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

SwANvILLE, Teachers for the spring
term have been elected as follows: Dis4
Nos and 2, Miss Ethelyn Moody; No 9,
MISS Nina Speering; No. Z, Miss Josie
Strout; No. 8, Miss Maude Shorey; No. 9,
MIR. Herbert Seekins The schools will be-
gin April 29th.. Mrs. Rufus Bartlett is at
home from Oldtown. We are sorry to hear
OF the serious illness of Mr.. A. 7. Mudgett
at Bangor. :. Mrs W. E. Damn has return
ca from her visit to Hampton.
SOUTH MoNrvILLE. r. L. Knowles is
at home from Lewiston. =. Arthur Morse,
who has been in Boston working in pat
tern shop for the past year, has been obliged
to leave his work and return home on &C
count OF poor health. Isaac Paul has return
ed home and taken to himself awife. He has
leased the c. E. Gilman farm for year and
will move this week. Mr., Gilman will 60 to
Boston this week to look for work. We are
sorry to lose Mr.. G.. and his family and hope
they may return here in the near future.
WATERFORD. Mrs. George jenkins Of
Bristol, N. H., is spending q few weeks at
the home of her brother, Dr. A. K. Fellows.
....Rev. W. Fl. Mafitt of Rucksport Centre
occupied the Methodist pulpit Sunday MORN
ing. Rev. j. W. Hatch returned from Easton
Monday night. :. Mrs. Percy Hall and chill
dren of Forest City are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. D. Eaton. Mrs George
Bean OF St. Stephen, with her two children,
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Wal
ter Haley Mrs. j. B. Mason has gone to
Boston on business. -. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Arey, who have been in Brewer for the past
year, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Ed
win Littlefeld and daughter, Miss Effie, have
returned from Boston and will spend the
summer at home. Mrs. Roxanna NJ. Bab-
bidge, a well-known milliner in town for
many years, died suddenly at the home of
| her sister, Mrs. Treat, Sunday morning.
She had been suffering from the prevailing
influenza for some days, but was atthe store
every day until Friday, when she was strick-
en- with paralysis of the left side. Another
shock followed Saturday afternoon, and at
a. m. she passed away. Mrs. Treat, who
is the only surviving member of the family,
has the deep sympathy of all in this sad
| atf1iction which has SO unexpectedly befallen
her. Mrs. Babbidge was highly esteemed
and will be mourned by large circle Of
| friends.
LIBERTY. John Sanford will be the Jury
man from this town at the April term of
court in Belfast wv d. Sanford went to
Boston Monday to dispose of some apples
he has there in cold storage. IL. c. Morse
and I. P. Mathews have both built small ice
houses near their cottages on their respective
Islands and filled them with ice. Whether
| this forebodes for the sweltering days of
summer ice cream or fruit or roman punch
or both, we are unable to determine. 1t is
all the same to the scribe whichever way
she heels. He can take both, with lean
! ing, however, toward the punch, provided it
| is well made and in sufficient quantity.
| Trueman Linscott will put fine sail boat on
the lake this spring, and several boats are
| being built. There will be about forty first
| class boats in the lake this season. :. Hon.
P. 0. Vickery of Augusta has signited his
intention to give the salmon here try when
! the ice is out of the lake. 1t is expected
that he and his friends from Augusta, Glover
and friends from Camden, Palmer from
Rockland, Rankin and others from Belfast
will make things lively on the lake this sum-
mer. There will be special Easter ser
| vice in the Baptist church in this village
next Sunday morning. Arrangements are
being made for decorations appropriate for
the occasion. Rev. E. Judson Hatch of Mont
vile, who has preached here for the past
month, will speak upon the Historical Origin,
Observance and Meaning of Easter We
hope there will be large attendance.
STOCKTON SPRINGS The death of Miss
Nancy Kneeland occurred March 25th, after
short illness from grip. She was seventy
years of age, and the last of the Edward
Kneeland family. The funeral took place
last Thursday and the interment was in the
family lot in Mt. Recluse Cemetery, Cape
Jellison. Harry Halves and entire family