The Republican journal., 1901-12-26
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Deferred from last week.

Miss Alfredo Hartman visited her sister,
Mrs. Samuel DOGGY, in Brewer last week.. :.
Jerry and Frank Harding changed their
minds about going to Bangor to school, and
have gone to Boston, Mass, to SCHOOL,.
Alfred Frye and Emery and Isaiah Bowdoin
are at home from Colby to spend the Christ
mas holidays. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ash
worth of PenObscot are visiting at Frank
Bowdoin's.. The storm here last Sunday
was very severe and did considerable dam
age to the roads.
CENTRE MONTvILLE.
Mrs. Lucy Wentworth has gone to Port
land to spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. B. Stephenson. Mr.. Thomas Smith
is at work for Mr.. Benz eGowen in Thorn
dixie, painting sleighs. 49, Mr.. Freeman
johnson of Portland is spending few
days at home. Miss Miriam G. Bartlett
is at home from Hopedale, Mass, for her
Christmas vacation. Miss Stillman is
visiting at Mr.. Elijah Gays. -. The roads
are in terrible condition. The rain of
Sunday did much damage
BELMONT.
Mrs. Mary E. Churchill is gaining. -.
Mrs. Nell Morse is very low.... Mr.. and
Mrs. James Neal and Mrs. Geo Mears are
on the sick list. Mr.. Neal had very severe
shock. -. Past State Master NJ B. Hunt and
granddaughter, Miss Nellie Hills, are in
Bangor this week attending the Maine
State Grange. Miss Hills goes as delegate
from Mystic grange. -. Miss Edythe Morrill,
left Monday for Castine to attend the E. S.
N. school. Mrs. Hattie E. Allenwood will
finish the school taught by Miss NJ. in
Number g.
CLARKE's CORNER (Prospect.)
Mrs. George Sanborn and son Ralph of
Frankfort visited her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Clarke, Dec. 11th.. Mrs. c. Fl. Gross has
been quite sick the past week, and is no
much better at this writing. Miss Ella
Partridge of Belfast is visiting her sister,
Mrs. T. NJ. Clarke. Mrs. Oria Clarke has
been very sick, but is now improving slowly
Mrs. Manley Clarke of Frankfort visit
ed Mrs. Hiram Clarke last week, . . Mrs
Charles Grant has returned home from a
few days visit to friends in Stockton
Springs.
BUCKsPORT.
| The Moses greenhouses, which for many
| years have been the pride of the people of
Bucksport, will soon be a thing of the past,
as it is the intention of the new owners,
Buckley & Preble of Bangor, to close out
the stock between the present time and the
| first day of January and then close up the
place. The establishment was started in
1876 by Frederick H. Moses with one small
greenhouse. The business prospered and
the plant was increased until it became one
of the largest and best in the State A
branch was established in Bar Harbor and
large business was done there for many
years. Later Bangor branch was estab-
lished. Last fall Mr.. Moses went into in
solvency and Oct. Sth the greenhouses were
sold at auction to the Bangor firm, who pro-
pose to vacate the premises by Jan. 1st
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mrs. Rachel Knowles died Dec 10Th at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Willis
Downs. She was seventy-six years of age
! Two daughters Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Silas
Young and one sister, Mrs. Betsey Bassick,
survive her. The funeral was last Sunday
and Elder Norton of Searsport spoke words
of comfort to the assembled friends. -. Miss
Addie Crockett has returned from visit to
relatives in Lynn, Mass. Many in this
vicinity have had the pleasure of looking at
the fine collection of photographs of cities
and natives of South Africa, that Mr.. Rich
ard Heagan brought from the Transvaal.
Herman Partridge and Simon Littlefeld,
Jr., have had employment at Prospect vii
lage for several weeks. ... Mr.. Forrest Clark,
wife.and children from the village, visited
relatives here last week Mr.. Frank
Crockett and his sister Jennie went to
Searsport on business last Thursday. Mr..
F. Percy Partridge left Thursday for Bos-
ton, where he has employment.
swANvILLE.
Burton E., the only son of Elisha and
Emily Parsons, died suddenly Friday morn
ing after less than twenty-four hours ill
ness. He lacked days of being "a years
old. He leaves, besides his parents, four
sisters-Mrs. Sarah Crockett of Portland,
Miss Cora Parsons and Mrs. A. S. Nicker-
son of this place, and Mrs. Charles Libbey
of West Winterport, who have the sympathy
| of the community in the loss of their only
brother. Rev. David Bracket of Brooks
| conducted the funeral Monday forenoon
AS Mr.. Parsons is poorly Mrs. Crockett
will remain with him few days before re-
turning to her home in Portland. Miss
Ruthk Nickerson has returned to her home
in Everett, Mass, accompanied by her aunt,
Miss Julia Chase, who will remain through
the winter. -. Colds are prevalent. The re
cent rain damaged our roads quite badly.
Miss Ellen Cunningham visited in Waldo
last week MIR. Adelbert Brown has
bought the stand built by Mr. Fred Cum
bingham on the east side and intends to
make it his permanent residence Mrs.
Brown still finds plenty of employment for
her needle and is at present at work on the
wedding outfit of a lady not far away.
There was no school in No. Monday.
THORNDIKE.
The rain of Sunday did much damage to
the roads in town.. Mile Monroe has
returned to Searsport, where she is attend
ing school,. Willard Sparrow passed
SATURDAY. in Belfast REM Amas and