The Republican journal., 1903-07-09
County Correspondence.

Mrs. Amy Towle has gone to work at the
Hersey Retreat, Standpoint
Miss Tillie Holt, who has been sick with
measels, is able to be up and about.
Miss Hannah Clark of Prospect visited
the family of Wilson N. Dow July 4th.
Miss Hazel Colson is taking music lessons
of Mrs. Percy Nickerson Of Swanville.
Eli Colson and son Otis arrived from
down river last Thursday to spend the 4th.
Fred A. Scribnsr of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Co. spent the 4th at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Blanchard of Sandy
point were in town July 4th at Sumner
Nickers0n's.
Miss Sarah Whitten of Melrose, Mass,
visited her grandmother, Mrs. Julia Nick
erson, recently.
Mrs. Marion Matthews has returned
from pleasant visit with relatives in
Searsport village.
Mrs. f. L. Savery has returned from
Northport Campground, where she had
been for short rest.
Misses Chester Curtis and Ida Cunning
ham of Swanville spent the 4th in town, the
guests of Miss Katherine Scrbner.
Charles II. Seavey Of Chelsea, Mass, ar
E. W. Seavey, who is dangerously ill.
Henry Trundy of Newburg is visiting
relatives and friends here. His daughter,
Miss Nettie, is stopping with Mrs. f. G.
Smart.
There was a large crowd at the ball in
Marden's hall Friday right, July Sd There
will be d social dance in the same hall Sat-
urday night, July 11th. Good music will be
furnished
The dance at Sumner Nickerson's pavilion
July 4th was we'll attended, both afternoon
and evening. The music was by S. B. Harri-
man of Swanville, violin, George Benson of
North Searsport, cornet. Foster Small OF
Swanville, organist.
J..W Smart and family of this town,
Colby Nickerson and family and Fred
Nickerson and sister, Miss Ida, of Swan
vile spent July 4th at Sears Island Bar,
where they had picnic dinner and clam
bake.
Mr. Willard Whittum and family of Cam.
den, who have been visiting Mrs. Whittum's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Tripp
Just over in Frankfort, have gone to Sears.
port village, where they are visiting Mr.
Whittum's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Whittum.
Herbert Black of this town, the OK king
of Waldo county, has forty head of Here
ford cattle, nearly all thoroughbred. He
has twenty oxen, eight cows, and the rest OF
his stock is heiferS and calves. He has six
of the largest calves that can be found in
Waldo county Mr. Black has sixty acres of
land that he tills He sowed forty bushels
of oats, and has seven acres of ensilage corn
planted, which is looking finely, besides
other crops. Mr.. b. has flock of nearly
one hundred Oxford Down sheep and lambs,
and it is as nice lot of sheep as can be
found in Maine
DoDGE's CORNER. 1t was lively around
the shore of Swan Lake July 4th. Many
cottages were occupied and tin horns were
blown and fireworks displayed in the even
ing, making it pleasant for residents and
guests. Among the most pleasant incidents
of the day was a picnic dinner partaken of
by some of the descendants of Amaziah and
Elizabeth J. Dodge at the homestead of the
late VIM. j. Dodge. The oldest person
present was Richard 7. Dodge, youngest
son of Amaziah and Elizabeth, who is s.
great granddaughter, Miss Doris X yle from
Everett, Mass, aged about four years
Twenty persons sat at the table under the
trees and enjoyed a thoroughly good time
Among those present were Mrs. Silas d.
Brown of Belfast, Mrs. VIM. ii. Cate and
Mrs. C. o. Fernald, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Mathews, Mr.. George Mathews, Miss Wini
fred Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Z. Chap
in. Miss Martha Chaplin, Mr.. Carl Howard
and Paul and Bertha Bradford. Mr.. anG
Mrs. Edward Mathews went to Unior
July 3rd, returning the 9TH. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles w. Rogers and family Of Belfast
spent July 18th at their cottage.
WINTERPORT.
The Fourth passed off very quietly, ex
cept the customary racket of the small boys
Quite number went to Camden, Monroe
and other places where they were celebrat
ing =. Mrs. NJ f. Tibbets of Jacksonville
Fla, accompanied by her granddaughter
Miss Mary Hosmer, and friend, Mis-:
Moore, arrived last week and will spent
some weeks with her sister, Mrs. Levi!
Atwood. Mrs. VIM. Kennedy and chldre1
of Boston are also visiting their parents
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Atwood of Bangor
were down for day or two, so the Atwood
home is quite lively at present. Mr.. B
NJ. Hewey of Somerville, Mass, is at Edna
Smiths for a few weeks. Miss Haze
Young has returned from visit to Boston
Her friend Miss Frances Hanscom accom-
panied her home and Wilt also visit hel
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Havener...
Mrs. Nelson Weed has moved into the
Dunton block. Mrs. James Mason, who
has been very i'll, is slowly recovering.
Frank Simpson slipped and fell last Thurs
day while doing his chores in the barn anG
broke both bones of his leg below the knee
j IL.