The Republican journal., 1902-04-24

| May llth, at 3 O'Clock. under the auspices OF
the First Baptist Church, Belfast. \ Sun
| day school will also be organized for the
summer. We want everybody who posi-
bly, can to attend ..-. Frank o. Allenwood
and sister Inez were in Lincolnyille Sunday
| visiting at L. H. Knight 5. -. The roads are
dried up, SO the travelling is very good about
| town.. Joseph and Geo. Nichols and Lewis
Young are working as night crew in l.. E.
Pitchers mill. Lncolnville.. Many of the
farmers will 60 to farming in earnest next
week, that is, if the weather is good. y
| large acreage of corn will be planted this
| season.
| PROSPECT FERRY.
The sale at the school house of the Help
ing Hand Club last Saturday night was a
great success both, socially and financially
| Almost everybody found something that
they wanted. A short program was given,
then the sale of fancy work and useful ar
ticles and ice cream. About 500 were taken.
The Helping Hand club wish to thank all
| friends for their generous gifts and help in
the sale and on the program. Mrs. \. J.
Heagan will entertain the club April 3Oth..
Miss Gertrude Perkins of Bucksport visited
Miss Evelyn Avery last Saturday and Sun
day. Miss Celia CHM of Bangor visited
relatives here last Sunday.
PROSPECT
j, F. Libby is building an addition to his
store. F. H. Lane is getting the lumber. 80.
| Several thousand feet of fir and spruce
! boards have been sold to the quarres for
boxing stone from this section. Arthur
Boyd did the saving. There was some
lumber sold to build the new store at Mos
quito mountain. Meetings are held regu-
| larly now at the Roberts schoohouse.
Mark Ward is the leader. The boys are
expecting the suckers to come as soon as
the fTeshet subsidies. Simon Littlefed
has sent to Chicago and bought trident
after the pattern of Old Neptune'S and will
| Try it for spearing suckers. -. Arthur Moore
is buying all the beef cattle he can find and
| will have two carts on the road very soon
| Cows are in demand. Mr.. Holbrook from
i, the Point bought two in this section last
| week c. IL, Partridge is milking 10 COWS
| now and using his separator to get the
cream for the Winterport creamery.
| LIBERTY.
Two aged people of this town died last
week: Alya Sherman, aged ST years. and
| Charles Bradstreet aged 81 years Others
are sick Mrs. Hannah Aver, widow of the
late Marshall Aver, who died a few weeks
ago, is very sick. and there are no hopes of
her recovery. \. l.. Norton has been
very sick, but is much better at this writing.
....W. ii. Lowell and wife of Boston are
spending a few weeks in town.. Freeman
Crowell of Somerville, Mass. is in town.
called here by the sickness of his sister,
Mrs Hannah Ayer.... Oscar Douglass and
/ wife OF Hudson, Mass, both natives of this
! town, were here last week, called by the
death OF Mrs. Douglass father, Alya Sher-
man, Esq. Nothing but big bass have
been caught III the lake as yet with the ex-
ception of the rainbow trout caught a few
weeks ago. But one person has had two
! bites from salmon, breaking the hook in
one instance and the line in the other.
4 PITTSFIELD.
i Eugene Mark has purchased the Italian
fruit and confectionery store on Main street
....Dr. w. c. Marden made a brief visit
with his father in Swanyille last week. but
was back again in time to take dinner with
MI. j. S. Davis on his 9th birthday, Friday
the 18th. j. II. Davis, his only son, with
his wife and their eldest daughter DR.. Mar
j den's wife, with their little daughters MAX
ing four generations. Mr.. Davis is con-
sldered very smart man for man of his
Mr. f,t
low, who died short time ago, was the
only man in town as old as Mr. Davis. and
he was two years older, being nnety-six
years..A steamer of quite good size
has been brought here to be used on Douglas
pond during the summer III. S. Haseltine
IS making extensive repairs in his residence
on Nichols street. A bath room and other
convenenceS are to be added. =. Rev. L. W.
Coons will give the Memorial Day address
+ IN Newport in addition to the address given
here, and on Memorial Sunday he will
preach for the G. A. r. at North Dixmont.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Miss Bertha Partridge is collecting old
rubbers for the Sunshine Society. They
will be sent to Portland to be sold for the
free hospital bed fund All are invited to
contribute old rubbers and assist in filling a
large box. Mr.. n. W. Staples has been
agent for the Cooper Sheep Dip for several
years and he is doing an extensive business
selling it this year, as usual Mrs Mary
Page, formerly of this place, died at the
home of her parents in Frankfort last
Thursday. The funeral on Sunday was at
the Roberts school house. The school
house was decorated with evergreens and
the floral offerings were many and beautiful.
Rev. IL. W. Norton of Searsport officiated
and choir from Winterport was present
and sang two beautiful selections. :. News
was received here last week of the death of
Mr.. Frank Cunningham, who lived here
for many years, but has resided for the last
three years at Sangerville. Mr.. Cunning
ham was an Industrious and highly respect
ed man and his old neighbors and friends
heard of his death with much regret >. Mr..
Walter Wagner and wife of Bar Harbor
are visiting relatives and friends in this
vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Calderwood
and their little son Walter visited Mr..
CalderwOOd's father in Camden last week.
.::.cCapt., s: b. Littlefeld has employment
at Cape Jellison.
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