The Republican journal., 1901-03-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
MoRR11.I. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merriam
and Mr.. T D. White went to Lincolnville
February 2sd and spent Sunday with Rev.
H. /. Holt, returning Monday. Mr.. Isaiah
w. Croas returned from Massachusetts last
week. y. Rev. H. w. Abbott of Palermo
preached here last Sunday, and announced
that he would preach here again in two
weeks. Mrs. Oracle E. Bowen entertained
her Bible class of young ladies and gentle
men at her home last Monday evening.
CAMDEN. Sycamore Farm, the we'll
known dairy establishment on the Belfast
road laid out few years ago by the late
Soseph B. Stearns, inventor Of the duplex
system of telegraphy, and owned and car
ried on recently by his son, Edward B.
Stearns, has been sold BY that gentleman to
a party of Philadelphia capitalists. The
papers were signed Feb. 28th. 1t is under
stood the price was about $4,000. The new
owners are said to contemplate building a
large hotel ON that property. An architect
is making plans and estimates of the cost of
building hotel on large scale, to see if it
can be built in time for the coming seasons
business.
CENTRE MoNTyILLE. The social at Union
Harvest grange passed off very successfully.
The entertainment consisted OF short pro-
gram of music and dialogues and the draw
ing of the quilt, which was won by Mr..
George Carter. A supper and dancing
followed. The ladies realized about $35,
which they intend to use in improving their
hall. The members of the grange were invit
ed to dinner with Dirigo Grange, Freedom
Saturday, the End, but owing to the bad
travelling few accepted the invitation....
Mrs. Volney Thompson spent few days
with her mother, Mrs. Brown of fOors Mills,
last week Mrs Brown has been an unsual-
ly smart old lady of So years, but in the last
few weeks her health seems to be failing
STOCKTON SPRINGS Mr.. and Mrs. Brain
ard Griffin returned last Thursday from a
ten-days' visit to relatives in Boston and
vicinity, and will leave soon for their home
in st. Paul, MINI. Mr.. Darius Bowden
has sold his place to Mr.. Frank Blanchard
80. Mr. Amos Treat came home the first of
last week for visit to his father, Mr.. Oliver
Treat, who has been quite i'll with a severe
cold. Mrs. Henry Stowell has been con-
fined to the bed the past week, suffering
from chronic troubles. Miss Susie Lewis
of Caribou, a student at Castine Normal
school, is spending her vacation here with
her roommate, Miss Clara Mudgett =. Mr..
Frank Haley of Winterport has bought E..
F. Staples stock of furniture and moved it
to that place. Capt. VIM. Ii. Park, who
has been suffering for two weeks with a
severe kidney trouble, is now in a very
dangerous condition. Capt. and Mrs. F..
II. Cleaves and Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Har-
mon of North Searsport spent Sunday in
town, the guests of Capt. and Mrs. F. B.
Clifford. -. Mrs. Shepard Blanchard and
nephew, Mr.. Daton Bickmore, left Monday
for Somerville to attend the funeral of Mr..
Paine, husband of Mr.. Blanchard's sister
Jennie. -. Mr.. Herbert Hopkins returned
Monday from business trip to Vinalhaven.
WINTERPoRT. Mrs. Lizzie Howe has re-
turned to her home near Boston, accompan-
led by her mother, Mrs. Granville Grant :.
Walter Levansaler has closed his work at
Searsport and is at home for few weeks.
AT the 4th Quarterly Conference of the
Methodist church, Rev. j. w. Day presid-
ing, a unanimous request was made for
the return of the pastor, Rev. j. w. Hatch
-. MIR. Will Lord met with serious acct.
dent last Thursday. While cutting wood
the axe slipped and struck his instep, sever
ing the main artery. He lost a good deal of
blood, but is doing as well as can be ex-
pected... Mrs. Harriet Page, one of our
well-known and highly esteemed ladies,
died at her home on Friday at the advanced
age of So years. She had been feeble for
some time, but her death came very sud-
denly. One daughter, Mrs. Harriet Lewis,
and son, Mr. James Page survive her,.
Friday evening the illustrated lecture on
Rome will be given by Prof. A. f. Rogers
Any one who fails to see and hear it will
make mistake. The popular drama, Lit
tie Ferret, was presented at Union Hall
Monday night by local talent. The play
and was a great success. All the parts
were well taken and the hall was well
filled with appreciative listeners. The cast
was as follows:
Kirby G. Hopper, with business hop,
Jere Eaton
Gilbert Temple, in love with Florence's
money, T. G. Fellows
Joshua Treat
Lawyer Bruce, friend of the Temples
Geo. L. Weed
David Temple, "a nice old man)
E. Eldridge
Moody Vaughn, temples coachman)
R. E. Doty
Vixie Vaughn, (The Little Ferret)
Miss Mae LeSan
Florence Temple, ian heiress)
Miss Lena Sprowl
Mrs. Lang, without the least possible
chance of the slightest mistake.)
Miss Laura Mason