The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-31
County Correspondence.

County Correspondence.
EAST NORTHPORT.
Walter Dickey went to Mt Bigelow Monday
on a hunting trip. Herman Whitmore of
Northport accompanied him.. Miss Georgia
Kelley went to. Bangor Saturday to visit rela-
tives.. Mrs. Baker of Winterport, who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. A. B. Written.
returned to her home Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Rogers and family of Searsport
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Henry G. Hills
Sunday.
WALDO STATION.
The heaviest rainstorm of the season pre-
vailed in this section last week, filling the
wells and getting the ground ready for winter.
The farmers in this place have harvested their
potatoes. ]. c. Littlefield, F. E. Littlefeld, E.
L. Hussey, Sidney johnson and E. H. Little
field, all had large crops of fine, merchantable
potatoes. Sidney johnson got 900 bushels
from p acres. -. Two Of the Waldo teachers
attended the State teachers convention in
Portland last week.-Mrs. Flora johnson and
Miss Laura Holmes; also Miss Esther Evans,
who is teaching in Belfast. :. Leon Hussey,
who came home for week to assist in har-
vesting the crop of potatoes, returned to Oak
Grove Seminary Oct. 23rd. Frank Hall and
family now occupy the Walls house so-called.
80. We read with much interest the obituary
of John Freeman Hussey. He was cousin of
the late Omar Hussey.
Several cars of red granite from Stony
Creek, Conn.,, have arrived at the yard of the
Grand Central Terminal, New York city,.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hastey have returned to
their home in Jackson, after spending few
days with Mrs. Hastey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Darius K Drake Twelve cars of granite for
St. Johns Episcopal church, Bangor, have re-
Gently been shipped from the Mt. Waldo Gran
lite Works. Freeman W. Batchelder, who has
been employed in Redstone, N. H.. for several
months, has returned to his home here..r.
Lehigh Valley barge, 7O4, is at the Mt.
Waldo dock loading cargo of paving blocks
and cut stone for New York city. .......
Mrs. True Trundy has returned to Belfast
after being the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. E.
Parker for week. .... Mrs. Rosa Clark Morrill,,
who has been visiting relatives here several
weeks, has left for Monson, Mass, to visit her
brother, John Clark, after which she will con-
tinue to California, whe re she will spend the
winter months with her brother, Isaac Clark.
&C. S. Newcomb, Alvah Batchelder and AL
trip to Masardis, with two deer. Mr.. and
Mrs Eden C. Emerson have returned from
visit of several weeks with friends in Boston
and vicinity. The schooner Bloomer is load
ing rough granite at the Mt Waldo dock for
Rockland. j.. :. Miss Alice Hardy of Winterport
is spending few days with friends in town.
TIL ORNDlKE.
There was good attendance at the center
church Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Miler's scrip
ture lesson was from Matthew, 9Th chapter,
and his subject was prayer" Mrs. B. A.
Gross was organist. Mr.. Lewis Hogan, who
is in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Bos-
ton, writes that he is very lonely there and
his many friends in this section will send him
post card shower to cheer him up little,
All are hoping that Lewis will be SO benefited
by his treatment there that he will return to
his family in comfortable health. =. Mr.. Leav-
lit, who sold his farm to Mr.. Jackson, is board
ing with MIR. Fred Cole while disposing of his
crops. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson have moved into
their new home. Mr.. Gray, who bought the
B oardman farm, has taken possession. Mr..
Frank Gordon, who bought the William Toles
place, is having bay window put into the
house, new floors laid and other needed re-
pairs done. g. Mr.. M. V. B. Tilton of Bangor
was the guest of his nephew, Mr.. Fred Hasty
Oct. 22nd and 23rd. {. =. Miss Myrtle Quincy of
Belfast is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Fred
Hasty, and Of her uncle, Charles Heath, and
family. 50. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Ward have NOV
ed to their new home in Unity. Their remov-
al is loss to the town, the church, the Grange
and the neighborhood. We wish them pros
perity and contentment in their new home....
T he Lincoln League of the Roosevelt school
held box social at the home of Mr.. Richard
C. Higgins last Saturday evening. The school
is taught by Miss Anna M. Martindale, who
has the good will of her pupils, and they are
doing good work under her instruction. Miss
M artindale had the rooms prettily decorated
with fags-fags everywhere. The program,
with the exception of the music, was by the
pupils and all did their part we'll. Patriotic
songs were sung, and the cornet and organ
music by Mr.. Fred Cole and Mrs. Arthur
Oliver was pleasing to all. At the proper
time the boxes were sold by Mr.. E. L. Bart
lett, and one had only to see and hear Ernest
to understand that Ernest was in earnest and
knew where he was at Sell them! sure he did,
and he should have been a lawyer or an auc-
tioneer instead of farming it. When all the
boxes were disposed of, and money counted,
there were $965 cents for the Lincoln League
fund. Then there was a scramble for partners,
regardless of age or beauty. AS spectators
we noticed one old, gray-haired fellow eating
with the dark-haired schoolmarm, an old bache-
lor eating and flirting with the lady Of the
house, and surely "Joe" was boy again. Cases
were ditto all through the rooms. When
6 oodies were eaten. games were enjoyed. Cats
meowed, lights in the Jack o'lanterns grew
dim, then all started homeward, fet ling that it