The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-04
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


sixth Maine Veterans Association will meet
here and tight their battles over again.
This regiment was recruited largely from
Hancock county, and Bucksport sent large
quota. But few are left who went from
ksport-James Stubs, Jr., Dennis
John Kennedy, and one or two others
Quite large number are expected and
Bucksport will no doubt give them a warm
welcome.
PROSPECT. Frank Crockett has bought
an Osborn moving machine and will act as
agent for the same....C. O. Hatch delivered
1000 lbs. of cream last month from seven
cows. Percy F. Partridge arrived home
from Bethel last week, to stay until after
haying... Granville Hartman has started
in the Belgian hare business, and Mr..
Peirce of Frankfort is the nearest Angora
goat breeder. He started in with II goats
and they all got out of the pasture and scat
tered about on Mt Waldo, but they have
got nine of them. With the right situation
there is probably more money in raising
frogs for the market than either goats or
hares. The ground is dry and we need
rain badly. The butchers have engaged
about all the lambs in this section. The
largest number goes to Bangor. At Bert
Georges place there is new boarder-a
girl. Manson George has the largest lot of
strawberries to, sell in town.. r. d. Cum
mngs has petition for a free delivery
route from Prospect Ferry to Standpoint
and around about through the lane, So
called, to other roads, in all % miles, with
16o residents on the way that should have
free mail delivery. The government is
claiming to do great things for the Filipinos,
but good deal could be done for the stay
at-homes among the small fry in our own
country.
LIBERTY Judge j. W. Knowlton died at
at his home in this village June 2Sth, at the
advanced age of 90 years. Burial services
were held at the church June 30th, conduct
ed by Liberty Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of which
he was charter member. Prof George r.
Berry of Hamilton, N. Y, who is member
of this lodge, preached the funeral sermon.
The deceased was a member of the Waldo
county bar, and an obituary will probably
be written by some member of the bar. :.
Waldo County Pomona Grange met in this
village June 25th. The attendance was I'M
usually large, and though the day was hot
they seemingly had good times Sixteen local
oranges were represented. The village
schools closed Friday. 1T. w. Pitcher and
sister Eliza OF Belfast are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. A. d. Mathews. r. l. Morse at
tended the commencement at Bates College,
Lewiston, last week. Miss Mary Brown
is at home from Massachusetts, where she
has been at school for six months. George
Knowlton Of Bath is in town for few days.
-. Miss Florence Mould of New York, who
has been staying with the Pulcifers for a
few weeks, returned to her home Monday.
Last Monday, July LIST, several friends
gathered at the home of Rev. and Mrs. F.
Judson Hatch to assist their Ii tile daughter
Agatha to celebrate her fifth birthday.
After an afternoon full of frolic, at the
usual hour the young friends partook of
supper and did ample justice to the dainties
which were spread for them. Early in the
evening the friends departed, leaving many
tokens of love for their little frie Agatha
and also many wishes for the return of many
more happy birthdays. Prof. George R.
Berry of Colgate University, Hamilton, n.
Y, a former pastor at this place, will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday morning and even
ing, July It'll.
APPLETON. Harrison C.. Pease's house
June y. The fire was caused by the ex-
ploSion of a blue flame oil stove which was
in the carriage house adjoining the kitchen.
The girl employed to do the houSework had
Just left the room and hearing the noise of
the explosion returned, when she found the
room in flames. She Immediately gave the
alarm, and crowd of men and women
and carried water and tried to
subdue the flames, but that was impossible,
and when it was found that the buildings
must go, all went to work to save the furni-
ture, which was all removed, including a
piano. A china closet was carried out with
its contents, land not an article injured. Car
pets were taken up and saved, and even the
blinds, windows and doors were saved.
There was small insurance of $500 on the
house. The barn, which was situated few
rods from the house, was saved. Fortunate
ly there was no wind blowing, if there had
been J. G. Wentworth's buildings would
have been destroyed. AS it was, the roofs
were wet down to save them. Mr.. Pease and
family have moved into tenement, in the G.
H. Page house. Miss Annie Stevens has
returned from South West Harbor, Ire
mont, where she has been teaching. -. Miss
Addie Davis is at home from Boston, where
she has employment as trained nurse, and
is spending her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Davis. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Kenney from West Upton, Mass,
are here and will be the guests during the
summer months of H. N. Titus and wife,.
It was 95 in the shade here June 9th.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
II. Clement visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Ram
say at Northport, last week.. District
j. Webb of jackson attended a
special meeting of Union Harvest Grange
on the evening of June 24th. He was also
at the next regular meeting, June
29th j.. =. George A. Gordon, who has been
in Camden for some time, is at
home for an indefinite period. Mrs. Ben