The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

know he is improving from the painful in-
juries received by slipping on the ice some
two weeks ago Mr.. Leslie Hawes is help
ing care for him. Our school will close
Feb 18TH after prof table term of 10 weeks,
taught by the Superintendent of schools, Miss
Flora Haley. ...Alice Haley is very poorly.
Capt and Mrs. A A. CHM of Prospect
Ferry will entertain party of friends from
here the 18th. Ella M. Littlefield received
the sad intelligence of the sudden death of
her uncle, Orrin Jones, in Sanford Maine,
last week.
STANDPOINT. Mrs. Waldo Richards has
gone to Searsport to remain until spring.
Mr.. j. w. Richards and Mrs. Herbert Mo-
rim have returned to their home in Nepon-
set. Mass. Miss Lucia Shute was at home
last week from Bangor for weeks vaca-
ton. Mrs. Alwilda Meade of Natck,
Mass, is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Crocker, at the Narrows. IN. G.
Partridge arrived home last week from sch.
John Douglass Elmer Thompson is home
from Bangor for visit. Mr. Ernest
Blanchard gives birthday party at the hall
Saturday evening, Feb. 18th. :. Sch. Copy,
Capt. Grant, left last week for Rockland
with load of heading from Bucksport and
owing to the ice is unable to get back.
The weather has been very cold and travel
ing poor for the last week in this vicinity.
There was a sociable at the hal last
Thursday evening and a dance Friday even
ing both were well attended.
APPLETON. Mr. Q. A. Hall is teaching
a private school in the grammar school
room. There is a good attendance of pupils,
including many from Hope and North Ap-
pleton. Charlie Towle has gone to Massa-
chusetts to work in a bleachery. The
Appleton Dramatic Club played the drama
"Imogene" in Unio n Thursday Feb 2ud, to
good house. =. The statue of the late Daniel
Sullivan has been placed in position on the
family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery 1t is
called a very fine piece of work. Ames
Bros. are running their stave and shinge
mill, with quite large amount of material
on hand to saw Mrs. o. W. Currier re-
turned Feb 7th from Linconville, where
she had visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs
@. G. Richardson. Mr.. G. c. Dunton has
lost the sight of one eye. The result, he
thinks, of an attack of the grip. He went
to Rockland Feb. Sth to consult an eye
specialist, but was told there was no help
for him. Mrs. Jason Peabody is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Albert Davis in Somer-
vile, Mass. Mrs. Frances Gushee is in
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the illness of her son 3 wife, Mrs. Walter
Gushee. Chester Collamore of Stoneham,
Mass, has recently been the guest for few
days Of Mrs. Louise keene. Harry Buch-
anan of Camden has been here several days
hunting and fishing with the Newbert
noted for their success with the rod and
gun,
PIrTsFIELD. Mrs Mary Robinson OF Hart
land and her son, Will Robinson, have been
visiting their daughter and sister, Mrs Geo.
Morse, the past week.. The HartIand cars
Were off the track several days last W eek,
....Mrs. I. S. Dexter, who has been an IN
valid several Years, s suffering from an
attack Of The grip, and it is feared that she
Will not recover,.., Rev. s. G. WMtcumb
was III town few days last eek ou bust
ness. His many friends We're giad to see
linn. He is stll travelling, " hich keeps him
from home tie most OF the time. Mrs
Whitcomb is II Bangor with her ster and
mother. Mrs. Conn and her daughters,
Miss Ada and Mrs. JENNIE l.. G, Porter, have
recovered from their severe attacks Of grip.
Mrs. Sarah Rogers was very i'll last v eel
at her home ON Randlett st. W 18th The grip.
.... Mrs. Jeunie Landlett, who has beer. Tar
ing for her mother, Mrs. Alien Hackett.
who has had severe run of grip was to go
10 Portland last week to care for sick ones IN
her brothers family..... We are having a
long spell Of zero weather .....Manager
Rufus Burns OF the Lancey House attended
the annual meeting of the Maine Hotel
Proprietors' Association held at the Augusta
House, Augusta. He SAID 1T W as one of the
most pleasant meetings the association has
ever held. "A pair of twins, son and daugh-
ter, came to gladden. the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Phillips, the 9th of this month.
The two weighed Ii lbs. 8 oz.... w hitten
and Hunter have commenced painting the
interior of the new Universallst church.
and are rushing it as fast as | ossibe Moth
ing else is very rushing in town at present.
except the doctors, and their work is abat-
ing.
PROSPECT. There is quite crowd of late
who follow up the horse trots on the great
square salt marsh and some good 81 urts of
speed are noticed where not much expect-
ed. w. A. Sparrow and wife visited at w.
M. Jellison's Feb. 5th. Mr.. Almond Young
and daughter of Jacks on visited at Mrs.
Lena Browns OF Prospect recently. Chas
Llttletield and wife have been visiting c. @.
Hatch and wife of Stock ton . The pros
pect for selling hay in Pros pect looks slim
this winter, and two crops are waiting for
sales now... John LARA bee has the largest
dog in Gown. He is St. Bernard and a
watch dog. Eugene Partridge has a bad
lame hand, BY some kind Of clip he has
injured the joint or cords of his middle finger
and it will be hard to get over. Miss Alb
bic West of Frankfort has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Gardiner Clark -. Miss Bertha
Partridge went to Castine Normal School
last week. 10. Mr.. John Norton is in town.
and in his palmy days he claims to have
been great bear. bee and fox hunter. and