The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-03
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

HALLDALE. Mrs. Lucinda Eastman is
quite Sick. L. L. Perry is stopping at B.
F. Fosters. .Peleg Gould is stopping at
Geo. w. Whites. Mrs. Charles Gilchrest
is in Lynn visiting her son.. B. L. Taylor
left for Searsmont last Friday
to resume shipbuilding. Next spring they will
construct in the old Pascal yard, a four mast
ed schooner for Captain Simon II. Wall of
Rockport, which will be the first one built
at that place since 1899. The schooner is
to be single decker and will be used in the
hard pine trade. The model is being made
by j. J. Wardwell, master builder in the
Cobb-Butler yard in Rockland The new
schooner will be of the following dimen-
sions: Length of keel, 100 feet depth, 10
feet; beam, 81 feet tonnage about 600
BELMONT, The Christmas tree at Mystic
Grange Hall, Monday evening, December
Nth, was well attended and very fine pro-
gram was carried out Mrs. L. F. Allen
wood spent Christmas with Mrs. A. IS sister.
Mrs. Nettie NJ. Roberts, in Belfast W. S.
Morse is doing quite an extensive business
getting out spool wood for E. Merriam &
Sons of Morrill,. -. Clarence Brown and Sis
ter Bessie of Belfast and Miss Effie Brown
OF Northport were in town Sunday, visiting
Mrs. l.. F. Allenwood. >. The farmers are
wanting more snow so they can move their
tire-wood and logs. -. Your correspondent
from Liberty speaks of large elm trees, so
VIII mention that there is one standing on
the farm of o. F. Allenwood that is over
100 years old, the dimensions of which l
will give next week. 1t is a monster. We
wish The Journal and Journal readers a
happy New Year.
MONROE. Mrs. Mamie Kenney, formerly
of Monroe, whose death occurred in Win
terport Dec. 9TH, was insured in Guiding
Star Lodge, N. E. 0. p, of Monroe, and Mr..
Frank Kenney, her husband, received in
just 20 days after death, thr ough Mr.. Edwin
jenkins, one of the trustees, a check for
$1,000. This shows the promptness of this
Lodge in paying their death claims. Mrs.
Franklin Chase was called to Pittsfeld last
Miss Linda Chase, who is sick with scarlet
fever. Miss Chase was attending the NJ. C.
L. At this writing she is doing as well as
could be expected. -. The Waldo and Penob-
Scot Agricultural Society. at their meeting
held in the Town Hall Dec 26th, choose the
following officers: President, NJ. c. Chap
man, Newburg; Vice President, Ed
win jenkins, Monroe; Sec'y, Frank H.
Ellis, Monroe; Treasurer, F. L. Palmer,
Monroe; Trustees: Monroe, w. B. F..
Twombly; Frankfort, Eli c. West; Pros
pect, N. II. Littlefield; Winterport, II. f.
HALEY; Brooks, I. W. Staples; Jackson, E.
d. Tasker; Dixmont, Elmer Gould; New
burgh, M. B. Goodrich; Swanville, A. H.
Ellis. 1t was voted to hold the fair the
next week after the State fair in Lewiston.
The usual improvements will be made. ..
Monroe Lodge, |. o. O. F., No. 1856, elected
the following officers for the next term last
Friday night: N. G., Franklin Chase; V.
G., Allen Colcord; Sec, George Palmer
Financial Sec'y, A. H. Mayo; Treasurer,
f. l.. Palmer; Trustees, Joseph Pattee,
Edwin jenkins, R. B. Nealley The officers
will be installed by D. d. G. M. John B.
Nealley, Friday evening, Jan 18th. :. Loyal
Rebekah Lodge, No. 80, elected the follow
ing officers at their meeting last Friday
evening: N. e., Annie Clements; V. G.,
Eva Nye; Sec'y, Alice Palmer; Financial
Secy, Nancy. Parker; Treasurer, Mary
Twombly; Trustees, Blanche Neatly, Nancy
Parker, Eben West. The officers will be
installed Jan. 18th by Mrs Samuel Adams
of Belfast. The Christmas tree at the
Town Hall Dec 18th was success and en-
joyed by all. The tree was laden with pres
ents. The funds will 20 for the benefit of
the church. The program was as follows:
Old Folks concert; rec, Mamie Curtis !;
rec, Amy Staples; rec, Ethel Chase; L.
I. L. exercise; rec, Susie Bowden; rec,
Beulah Richie; rec, Carrie and Victor
Durham; rec, Viola Conant; rec, Janet
Fairbanks; Royal Evolutionary Marions,
Mrs. Nellie Cooper.