The Republican journal., 1902-12-25
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
MON rvILLE.

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MoNrvILLE.
The remains of Mrs. Joseph Carson, a
former resident Of this place, were brought
here recently from Massachusetts, and fu-
neral services were held at the home Of
Mrs. james Thurst0n, sister Of the de-
ceased. Rev. T. r. Pentecost ofhciated. In
teIment was in the Smithton cemetery. A
husband, two children, father, mother, five
sisters and four brothers mourn her death,
besides a large circle Of friends. Mrs. E.
j. Hatch, who underwent a surgical opera
ton some two weeks ago, is thought by DR..
Hoyt. the attending physician, to be out of
danger.
PROSPECT FERRY.
Mrs. A. A. CHM has typhoid fever, but at
this writing is doing as well as could be ex-
pected. She is attended by DR.. Emerson of
Bucksport. Edwin Wescott of Mortified,
fred Frye, Isaiah and Emery Bowdoin are
at home from college to spend Christmas
Capt. w. H. Hartman arrived home from
Boston, Mass /, last Saturday.. Mrs. Har-
riet Perkins had an i'll turn last Saturday
She was attended by DR.. Stone of Bucks
port, and at this writing is much better. .
Mrs. Eugene Barnes entertained the Help
ing Hand Club last week. 81 Miss Hannah
Heagan arrived home from Bangor last
Thursday.
APPLETON.
Miss Addie Davis arrived home Thursday
from New York, where she has finished her
studies as trained nurse. Miss Davis has
had an excellent position offered her in
Florida, where she will shortly 60. :. james
McCorrison of Appleton and VIM. Cum
mings of Union have gone to California
En- route they visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Sim
mons, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sherman and
Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold, former residents
of Appleton, now living in Schuyler, Ne
braska.. Frank Kenney has gone to West
Upton, Mass, where he has employment in
a straw shop....J. G. Wentworth and VIM.
Newbert have disposed of their stock of
furs for good price. Messrs. Wentworth
and Newbert are very successful trappers,
and their operations extend over a large
portion of Knox and Lincoln Countless.
Miss Angie Simmons of Union is with Mrs.
John Arnold, who is still confined to her
bed by sickness.
MORRILL,.
Miss Olive Blood completed a successful
term of school at Belmont Corner, and went
to Castine Dec. 18th. She will graduate from
the Castine Normal school next June....
Miss Thirza Blood is at home from Augusta,
where she has been employed. The Stan
dard Bearers will meet with Mrs. Sarah
Storer Thursday evening, June sth.. Ar
thur B. Hatch, our genial grocer, postmaster
and town treasurer, left Morrill, last week
in company with one of our fairest and
best young ladies, and it is said they will
return to us soon and together occupy his
house near the church. We learn that his
business partner since his absence has had
great trade in cigars and candy, which
have been delivered free to his friends; and
it seems that every man and woman, boy
and girl, was dear friend of our absent
postmaster. We wish him-them-long life,
much welded bliss, etc.
FRANKFORT.
The granite quarries have been shut down
for the winter, and with the exception of
getting out paving stones no work will be
done until spring. They are working on
Mosquito mountain, getting out stone for
the new post office at Newport News. The
schooner Isaiah K. Stetson is loading
cargo of this stone and after that the work
in this part of the quarries will stop. The
indianapolis work is finished, or has gone
as far as it can before next spring, as the
work west has been shut down. But there
is more of it to be done and it will be con-
tinued as soon as the winter is over All
work for Chicago has been finished. Mr.
Peirce said Friday noon that some of the
men will be retained to get out paving
blocks, but the majority of them have been
discharged. go. The steam tug and dredger
Leviathan towed sch. Robert W. from Port
land Friday and takes load of stone back
....Some of the stone for the indianapolis
post Office, which was cut here this fall, will
go from Portland by rail-. The barkentine
Elmiranda of Boston, Capt. Sears, has load
ed paving for Philadelphia. She was one
of the last vessels built in Stockton and was
launched in 1874. Sch. l. K. Stetson is
loading cut stone at Mosquito Mountain for
Newport News. They finished cutting there
Dec 22nd. 1t looks as though it would be
very quiet winter in the stone line in
Frankfort. .Supt. Geo. Peavey of the Mt.
Waldo quarries is confined to the house
with lame knee.
wINTERPOkT.
The ladies of the Congregational church
society held very successful bazaar Dec
10th and 18th in the vestry. The decorations
were very attractive, the general effect in
yellow with touches of color here and there
The food exhibit, which contained many
tempting things, was presided over by Mrs
John Kelley. At the apron booth was Mrs.
W. Hopkins, with great variety of aprons
and sofa pillows, all her own work. Mrs.
W. II. Hattie had charge of the candy table,
where home made and other sweets were on
sale. The fancy work, stationery, pictures,
calendars, ETC., were in care of Miss Mildred
Haley, and Mrs. Benz. Thompson presided
over the linen booth. A little farther on
was the doll house, with its toys, dolls, pic
ture books, ETC., and everything child