The Republican journal., 1904-02-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
BURNHAM.

d. 4AIN
Everett Davis is doing quite extensive
numbering operations on his lot on the
Horseback and employs large crew Of
men and several teams. His lumber will
be landed ON the Sebasticook river near
PeltOma Point. Charles COoks0n is haul-
ing large lot of lumber to the lumber mills
at the village. An account of the wedding
observance of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Chand-
Ter is published on the End page.
CENTRE MONTvILLE.
Allen Goodwin and Llewellyn Keller
went to Augusta last week on business.
Cora Goodwin visited her cousin, Hattie
ClOugh, in Liberty, last week. George
Edmund and Wesley Wentworth built an
ice house last week. Clement, Cushman
& Co. moved about 1000 bushels of corn
from Belfast last week. Their transfers
report plenty of snow for the business, with
no very oppressive, sultry weather. :. There
are several new lambs at W. S. Poland's
The way the landscape looks now, they will
get a big start on the Fourth of July peas,
to which they are destined to add grace ..
E. S. Jackson has been here from Newport.
staying with E. E. Tasker for a few days.
LEW. Z. Bowen was here from Belfast
Feb. 3d.. Charles Thompson is now SET
tied on the NJ. E. HERMAN farm. &C. F.
Porter has moved to Liberty.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Everyone is talking about the new rail-
road line from Lagrange to Stockton Springs
and Searsport. MIR. Arthur Moore has sew
eral men at work cutting ice on South
Branch stream. He needs a large quantity
in his business as butcher. -. Mr. Emery
CalderwoOd has had lumber sawed for a
new barn and is having it hauled from
Boyd's mill. Mr.. Harry Hichborn called ON
people in this vicinity recently in the inter-
est Of the new rural free delivery route that
is soon to be established. The route should
start from Stockton Springs, since there is
soon to be a railroad here, and the principal
reason urged by those in favor of having it
start from Bucksport was the starting from
railroad station. The route as arranged
from Stockton Springs is shorter and bet
ter route. Misses Clarice and Maud Par
fridge are staying at Mr.. Crawford Treat S
in Searsport. II. L. Hopkins has been
buying apples in this vicinity The schools
in town closed last week. Miss Elva Rar-
dell taught a successful term at the Center
school and Miss Clara MIDGET at the Rob
erts school. Both teachers live in the vii
lage.. Mr. Herman Partridge is doing con-
siderable teaming with his three horse
team-hauling lumber, apples, etc. -. Mr..
S. B. Littlefield, Jr., has a speedy horse
that he drives quite frequently lately....
Mr.. Wilbur Ridley went to Searsport on
| business last week ...... Mr.. F. Percy Par
fridge has beat the record in this vicinity in
the poultry business this winter. -. People
in this vicinity were somewhat astOnished
to get affectionate letters from "Cousin
James," but after careful reading it proved
to be a clever advertisement for Harry
Clark's clothing store in Belfast. Mr.
Wilbur Staples has been quite i'll but is now
convalescent. .....T The Maine Audubon So
ciety has decided to offer prizes for the best
essay ON 'Bird Life in Maine" There are
| two prizes, $40 and S. The prizes may be
| competed for by any pupil of public
school in Maine. The President of the SO.
| ciety is Prof. A. L. Lane of Waterville and
the vice president is G. W. Hinckley OF
East Fairfield, the efficient supervisor OF
Good Will Farm. 1t would be good plan
| for all teachers in this vicinity to write fo1
particulars and to endeavor to interest theil
| pupils in this society.