The Republican journal., 1901-01-17
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

| CVUNxy CORRESPONDENTS.
| MONROE. Wednesday evening, Jan. 9th,
the Swanville friends of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
r. Dawson gave them q surprise party.
The party numbered twenty-three. During
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson were
presented with very nice worsted quilt
embroidered with silk. The quilt was pre-
sented by Miss Millie Rose in graceful
little speech. Mr.. Dawson accepted the
present and thanked the givers. Coffee and
cake were served, and the evening was very
pleasantly passed.
FREEDOM. Mrs. Judson B. Wiggin re-
turned last week from weeks visit in
Bath. Mrs. Frank Flye entertained the
Ladies' Circle last Thursday afternoon.....
MIR. Richmond spent last week in Bangor. E.
Mrs. A. j. Billings and Mrs. G. Bellows en-
tanned the Beacon Light Club Wednesday,
Jan. 9th. Mr.. Sampson of WaldOborO is
doing quite a business in getting spars in
this vicinity. =. Mr.. Stetson's lecture was
highly appreciated by the citizens of Free
dom. :. The w. c. T. U. met with Mrs.
Susan Flye Thursday. ...Quite a number of
our citizens harvested their ice last week.
| RoCKPoRT. Among the changes to be
made here in the location OF business firms
are the following: The S. E. Il Fl. l.. Shop
herd company has bought the new Carleton
block of the acknowledgement Lime COM
pany, and their stock of goods will be
moved to the store in said block. The firm
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occupied by Mr. Clarence M. Paul, in the
old Carleton block, now owned by the
Rockland- Rockport Lime company, and Mr..
Paul will move his goods into the store in
Richards block, formerly occupied by Mr.
Frank Rollins.
CLARKE CORNER (PrOspect.) Mr.. Ga
briel Brown has moved from Knox to his
home in Prospect. He has situation with
Mr.. John Butterield for the winter.
Fifteen inches of snow fell here Friday and
Saturday. 1t was much needed. Fred Clarke
is gaining slowly under the treatment of DR..
COlson of Bangor. Mrs. Abbie Clarke
has returned from visits in Jackson and
Knox. =. Willie Jellison is cutting wood for
M. E. Clarke. .Ansel Gross has began
housekeeping, and once more the smoke is
seen coming out of the old chimney. Hay
pressers are at the barn of G. o. Clarke. -.
Mrs. Mary Sparrow is quite sick, and the
doctor was sent for Friday.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S. B. I. S. fair
proved a perfect success. The program be-
fore the auction of fancy articles was A, No.
1. The music was by Mr.. Homer Clark and
Miss Maud Cooper of Frankfort. The quilt
was drawn by Mrs. Everett SanbOrn of
Frankfort. Mrs. Ella NJ Littlefeld has
returned from visits in Waterville, Clinton
and Waldo. She found her aunt, Mrs.
Elsie Ryder, poorly. -. Miss Mary Mudgett
has returned home from Swanville.. Mr..
and Mrs. l. F. Gould attended the Masonic
installation in Stockton Springs Jan. 9th.
MIR. Fred Dockham is on the sick list.
Percy Nickerson of the State University,
Orono, was the guest of c. Fl. Littlefeld
and family Jan. 12th....Z. Hartshorn spent
Sunday with his parents in North Sears
port.
| THoRNDIKE. The union Grange meeting
at Hillside Grange Hal, Jan. 10th, was well
IA snow storm began Jan. 10th, lasting
until Sunday noon. -. Farmers in this vicin-
ity have been harvesting their ice the past
week. Joseph Heath lost nice COW last
week -. AlonZo Davis visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Josesh Higgins Friday. Mrs. " \. Hig-
! gins went to Bangor Tuesday, to pass few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. S. F. Files
Mrs. Mabel Cilley was the guest of Mrs
Maud Hatch Wednesday,. Mrs. Bert
Stevens is passing a few days in Waterville,
the guest of Mrs. X. J. Knowlton. -. Bert
Stevens passed Saturday and Sunday in
Naterville. Owing to the storm and bad
roads Rev. D. Bracket did not fill his APP
pointment at the Centre church Sunday.
There will be a dance at Hillside Grange
Hall next Friday night.
i LIBERTY. The people of this vicinity
were very much saddened last Thursday af-
ternoon to learn of the death of Walter
Clough. He died in Denver, Col, Thursday
morning While Oh his way home from Ari-
zona He went west last fall by the advice
of physicians to try and regain his health.
Finding himself continually failing, by adj
vice of physicians there he started for home,
but died on the way. We knew that he
could not live long, but earnestly hoped he
would be able to reach home SO that his
widowed mother might see him once more
alive. But God willed it otherwise The
remains are expected to arrive in Belfast,
Tuesday. He was young man loved and
respected by all, as the contributions to-
wards bearing his expenses on the Western
trip will abundantly testify. "A public in
stallation of the officers of E. II. Bradstreet
Post, G. A. R., took place Tuesday af-
ternoon, Jan. 18th. Comrades and wives of
D. P. Carter Post, Freedom were invited to
! be present. =. Mrs. Matte Bridges, wife of
Frank Bridges of Montville, who lives near
| this village, went to Boston last week under
the care of DR.. Porter of Pittsield for the
purpose of having a tumor removed. A
dispatch from the doctor, this, Monday,
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