The Republican journal., 1901-02-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

CAMDEN. John E. Daley has just COM
pleted a yacht 80 feet long for j. W. Man.
chester. He has also in process of build
ing two handsome row boats with mahogany
finish for J. Z. Strawbridge, Melvin Heights
and c. w. Henry, Beauchamp Point. Mr..
Daley has a contract for two boats to be
built for Dunn & Elliott, Thomaston, for
their new vessel.
HALLDALE. The school in this district
closed last Friday 80. Mrs. w. A. Hall was
in Belfast recently with her sister, Mrs. c.
L. Wright, who was sick. E. B. Hall has
returned from his visit in Lowell, Mass. -.
Walter Gilchrest, reported sick last week. is
improving slowly. Miss Laura Reeves is
visiting friends in LIBERTY. V. Steven
son is at work for Newell White. Howard
Douglass is visiting friends in Appleton....
Mrs. c. ". Colby was stopping with friends
in Belfast last week.
SEARsMoNT. Mr.. Levi NJ. Poor of Au-
gusta was in town last week. R. F. Dun
ton, Esq. and wife of Belfast were in town
Saturday and Sunday. Nv. M. Thayer OF
Belfast visited his mother last Sunday.
Miss Mabel Bryant has gone to Rockland
to take a course in stenography at the Com
mercial college,. The Sunday school has
placed a very handsome bookcase in the
church. 1t was made by the Warren Broth
ers....Rev E. A. Dinslow has so far recover
ed from his illness as to be able to preach.
In his sermon last Sunday he paid touch
ing tribute to the late Queen. Mr.. Joshua
Lincoln is critically i'll.
BELMONT. The Young Peeples Society
of Christian Endeavor at Halls Corner
has elected the following officers for the
Pres, Miss Bessie E. Brown; Sec'y, Miss
Georgia Cunningham; Corresponding Sec'y,
N. B. Allenwood; Treas, Clarence D.
Brown. This order is at present in very
prosperous condition. They meet every
Monday evening at O'Clock. A large dele
cation was out from Belfast Jan. 24th and
listened to fine discourse given by Mr.. l.
n. Halliday of Portland. "A party of II
members from Mystic Grange, No. %, visited
Honesty Grange, Morrill,, Wednesday even
ing, Jan. Both, and had a very enjoyable
time. We are glad to report that Honesty
Grange is prospecting. They have an able
corps of officers and every m ember shows
great interest in the order. :. E. R. Howard
is getting out lumber for a silo, 1Ox1Ox23
feet. The Silo has got to come in order to
make farming a success. We hope other
farmers will follow the example of Mr.. H.
and build silos.. Many old residents re
mark that 'This is an old fashioned winter ;"
and we guess it is, by the weather we are
having. "A few weeks ago mention was
made as to the largest elm tree standing in
Waldo Co. Your correspondent from
Liberty gave the dimensions of one in that
village and spoke of one on the farm of O.
F. Allenwood, which is probably the tallest,
if not the largest, in Waldo county. The d-
mansions are as follows: Height to first limb,
43 feet; full height II feet: circumference,
129 feet diameter 4 it. 2 in. We would like
to hear from others. Colds and the grip
are in order about town
LINcoLNvILLE. The Good Will Society
met Jan. 31st at Mrs. Shows. A picnic
supper was served at 6 o'clock The table
was bountifully spread with choice viands,
to which all did full justice The evening
was passed in games, songs, anecdotes,
vocal solos, Duets and recitations. 1t was
the largest gathering in the history of the
organization, and was not only a success So
cially but the treasurer, Mrs. J. L. COombs,
said that it more than met her expectations
financially. The object of the club is one
in which every person in town should be in
terested, as it for the improvement of spot
held sacred and hallowed by the tenderest
ties and memories-Beach Cemetery. "A card
party was enjoyed at the O. F.. S. hall We'd
nesday evening. William Mahoney is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Louisa French. .
Paul y Dung is in town and we are glad to
hear that his health is much improved.
Mrs. NJ. E. Everett, who has been confined
to her room the past week with grip, is
much better at this writing. There will
be sociable at the Good Templar's hall
Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, with an extra
fine program. Ice cream will be served. -.
Lodge Deputy A. E. Andrews, assisted by
David McCobb as Marshal and Nellie
Hart as Deputy Marshal, installed the fol-
lowing officers to serve the next quarter in
Bay View Lodge, l. O. G. T: c. T., Leslie
Ames; V. T., Madge Bullock; P. c. T.,
Frank Colemer; Chap, Charles Frohock;
Sec'y, Isabella Griffin; Asst. Sec'y, Alice
Howe; F. Sec'y, Fanny Colemer; Treas,
Everett Wade; Mar, Herbert Bullock;
Dept. Mar, Alta Head; Guard, Austin
Warren; Sen, Roy Duncan;S. J. T., Mrs.
Annie Wade. A fine picnic supper was
served after the installation. >. Capt Fran
els French of Rockland is in town visiting
relatives.
MONROE. The village school taught by
Miss Nancy Parker closed Friday. Quite
number of visitors were present and listen
ed to fine program, consisting of dia-
logues and Rotations, etc., in which the
pupils did much credit to their teacher and
showed that they had been under good in
struction. Each pupil received a souvenir
from their teacher. 81. There have been
few cases of the grip here, and much sick
ness in this vicinity. Mr.. Reuben Fogg,
formerly of Belfast, and who has lived at
the home of Charles Fogg in Monroe, died
last week. The remains were taken to Bel