
ed or not, will pay % cents; gentlemen moth
ing. A small admission fee will be charged
for spectators of both sexes. 1t is hoped
that all gentlemen will attend and take
part in the dance. whether receiving writ
ter invitation Or not. For further particu-
lars see bills.