The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-10-04
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

age, and prominent in town affairs, took his
life by drowning in the Penobscot river,
during last Saturday night. He had been
i'll and presumably his mind had become
affected.
BELMONT John II. Flagg of Worcester,
Mass, who has been in town visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. l. A. Flagg. returned
Saturday. He was accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Lizzie NJ. Flagg, who has employ
ment in a watch factory. ....Scott Bowman
of Sidney was in town last week on bust
ness .. Joseph Nichols is repairing his
BARN.. Lend Hand Circle, Order of
Kings Daughters and Sons, will meet Sun
day, Oct. eth, with Mr.. and Mrs. r. P.
Hills, Belfast. All not members of the or
der are cordially invited to attend.
SEARsMoNT. Mr.. L. c. Poor, Miss Alice
Poor and Miss Bacon attended the teachers
convention in Brooks, Sept 18th. The
contest in Victor Grange closed last Wednes-
day evening. The result has not been de-
clared. Forty-seven members have been en-
rolled during the contest. Rev. W. c.
Baker of South Thomaston is enjoying an
outing at Lake Quantabacook. MI. and
Mrs v A. Simmons have returned from
Boston with a full line of fall and winter
goods Miss Lizzie Maddocks visited her
sister in Union last week.
FREEDOM. DR.. Darrell, graduate from
Bowdoin Medical College, class of 1900, is in
town, stopping at the Lake House. Quite
a number OF young people from this place
attended the teachers convention in Brooks
last Friday and Saturday. Miss Fannie
Williams is teaching at Centre Montville
this fall. go. L. d. Jones, Esq, was in Belfast
during court week. -. Miss Benson, who has
been visiting relatives in town, returned to
her home in Camden Friday. Mrs. Nora
Ranton returned home Sept. 10Th after a
pleasant visit to friends in Massachusetts
49,. Mr. Knowles Bangs has moved his fam
lily into the Wescott rent. Chas Sampson
was in Boston on business this week,
BENTON Frank l. Marcia and Miss Eva
s. Roundy, both of Benton, were married
Wednesday night, Sept. Doth. at the Metho-
dist parsonage in Clinton by Rev. A. L.
Hanscom. On the same evening Erwin
Wood and Miss Edna Fish of Benton Falls
We're married....A drowning accident oc-
Cured about two miles from East Benton,
Friday evening, when the young son of
Wilder Estes lost his life by falling from a
bridge which crosses Maple Brook near the
home of his father. The body was recover
ed two hours later. 1t was with consider
able difficulty that the mother was prevent
from Ringing herself into the stream, so
great was her grief.
SWANyILLE. Rev. 5. A. Abbott of What
sermon here last Sunday Rev III. W Nor
ton of Searsport has an appointment here
next Sunday at 80 P. NJ. Mr. and Mrs A.
5. Nickerson have returned from visit to
Boston and vicinity. The ladies are keep
ing our new dreSsmaker, Mrs \. f. Brown,
very busy and she is giving excellent salts
faction... Miss Mary Mudgett of Searsport
is keeping house for Hon. A. +. Nickerson
....Our school superintendent A. T. Nick
erSon, attended the teachers convention in
Brooks last week. -. Capt. Nehemiah Smart
is having his buildings repaired. -. Mr.. II.
O. Cunningham hooked d salmon from Swan
Lake last week which weighed /! lbs We
these waters. Mir. Trask of Newburg paid
his annual visit to the town Monday with a
load OF cabbages and squash
MORRILL,. Quite number of our school
teachers attended the convention in Brooks
last Friday. Among the number were Misses
in
Green and Sabina Morey... Mr.. and Mrs.
j. K. Mears went to Waltham, Mass, the
first of this week, to attend the wedding of
their son, Carl A., to Miss Mae Stowell of
Waltham. Mrs. Abby Philbrick of the
Head of the Tide and Mrs. Adeline Labal-
lister of Old Town are guests at J. r. Mears
and will keep house during their absence.
Mr. A. F. Bowen and daughter of Belfast
visited relatives in town last Sunday.
Mrs. Carter Keene of Washington, d. c.,
was the guest of Mrs. Estelle Haley last
week. Mr.. Will Wing from Massachusetts
is visiting relatives in town.. Mrs. Nellie
B. Hatch and Mrs. J. y. Pearson attended
the Baptist State Association meeting in
Yarmouth last week.....We have several
SCNSlC SebSOo VI oiShiiOoS III to"hs VIZ
Alexander Dumphe, Russell Gray, B. G. Dag
gett, Ephraim Rowe and Amos jackson. -.
Mr.. John F. Vickery has his new steam
mill running, with full crew of men,.
Rev. II. W. Abbott will preach here next
Sunday.
PROSPECT. The local apple crop is a
good one, but the last gale blew down many
that will be of no use. Some have tried the
Boston market with few barrels and the
returns did not pay expenses. The cleo
ton passed Off here very quietly, but Mr..
Manley's proclamation brought out hard
talk with a few A tax reform that will
bear on all values alike is what hurts some
but it is business all the same. The New
burg man with garden truck made his first
trip along the bay and river last week; and
we have got over a part of our territory
and will be along this week to our old GUS
toners everywhere, with all kinds of garden
truck. Among the singular things noticed
on our route last week was effects of freak
of lightning some time ago. The lightning
struck in the middle of patch of squash
vines and made general havoc on the soil
over the piece. The lightning ran out on
every vine, scorching and killing all. This
was at Mr.. George Wescott's place on the