The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-03
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
HALIDALE Rev. A. NJ. Cox of North
Berwick delivered lecture at the church
Tuesday evening, Sept. oath, on the life of
Christ, illustrated with powerful lantern.
....A. F. Major moved into the place he
bought of Asa Sawyer last week. Mr.. Saw
yer moved to Unity Sept. 23rd. F. erett
Choate is meeting with good success can
yassing for the life of Mckinley. E. E.
Hall returned from Boston last Sunday.
1t is expected Rev. S. 81. Burton will preach
in the church next Sunday, Oct 9th. 1t is
reported that Mrs. Alice R. Gilchrest of
Knox is very sick.
SwANv1LLE. Mr. A. II. Ellis is having
the roof of his house slated and some exten-
sive repairs made. ... Mr.. Charles Mari has
repaired and painted his house.. MIR. A. L.
Webb has painted and shingled his build
ings. i. Cutting and putting in ensilage at
Maple Terrace farm made things lively for
a few days and moonlight evenings. Mrs.
M. M. Spinney of Salem, Mass, and Mrs. j.
w. Bacon of Unity were guests Of Mrs. r.
G. Royal last week. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Randall and son Tom, Dr.. and Mrs. S. w.
johnson and Miss Celia NickerSon, who
spent several days at Union Lodge, returned
to Belfast last Saturday.
CLARKE's CORNER (Prospect.) Mr.. Ed.
Jenkins, II. Jenkins and L. A. knowlton
of Monroe have been at the Corner the past
week moving house belonging to L. NJ.
Clarke Ed. is the man to move buildings
as every one knows that it is difficult job
to move house with an ell attached with
out injuring it. The chimney was not taken
down and the house was turned once and a
half around and not nail moved. Sarah
S. Clarke is visiting friends at Frankfort.
Mr. Will Sparrow has a hOusekeeper from
Freedom. Mr.. S. has lost the horse that he
bought of Edwin Curtis. Mr.. Ira Ward
lost his colt about two weeks ago and
found him dead in the stall, it is supposed he
choked to death. Mr.. Myron Clarke found
turtle in the Stockton woods last week.
No one has ever seen one like it. 1t is
spotted with yellow, with drab colored
ground work, and on the bottom shell there
is hinge that will close up to the upper
shell at both ends. Myron cut his name on
. his back and let him go in the Clarke
meadow.
LINCoLNvILLE. Mrs. E. S. Frohock left
for Boston yesterday, and after visiting a
few days in Boston and vicinity she sails
for Cuba, where she will visit her son
| Lewis during the winter. Miss Alice
Field has left for Waltham.. Miss Mar
garet Williams and mother have gone tG
Boston for the winter. Miss Leila French
is visiting in Rockland and Thomaston. 80
t Mrs. Edna Dunton and two sons Guy and
Kenneth left Saturday for Boston, where
+ they will spend the winter. Mr.. T. E.
1 Gushee, Mr.. Emery French, Miss Lucy
: Freeman, Miss Ella Pendleton, Mr.. anG
i, Mrs. Carol French, Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
French attended the fair at Union last
l week. -. The Wheelers have moved from
2 the Griffin house into the Howe house al
: the Trap. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Raymond
g returned to their home in Massachusetts
. after spending few weeks with her grand
4 mother, Mrs. Jane Drinkwater. Mrs
j Edith Ames is visiting in Sargentville. .....
Mrs. Mary Pendleton went to East Somer
vile Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
!, Young have moved from the Miles French
house into the house with Mrs. Maria
Dean. -. Herbert Bullock left Saturday fol
( his home. :. Rev. G. E. Edgett of the M. E
l church of Belfast will preach here next
q Sunday morning at 1910 in exchange
! with Rev. H. E. McFarlane. Presiding
< Elder Rev. 7. R. Jones will hold the quar-
: terly conference af the Beach Oct. 18th.
Y WATERPROOF. Mr.. Jennison Grant, a vel
: known resident of this town, died on Tues
! day, Sept. oath, at the home of his SOL
e Wallace Grant at Everett, Mass. He had
g been in poor health for several years and
: for about two years had lived with his son
. | Mr.. Grant was an excellent citizen and was
respected and esteemed by all who knew
him. He served as postmaster during the
=. first Cleveland administration. His wife
one son and one daughter, Mrs. Flora Files
survive to mourn their great loss. The re-
mains were brought here for interment
and the funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at the Methodist Church under
the direction of Howard Lodge, F. A. NJ
Rev. J. W. Hatch officiating. Mrs. Abbie
D Grant, the wife of the deceased, and Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Grant came from Everett
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Files and
son Ralph, from Fairfield, Maine, to attend
the funeral. Many other relatives and
friends were present. The Methodist Quar-
tette sang some beautiful selections and the
3 floral offerings were abundant and beauti
full. >. Mrs. E. F. Littlefeld has moved to
} Bath, where she will reside with her daugh.
ter. Mrs. Effie Murray. Their departure is
deeply regretted by their many friends
and the good wishes of all go with them to
their new abode....A bouncing boy came
to the home of Daniel Dyer, Jr., recently
and received a hearty welcome on his arrival
.. Mrs. B. F. Bussey, who has been at Mr.
: Dyer's for some weeks, has gone to Corinna
to visit her daughter. Mrs. Mary McManus
has moved to Boston. Mrs. Josie Mason
has returned from a business trip to Boston.
-. Miss May Sanborn was the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. Fellows, last week. Mrs. Lewis
Atwood is in Boston with her daughter.