The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-24
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Killman will enter
tain them June It'll. Mr.. Luther Ames OF
Bangor made his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemuel Ames, a flying visit last Saturday
and Sunday, and left Monday for Connect
cut, where he has employment. 49,. Miss
Alma Partridge will spend the summer
with Mrs. Francis A. French at her summer
residence at Standpoint
EAST SEARsMoNT. Charlie Meader of
Belfast called on friends in town May 18th.
..... Mrs. Ella Goddard of Camden is in
town, the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. II.
| MahOney.. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Donnell
spent May Sth in Rock land, the guests of her
brother, Stephen Cables. Miss Eva NJ.
Donnell of Belfast was in town May 18th,
the guest of her father, George Donnell....
Mr.. Howard Fins has gone to Massachu-
gone to Hampden to work.
| CENTRE MoNTvILLE. S. j. Gushee of
Appleton was in town last week and sold
the Ramsay farm to w. B. Jaquith. MIR.
and Mrs Isaiah Kicker are soon to move to
Lynn, Mass. :. Mrs. Volney Thompson and
| L. d. Wright are sick with la grippe. Mrs.
| Varney, Mrs. R. P. Donaldson and little
daughter of Chicago are at c. B. Ring
Gilbert Mclaughlin and daughter have
| moved from the TObie farm to the Thomas
| Pearson estate. IF. B. johnson is doing
some carpenter work for Charles Gilman in
| SearSmOnt.
MORRILL,. Miss Millett, for several years
missionary in India, held services at the
church last Sunday morning and evening
The Sunday school under DR.. I. \. Pearson
is as well attended as usual. Last Sunday
| arrangements were begun for Children's
day. 1t is expected that Miss Nellie Thomp-
son, who is spending two weeks in Union,
| will preach here next Sunday Mrs. Addie
! Adams and Mrs. Josie Markle arrived from
New Haven, Conn, last Saturday to visit
| their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. r. Mears.
Mrs. Adams is about having fine cottage
built at Northport.. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Archibald from California We're guests of
Mr.. George Collins last week. Mr.. Archi-
bald is preacher of the Advent faith. He
leaves this week for Nova Scotia, the home
of his boyhood. We are sorry to learn
| that Mr.. Joseph Banks, on the Belfast road.
| is severely ILL. Grass is starting finely, but
| little planting or gardening has been done
| yet. The ground is full of water.
CLARKE's CORNER (Prospect The wet
weather put a stop to all farming around
! here. No potatoes have been planted, and
| so of course there will not be any potato
| bugs. The German peddlers We're around
| last week in the rain They say they will
| peddle, rain or shine. Eden Smart and wife
and DR.. Thomas Dow of Searsport are eX-
| pected in town the last of the week. $50. Mr.
| Peabody of Portland, formerly of Sears
| port, was the guest of Mr.. Smart last Sun
day.. NJ f. Clarke has furnished wood for
the Clarke school house and is now hauling
wood for the George school house Melvin
| Masure of Searsport was i'll town Saturday,
the guest of Nell Clarke. The barn of
| Ansei Gross was struck by lightning May
| 14th, and was burned, with lots of farming
tools and a small lot of hay belonging to
| Will Shute. John Harvey, who lives in Mr..
| Gross house, barely saved his horse and
cow. Gabriel Brown is at work for Oliver
Cole will go to Searsport this week.
WALDO. Miss Hertilla Harding, who has
been spending her vacation at home, has re-
| turned to New Limerick. -. Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. }. Clary have gone to Lynn. Mass, for
| the summer. Work on the Gerry build
ings is suspended for the present, Mr..
Gerry having discharged the working force
....Waldo will have the honor of naming a
candidate for representative to the legisa-
ture this year and several of our worthy
| citizens are anxious to be the man -. The
| heavy rain has retarded farming operations
| for several days. Many have done nothing
toward spring work.. Grass is looking
finely, and young cattle are getting their
/ living. -. The cold, wet weather has retard-
! ed the growth of caterpillars, and perhaps
| there will not be more than half crop. =.
People are very negligent this year about
getting their dogs licensed, seeming to
think they have until the first of June to
get them licensed, but the constable is liza
Bile to get around before that time. Ed
ward Evans has bought horse power and
churn of }. W. Mcintyre and is now doing
most of his dairy work by horse power
He will use it for pumping water in winter
and saving wood in spring.
i STOCKTON SPRINGS. Mrs Clara Shute
and son Eden returned last week from d
short voyage with her husband, followed ID
few days later by her son Harry. Capt.
Shute arrived Monday from Rockland, where
his vessel is undergoing repairs. Miss Ida
came from Bangor Saturday, spending Sun
day at home, and returning Monday to her
studies. Mr.. Lewis Barrett and two chill
dren are ill with the measles His mother,
Mrs. Lanpher, is assisting his wife in the
care of them. Miss Faustie Davis is also
i'll with the measles. All other cases before
reported are recovering, OF entirely well.....
Mrs. Everett Staples has been suffering from
a severe cold, but is much improved. i. Mr.
Joe Moulton is at home for a fortnight S
visit...Mrs Joseph Thompson had serious
ill-turn, last week, but is now slowly re-
covering. Mr. Milton Carter, who has
been i'll the past two weeks, is now able to
sit up a small portion of the time. The
Current Events Club was entertained We'd
nesday by Mrs. Ralph Morse ....AH are
glad to see the work on the roads begun, as
the earlier the beginning the earlier we may
hope for settled and comfortable travelling.