The Republican journal., 1902-06-26
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Miss Addie Crockett closed her school in
North Searsport Friday....A School I'M
provement League has been formed at the
Centre school. The League will have
sociabe soon and use the proceeds to I'M
prove the school house. The \. p. ). {. +.
at the Roberts school house are very
anxious to buy much needed lamps. Mrs.
Prudence Putnam Of SearSport llarbor has
kindly offered to assist them by giving
reading, soon. She viii be assisted by Mrs.
Sylvester. i collection Will be taken.
The date will be given later. Mr.. Ralph
Scribner of Searsport called on friends IN
this vicinity. recently Miss Agnes Ward
of Prospect visited Miss Jennie Crockett
last week ... Miss Jessie Marden called on
friends at the village, recentlY... Mr.. and
Mrs G. O. Hatch visited friends i'll Morrill,
last week., Many from this vicinity have
been TO the village to see the fine millinery
displayed by Miss Fannie Clf AYES. Miss
Ann Thompson has also an attractive
assortment Of milEnery... Nj. and Mrs.
Howard Moore and two children visited at
Mr. Freeman Partridge's recently. -. MI
Arthur Moore went to Monroe on business,
last week.
PROSPECT
John +. Libby will put a crew in his hay
ing field July LIST William West with his
crew and horses will be at it,. Gooding
Grant has got the largest piece of multiply
ing onions-sOmetimes called potato onions
in town.. The schooner Poor Jim is out
of The creek and on trip for goods for the
store. Benjamin Eames has all he can do
in the blacksmith shop. The old wagons
will come this way now. y. Q. Spinney
has lots of old ones, with some new He
swaps. sells, and will trade somehow.
O. Is. Gray wants all the back taxes now.
lit is somewhat the custom to run down
towns with poor roads, stockton Springs
has been one of the towns in the past that
had poor roads, but they are coming up
finely this year. 80 he hay crop will be fair
ly good, but on the stream farms last Satur-
days heavy rains flooded the low places
and the grass is down fiat and full of grit.
&C. H. Partridge has 800 chickens. Mrs.
P. set 50 hens to get that number and some
are big enough for broilerS now. Arthur
Moore, who runs the meat cart, is buying
native beef, lambs, hogs and poultry, and
has a big sale along the bay and river. The
summer visitors will begin to come this
week and more will be wanted. Beef, lamb,
pork and poultry are higher, but corn is
way up and when figures are made there
is not much profit
THORNDIKE.
Peter Harmon attended the Democratic
State Convention in Bangor last week..
Mrs. l. G. Monroe has been passing a week
with her mother, Mrs. Amanda Heald of
Lincolnville. Miss Grace Farrar of Rip
ley was the guest of Mrs. C. B. Cox few
days last week :. Mrs. |. b. Thompson and
daughter, Miss Nellie, passed a few days
with Mrs. &. a. Gowen, last week ~. \.
Higgins and daughter, Mrs. S. F. Files,
passed June 10th with Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Hatch in Jackson. Rev. Geo. c. Howard
and wife of Evanston, H., were the guests
of Mrs. Peter Harmon, June 10th. Mrs.
Benz. Ames, who has been visiting relatives
in Bangor, has returned home. -, Several
from the Station attended the funeral of
Mrs. Abbie Clement of Knox last Wednes-
day. Fred Sayword and wife of Durham
passed Sunday at George Wards .DOlph
Myr lex and wife of Unity passed Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walker. Mrs.
James Racklitfe of Bangor is visiting at W.
II. Coffin S.. The old crew of section men
were given employment and went to work
Monday morning on this section with Les
lie Bradford. foreman .. Eben Small re-
turned home from Pttsfeld Saturday night.
miss Nina Fuller of Winslow passed
last week with her friends Mrs. Willard
Sparrow and Miss Flora Farnham. Miss
Hattie CornfOrth has been visiting her
brother, Allen Cornforth, in Waterville. -.
Mrs Emily. Smith Of Boothbay and Mrs.
Alice Higgins were the guests of Mrs. Re-
becca Files and Mrs. Addie Higgins June
18th. Miss Ethel Howard, who has been
teaching school in Waterville, is passing
week with Miss Edith Harmon before re-
turning to her home in Pitts6eld. Mrs.
A. R. Murch, Mrs. Porter Hurd, Mrs. Flora
Hunt and Miss Edith Harmon have been
spending few days in Watervlle.. In
teresting meetings were held at HarmOn's
hall, Sunday morning and evening, conduct
ed by Miss Nellie Thompson. -. Messrs.
Gordon and Crosby are painting the build
ings owned by Mrs. Abbie Hurd.