The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-11-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

MORRILL,. Mr.. Horace Knowlton died
monia His remains were carried to Swan
vile last Sunday for interment and funeral
services were held there, Rev. H. I. Holt of
Morrill, officiating. Mr.. Knowlton came
here from Swanville several years ago and
married Mrs. Louisiana Robinson, who
died very suddenly two years ago Two
children, boy and girl, mourn their great
loss. 80. Miss Nellie Greer has been very
sick and Mrs. A. B. Hatch does not improve.
Rev. T. F. Jones, P. E. of Rockland
Dist, held quarterly meeting services at the
church last Sunday morning. He preached
in Knox in the afternoon and in SearsmOnt
in the evening. The revival meetings at
church closed last Sunday evening. Our
lumbermen have taken advantage of the
recent snow to get good amount of lumber
to mill. J. X. Dickey and son are having
large orders for sawed hoops. Mr. Robe
MearS has his building on the Belfast road
nearing completion. -. Mr.. Andrew Wood
bury found his young stock, which was in
pasture during the late storm, so wild that
he was obliged to shoot three of them....
Rev. II. l. Holt and Wilbur Brown are
attending school at Freedom Academy.
The opening of the winter term of school in
the Cross District, No. 3, is postponed to
December 9th ON account of humps.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Mabel Sim
mons arrived last week from Castine to
spend her Thanksgiving vacation with her
mother. =. Mr.. Amos Treat came home from
Boston last week Mrs. Walter Kimball
left last Thursday to join her husband in
Boston, for visit of several weeks. Miss
Nellie Bickmore left Friday to visit her
father in Waldoboro previous to her deS
parture for Seattle, Wash, the first of De-
cember. -. Messrs. Fl. L. Hopkins and C. R.
ness trip, returning Saturday.. Mr.. c. S.
HichbOrn and wife of Augusta arrived
Friday for flying visit with his sisters,
leaving Saturday for Camden, en- route for
home. Saturday evening witnessed hap
Ply gathering of the young friends of the
Misses Clara Mixer and Gladys Rendell, in
COlcord's Hall. The occasion was the cele-
bration of their birthday anniversaries.
About fifty were present, and very enjoy
able evening was spent with games and
dancing, and refreshments of nuts, apples,
confectionery, etc. Mrs. II. r. HichbOrn
left Tuesday for visit of several weeks
with relatives and friends in Boston and
vicinity. DR.. Herman Hichborn and fam
lily arrived Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving week with his father, Capt. H. A.
Hichborn.. The Current Events Club will
hold its regular meeting Dec. 4th with Miss
Maria Griffin.
CAMDEN. The Camden Trotting Park
association will call for bids for the build
ing of subway and grandstand and the
completion of the grading and the fence.
The subway, which is a new feature of
trotting parks in this locality, will enable
the space inside the track to be entered
without crossing the track. A grandstand,
3s by $50 feet, will be built. Chair seats
will be provided. There will be two stores
below for refreshments, etc. The track
will be opened July 4, 1902, with races and
a grand display of fireworks in the evening.
lone of Camden's most prominent sum-
mer residents and builders is Mr.. j. C.
Strawbridge of Philadelphia. The lumber
buildings on the johnson Knight land on
Bay View street are to be removed, and Mr..
Strawbridge, who now owns the property,
will build a fine private yachting rendez-
yous there. The wharf will be extended
about Is feet, and building, containing,
coal pocket for bis yacht, and waiting rooms,
will be built there. One of the old build
ings has been torn down, and the other
will be moved to the Camden Lumber Co.'s
wharf, to be used by them. The death of
BENZ. C. Adams made some changes neces-
sary in the officers of the Knox Wooden
company. At q meeting of the directors, j.
W. Bowers was chosen as new director,
and Joshua Adams was chosen president,
and C. w. Babb, treasurer.