The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-11-29
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

HALLDALE. Owing to the storm there
was no meeting at the church last Sunday.
Nv. W. Hayes Of Lebanon is in town
packing apples for A. I. Hall of Rochester,
n. H.. Mrs. Z. D. Raynes returned last
week from visits in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Nathan and Hannah Vose
have broken up housekeeping and gone to
Hotel Maine in Freedom to stop this winter.
week. -. Everett Choate is attending school
in Freedom. -. Mr.. Downing of New Hamp-
shire was in town last week to buy apples.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Leslie Mariner and
family were in Camden Nov. ODD. Mrs.
Frank P. Brewster of Belfast was in town
last week, the guest of her uncle, Edgar P.
Mahoney -. Mr.. and Mrs. Eula Worthing
of Palermo spent few days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mahoney.. .Messrs.
Veazie, Newbert and Burgess of Rockport
were in town Nov. 14th on a hunting trip.
Milbury Hunt was in town Nov. 17th....
Edgar p. Mahoney has had his house shin
gled. In the heavy gale Of Nov. 21st some
boards were blown from the roof of H. NJ.
Donnell's barnard hay barn belonging to
Leroy Head was blown down.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. Emma Luke
entertained the Ladies' CiHle at the school
house last Saturday evening. Sixty-fve
were present. A very fine program was
given and all went home saying it was the
best circle of the season. Mrs. A. S. Will
son will entertain the circle two weeks
from last Saturday evening. -. Mrs. George
Gruby of Boston is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Jennie Batchelder. Eugene Barnes has
gone to Boston on business. ....Ferd. Harri-
man is driving the stage for few days..
Mrs. Edna Hartman is stopping for while
with her cousin, Mrs Nettie Griffin of
Standpoint -. Charles CHM of Belfast Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. Rebecca Hartman, last
Sunday. Edwin Ellis of Mortified, VT,
was in town last Friday, called here by the
death of his cousin, Miss Neva Coombs,
whose remains were brought here from
Boston and buried at Prospect Marsh last
Friday. The friends and relatives have
the sympathy of the people of this place.
UNITY. Charles Shorey of this town
feels that he has been imposed upon, and
there are others who think he has right to
feel that way. Wednesday afternoon, Nov.
21st, Mr.. Shorey and his family had bust
ness in Jackson and went thither The
family Travelled with two seated wagon and
the old family horse. In the stable remained
a four year old colt, well broken,and new
Concord wagon which never had been used.
When the ShOreys returned home that night
late they found that the new wagon and
colt had disappeared. In the stall that had
been occupied by the colt stood horse
that has outlived its usefulness by several
years, and where the Concord wagon once
stood was an old road wagon that was value
less except for junk. Spots on the stable
floor indicated that the thief had oiled the
new wagon before his departure, and out
side were tracks that led in the direction of
Durham. The colt is four years old, weighs
about 1000 pounds, has a star in forehead
and one white foot; color dark bay The
wagon is black with blue and brown deco
ratiOnS.
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urday evening and continued over Sunday.
Monday seighs were out, and everything
has the appearance of winter. Most of the
schools opened Monday All the teachers
are residents of Troy. Mrs. NJ. c. Parsons
is visiting friends in Brooks for a few weeks.
Inez NJ. Forbes of Brooks has been the
guest of hor cousin, Inez NJ. Harding, the
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over Sunday, with relatives. Bert Payson
of South Brooks was the guest of Mrs. +.
+. Harding Sunday. Troy is rejoicing
over a set of Lew guide boards, put up at
every crossing. Travellers cannot now go
astray, if they consult the silent guide.
Speaking of guide boards, your correspon-
dent was visiting in a neighboring town not
long since, and at almost every corner
noticed the guide board bearing the simple
direction of ''Cross Road,' leaving the
traveller mystiiied as to where the cross
road leads, while often if a direction was
given it would save many miles travel Ii |
were resident of that town l should pro-
test persistently against such ridiculous
and absurd sign posts ON the highway.
Mary, wife of W. S. Stevens, passed away
Nov. sd, after a long illness with compli-
cation of diseases, aged 81 years. Besides
her husband, she leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Josie Ferguson, to mourn her departure.
The funeral was Monday, from her late
home.
LIBERTY. Miss Mabel Stevens returned
last week from PittStield where she has
been attending the Maine Central Institute,
to spend Thanksgiving at her home. -. The
teachers for the winter term of school are
as follows: High school, Miss n. R. Carroll
of South West Harbor Primary, Miss Lutte
E. Hunt Of Unity; Lower Village, Mrs. J.
S. Aver; South Liberty, Will Overlook of
Washington ;Shermans Corner, Miss Laura
G. Hunt of Unity; Davis district, Ernest
Davis; Bradstreet district, Herbert A.
Moody; Valley district, Harry A. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Hurd spent Sunday
with friends lin Erooks... The four-year-
old son of Arthur Norton, who has been
ill with pneumonia, is better. ....James
Place, veteran of the war EOf the Re-
bellion and member of the 26th and 9th
Maine regiments, died at his home in this
village Nov. 18th, aged u years. He was
carpenter by trade, but had been out of