The Republican journal., 1888-08-30

DEATH OF Hon. SHERBuRNE SLEEPER Mr..
Sleeper died at his residence in this CITY at forr
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, aged about 16 years
Mr. Sleeper has been i'll for some time with n
rheumatic trouble, and at one O'Clock Wednesday
was taken severely i'll with rheumatic Mains about
the heart and expired about three hours later Mr.
sleeper identified with all of Hclf,st,s i'm
terests and has always lived here lie WAS
the second Mayor, having succeeded the Hon
Ralph {. Johnson in 1854, and was Mayor
for three wears. He also represented ward } in
the board of Aldermen in 1855 In every position
of trust Mr.. sleeper always found honest
anu reliable For many years he was a leading
dry goods merchant and at one time was n
partner with Mr.. Il. w. Pitcher. lie retired
several years ago. Mr.. Sleeper was twice mar
rie and leaves a wife and four sons His last
wife is Mrs. Sarah, daughter of the late George
Mcdonald. There are no children by the last mar
riagc. The living children are Samuel, Frank
l-iewcllyn and Percy. The highest eulogv that
can be paid 10 any one is to say that he was an
honest and conscientious man, and that can be
truthfuliy said of Mr.. Sleeper.
PooR's MILLS. Cutting grain attending camp
meetings and political lectures keep everybody
busy The circle met last Tuesday with Mr. and
Mrs. X. oodbury. jolly company AMI good
supper caused the hours to pass very quickly and
the time to say good night came too soon. All
went home hoping Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. and
daughters would soon give us an invitation to at
tend another socialle at their home. =. Horace \
Holmes, ot I.iNermore, CAL and for the last two
years student in the University OF Michigan, is
visiting his uncle, Horace Banks. He left here a
boy of eight and after an absence of fourcel Years
| is recognized by many of his friends, which we
think speaks well for their memory 49,. Mrs Viii
sou and daughter, OF Cambrgeport, are visiting
: at Mr.. Pattcr>on's.
! EAST THpnNDIkE Quite number of the
friends OF Rev. Il. l. Bradford met at the meeting
| house last Friday afternoon and donated him 50.
/ The ladies prepared picnic supper which
| enjoyed ny those present .Gcorge Shbcs, who
/ has been at work on hc railroad at Benton, WAS
! seriously injured Hast week. lie stepped away
! from the track to allow freight train to pas,
when he was struck in the head by a loose board
which had swung OUT about eight feet from the
ear cutting a frightful cash. lie was taken up
for dead, hat nj present hopes entertained of
! his rccovery..... Miss Annie Mcdonald. of New
Jersey, is visiting her aunt Mr. a. Il. Roberts.
! Miss Bertha Whitaker of Belfast, is visiting at d.
Il. Flint's NJ. T. Higgins has bought farm at
Getchclr- Cornor Nassalboro, and will move there
| soon
| LINCoLNNIIE. Miss Sarah Lcaiibottcr starts
| this week for Boston where She will probably re
main through the winter. Miss Eel Stctson is
home on Il visit to her mother. Miss Eta Mullin,
! who has been teaching iii Camden for several
years, has accepted position As teacher in Farm
! ngton, Minnesota, and has started for the west.
....Thc fall term OF school ut the Beach is unoer
the instruction of Miss Lena Hall ...Miss Alice
Dyer, of Bath, is visiting fricnds and relatives in
toWn....Capt. Israel Adams i, 1T home with his
family on Il short vacation. Miss Nettie l..
Adams returns to Finaiha>en this week to resume
her duties as teacher. Mr. 4. NJ. Heal has
| turned from scarsmunt where he has been at
work for ~hort TIME. Mr. y. :. Heal has start
Ell NJ his steam tillcshng machine and is ready to
receive Il certain amount of grain, more or less,
every day go. Miss Carrie Adams /, in Frecrort
visiting her SISTER Mr. Fanny {. Brewster We
| are favored will political rallies at the Centre
| lately, having ha4 Democratic and Prohibition
| speakers and we believe are to have Il Republican
rally this week. This affords AN opportunity to
| li,,rn to AL sides of the questions at issue.
| sWANvILLi. Messrs. y. l.. Nickoreon Alfred
>tin-on. \. II. Ellis o. r Patterson, j. W. Kim
/ hail, Augustus PhilhrooE VIM. clements and II.
