The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-29
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

CENTRE MoNTvILLE. The house on the
Elmwood Stock farm was burned last Satur-
day at A. M. Cause unknown. 1t is said
there was insurance for $1,000. The place
was owned by Winfield Edminster and was
| occupied by his mother. The barns were
burned a year or two ago. This is the old
Aver place and when run as stock farm
some years ago by E P. Walker and c E.
Littleheld was one of the finest farms in the
county. E. Mrs. NJ. P. Bennett has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. G. O..
Jordan. in Jamaica Plains, Mass. ... Mrs. Z.
A. Cushman has returned from visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Waters, in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Fred Knowlton of Belmont has been
engaged by Mr.. Jesse Frye to carry on his
farm for one year. Mr.. Ernest Cushman
has returned TO Kent's Hill Seminary
Mrs. Walter Bean, who has been ill for some
weeks, is improving.
CENTRE LINcoLNv1LLE. Miss Ada Clark
of Searsmont visited relatives in town last
been visiting at j ohm Lovett's for few days
| -. Miller Ross, Anon Brown and Erwin
Rankin at home from the Camden High
School for two weeks vacation. NJ rs.
Lucy Fernald visited Mrs. Joel Lamb last
week.. Carrie Dickey has been home from
Camden on week s visit to her parents.
Willie Lane of Vinalhaven was in town last
| week. &c. f, Merriam is canvassng the
town for ladies' and gentlemen's clothing.
Sidney Churchill has gone to Boston for
employment. Miss Edna Lamb is spend.
ing few weeks with relatives in Boston,.
Joseph Witherly of Belfast is visiting at F..
NJ Russ. go. MIR and Mrs. Frank Gray viz
week. Herbert Rankin is at home from
Camden for few weeks. Following are
some of the teachers engaged for the sum-
mer term Of school: Mrs. Sadie Knight
Village school; Mrs Lydia Dean, Hill Dist :
Annie Miller, Heal Dist; Edna Lamb,
youngstown; Myrabelle Miller, Rackliffe
Dist; Helen Leadb better, Willey's Corner ;
Nina Jones, Miller Dist.
MORRILL,. Mr.. d W. Morey has rented
his farm to Mr.. John S. Hyde of Fall River
Mass, who will move here with his family
in April. Mr.. Morey and Miss Sabina re-
served a part of the house for themselves
Rev. Charles II. Selger went to Augusta
last Monday for few days visit. Mr.
George Sheldon, veteran of the old 4th
Regt., M. V. NJ, lies dangerously ill. . Miss
Bertha Hatch, Mrs. Lewis Winchenbach and
little Miss Frances Merriam are GONZALES
cling from recent sickness go. Marion and
Leroy Brown were out home last Sunday
from Belfast. :. Charles Meader goes to Bel.
fast this week to work in the shoe factory
Business ID lively in town, and evening
parties have been fire. quent the past two
weeks. The Grange is still flourishing,
taking in new members and successfully
entertaining themselves. The event of the
week was the gathering of friends at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Wick
cry on Saturday, March oath. The occasion
was the organization of Chautauqua Club,
comprising ten families of Morrill,. After
the business session ice cream and cake,
oranges. nuts and candy were served follow.
ed by music furnished by Mr.. and Mrs
Vlckery, organ and banjo, and Mr.. Willie
Rogers as violinist Then games were play
ed, after which all departed to their homes
we'll pleased with the evenings entertain
mont. The next meeting will be held with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Paul at a later date
LIBERTY. The centennial anniversary of
the University of New Brunswick will be
held May goth, 30th and 31st, and in Invitations
have been sent to all the colleges in the
United States to send one or more represent
tatives. At meeting of the trustees of the
U University of Maine it was decided that the
representative from that institution should
be student and that he should be selected
by the students. By a vote of all of the
students of the University of Maine Walter
Neal Cargll OF this town was selected for
that high honor. Mrs. Augusta Stevens,
wife OF George N. Stevens, mentioned in The
journal few weeks ago as very sick, died
March 15lh aged 80 years. Jason Dodge,
a highly respected citizen of West Liberty,
died March 23d, aged SO years. :. Mrs. Carr,
widow of the late Ezra Carr, is very sick at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Towle, and is not expected to recover. ). Mr.
Warren Towle, A. j. Skidmore, I. E. Car.
penter and wife, j. o. johnson and wife,
and many others are sick. Mrs. ]. W.
Clough, thong still very sick, is improving
slowly. Prof. Geo. r. Berry of Colgate
University, N Y, is ON short visit to his
family in the village. Miss Mabel Burton,
who has been visiting at L. C. Morses for
the past two weeks, returned to her home in
Pittsfeld Sunday. Don Walker is at home
from his school in Waterville for few DAYS.
The concert in the Grange had to be
postponed several times ON account of the