The Republican journal., 1892-01-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


buildings We're formerly owned by DR., North
of Augusta Loss covered by insurance.
BROOKS. Nearly every family has some of
its members on the sick list. 1t is evidently
la grippe. Thus far it has not assumed a
dangerous form but needs to be taken care
of, as experience has shown. The roads are
Very rough but lots of hay teams are coming
in every day. Rev. David Bracket officiat-
ed at the funeral services of John ID. Jones,
who was buried in the Friends yard near
the chapel. Miss Joan Jones is doing some
of her annual fancy work nowadays. She is
quite an artist and there is a demand for her
work locally. George A. Jones of Micha-
gan is visiting friends in town.. The cloth
ing shops are busy and lots of work is COM
ing....C. II. Forbes is clapboarding and
painting his barn. .Glenville Forbes has
gone to Boston, where he has found employ
ment. :. Fred Richards and Nellie Forbes,
of Boston, have been at Francis M. Forbes
....A son of De Witt Abbott, of Knox, was
skating. last week. when the ice broke and
let him in As he tried To get ont the ice
kept breaking away and he would oubtless
have drowned If he had not received aid.
Bim Stantial. who was With him. GOT some
pieces of plank, and pushed them out to the
hoy, and in this way got him ont of the pond.
He was badly chilled and has been quite sick
as a result OF his adventure. -. The heavy
rains have washed the country roads very
badly and in some places they are dangerous
to travel 49,. Everybody says. 20 for some
nice. oid-fashone,l sledding." How it would
make business hum. -. Bert Lane has added
nice. modern. ttn-foUt show ease to the
furniture Of the store #. /. HuNford has
painted his store inside and everything looks
nice and neat. NJ. i. Dow sold we'll out Of
his holiday stock and now is locking after
the midwinter trade in warm, heavy goods
80. Scott NJ. Godding has bought the Or. AreN
place of hanson Rich and will take posses
sion Of it for Il residence at an early date.
Miss Lila Neatly is said to he sick in
Camden.
WNTERPoE1. King Comp has estahlishela
reign of terror ia Winterport and his l;l-
happy subjects are numbered by scores. To
give Il list ui the victims would I've to tnulner-
ate half the town. The doctors are kept
busy night and day hut at the present writ
ing there are not many considered dangerous
ly i'll. Mr. William Ritcliie. Il we'll known
citizen OF the town, died at his hone near
White Corner Friday. quite suddenly, aged
"A. Funeral services We're held at his late
residence Monday conducted by Rev. H. w.
Norton. Mrs. Hugh Smith died quite sud
denly at her home not far from Whites Cor
ner Sunday night. She had a young child
and Was quite feeble. The grip attacked
her and she could not rally. 1t is d sad case.
us She leaves a husband and three little
feeble for many months, died last week of
consumption. The funeral services We're
held at her late home Christmas day. THE
children of the NJ. E. Church had a Christi
mas tree at their Nestry Thursday night. 1T
was pleasant time. but on account of sick
ness there We're not so many ont as would
otherwise have been. Mr.. S. W. Coftren
was at home from Boston for Christmas...
Miss Josie Dunton has returned from Carl
bou... Miss Lizzie Haley returned to Farm
ington Saturday, accompanied by her friend
Miss Appleyard, who has been visiting her,.
Mr.. Charles Eaton and Miss Louise Eveleth
are at home from Boston spending their va
cation. Miss Eveletll has been quite sick,
Int is improving. Capt. John Haskell, a
we'll known captain of this town for
many years, passed away at his home Mon
day morning. He had a shock in the fall
and he has been feeble ever since. A second
shock a short time ago Frustrated him and
he did not rally. Capt. Haskell for
many years a member of the Methodist
Church and was (; member of Geo. Pratt
Lodge. He leaves a wife, one son and one
daughter to mourn their loss. Mrs. Haskell
was Frustrated with the grip N the time
of her husbands death. Mrs. Eva wife of
Capt. Minot S. Lowe, passed away Monday
AFTERNOONS She has been Very i'll for two or
three weeks from pneumonia and being Il
very frail woman had not strength t" rally,
hut died from exhaustion. Mrs. Low Was
very fine woman and leaves many friends.
This case is Il peculiarly sad one, She
leaves Il Young daughter who is an invalid
and nearly blind. She also leaves one son.
Capt. Lowe and family have the deepest
sympathy of the entire community in their
terrible atf1iction. Mr.. Costello, an aged
man. who has lived here many years, died
Monday night from la grippe.
PROSPECT. From Il young contributors.
Mrs. Chas. Littletied, and Mr.. Frank Gould
and wife are all confined to the house with
severe attack of la grippe. They are attend
ed by DR.. G. A. Stevens of Stockton Springs.
Mrs Hattie Hchborn is slowly inprov-
ing. Ledo girl, the beautiful mare former
ly owned and driven by the late Miles Halves,
was recently sold to Rockland parties for a
good price. Mr.. James A. Haley. wife and
son spent Christmas with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs James Haley Of Winterport, &C.
o. Hatch has returned from Portland where
he has been to serve as juryman. ..H II. H.
Libby is at home from college to spend the
holidays with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. John
f. Libby. Mr.. Walter Trask. our village
school teacher. spent Christmas with his par
ents i'll Newhurgh. -. Mr.. S. l.. Dodge was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. III. Iittletield
Saturday. Dec. 26th... Mrs. Maud George
Went to Boston Dec. DIST by train to Join her
husband W. III. George. Mrs. Ella NJ
Littletield and Mrs. Gould reported sick last
week, are improving. Mr.. j. f. Libby re-
ports good Christmas trade. -. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. II. George have gone to
Marblehead. Mass, to spend the winter,
where Mr.. g. has a nice position as
private driver for Geo. w. Brown....
A large number Of our people are com
planning of severe colds, in many in
stances developing all the symptoms of la
grippe. Mrs. Ella NJ. Littletield has reciey-
ed the sad intelligence of the death of her
aunt. Mrs. Nancy Drew who died in Newton,
I,1,-o at tln raSi1en.a of I.r SON Mr. POM