+, Harris went to [ nifty TUESDAY To attend the re
union OF the 18TH Keg't NJ. N....The High Schoo!
began Monday with thirty nine scholars in at
, tendance This number Will be increased to fifty
| when All are in The members of Comet Grange
We're treated Monday evening by Mrs. e. NJ, Mar
den with apples raised on MI Mal1en's farm last
lrl Last saturday the SwanNille base bal! club
went to stockton and easily defeated the Wood
clins, of Font Point, by Of l. to II. The
work of the ewanyille battery, Me>-r9. Mason and
Nicker7on, was excellent. \ large crowd in
Attendance to the Woodclih- shake the lay
seed cut If the >wanyile's hair AZ they said ,
bui thought the swanvic boys rather turned the
,plc- ana Wited htr sim collars and curt;liled
| their "brag. ... Comet Grange made an excursion
Oh the steamer last saturday which was much en-
ivycd. The SUNDAY school Will have their annual
picnic next saturday ana will 20 to >earsport on
t!e shore They viii start from the grove about .
O'clock Arrangements have been matte for all
and it is expected it will be very pleasant time.
BROOKS. Last sunday Prof. Charles Jones, of
oaA t,r"Nc seminary, spoke at the Quaker House
In the morning and at the Union House in the af-
tcrno"n. IN the evening he and Friend sharpIess
were at the Grange Han in Wal,lo.... one week
az Re, Mi Lewis spoke before the young pco-
pies meeting With much acceptance Meetings
are being held every evening this week except
saturday by Mr. Avery, of Boston evangelist,
who is making them very Interesting and profit
able....Thc shops are busy just nov and every
ho'iA Is earning something ..Aiphonzo Cunning
ham hAs taken the job 10 move and repair White :
furniture shop. When finished it will he decided
iHlrrol cment to that street and alior,! "Wll" Il
better place TO keep i- mcrchandse... l.. g. Hail
la- erected 4 nice house in place of the burn
ed in the summer ..Iiram Pattcc is making some
additions - his building. near the depot Geo.
Thompson lost good COW the other dav by break
Ing her leg. lie lost one only few months ago,
which j. rather hard luck very nice COW be.
longing to- senator Rich WAS found the other day
with hcl shoulder dislocited. She is supposed to
have caught in the rope by which she was htched.
THE nice span driven by Nj. J. Dow have re
ceiled many compliments but he is only waiting
for some man with 500 to invest when he will let
them go....T. H. lIuNtord has taken his nice year
ling, obtained by FL. shibles, to Bangor. They
claim it il the best one in the county, but Will
EIli has one that Is hard to beat lie now weighs
.'out one thousand pound, aud is a beauty A
gentleman from Lewiston was here 70 liuN-
ford's matched span the other day and thinks he
viii buy them.
STOCKTON. The original Comic;,l Brown and
Concert Company will play in Denslow Hall >aur-
day cv ohing sept. lst, with an entirely new pro
grammc. The "Woodclif Boys were defeated
by the >wauyilIc club in a game of base ball with
q score OF II TO h.. Miss Agnes Wescott of Cas-
tine il Visiting her uncle, Capt l.. NJ. Partridge.
1921 Mr.. tcO. Mouiton and others are descrl ing
much credit in painting The engine house and fin
ing mp the grounds around the house. \ nag pole
has been placed on the house and new Nag is in
order stockton Grange No. 3G9 T. of IL, is to
partakc ot harvest feast tomorrow night Mem
her, requested to be present.. Mr.. A. ii.
Ward and wife and Mr.. Lewis snyder of Charles
town, Miss are in town IA few days.....M Mr.. Chas
Gilman in town last week. Mrs Hattie
Dickey and Mrs. VIVA Ccayes are spending few
weeks with their father and mother Mr.. and Mrs
+ Lewis Mulgett..... The usual weekly dance in
Denslow Hall will DC tomorrow friday night
instead of saturday night as Comical Browns Con
l cert Company plays saturday night. Mr.. Wilson
staples Is ont again, having been sick for three
four weeks. ;. Mrs. ii. A. IIichbOrn went to H.;
Grange last Friday to visit her brother. Mr.
l. Jones and daughter left for Cambridge, Mass.
II last week. Misses Alice Tolman and o. 5. Berr,
" and Mi. q. II. Hopkins left for Boston the first o.
Il the week Miss A. S. Thompson went to Albion
II yesterday To visit her brother. Miss Fannie
\ Mudgett arrived home from Newport Monday.
/. Misses \ lice Iichborn and Mildred Blanchard ar.
Y bp in Ram fab