The Republican journal., 1902-07-24
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
SEARSMONT,

Mrs. Ellen T. Herrick of Lockport, New
York, Mrs. Julia Sumner Crew ett of Lin
coin, Neb Dr.. W. j. and Mrs. Trefethen OF
Wilton, Maine, Mrs. Annie T. Snow and
the Misses Lois and Frances Trefethen from
kent's Hill, Miss Ina Chivers of Amesbury,
Mass, and Horace T. Muzzy of Boston
were in town last week to attend the Muz-
zy-Trefethen wedding. -. Mr.. Eugene Rey-
nolds of Lowell, Mass, is visiting his moth
er in this place. Mrs. Sarah and Miss
Edith Farrar, who have been visiting
friends in Belfast, have returned home....
Miss Julia Berry is at home for the summer
vacation. Rev. 7. +. James held quarterly
meeting services last Sunday and preached
an able sermon in the morning. Mrs. Nj.
j. Poor and Mrs. Mary Thomas gave lawn
party Friday evening at which cake and ice
cream was sold. The proceeds will be used
TO repair the sidewalks =. MI Groves has
a severe i'll turn, last week, from which he
has. not entirely recovered.
FREEDOM
Mr.. and Mrs James Elliot and Master
Clarence OF. Lynn, Mass, are the guests of
b. W. Williams. Miss Matella King of
Washington. D. c., is spending the summer
with her aunt, Miss 5. Il. Perley.. Dr.
Morton Small and family of Frankfort are
in town.. Mr. Chester Woods is working
on the railroad between Burnham and
Watervile.. Nh Edward Nichols is at
home from Rockland for his vacation....
The W. c. I. L. will meet at the church
next Tuesday at p. H.. The annual bust
ness meeting Of the Cong'l church will be
held next Saturday at ; p. IN. Allmembers
are requested to be present.. Mr.. Charles
Thompson has returned from Boston and
viii spend the remainder of the summer at
home. Mrs Margaret Stevenson and Miss
Minnie Webb are spending two weeks at
Eorthport. Mrs. Clough of Rockland
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tavuS Bellows last week.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
The 4th of July picnic at the Centre school
house was very successful and the fire
works in the evening were very fine. A
large number from Standpoint and Pros
beet were present. The Centre Sunday
Roberts school house last Sunday Mr.
Mark Ward of Searsport Harbor is super
intendent and Mr.. Stephen Larrabee OF
Prospect teacher OF the Bible class. The
school is well attended and prosperous.
They expect soon to accept the invitation to
visit the Centre Sunday school, :. The en-
tertainment at the Roberts school house
last Monday evening was we'll attended
Mrs Putnam read several fine selections
and Mrs. Abbie Chase, Miss Lillian Sylves-
ter, and Miss Emma Stairs gave very inter
eSting recitations. Misses Laura and
Alice Wagner of Bangor are visiting at
Mr. Thomas Wagner S... The Centre school
Improvement League will Use the proceeds
OF the sociable given recently, to paper the
school house and buy pictures. ... The i. T.
), {. +. viii meet as usual next Sunday
evening at 80 p. m. All are invited to at
tend.
Leslie Hemingway of New Y ork is visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. II C. Pease.
....Alton Martin, wife and child. OF Boston
are thefgueSts of John Martin for a few
weeks. ...Jo ohm Richardson OF Howard, r. l.,
has been in town short time. the guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. q. c. Richardson.
....J. Asbury Pitnan, >upt. of schools of
Marlboro, Mass. recently visited his parents,
MI, and Mrs. VIM Pitman.. MI and Mrs. |
\ Abner Grant of Dorchester, Mass. have been
the guests Of Fred Grant and Wife the past
N~.
Roekport last week, where She was called
by the death Of her brother-in-law, John II. |
I homaS. Mrs 5. j. Gushee has received
from her son. Ralph Gushee, line photo
graphic views of Hotel Clarenunt, of which
he is proprietor. The views are 10 by Is
inches and are very line pictures OF thepop-
uar hotel, which is situated on Riverside
Drive near the Grant tomb. Mr. Gushee
has ten years lease of the property, which
is owned by the city of New York 80. Miss
Jessie Heating of Rockland has been in
town few days visiting her former school
mates. ..Dr. c. f. Taylor and wife of
Pueblo, Col, We're recent guests of Lucius
Taylor. .....Mrs Davidson who fell and
fractured the bones Of her hip while visit
ing her son, f. l.. Davidson. is recovering
from the effects of the accident
EAST KNOX.
Thursday, July 18th, very pleasant party
met at the home of Mrs Rachel Ryan. in
East Knox. There were present Mrs. Maria
Clements of Waldo and three of her daugh-
ters; Mrs. j. D. Frazier, Belfast; Mrs. A.
NJ Patterson and Miss Belle Clements. Whit
ing. Iowa Mrs. Geo. L. Ryan, Belfast Mrs.
Sarah F. Mixer, Mrs. J. d. McGray, Miss
Margie Cook, East Knox. The party in
cluded four married ladies, three widows,
one maiden lady and one young miss. Mrs.
Sarah Mixer, Mrs. Ryan's mother, 81 years,
was the oldest present, and she was as spry
and active and as full Of fun as any one
Miss Margie Cook, Mrs. Ryans grand
daughter, aged II, was the youngest. The
heaviest was Mrs. Frazier, who tips the
scales at over 200; Mrs. McGray, who weighs
less then 100, the lightest AT twelve O'Clock
the hostess seated her guests at the table,
and one poor, lone bachelor, too, was there.
1t was hard place for him. 1t was hard
place for US all. We worked hard, but had
to give it up. We undertook to eat all there
was ON the table, but got discouraged. Mrs
RYAN served one of the fine dinners she