The Republican journal., 1900-03-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


church last Sunday on account of the storm.
Freedom Academy opened Feb. q with
the prospect of full school. .... The Circle
will have an entertainment at the G. A. K.
hall Friday evening, March 2.....Beacon
Light Club was entertained by Mrs Gustav
us Bellows Feb. GOTH. W ashington's
birthday was observed at Dirigo Grange
Saturday, and fine program was carried
out by the children. 49,. Mr.. Mott Small has
been here for few days. Mrs Small and
little daughter have returned with him to
Brunswick -. Mrs. Charles Sampson has re-
turned from her visit i'll Waldoboro.
MORRILL,. Quite heavy thunder shower
with lightning. passed over Saturday night
The rainstorm Sunday left us with bare
roads and fields. Last week, by many was
devoted to the labor of filling their ice
houses. 1t has been rather hard winter
for the lumbermen, owing to the bad condi-
ton of the roads and swamps, yet vast
quantity of timber, especially for slaves, has
been landed at the mills. There is consid-
erable sickness about town. Mr.. D. w.
Morey has been confined to the house all
winter. Miss Bertha Hatch is still poorly.
....Quite number are having whooping
cough
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Two of our promi-
nent young people, John L. Bean and Miss
Effie Cain, were married Feb. 17th. All join
IN wishing them long and happy life to-
gether. Mrs VIM. II. Churchill who has
been an invalid for some time, was very ill
last week. IN. Nj. Wentworth and E. L.
Bennett have begun work in the ironing
department of Volney Thompson's carriage
shop. There will be social dance at the
Grange hall on the evening of March 5th....
W. M. Currier is visiting his parents in Bel
fast. Willie Bowen is at home from Low
ell, Mass, where he has been employed i'll
a machine shop. This week opened with a
midnight thunder shower that turned into a
very heavy fall of rain, which continued
until Sunday noon.
MONROE. Mr.. E. H . Nealley passed away
last Saturday morning. All obituary will
appear later. Mrs. Lucy West died last
week, aged rs years and months, She had
husband and two sons to mourn their loss.
Her husband has the sympathy of all in his
declining years. Mrs. Charles Garland
passed away last week. She died of can
Ger in the stomach. The W. c. T. L. have
postponed their entertainment to March 9th.
... Mrs. F. l.. Palmer was called to Lewis
ton last Saturday by the illness of her cousin,
Miss Ellen Mossman, who is well known
here. The storm of last Saturday night
and Sunday blew the roof off of Waller
Twomblys barn and the big doors and part
of the roof off of Mr.. Cyrus Chase's barn..
field Lodge of Winterport last week and
We're handsomely entertained.
MoNTvILLE. Mrs. G. S. Mayhew, we'll
known in this vicinity and who lived many
years in Morrill, cele brated her SD birthday
last week at the home of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Carrie Mayhem, in Roxbury, Mass
Many friends were present, coming from
Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine, and
many presents We're received from distant
points, particularly Florida. Mrs. Mayhew
ing her age, and received her callers with
the and grace OF fifty years ago, be-
comingy gowned in black and heiotrope.
As an evidence of her vigor it may be mem
toned that she recently made the journey
from her home in Maine to Boston alone,
with preliminary drive of II miles in a
team before taking the train. Her eyesight
is as good as ever, and she says she has
written ninety one letters during the past
year. She is a great reader and is we'll
posted on all topics of interest, being most
interesting conversationalist. The party
was most enjoyable, holding ont till the
s"aii hours, and the smiling old lady was
one of the gayest of the party. Many
wishes were expressed that she may be
spared for many more occasions of like ma
ture.
PROSPECT VILLAGE The S. b l. S. met
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Beals in Frankfort
Village Feb 22nd, each member wearing
red, white and blue in honor of the day, fur
nished by the president, Mrs. A. A. CHM.
Supper was served from & to s o'clock, and
the tables were abundantly supplied with a
variety of excellent food. The affair was
highly successful, both from social and
financial standpoint. Although the storm
was quite severe all arrived safely home be.
fore midnight. il. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Boyd
and son John, Messrs. Murch and Chester
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Selden Clark and Miss
Alma Partridge spent an e Djoyable evening
Feb. 2lst with Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Little
field. Mr.. L. treated his guests to candy
nuts and dates Mrs. M. S. Mudgett receiv-
ed callers from 10 a. N. to p N. Feb Goth,
which was her S0th birthday. Each caller
presented her with .oken of remembrance
and she in return presented each with
piece of her beautiful hand-work Mrs. NJ
read passage of scripture, after which all
joined her in singing hymns. She served
her guests with several kinds of nice cake
made by herself. All wished her many
happy birthdays. There will be mas
querade ball this, Thursday, evening, at the
Grange hall. Mrs. NJ. E. C. Libby will en-
tertain the S. B. 1. S. March 8th h.. The
severest rainstorm for many years visited
Prospect Feb. 25th, accompanied by high
wind from the southeast, which rose to a
perfect gale, doing much damage to the
shade and fruit trees. Mr.. Wagner's barn