The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-06-14
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

WALDO. Matt Wilson and wife of Ban
gor have been visiting friends in town..
B. A. Clary is home from East Livermore,
where he has been teaching. w. l. Neal
and family of Pittsfield will occupy the
Freeman buildings during the summer.
Ethel Staples is home from Boston where
she has been visiting. Grass is thin and it
looks like light hay crop. =. If all the trees
that have blossoms bear fruit there will be
an abundance. e. Roads in this town are bad
and sadly need repairing.
THoRNDIKE. Sheep shearing is now in
order. The heaviest fleece thus far reported
is from the flock of F. l.. Philbrick, whose
ram sheared fleece weighing 20 lbs. Our
local sportsmen Mr.. Thompson and Mr..
Crosby, went cunning last Saturday. After
an enjoyable tramp they returned home
well laden with the spoils of the chase. ..
Mr. Burton Gross is in Belfast and Bangor
| this week on business. Business is rather
dull at the Station just now. Farmers are
busy with planting and hOeing.. Mr..
Hamilton of Bangor was in town last week,
buying early lambs and veal calves. Bert
Stevens sold eight head at So. Several lots
! of lambs are held for higher price. Mrs.
V. n. Higgins is in Bangor with her daugh-
, ter, Mrs. S. + Files. -. Our census enumera-
| tor, Eben Small, is getting along finely with
horses are now at work on the highway.
This week is devoted to repairs on the
Walker hill
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S B. /. S. will
be entertained June 21st by MI. and Mrs.
| 0. B. Gray Harvey Libby of Boston is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs John F.
Libby Mrs. Lue Perkins of Lynn, Mass,
who has been here with her sister, Mrs.
Jennie Dockham, the past year, will return
| home the last of the month, accompanied
| by her niece, Miss Alice Dockham. 80. The
| S. B. l. S. met with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kill
man June 18th, in honor of their daughter
Sarah, who returned from Castine Normal
school that day. The supper circle number
ed about 40. After supper games were en-
joyed. :. Mrs. Clara Brier of Maiden, Mass,
called on friends here last Sunday Mrs
| Lydia Haley, who has been very sick for
| two weeks, is conyaleScent. She is under
| DR.. G. A. Stevens care. Mrs. Sarah Lane
| is confined to the house by sickness IL. Mrs
+. p. Alexander of Belfast, Supt. of Juve-
nile Temples, will institute a lodge here in
the near future and is DESTROYS of having
all the young people in town as charter
members. The date will be announced in
next week S journal. Miss Turner of Pa
| lermo and Mr. Sanford Lane of Boston are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lane. Charles
! Woods and family of Bangor are spending a
| few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs s.
S. Wood. Capt Ernest Perkins and sister.
| Mrs. Susie Clement of PenObscot were
guests of MI and Mr.. Fred Dockham last
week ..... L. f. Gould is in Brooks on bust
ness.
/ MONROE. Mrs. Emma ColSon, who has
| been confined to the bed the past four weeks
| is little more comfortable. VIII Stevens
| has been suffering from a carbuncle on his
wrist. -. Miss Maria Brown is on the sick
list. Capt. Durham and wife visited rela-
| tives in SearspOrt last week. DR. II. A. Holt
was summoned to Brooks last week to see
| Leonard ColsOn, WHO has been sick so long.
| ....N Mrs. Jennie York has been in town
| visiting her mother. .... Percy Ham has re-
turned from Boston, where he had good
+! position, on account of his health. ... Miss
| Ellen NIOsman of Lewiston, accompanied
by Miss Lord, is stopping with Mrs. F. l..
Palmer. 1t is expected Miss Mosman will
spend the summer. Clarence Holt of
Dover, dentist, has been visiting his brother,
DR.. III. A. Holt A number from here are
going to Riverside Park, Hampden, next
saturday on picnic. A series of meet
ingS is being held here at the church, and
much interest is manifested. Will Weber,
son of the late James Weber, is sick with
pneumonia Freeman Kicker is building
carriage house. -. Albert Durham has been
papering the church at Searsport. =. Cards
have been received here announcing the
approaching marriage of Mr.. Calvin Neal
ley, son of the late +. III. Nealey, this
week. He is in New York, where he has
fine position. The best wishes of his Mon
County Convention of the W. C.. T. T. will
meet with the Monroe Union at Town Hall,
Tuesday, June 10Th. All are cordially in
vited. The Monroe W. c. T. L. has elect
ed officers as follows: Pres, Mrs r. B.
Nealley; Vice Presidents, Mrs. Catherine
Mayo, Mrs. Durham; Rec. Sec, Miss Fannie
Clark Cor. Sec, Miss S. A. Mansur Treas,
Mrs. Woodman; Superintendent of S. T. l.,
Mrs. W. II. Twombly; Librarian, Mrs.
Mayo; Flower Mission, Mrs. Mayo; Temp.
Literature, Mrs. Stearns Press Cor, Mrs.
W. IL. Twombly. "A loyal Temperance
Legion was organized at the church in Mon
roe, June LIST, by Miss $. A. Mansur The
officers are as follows: President, Miss
Annie Colson; Vice Presidents, Ethel Chase,
Villa Grant; Rec. Sec, Sidney Scott Or
ganist and Chorister, Misses Jessie Cum
ningham and Ethel Colson.
MORRILL,. Farmers Institute at the
Grange Hall, Tuesday, June 18th; subject,
Dairying. Samuel Adams and Frank
Markle of New Haven, Conn, with their
wives, we're visitors at Mr.. J. r. Mears,
last week. Mrs. Adams is still here, the
others have returned to New Haven..
Rev. G. NJ. Bailey gave us an excellent ser
mon, last Sunday from ''They that seek
me early shall find me-. His audience in
cluded visitors from Belfast, Belmont, Sears
mont, Liberty, Montville, Knox and Waldo.