The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-18


for her mother, Mrs. G. W. Prescott, who is
very sick. i. Hattie and Eta Gilman are at
home on visit. :. Edith and Oracle Fuller
of Camden are visiting their grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Adams. Miss Gertrude
Peavey, who has been teaching in North
Hampton, Va, for the past year, is spend
ing her vacation with her aunt, Mrs. G. F.
Randall.
CENTRE MONTvILLE. The farm build
ings of A. H. Crockett were burned July
18th in the. early morning. The fire started
in a shed that joined the barn. The house,
hold furniture was mostly saved. Some
tools were lost. There was $500 insur-
ance on the buildings, furniture, ETC. Mr..
Crockett drives the Centre MOntville and
Freedom stage. He has moved into G. E.
Nash's house. :. Gus Dinsmore of Pittsfeld
is at E. S. Jackson's.. =. Mrs. Mayo Glenn
emit and children, who have been visiting in
town, returned to Ellsworth, July 18th.
Mrs. E. H. Berry accompanied them and
will remain in Ellsworth for a few weeks
....Rev. E. A. Dinslow of South Montville
breaches at the Centre schoolhouse every
Sunday at 2.3O p. m. Sunday school at 2
p. M. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lunt of South
Paris and Miss Lunt of Boston are spend
ing the summer months at the VIM. Cum
bingham place.
L1NCoLNv1LLE. Mrs. Sarah Haskell and
Mrs. Climeny Richards are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Maria Brown. Mrs. Harriet
Coombs, Mr.. Ralph Coombs and Misses
Helen Bragg, Mary Coombs and Helen
Brown spent Sunday with Mr.. William
Bragg and family. Mr.. and Mrs. r. D.
McKeene are visiting Mrs. McKeene's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Adams. Capt
Henry Duncan piloted large coal steamer
to Bangor Thursday, returning Monday.
Miss Ethel Heal is at E. E. Carver's. Mr..
and Mrs. Gennis French of Camden called
on relatives here Saturday. Alton French
spent Sunday at home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dexter of Boston are occupying the Clark
house, taking their meals at the Lincoln
vile Inn. Miss Matte Mathews and Mr..
Warren Hill are visiting Mrs. Lizzie Math-
ews... Sherman Hall is at Mr.. Lucullus
Coombs'. go. Mrs. Maria Dean is visiting her
brother, Mr.. John Dean. Bay View
Lodge, l. 0. G. T., will hold sociable at
their hall Tuesday evening, July sd. A
good program will be given, after which r. =
freshments will be served. Rev. H. E.
McFarlane will hold services at the church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
PROSPECT. n w. Staples has just re-
ceived a box of Cooper Dip and it is now
for sale. Mr.. c. H. Forbes of Brooks was
in town selling emery wheels last week.
He bought the two white kittens of Miss
Bertha A. Partridge. I'D. F. Gould cut
down and got into the barn last week as
much hay as grows on a small farm. The
hay crop is good one, but it is hard work
and hustle all the time. Men are scarce
and hard to get and many are going it alone.
Frank Crockett is agent for the Osborne
moving machine and he keeps machine-oil
for sale. William Jacobs has arrived
home from Clinton, Mass. Edwin Jacobs
wears muffler around his neck. His byci-
Gle got away from him; or rather he let go
of the handle bars. 1t ought to be print
ed in big letters that sulphur and lard put
on little chickens to kill the lice is sure
death for chickens. More than 200 chicks
have been killed in the past in this section
that way. William Shute had his toe and
foot jammed quite badly last week on Mt.
Waldo. Blueberries are ripening on Mt
Waldo, and the best picking will be this
week and next. Hosea B. Littlefield and
his son Andrew visited relatives here last
week. 80. The hoed crops are just living.
The ground is very dry; but it is fine for
getting hay, as hay makes night and day
now... 1t is expected that we shall have
daily forecast of the weather from the
weather bureau along with our free de-
livery of mails. Mrs. Fred Page passed
away last week. She leaves husband and
two children. The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ellis died quite suddenly last
week.....C. II. Partridge has bought a
separator and will get his cream without
setting milk now. Mrs NJ. A. MCINTYRE will
preach at the Roberts schoolhouse next
Sunday morning. Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton
of Belfast are expected to hold a meeting at
the Roberts schoolhouse soon.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The S. B. l. S
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Cummings in their beautiful home July 18th.
-. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mudgett of Frank
fort joined the supper circle and favored
the members with song and music in the
evening, which were enjoyed by Mr.. Ms
old neighbors. Mrs. John Rawley of Ver-
mont is spending week with her brother
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Eames..
Geo. Harris and family are visiting Mr. HIS
mother, Mrs Manley Knowlton. Mr.. H.
B. Littletield and son Andrew of Ellis,
Mass, were the guests of Mr.. c. H. Par
fridge last week. Capt VIM. Fernald of Win
terport, accompanied by his mother of Bucks
port, passed very pleasant day with Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. II. Haley July 18th. 8. Mrs M.
E. c. Libby intends to spend few weeks
in Massachusetts with her children in the
near future. james A. Haley is suffering
with rheumatism. -. Miss Amy Lane is very
low at this writing. 700. Mr.. Gerrity and fam
lily Of Bangor were in town July 8th and
9th. Mr.. G. has returned, leaving his fami-
ly for few weeks with Mrs. G's mother,
Mrs. d. Killman. Fred Eames and son of
Stockton are cutting Mrs. SIS. Trevitt's hay.
....Several members of South Branch
Grange visited Frankfort Grange July sth