The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-15
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

/ LIBERTY. The winter term of I'll Ugh school
closed Friday, Feb 9th. VIM. II. Moody
gave very interesting talk to the school
upon Abraham Lincoln, after which a very
handsome picture of Lincoln was presented
the school by the teacher, Miss Nellie Z.
Carroll of Southwest Harbor. The presen-
tation speech was made by Arthur Richie,
Esq.
EAST SEARsMoNr. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Hills of East Northport were at Edgar ?,
Mahoney's Feb. s.. Samuel Morse OF Bel
fast spent last week with his brother, Lewis
B. Morse. Mrs. Fred A Mariner and son
Harold of Dorchester, Mass, were in town
Thursday calling on relatives and friends.
..,.Mr. and Mrs. W. A Mckenzie of Hamp-
den, Me, spending a few weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Morse Henry Maho-
ney was in Northport Feb. 4th.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. MIR. n, W.
Staples visited his daughter. Mrs Jennie
Moore, of Monroe last week Mr.. Will
Jacobs, who is employed in Clifton, Mass,
and Mr.. Andrew Littletield of Dedham,
Mass, are at home for . few weeks. Mr..
T. NJ Lathrop of Stockton Springs village
is visiting friends in this vicinity. Miss
Maud Partridge visited relatives in Bucks
port last week 90. Miss Bessie Holt of Frank
fort is visiting friends in town. Miss Mat
tie Littletield has been quite i'll with
severe cold.
APPLETON. The building erected by Mr..
A. E. Poland over the machinery used in
boring the well on the Cakes place on the
fridge was blown down during one of the
recent gales, taking the mast with it, and
| breaking portions of the machinery so that
the work stopped for few days until
repairs could be made and new building
| erected.. Past Commander B. F. Simmons
installed the officers of David Esancy Post,
/ Il. A. Il lat a regular meeting held Jan, 18th.
They are: Commander, John Lane s. V. g..
II. II Whitney; j. V. G John A. Stevens @
NJ. A r. Davis; o D., B. F. Simmons install
! led bv Commander Lane Chaplain William
NJ Lane; Surgeon, James Hart o. G. Joel S.
| Maddocks Adjt., Geo. F. Stuart; S. M, B.
A. Chaples; @. NJ. s., r. S. Keen. The
aides ofthe Relief Corps served fine din
ner to the comrades. bert Pease has
| been in town few days calling on friends
and relatives. Albert resides nine months
! during the year in Minneapolis MINI. The
other three months he is looking after his
extensive farming operations in keso, Da-
| kotah His father, Geo. A. Pease of Monroe,
has been suffering from the effects of shock
and for several weeks no hopes We're enter
stained for his recovery, but he is now slow
! ly recovering. There was hearing III
EQUITY before Judge Foyer in Rock land
Saturday in which Appleton people are in
terested. A D. Wiley of Appleton, through
his attorney A. S. Littlefield, applied for an
Injunction to prevent A. 4. Henderson, for
merry of Appleton, now proprietor of the
Fiske House at South Hope, from cutting
| trees on what is known as the Wiley farm at
| Appleton. The property was formerly own
ed by Mr.. Wiley, who gave the deed of the
farm some years since to Mr.. Henderson,
the latter to provide for the wants of the
former. Some disagreement has arisen be-
| tween the parties, hence the suit. S. I. Kim
bali appears for Mr.. Wiley. The evidence
in the case was heard Saturday.
| THoRNDIKE V. N. Higgins has recently
received some seed potatoes from J. S. Bart
lett, Esq, of Bangor. Mr.. Bartlett makes
speciality of nice potatoes and has fine
exhibit at the fair each year Mr.. Fred
| Hasty passed last Sunday with friends in
| Belfast. Mr.. Peter Harmon is quite lame
with rheumatism. W. r. Sparrow is pass
ing the week in Watervile. "A. S. Higgins
| in Wataryilla Inn Loaf Wa1p
day =. Mrs. Belle Crosby of Unity was the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Gordon, few days last week e. Mrs. Abbie
Hurd is passing few days with Mrs. Isadore
Tilton.. Mr.. and Mrs. V. N. Higgins, who
were in Bangor last week to attend the
lecture of Gen. John r. Gordon of Atlanta,
Georgia, returned to their home Monday
and while waiting IN Burnham Depot for
the Belfast train Your correspondent had
the long desired pleasure of meeting with
Mrs Sarah j. Stevens of Troy and surely
her sweet face is an index of the beautiful
lines that came her pen. 1t is face that
"scatters sunshine all along the way-cheers
and brightens every passing day.. Miss
Myra Gates spent a few days last week with
relatives in Fairfield and Winslow. Alfred
Howard of Montvile passed last Thursday
with his daughter, Mrs. Peter Harmon....
Lizzie Bradford visited her grandparents in
Searsport last week -. Walter Long OF Can
ton, Mass, has been visiting relatives and
friends in town. A. W. Ward entertained
Messrs Mitchell and Farrar of Searsmont
Thursday night. Edison Webster of Water
Vile passed last Sunday with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. e. P. Webster. Arthur Cor
don passed last Saturday in Waterville....
Miss Lizzie Porter came from Searsport Sat.
urday to pass few days with her sister
Mrs. Leslie Bradford. .... .Thorndike Lodge
had grand good time at their hall last Sat-
! urday evening, At $50 there was feast,