The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-09
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
WALDO STATION. The summer schools
in town are in session. This school is
taught by Lulu Mayhem of Belfast. Alice
Kane of Searsport has been visiting at O.
G. Hussey's for few days.. Mrs. II. Hus-
sey, who has been very ill with the grip, is
recovering. IA. j. Simmons, one of the
selectmen, is fast recovering from his re-
cent sickness and accident. The roads are
rougher than usual at this time of year,
but there are not as many bad places and
the bicycles spinning by are welcome
sight after the snow-bound days of the past
winter. =. An active committee for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals should be ap-
pointed along the road leading from Belfast
to Knox, Judging from the groups of lame
horses forced along in exchange for other
groups equally ancient and detected. How
long is this cruelty to go on and this noble
animal to be allowed to suffer?
| THoRNDIKE. Ed Clarke of Oregon is
visiting his nephew, Ed. Littlefield. -. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Quincy of Belfast were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Heath, May
4th and 9Th. Miss Lizzie Porter of Sears
port was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Leslie
Bradford, last week. Mrs. B. w. Downes
was the guest of Mrs Geo. T. Ward Satur-
day and Sunday. Mrs. Mary Ware has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. o. J. Far
we'll. ..B. W. Downes went to Portland
last week, where he has employment. 49,.
Miss Edith Harmon, who has been attending
the Shaw Business College in Portland, re-
turned home May 4th... Miss Bessie L. Hig-
gins is teaching the Centre school. Howard
Parsons of Vassalboro passed a few days
last week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry Parsons. Ira Howard of PittSfeld
has been doing mason work at the station
the past week. -. Miss Flora Farnham has
gone to Portland, where she has employ
ment. A. H. Higgins has sold his horse to
Marshall Wentworth of Knox. H l..
| Wing and wife passed Saturday night and
! Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Wing in
Albion. Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Higgins were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benz. Ames May LIST.
80. Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Files passed Satur-
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Phibrick
Mrs Sarah Gross is stopping with Mrs
! Emma Fletcher in Unity u. II. Stevens
and V. N. Higgins attended the Waldo
! County Veterans Meeting at Swanville
May End, and V. n. Higgins attended the
stockholders meeting at Windermere Park,
Unity, May 4th.., N. d. Blethen and wife
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stevens one day
last week. Mrs. Sarah Wren Davis has a
boy baby, born April 29th. ID. H. Stevens
sold several lambs Saturday to Newburg
parties, for S4 per lamb.
MONROE. Memorial day will be observed
in Monroe as follows: At $50 A. NJ the COM
rades detailed for that purpose will go to
the different yards in town and decorate the
graves of all soldiers. At $50 the comrades
will meet at their hall to arrange for the
parade. At 1880 the column will form in
front of the Town Hall in the following
order: Monroe Cornet Band; school chill
dren and comrades carrying flowers; E. NJ.
Billings Post, No. "a, Isaac F. Cook, Com
mander; E. NJ. Billings Relief Corps, Miss
Mary Fisher, President; citizens on foot
and in carriages. The column will march
to the village cemetery and form around the
| soldiers monument, where the G. A. r,
services will be held. The ladies of the
Relief Corps will decorate the monument
and the mound to the unknown dead The
column will then march back to Town Hall.
when dinner will be served. At two O'Clock
the meeting will be called to order in Union
Hall. The roll of honor will be read and
short program given. The Grafton will
be by George c. Weber, Esq, Of Auburn
1t is desired that comrades wear uni
forms or blouses. By command of Isaac F.
Cook, commander, Peter Cooper, adjutant
! Rev. j. W. Hatch of Winterport will preach
the Memorial sermon May Goth. Miss S.
| A. Mansur went to East Dixmont last week
and organized a Loyal Temperance Legion
THE L. L. L. will have an entertainment
Tuesday evening, May 21st. The worsted
quilt will be drawn, and there will be a
bottle of beans to guess the number. The
program for the entertainment will consist
| of dialogues, music and Rotations, ETC.
Mr.. Edminster, proprietor of the Forest
House, will move to Frankfort this week
and take the hotel vacated by Melvin Grant
....John Nealley is running the store for
merly occupied by E. Fl. Nealley. -. Walter
Bowden's family have moved to Belfast,
where he has a position. =. Calvin Nealley
has returned to New York after brief stay
here on business. F. II. Putnam has been
a great sufferer the past week with an alb
scess on his thumb. Miss Augusta Nealley
has gone to Massachusetts to visit her aunt
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Newcomb have
moved into the house next the cheese fac
tory. Ernest Piper from Washington, D.
| G., is in town. Mrs. Harriet Mason, who
lives with her daughter, Mrs Joseph Pattee,
| is very poorly. She fell recently and in
| jured her hip badly. Mrs. Bradford is
failing.
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