The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-25
County Correspondence.

Mrs. Ruth Smart has returned from Mas
sachusetts, where she had been with her
daughter, Mrs. Clara Holmes, the past year
and half.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Mathews, Mr.. and
Mrs. Almond D. Rivers and friend, Mr..
Lewis, and Waldo Chaplin, who have been
visiting relatives in town, left Saturday by
boat for their several homes.
A hard rain storm and blow struck this
place last Saturday night and did much
! damage to crops and apple trees. Some
| trees of fall fruit were nearly stripped.
Corn lies flat and looks as though it would
along we'll since the late rains and garden
truck is growing finely. Grain is not SO
heavily strawed as last year but well head
ed. A few have not finished getting their
meadow hay.
DoDGE's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Asaph
! Dodge of Washington, D. c., are spending
the week with his sister, Mrs. G. o. Fer
maid, who is also entertaining niece, Miss
Martha Dodge of Vermont. 49,. Miss Lena
| Fernald returned to her home last Monday.
Mrs. Ernest Nickerson and son of Port
land are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| VIM. j. Matthews. Miss Florence Cobb
| of Gardiner entertained the Grange on the
evening of Aug. 10th by several readings.
given in pleasing manner "A large party
from Wintelport Vlslted MI. ahu MT 5.
| Charles Moody at their cottage, "Uncle
Toms Cabin" last Sunday evening.
FRANKFORT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Donlin of Provi-
dence, r. l., are in town visiting Mr. Don
| Inns parents. The dance in X. of P. hall
| Wednesday evening under the auspices OF
tine Knights of Pythias, was attended by a
| fair sized crowd and all report a good time.
....John Peirce of New York arrived here
in his yacht Sapphire Thursday. John b.
| Mcdonald, the New York contractor, is the
guest of Mr.. Peirce on board his yacht. =.
| Mrs. Breen of Bangor and her daughter,
Mrs. Cornelius Lane, were in town last
week visiting relatives.
| SMITHTON Freedom).
The young people of this place gave a
concert at the schoolhouse Sunday night.
nounced great success by every one. We
| feel proud of our boys and girls. =. There
are quite number of visitors here at the
present time. -. Miss Jennie Howe is spend
ing her vacation at Mrs. Lizzie Greeley's..
| Mrs Weymouth andtw children are at Mr..
Bragdon's. Mr.. jenkins and family of
| Boston are visiting at j. O. Bartlett'S. -.
| John Wentworth of Clinton is spending
two weeks with his mother, Mrs. Florence
| w euIWOTtu. blanche BARKER OI MOnG-
vile visited her cousins, Alice and Bertha
Wentworth, few days last week -. School
begins August Goth, Mrs. Bragdon, teacher
sEARsMONT.
The arrivals last week were Mr. Charles
Lincoln of Chicago; Mr.. Wesley Plummer
of Lowell, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Alton P.
French OF Watertown, Mass. Leigh Farrar,
Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ.
Ripley, Brookline, Mass. Mrs. Celia Tay-
| lor, Boston, Mrs, Edmund Bcknell, Miss
| Ruth Sargent and Master Winthrop Sar-
gent Of Lawrence, Mass. !, Mrs. q. +. Brown,
Washington, D. c.. and the Misses Haley
of Boston,. -. Miss Alice Smith of Westfeld,
Mass, is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. G. =.
| Beebee, Miss Smith is Christian worker
from the school at Mortified and spoke at
| the Nj. f. church last Sunday evening -,
Mr.. David L. Craig attended the g. a. 4.
| encampment last week and will go from
| there to the fair at st. Louis for three
weeks. -. Mr.. and Mrs John erie attended
Old Home week celebration in Rockand
last Thursday. Mr.. c. ". S. Gum re-
turned to Boston last week to attend the
| G. \. Il. Encampment.