The Republican journal., 1889-04-18
County Cor srep0ndence.

| SOUTH MoNTvILLE. The uncomfortable house
! cleaning is near at hand, when aye men" must
leave their boots outside and eat cold dinners
Osmond o. Cram came home last week, from But
ler Hospital, X. L., with cold on his lungs. Miss
Bertha A. Adams is on the sick list Mrs. Mary
+. Adams, who has been sick all wihter, is better
=. The assessors are abroad in the land taking
notes Of your surroundings THE drama, "The
Sparkling Cup, came off at Prescott's hall Monday
evening the lst. Although but one of the charac-
tiers had ever been in play before, and they had
only q short time to prepare, it pronounced a
perfect success. The music was A |, and despite
the bad travelling the hall was full. 1t was re
peated Monday evening, the Sth..... Mrs. j.
w. Hannah was buriet here April 4th. She
leaves husband and two small children. Mrs
Hannah very estimable woman, Il kind and
loving wife, fond and indugent mot her, and an
obliging neighbor. She was a woman of a remark
able even temper, always calm and thoughtful
and beloved by all who knew her. Her loss will
be deeply felt in the community.
CAMDEN The Herald saws: f. II. Bramhall
launched, Apr. |, the iouble-end steamer that he
lately built to order to swing the Curacao Bridge.
She is now receiving her machinery at Allcn's
wharf and about the middle of this month She
will he shipped to Curacoa by vessel. Mr. Bran
hall is now at work 40 It. tug boat, for Capt.
smith. She is about timbered out and the work
will be pushed on her with all possible dispatch
lie expects to have her finished all complete
this month and try her under steam before she is
shipped. He has also 30 it. launch nearly ready
for the machinery which he expects to use in Cam
den Harbor this summer for taking out parties....
Gen. John ID. Rust of Rockport has been granted
pension for erysipelas, malaIial poisoning and
resulting disease of the heart, contracted in the
line of duty while in the service of the govern
ment in the Department of the South during the
war of the rebellion Mrs, Eliza Piper, who died
in ST. John, y. B.. the 22nd ult., at the age of -
was born in Camden in 1904 and was the Youngest
child of the late Lieut.. John Hardness. The
new Masonic Hall is now completed and furnish
ed and formally opened to the Masons of
Camden and their ladies last Thursday evening
THE Castine Normal school Alumni Associa
ton will hold their 18th annual reunion at the
usual time on ~herman's Point. George I. Iiodg
man has strong petition for the office of Deputy
Collector of Customs at Camden Miss Louise
Miller johnson, daughter of Edward Johnson
Esq, of Primrose Hill, Belfast is visiting Miss
Alice Cushing The Knox County Fair and Cattle
show will be held in Camden the present season
SANDY POINT. 5. c. Staples who has been first
officer of the brig l.. Staples, arrived home last
week from Boston. He had been absent from
home eight months Mrs. White of Monroe, il
visiting her sister, Mrs. Levi Staples..... Miss
Lovena Warlwcll, of Pcnobscot, is spending
few weeks with friends here. Miss Nellie Thom
as, of Medford, is with her sister Mrs Lewis Hop
hinS.. Mr. ,Jacoh Nounu has l,ppn il, I.u,- .1n,t