The Republican journal., 1900-03-22
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

HALLDALE Ira Howard moved his family
TO Pittstield last week. ..... Eta Rowell has
gone to Liberty to work while. Rev. h.
Mclaughlin left for his home in Carmel last
Monday Nv. A. Hall took his wife to the
Maine General Hospital in Portland for
treatment last Monday Frank Clement
was in Pittsfeld last week. ....J. E. Ander-
son, Jr., has returned to Massachusetts.
TROY Mr. John Ward, an old resident of
Troy, died on the 10th inst He cut his foot,
which required several stitches to close, and
it was supposed to be healing nicely, when
erysipelas set in, producing blood poisoning,
from which he died. :. Mrs. Clarissa Crock
er in quite sick with the prevailing epidem-
ic... Mrs. Wilbur Garter is critically i'll
with pneumonia. There many sick
ones in Troy at the present writing. Miss
Luna Ferguson is in town for short time,
the guest of her brother. Nell Ferguson....
Miss Katrina Harding mas returned to
| Pennington to attend the Normal SCHOOL,.
Mrs. B. F. Harding is meeting with success
in the sale of wall paper. To any one want
ing paper this spring she will show very
choice lot from which to make selections.
FRANKFORT. Mr.. F. W. Dunbar of Massa-
chusetts, who has been visiting at Mr. John
7. Averill's this winter, returned home by
Mondays bcat.... Rev. II. J. Goudey of
Lynn. Mass, supplied our pulpit Sunday,
preaching both morning and evening. There
was large attendance, many friends com
! ing from West Winterport in the evening.
THE next meeting of the Mothers Club
will be at the home of Mrs. O. S Erskine The
subject for discussion is Food for Infants. =.
Miss Inez Hadley of Waldo has been visit
ing at Andrew Hopkins About IS cutters
are at work at the wharf, and more Italians
are coming every week. Mrs James Hurley
has gone to Bangor for few days VISIT.
Mrs Clara Brier of Maiden, Mass, will stay
with her daughter, Mrs. o S. Erskine, during
| the doctors absence abroad.
SEARsMoNT. The commemorative service
to Frances E. Willard, which had been
postponed ON account of storms, was held at
with the following program: Singing by the
| church choir; prayer, Rev. Geo. M. Bailey /;
Scripture reading by the president, Mrs. w
E. Wilder; declaration of principles by
members of W. G. 7. L. Able papers were
read by Mrs. Wilder and the County presi'
dent, Miss Emily F, Miller, d short address
given by Rev. G. NJ. Bailey; recitation by
Miss Alice Simmons followed by some very
stirring and helpfr. remarks by Miss Miller.
-. Miss Edith Ripley has returned from
Lawrence, Mass. Mr.. John Lane has been
elected lay dsirgate to E, NJ. Conference to
to oe held in Belfast, April 18th. >. Elijah
Luce, citizen OF this place, aged S. Years,
died at tEe home of his son III Iinconvile
March i6th. The body was brought here for
burial Monday Rev, G. NJ. Bailey reports
800 visits in ia homes; 9 burias and mar
rlages during the Conference year.
STANDPOINT, Captain B. F. Rice sailed
from New York by steamer February
245h for Cuba with a party OF business
| friends. After visiting the principal sea
ports they Will pass few weeks in Havana,
returning the first Of April. Misses Annie
Mouton and Clara Mixer of Stockton
Springs visited friends here last Saturday
and Sunday Mrs Nj. Black was in Bel
fast recently business. Mrs. Charles
Richards is i'll searsport Tor few weeks....
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shute We're called to
the Narrows last Friday by the serious i'll
ness of Mr.. Isaac Shute. He was taken
paralysis and is not improving at this time.
Us. l.. Hall had wood chopping last
week. About thirty were present and the
wood was sawed and split and supper eaten
before five o'clock. 1t was good job, we'll
done...A flock of wild geese were seen last
week. H. F. Partridge caught the first
/ founders March 9th ....F +. G. Perkins ship
ped load of spool wood to Searsport last
week by schr. Sharon, Capt. Hutchins...
Schr Copy, Capt. Grant left Monday for
Rockland with kiln wood. Schr. Perfect
is undergoing repairs at the beach,. Work
on the foundation for F. S. Harriman's grist
mill at the Mill Cove began last Monday.
j. M. Grant is putting in new rotary saw.
There will be a sociable at the Hall Thurs
day evening, March 22i. A program is ar
ranged and ice cream and cake will be serv-
ed....A little daughter arrived at the home
Capt. and Mrs. Norman Perkins March
15th-Ollie Nickerson Perkins.
| THoRNDIKE. Mrs. Isadore Tilton enter
tanned her friend Mrs, Maud Cornforth and
daughter of Unity last Wednesday -. Arthur
Leonard of Hampden is visiting his sister,
| Mrs. Annie Cole. Mr.. Ter Brown, who
went from Thorndike to Michigan 20 years
| ago, is visiting relatives in town and in
| Freedom. Mrs Elkanah Moulton of Unity.
passed last week with her daughter, Mrs.
| Clara Harmon. Mr.. Peter Harmon made
business trip to Portland Thursday, re-
turning Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
| Files visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sturgis in
| Troy last W ednesday -. Mrs. G. B. Cox and
| daughter Jennie are passing this week with
| Mrs. Ora Chalmers in Waterville. :. Mrs.
Eta Harmon and children are visiting her
! parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Howard, in
Montville. Mrs Ephraim johnson passed
last week with friends in Waldo... Miss
Ruby Carter of Bangor was the guest of Mrs.
B. A. Gowen, Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Hattie Cornforth was the guest Tuesday of
her aunt, Mrs. Benz. Hunt, in Unity. j. G.
Cilley and wife and V. n. Higgins and wife
passed last Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S. Files. -. DR.. and Mrs. j. C. Whitney lef
Tuasday for a few davs visit to their son T