The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-15
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


March 9th with Mr. and Mrs. q. E D9nnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Arnold and daugh-
ter OF Belfast are spending a few weeks
with his father, J. B. Arnold. Mrs. Mark
A. W adm aud Mrs. NJ. Hill of Northport
were at L. S. Mariners March 9th -. Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. S. Runt called on friends
here March 9th. -. Miss Addie McLain of
Appleton spent last week with Mrs. Nettie
Mahoney. Leroy Mariner is harvesting
his ice. Alonzo R. Elms is laid up With
broken leg. Mr.. H. Calderwood of Vinal-
haven spent last week with Leroy Morse.
PROSPECT. The barn on the Thomas wag-
ner place blew down in the late gale and the
dry house at Boyd's mill was damaged.
The shedding is fine and the pressed hay is
being hauled to Searsport. F. X. Lane and
Frank Crockett go two turns day now. A
pair of common farm horses will go over
these hills now with from 20 to % hundred.
James Littletield is buying all the veal cal
YES around here. Miss Inez Staples has ar
rived home from Bucksport Seminary. She
brought spring catalogue, and Prospects
number of students is smaller than we eX-
pected The gentlemen are Albert E. Avery,
Herman Avery, Isaiah A. Bowdoin and
Percy Harding; ladies', Lulu P. Avery, Myr
tie Holbrook. Verona has the same number,
but Bucksport has 20 ladies and 10 gentle
men.
STANDPOINT. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. French
arrived home last Saturday from Boston,
where they have hepn for several weekS
J. W. Richards returned to Boston March
It'll. John Llttlefield has moved his family
here from Penobscot. They occupy the
upper tenement in F. r. Daggett's house at
the corner. F. S. Hartman was in Belfast
last week on business. Mrs. Rose White
house of Castine visited her sisters here re.
Gently. 49,. Herbert NORM returned to Bos-
ton by boat March 18th. Mrs. NORM and
son will go to Searsport for a while. Con.
nor Perkins from Bucksport made a short
visit here last week. .Inez Perkins and
Mabel Wilson of Penobscot are visiting Mrs
Clara Erskine. The dance at the hall
March 18th was attended by thirty couples
A necktie ball was given March 18th by
Messrs. Curtis and Perkins. An entertain
ment is being prepared for social to be
given The travelling has been i'm.
proved the past week by all who have teams,
and large quantities of wood and timber
have been hauled to ]. ". Grants mill.
MORRILL,. We had the pleasure of listen
ing to a most excellent sermon from Rev. G.
NJ. Bailey of Searsmont last Sunday; SUBJ
ject, what is man that thou art mindful of
hlm?'' The occasion was the quarterly
meeting of NJ. E. church at Morrill,. Mr..
George Sheldon has been very sick the past
ten days. Mr.. George Grover and family
moved to his fathers in Belmont some two
weeks ago, and learn that Mr.. Herbert
Smith and br!.ie will soon move into the
house thus 'acaGed. Dr. I. n. Pearson
and family Etade a two days visit to WASH
ington, Ne last week. MIR. Leslie Nash,
"ho began blacksmithing some time ago in
the shop formerly occupied by the late
DIE Nash, returned to Montville lately,
ard a Mr.. Augustus Wood of Belfast has
set up business in the same place. Mrs.
A bby Phllbrick has returned to J, K. Mears'
after weeks visit to her sister. Mrs Sarah
Meservie, i'll Liberty. The fine travelling
of last Week WAS fully util z ID by our lum-
bermen.... The School Committee has elect
ed Joseph r. Mears Su perint4ndent of
Schools.
NORTH SToCKToN SPRINGS. Lyman Part
ridges youngest child, Gertrude, fell down
stairs recently and was seriously injured
internaly.. MIR. and Mrs. Emery Calder
wood visited relatives in Monroe. last week,
49,. Hiss Inez Staples has arrived home
from Bucksport. " here she has been taking a
commercial course at The East Maine Con-
ference Seminary Miss Clarlce Partridge
is visiting relatives in Bucksport. Mr..
James Jacobs is quite i'll with severe cold.
LA bears track has been seen near the
Cold Spring and hunters are interested. ..
Mr.. Eugene Partridge of the Second Battal-
ion of Marines, Cavite, Philippine Islands,
has sent several beautifully embroidered
silk handkerchefs to friends here, and also
a photograph of group of Filipinos. These
Filipinos are very well dressed and the
children are bright looking and cunning. -.
Miss Bertha Partridge entertained party
ed a very pleasant afternoon with vocal and
instrumental music. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
McCaslin of Searsport visited friends here,
recently. Mr.. F. Percy Partridge went to
Belfast on business Monday. Mr.. Allie
Ridley of Monroe visited friends here last
week. Mr.. T NJ. Lathrop has finished
working for MIR. Hopkins and has left his
camp and returned to his home in the viii
lage. Miss Ellen Heagen of Plymouth,
Wisconsin, is visiting at Mr.. William
Smith S.. Mr.. Chester Clark and Everett
Gray of Prospect visited friends here, re-
Gently. Mr.. George Overlook has been quite
ill., but is now much better =. Miss Ella
Moore of Frankfort is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Freeman Partridge. Frank Crockett
and C. o. Hatch are hauling pressed hay to
Searsport.
UNITY. Fred Hollis and family, who took
Ralph Pillsbury's place at the halves for one
year, will move to Troy as soon as their time
expires, land the Lue Webb house is vacated
Mr.. Pillsbury thinks of having Harry Whit
new and wife with him fer time. =. Charles
Means, who has been very sick with typhoid
pneumonia, is little better. 81. E. D. Chase
lost driving horse last week. 1t received
an injury in the stable so that he was oblig-
ed to kill it. -. George Grant, who has been