The Republican journal., 1900-01-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

4 PALERMO. Elias Cove, who has been in
trade at Branch Mills for the past few years,
recently sold out and moved away. Frank
leg, while at work in the woods cutting stave
lumber. A tree fell on him. Fortunately
) he got away and crawled to the house of
Daniel Nutter, about mile. Cora A.
Goodwin went to Montville and Belfast last
week, returning home last Saturday......
Elijah Shorey had bee last Friday, hauling
fire wood to his door. W ats Nelson and
Elvile Parmeter have been cutting and
hauling cord wood to the Branch. George
Black and Elijah Shorey are cutting cord
wood for John Black.
MORRILL,. The Morrill, Sunday school re-
organized last Sunday making choice of the
following officers DR.. 7. N. Pearson Supt.;
Mrs. Oscar Meader Asst. Supt.; Georgia
Grey, Sec'y.; Laforest White, Treas Chas.
Meader, Librarian; Mrs. L. N. Pearson,
Organist The retiring superintendent, j.
R. Mears, has held the office for the past
eight years, and may well be proud of the
success of the school under his leadership.
The school holds its session from ten to
eleven every Sunday morning. 80. Herbert
Wood of Knox closed a successful school in
the Robinson district last Friday and will
Loy teach a short term in the Weymouth
district. 80. The Grange had an installation
last Wednesday evening, with Brother F.
A. Grey as installing officer. After installa-
ton, all partook of an ideal Grange supper.
80. Our citizens are doing some lum bering,
but need more snow to cover the ground
and rocks.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Lizzie D. Wilson
is at home from Bangor for four weeks
vacation. E. Frank E. Harding spent last
Sunday at his old home, returning to Brewer
Monday morning. Miss Ellen Heagan is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith in
Stockton Springs. News was received
here last week that Capt. Frank Harding
had fallen on board his barge, Belle of Ore
gon, and broken his hip. He is in the hos
pital at Providence, r. l., and at this writ
ing is doing as we'll as could be expected.
Mrs Annie Emerson entertained the Ladies'
Circle last Friday morning. Forty-two were
present, and very pleasant evening was
spent Following is the program: Singing
by the choir; recitation, Rev. Kelsey S. Ord
way duet, Mrs A. &. Hartman and daugh-
ter Winnie reading, Mrs. Emma Luke; in
strumental music, Hattie Hartman; histor-
ical quotations, Otis CHM: song, Miss jose
phine Gray reading, Mrs. Emma Luke +;
song, Winnie Hartman; recitation, Rev. X.
S. Ordway; song Miss Josephine Gray; in
strumental music, Nora Emerson; song, Mr..
Pierce, the school teacher at the Marsh.
Great credit is due Mrs Emerson and her
daughter Nora for the pleasant evening.
Refreshments We're served at 10o'cock. after
which the young people enjoyed themselves
playing games. The new bell is hung on
the schoolhouse and gives great satisfaction.
Great credit is due Mr.. Ordway for this bell.
IsLEsBoRo. The Eastern Star fair held in
Decor Der was success. With the gifts from
Belfast friends, which We're highly appreci-
ated, the net proceeds amounted to Sl5900.
49,. The o. E S. had their installation Jan.
BAD. The Masonic fraternity We're invited
and al enjoyed pleasant evening. The
New Years ball, which was postponed On
account of the storm, came off Wednesday
evening with fac ulusic and very nice
time. .. The | o. of foresters, Court IsIes-
boro, held public Installation, Jan 5th.
d. D. Chief Ranger, Fred A. Perkins of
Castne, installed the following officers
Chief ranger, VIM. f. Keller vice chief
ranger, A. P. Gllkey; financial secretary and
treasurer, d. A. WARREN recording secre-
tary, Otls f Dodge; chaplain. G. d. PEN
dleSon past chief ranger, l.. ID. Pendleton
senior woodland, John Fields; junior wood
ard. Geo. f. Williams; senior beadle, " at
son COMBS junior beadle, William Thomas,
physician, DR.. E. d. Williams. There were
some very interesting remarks for the good
of the order and a bountiful repast was
served. Quite number are on the sick
list. -. The sad news of the death of Bessie
Folwell, youngest daughter of W. ii. Fol-
well of Philadelphia, reached US this week.
The family have the sympathy of their Isles
boro friends Mrs. Warren Hubbard and
children are visiting her mother, Mrs. Alonzo
Wyman. Work on the Riggs cottage is
foreman. 20. T. Scott and J. #. Grindle are
attending court in Belfast.
LIBERTY. Fire was discovered in W. j.
knowlton's cooper shop n ear the Berry mill,
formerly owned by Henry Cook, recently
about one A. NJ. by A. W. Moody as he was
starting for Belfast. Help was quickly sum-
moned and the fire was soon extingushed..
Mrs. George N. Stevens is quite sick. .....A
very able sermon, by Prof. G. R. Berry of
Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y: was
listened to by large and appreciative audi
enca in the Baptist church last Sunday
morning. He returned to his duties Mon
day, leaving his wife slightly improved.
.....There are two cases of scarlet fever
in town at Joel Pierce's The two upper
schools are closed on account of it......
Loren W. Blake of Montville, indicted for
setting fire to the barn of Hollis Howard in
Montville, was arraigned last Friday in Bel
fast, pleaded not guilty, in etault of bail was
committed for trial, which W ill be the last of
the week. Arthur Richie, Esq, a we'll
known and energetic young lawyer of this
place, is respondents counsel Nv. 81.
Lowell returned to Boston Saturday..
Walter N. Cargill resumed his studies at
the University of Maine, Friday. "A public
installation of the officers of E. H. Brad