The Republican journal., 1900-10-18
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

EAST SEARsMONT. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bennett and daughter Dorothy returned to
their home in Methuen, Mass, Oct Sth....
J. S. Mahoney is spending few days with
relatives in Belfast and Northport. VIM.
Mckenzie and Samuel Morse spent last
week on deer hunt and brought in a fine
buck weighing 200 pounds that they shot on
Moose Hill Your scribe received gener-
Gus piece.
LINcoLNvILLE. Mr.. Alton French, who
has been spending week at home, return
ed Monday to his position as clerk with
Carleton, Pascal & Co., Camden. The
Shakespeare readings conducted by Mr..
Miller were held Monday evening at the
home of Miss Elnora Drinkwater :. Mrs.
Phebe Heal, who has been visiting Mrs.
Fannie Howe of Chelsea, returned home
Wednesday,. Mrs. f. S. Frohock, Miss An
ME Decrow and Miss Alice Field go to Bos-
ton Monday for the winter.
LIBERTY. The new minister, Rev. Mr..
burlington, preached his first sermon here
last Sunday, but owing to the heavy rain
the attendance was SMALL He is to- preach
in Morrill, every other Sunday. Il. {.
Morse is in Portland. -. Mrs. Louise ClOugh,
who has been spending few weeks in this
village, will visit friends in Rockland and
Belfast, and later will go to Michigan to
spend the winter with her sister. w. j.
Greeley has received an order from Mchi-
gan for ten carloads of apples at 95 cents
per. barrel, delivered at the railroad station
in Belfast. This is not much, but it is the
best offer yet. This was surprise to us, as
we had supposed that the West was full of
apples. We learn that Mr.. Greeley will
forward but two cars. This order has
made the situation more hopeful. No par
ticular variety was called for, but good
keepers were wanted.
SEARsMoNT. Oliver Boggs died sudden
ly of heart disease last Friday evening".
Miss Mary Mcfarland is visiting friends in
Norrdgewock. VIM. Paul injured his
foot badly while ploughing last week..
Mrs. Annie L. Cross had an auction sale
last Saturday. She has sold her interest in
the farm of the late L. L. Cross to Ephraim
c. Cross. The NJ. E. church has been
thoroughly repaired and the outside newly
painted. The audience room is finished
in delicate shade of ashes of roses.
The frescoing and dado are in the soft
shades of terra Gotta. U. n. Dyer and John
Bryant did the work, and it reflects much
credit upon their taste and skill as painters.
The outside painting is gift from the Muz-
~ family, and the inside work gift from
Joseph Muzzy Upham of San Francisco,
California, who celebrated cold Home
Week by substantially remembering their
old home church. There will be services
at the church next Sunday afternoon. Sun
day school at / O'Clock, preaching at . by
Rev. W. ii. Dinslow.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Frank Gould is in
Blue Hill on business. South Branch
Grange is to dedicate its hall October Goth.
Supper will be served at 10 P. NJ 1t is hoped
all old members will be present. Arthur
Boyd and son are sick with slow fever.
They are attended by Dr.. O. S. Erskine.....
Many who attended the fair at Granite
Grange hall, North SearSport, from here,
said the fair was y / in every respect, and
all wish Granite SIcceSS...... Mrs. Robert
Kilman, who has been very sick for the
past two months, caused by getting spln-
ter of wood in her finger, had her finger
amputated October 9Th by her family ply
scian, DR.. o. S. Erskine of Frankfort, as
sisted by DR.. Geo. a. Stevens of Stockton
Springs. The operation was successful,
but Mrs. X. is still very sick, though she is
thought to be slowly improving under the
care of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Grant of
kingman.. IF Dockham and Lew Ward
have employment at Mosquito Mountain in
Frankfort. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hans are
spending a few days in Belfast.
TROY. Farmers are very busy now har-
vesting their apples. There is more than an
average crop, and they are of extra quality.
go. The copious rains of the past two
weeks We're very much needed. There
We're no services at the church last Sunday,
because of the storm. The music of the
threshing machine is heard now, telling of
the bOuntiful harvest of grain. The neigh
bors of Charles O. Moore, went to his place
last week, and in a few hours dug and har-
vested 100 bushels of potatoes Mr. Moore
iiee' p0CH olSh WIN ttnu tlllS NdS
'kind act to help him in his belated autumn
work. -. Mr. Clark Harmon and lady, who
have been spending few days at the Har-
mon homestead, have returned to Glouces
ter, Mass. -. Clark Lakeman of Midway
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Margaret
Lakeman, who is very low with heart
trouble. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richardson
of Rockland are the guests of Mr. and Mrs
David Piper. Mrs. Emma Williston of
Pittstield is visiting her brother, c. o.
Moore. ~ Mrs. Lucy Carleton has returned
from an extended visit in Brockton, Mass. -.
Mrs. B. F. Harding made business trip to
Belfast last Friday. Miss Edith Bagley,
who has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs J. II. Bagley, left Monday for Palmer,
Mass. Mrs. Elizabeth Knowles, who has
been spending some time with relatives in
Troy, has returned to her home in Unity.
STOCKTON SPRINGS Mrs. Sylveste r
Pendleton returned last week from visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Demuth in Waldo
boro. Albert NJ. Ames left Oct sth, to
visit his uncle, DR.. Freeman Griffin, in Pitts
field, and will go from there with a party of
friends for two weeks shooting in the
woods of Maine, in the vicinity of Moose