The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-11
NORTH SEARSPORT,

After long cold winter spring is with us
again. The little songsters have come
again telling us warm weather will soon be
with US. Other tokens of spring are the
fishermen getting their boats in readiness
for the lake. The snow is fast leaving,
with no frost in the fields and not much in
the roads. There will be more farming
done in this place than in the past Sears
port and Stockton will make market for
early garden truck. IA Portland man was
in this vicinity and in conversation said
that if it had not been for the petitions
from the Oranges Portland would have got
the Capitol. Chalk one for the grange. -.
The veterans of Waldo thank Representa-
tive DuDton of Belfast for the stand he
took as to the flags for the schoolhouses.
The Waldo delegation voted right every
time. Well, now care safe for another
two years let us settle down to farming and
get just as much enjoyment out of life as
possible; attend the grange meetings and
meet the old veterans as often as we can.
We are going this way but once and will
be gone long time when we 60
TROY.
The five-year-olG son of Newell Head OF
East Troy died March 2Sth. The funeral
occurred Saturday.. The monthly meeting
of the North Troy Reading Club was held
at George Cooks, Friday evening. Thirty
three partook of bountiful supper. Mrs.
George Woods and daughter Rosamond
spent last week in Pi:tSfield, where Mrs.
Woods is taking lessons in painting of Miss
jenkins. 1T. W. Halves had a very sick
horse last week. Mr.. Mitchell, the veteri-
nary surgeon, was by the animal all night
and succeeded in saving its lfe....E. P.
Hopkins, who bought store in Benton and
moved there from Troy few months ago,
and little daughter, who have been quite
sick, are recovering. Troy friends of Mr..
and Mrs. John Whitney of Winthrop are
sorry to learn they are in quarantine. The
older son had just recovered from scarlet
lever, when the younger one was taken
Ross, who for the past three years has been
pastor of Troy church, has sold his place
and intends to locate in Rhode Island.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mr.. Charles Grant has moved his family
from the village to the house owned by John
Boyd. The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Holt
was held at the Roberts schoohouse last
Thursday Mrs. Holt formerly resided here
but had been in Belfast lately The young
people in this vicinity are interested in the
Sunday services at the Marsh schoOlhouse
by Rev. I. II. Derrick of Standpoint
:...Adelbert Dickey has moved his family
from Frankfort to the Jacob Eames' house.
....M Miss Helen Littlefeld has gone to Bog
Hill as housekeeper for Mr.. Edmund Ames
and family. Andrew Grant left his home
at Mrs. Clara G. Grants last Thursday,
and when last seen was in the Clark neigh
borhood. Mr.. Grant is Is years old and his
absence gives his friends anxiety.... Mrs,
Joe Clark is now at Mrs Grants. Emery
Calderwood has very fine looking colt four
years old, well broken to the harness.
Clifford Staples has a promising yearlng
colt and |. +. Gould has some good colts and
Willard Lane has fine. Percheron stallion,
valued at $1,000. Nathaniel Littlefeld
sold fine black horse last week in Belfast.
THE well known trotting horse "Blue
Will,' owned by l. F. Gould, will probably
prove to be winner at the races this sea-
son as usual.
APPLETON.
Twenty Odd Fellows, members of Apple
ton lodge, visited Mt. Battle lodge, Camden,
Saturday evening and saw the first degree
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