The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-02
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

PALERMO. Eugene Rowe and wife were
in Augusta last Sunday and Monday -. The
First Baptist church at North Palermo is
preparing for the centennial celebration OF
the church May 25th and Goth. The church
was organized May %, 1901, and reorgan-
lied in June, 1905. :. John Black has taken
the agency for the U. S. cream separator and
has hired Charles Parmeter to help him on
the farm. Mrs. Ellen Nelson has gone to
England to visit her people. Cora Good
win visited her parents last week in Mont
Vile. The schools in town will begin next
Monday.
CAMDEN. A fire early Friday morning,
originating in the Bennett steam laundry
from some unknown cause, destroyed three
buildings and partially destroyed another,
causing a loss of about $4,000. Two of the
burned buildings were small wooden struc-
lures, blacksmith shop owned by Dexter
Russell and a storehouse owned and occu-
pied by the D. P. Ordway Plaster Company
The heaviest loser was the owner of the
laundry where the fire started W. E. Cur
rier's grocery store was only partially burn
ed, but considerable portion of his stock
was destroyed by fire. There was only a
small amount of insurance on the DESTROYED
property.
! PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S. B. l. s. will
be entertained by Mrs. Lydia Haley May 2nd
....John F. Libby lost a valuable COW last
week. Miss Carrie Stinson of North Sears
! mort iS VISITING of Mrc n r Cont
Sanford Libby arrived with his vessel April
2Sth from Belfast, loaded with phosphate.
Miss Ella Partridge and friend of
Belfast spent last Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. /. f. Gould, who has been sick all
winter with the grip. This is her third
attack. Her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Lane,
who has been very sick, is convalescent. -.
Mrs. Ella NJ. Littlefield will go to Portland
this week on business, and will be the
guest while there of her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Eaton. Before returning she
, will visit Nj. and Mrs. VIM. George in New
, Boston, \, II.
| IsLEanoto. Many strangers have been
in town of late looking after their summer
homes, and making preparations for bring
ing their families. -. The contract for an
other new cottage has just been awarded to
VIM. H. Glover & Co., and the work will be
rushed with all speed. 1t is to be built on
the Eastern shore, opposite Glkey's harbor,
by MIR. Morse, on lot he recently bought
| from Loranius F. Pendleton. :. During the
past few days Geo. II. Wilbur, d. E. Hatch
and Winfield Babbidge have rented their
houses for the summer, and will move into
humber quarters. Rents are so very high
| in the southern part of the town that peo-
pie are willing to put up with some incon-
veniences for few months. -. The season
is backward, yet some of the farmers plant
ed potatoes April 10Th and peas about the
same time, and earlier.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. W. F. Whites
house was burned April 9th. Mr.. White
at about 10 A. NJ. noticed smoke coming out
of the roof near the chimney He found
that the fire was under the chamber floor
and beyond his control. Nearly everything
was gotten out of the house. The insurance
was $500 and was placed in the Patrons
Androscoggin Mutual Insurance Co. Mr..
White and family have moved into Geo. E.
Nash's house. Atwood H. Davis was
committed to the Insane Asylum by the
town authorities April 26th.. The School
Committee held business meeting April
9th. A ten-pound baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. POLAND April 22nd.....
! Mrs. w. P. Jones is at home from Camden.
Ira Sylvester of Washington has been
visiting his son, L. S. Sylvester. S.
Davis has returned to Camden after brief
visit with his father and friends here. ...
The schools in town began April 29th with
the exception of those at the Centre and
McFarland's Corner. The teachers are as
follows: Centre, Mrs. Anna Stevenson of
Freedom :; Carter, Miss Pearl P. Carter of
Of Freedom; Plains, Mrs J. L. Bean;
Whites Corner, Mrs. E. B. Bean; McFar-
lands Corner, Miss Daisy Dixon of Bethel;
Vose, Miss Hannah Vose; Halldale, Mrs.
Will Bean.
FRANKFORT. Hon. Albert PIERCE was in
Augusta last week. -. Frank Sanborn is very
sick with typhoid fever. Mrs. D. K. Drake
his suffering from an abcess caused by an
Fdlcerated tooth. Mrs. 0. c. Lane, land
lady of the Quarry House, is quite sick and
is attended Dy Dr. FellOWS OF WlnterpOrt..
The K. of P. Lodge of Frankfort gave a
grand ball Monday evening, April 2sth....
Mrs. Fremont Pendleton left this week for
Somes' Sound to join her husband, who is at
work for the Standard Granite Co. >. Lila
Cyphers was in Belfast last week on bust
ness. William Freeman arrived home
from Portland this week. Byron Miller
left Monday for Chicago, where he has en-
ployment on the. post Office and custom
house building. There will be box socia-
bringing a hat to be trimmed by the brother
buying the box. Aprize, is to be given for the
best work also a BOBBY prize. A good time
and good work is expected. as number of
well known Changers have been seen taking
D. K. Drake, ESQ.,, was in Augusta last
week. -. DR.. Erskfne, wife and son Harry
returned Saturday from q few weeks Yisft