The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-29


town, now Of Manchester, N. H., is visiting
his brother, C. c. Moody. Mrs. L. B.
Sherman and granddaughter, Miss Nellie
Wedge, of Riverside are visiting Mrs. c. C.
Moody.
CLARKE's CORNER (Prospect). The
veteran fox hunter John Norton has been in
town of late hunting for wild bees. He
says he has found 1900 swarms of bees and
has killed 1907 foxes and % bears-his first
bear he shot when he was 9 years old-3OO
deer, 400 skunks, IS beaver, and one small
snake 80 feet long and q inches around.
He has built many bridges in different
States, but says he had much rather hunt
bees DIR. j. c. Clarke is at home from
Hartford, Conn.,. :. Mr.. Frank Eastman and
daughter of Winterport have been visiting
at the corner. James Colson of Searsport
is visiting friends here. A bear and cub
have been making sad havoc among sheep
in this vicinity. In one place the bones of
five sheep were found, and horses are
frightened every day by bruin. Uncle
Norton is on his track.
WINTERPoRT. Mrs Copeland has return
ed to Maiden, Mass. Miss A. NJ. Hincks
of Bangor is the guest of Mrs. Fred Atwood.
....A large party from Monroe and vicinity
went to Camden on steamer CaStine Friday.
IA large crew is at work on the b. & B. S. S.
wharf making extensive repairs. Mr..
Babbage of Islesboro, a large wharf builder
was hara Eridoy for mon Ho rapnrtc moro
wharf building than for years.. Ellery
BOwden, Esq, attended the banquet given
by the Penobscot county bar to Judge Fog
Ter at Riverside Friday. Carpenters are
all busy. .Our creamery is doing a rushing
business. Capt. A. E. Fernald since his
return from the hospital has steadily i'm
proved. Farmers who planted grain, now
that it is so high, feel we'll High prices
will cause farmers to produce their own
feed and keep their money.....A rural
free delivery route is expected to be estab-
lshed soon.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Our observance of
Old Home Week (under the auspices of
the Current Events Club) on the evening of
Aug. 18th, was most successful and enjoy
able affair. S. A. Rendell was chairman of
the evening, and the program was as fol-
lows: Selection by Ames' Orchestra of Bel
fast; welcome. S. A. Rendell remarks, j.
Frank Frye, Melrose Highlands, Mass. :;
music, quartette; remarks, J. A. Blanchard,
Mt. Vernon, n. Y; solo, Miss Dorothy
Frye, Melrose Highlands remarks, Richard
Heagan, Johannesburg, South Africa; mu-
sic, quartette; remarks, c. S. Hichborn,
Augusta, Me. selection, orchestra; music,
Home, Sweet Home, audience A social
chat of half-hour followed, during
which light refreshments were served and
then the strains of music from the orches-
ira called to the dance, in which more than
fifty couples participated. The ladies of
lated on the success of their undertaking,
which was remarked upon throughout the
evening. Mrs. Lorena P. Ferguson of
Wells, n. H., and Mrs. John Wardwell of
Rock land, Me-, were the guests of their
sister, Mrs. John Lancaster, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens of Troy, Me-, have
been in town, recently visiting their son,
DR.. G. A. Stevens. Mrs. Lille NJ Harri-
man of Waterville and Mrs. Flora NJ. My
ers of Boston were in town for few days,
last week....A very pleasant shore dinner
at Sandy Head, Aug. Goth, was participated
in by quite company of towns people and
former residents, who did ample justice to
the succulent clam, roast corn, etc., and pro-
nounced the affair great success. 80. Mrs.
Jennie Bragg and son Lester arrived from
West Brooktield, Mass, Aug. Goth, for a
two weeks stay with her parents, Capt
and Mrs. Ralph Morse. West Main street
gave V. [. S. entertainment the evening of
Aug. Goth consisting of readings, vocal solos,
graphophone selections, and the farce,
"Zerubbabell's Second Wife" by the Sears
port Harbor Dramatic Club, with whom the
door money was shared. The usual dance
followed, with refreshments, and the even
ing was much enjoyed. Miss Clara Griffin
left Aug. 10Th for st. Paul, Mimi, to spend
two months with her brother, Brainard
Griffin. ...Dr. Truman Griffin and family of
Plttsfeld, Maine, visited his mother, Deli
lah Griffin, last week DIR. j. A. PIERCE
eoiu sui loIuA llCu lftot Iul Sudy 1IOHl d WISH
to relatives on the kennebec. :. Yachting
and picnic parties have been the order
of the day; but now the trend of the
summer visitor is homeward. Mrs. VIM
Staples is with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Jackson, in Belfast, called there by the ILL
ness of her little grandson. Mr. James A.
Blanchard and son Alvah left last Thurs
day for Mr.. Vernon, n. Y, his wife and
daughter Edna remaining for another fort
night. Mrs. Hartley Overlook and child
left last Friday for their home in Somer-
vile, Mass. Mrs. Wilbert West went to
Bangor last week to remain with her hus-
band while his vessel is loading there.
Capt and Mrs. L. NJ. Partridge returned
Saturday from weeks stay at Temple
Heights. Mrs. Daniel Thompson spent
several days last week at Northport, return
ing Saturday. Miss Faustina Wardwell of
Rockland is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
John Lancaster. Mrs. Samuel Lewis and
daughters, Mrs. Aida Berry and Miss Ad-
die Belle Lewis Of Portland, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Fletcher. o. Mr.. C.
S. Hichborn and family left by boat Sun
day for Bangor. en- route to their home in
Augusta. Mrs. G. W. Frye of Scituate,
Mass, arrived Sunday and returned Mon