The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-06-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

80. Mrs. Eugene Clark and children of Cam
den are visiting her aunt, Mrs. Aldana Gil
man,. The Sunday school has decided to
hold picnic in the Harrison Davis grove,
July 18th All are cordially. invited to at
tend. The present outlook indicates very
light hay crop in this vicinity. J. s. Bart
lett and W. L. Bennett are repairing their
stave mill
HALLDALE. Mrs. c. A. Hall, who had
been sick a few weeks, died suddenly last
Friday morning. Her funeral was at the
church Sunday afternoon, Rev. ID. Bracket
of Brooks officiating 49, Rev. J.Washburn of
Parkman is visiting friends here. Rev. S.
II. Barton of South Jefferson preached at
the church last Sunday morning. 1t is ex-
pected Rev. S. c. Whitcomb of Bangor will
preach at the church next Sunday morning,
and that Rev. T. r. Pentecost will preach at
the Nose school house at p. m....T. b.
Emery and Mrs. A. c. Senter left for their
homes in Ohio last Monday. Mrs. f. NJ.
Jones of Boston visited at J. L. Halls last
week. She returned home Monday. Mrs.
Crtchley of Lowell, Mass, who has been
L I. =,
last Saturday,. Mrs. c. L. Wright of Bel
fast is visiting friends here. Mrs. Ola
Jones and Miss Gerte Breen of Boston are
at J. E. Halls for the summer.
SANDYPoINT. John Perkins of Milo was
here recently for visit to his mother. :. Mrs.
Wilbur Grant of kingman called Oh friends
here last Sunday. Rev. |. Darlington and
wife were in Bangor several days of last
week. e, Mrs. VIM. Small of Nashua, n H.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Ilar-
riman, who is in poor health. Miss Inez
Maxtieid left last Friday for Dexter, for a
few days visit with Rev. J. &. Fisher and
family, after which she will go to Poland
Springs for the season.. Several summer
visitors are at the Point. F. S. Hartman
new grist mill has arrived and will soon be
in running order. A cargo of grain has
been landed at the new pier by sch. Wal
dron Holmes. Ross & Co. had cargo of
coal discharged here the past week. Schr. |
Seth Wyman arrived Sunday with cargo
of grain for French & Co... Field straw
berries are ripening and are quite plentiful. |
Rain is very much needed in this vicinity. |
The measles have gone the rounds and
there are no others to have them.
SEARsMONT The Misses Rich of Boston
are at L. c. Poor's for the summer Horace
T. Muzzy of Boston is at home for two
weeks vacation. ..... Rev. G. G. Winslow of
Belfast was in town last week.. Mrs. j. 0. |
Fish and daughter of China We're the guests
los
Clara B. Adams of Franklin, Mass, is the
guest of Miss Mary McCorrison. 49,. Miss
Mary A. Muzzy, A, b.. has been reelected
to the Chair of Greek at Maine Wesleyan
seminary and is at home COR her vacation.
Charles Clement of Watervile called upon
old friends i'll town last Friday. Select !
man Poor carried Mrs. Condor to the In
sane Hospital at Augusta last week.. IA
valuable horse belonging to $. }. Gushee
died at Nevens stable Saturday night L.
L. Cross in clearing a piece of pasture land
last week unearthed large box of dishes |
The box was much decayed, but some of
If the dishes, which were carefully packed
in new spaperS. We're in a good state of preser-
Walton. The papers bore the date of 1873 .
Mrs. Martha Ness is suffering with a severe
attack OF grip. Mr. and Mrs Benz Ness |
of Appleton, Mrs. Jennie Abbott and Miss
Alice Abbott of Camden. were at the |
Neven 5 House Sunday 49,. Miss Sarah Far |
rar has returned from Belfast. Fred Mar
den and SON Ernest of Pittstipld visited Mrs |
Lucinda Marden last week.
PROSPECT. Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur Ridley /
visited relatives in Winterport last week $50.
Miss Nancy r. lieagan visited Mr. and Mrs !
Swift recently. The late Hon. S. S. Heagan
tallow candle, whale oil and benZine age,
was consumed by fire last week without an
occupant. Daniel Donaver's barn is up.
boarded and shingied and an invitation is
extended to celebrate the occasion there
the 18th, afternoon and evening =. Miss
Mary Moody passed away last Friday even
ing. She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Cecil Moody of Prospect. Misses Edna,
Prudence and Eva Griffin visited Misses
Addie and Jennie Crockett in this section
last week. 80. The Swanville and Prospect
mines met for a contest last week in j. NJ /
Grants back lot, Stockton Both sides
worked finely and all had seen service The
score stood 10 to 13 in favor of Swanville
Everett Gray is employed in the cream
cry business in Winterport.. -. William
Jacobs is employed at Mt Waldo max ing
cars. Lampre cells are schooling up the
pond here. 1t does not require an expert to
get one. Only a pronged hoe and rubber
boots are required. For all they are SO
easily killed they go up the swiftest rapids
and falls to Black and Robbins mills. and
are the only salt water fish that accomplshes
that feat here Some of them have been
known to measure three feet in length, but
the general run are from IL to 80 inches in
length. Now the eel that stays in the mud
dy places in winter is another species, and |
the largest one ever known here came down
the iron sluice pipe, got damned in the water
wheel and stopped the Boyd mill. be-
ieve that has happened twice
SwANvILLE. Hon. A. f. Nickerson has
returned from a. visitsto Boston. Rev. W. |
IL. Norton of Searsport spoke here last Sum
lay, and will be here again next Sunday at
30 p. Mo-. Mrs. Stems of Boston is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs Lewis Nickerson.
-. Mr. and MrsD H. Strout of Belfast call