The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

Captain Daniel l.. Cousins, and his wife,
three of the oldest people in this vicinity
and all inmates of the same house. Their
ages are 81, SO and So years. There is still
another death to report Miss Fannie May
Shute, who has been suffering with con-
sumption for months, passed away last We'd
nesday, Feb. Sd, aged 81 years. We shall
miss her from our midst. She was. at one
time president of the Y. P S. c. E. Her
mother, Mrs. Hartman, and brother, Fred
Shute also Capt. Hartman, have the sym
pathy of friends.
IsLEsBoko. There has been great deal of
sickness here. Typhoid fever, pneumonia
and the grip are prevalent now, and Dr.
Williams is kept busy night and day..
! Since Christmas there have been five deaths
| in town--Capt. Peleg p Boardman, Mrs. t.
II. Parker widow Staples youngest daugh-
ter. Capt. Ehen Bahbdge and Mr.. John
| Eoombs: and in the same time five births
and three marriages-My ron A Farnsworth
to Miss Christine Hatch: Maurice l.. Deck
en- to Miss Leila Haynes; John Benson to
| Miss Nettie Pendleton.. Otis Dodge has
built 4 nice rowhoat this winter and Capt.
f. +, Williams has nearly completed a NaWl
boat - feet long. The winter has been so
mild that the carpenters have the SiN new
cottages al Dark Harbor We'll along.
MORRILL,. Dr. j. y. Harris has been very
sick Of late. His son. DIR. John Harris, and
wife, from New Jersey. and his daughter,
Mrs. Sarah Frye, from Massachusetts. made
him Il short visit Jan. 29th and 30th. .Rev.
Rich Pearson from Nanceboro was in town
last Monday. Oracle Simmons is
Spending the winter in Belfast with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Brown.
,...Rev. Mr.. McDougall from Poor's Mills
preached at the church last Sunday. A
list of those who have been sick with la
grippe would embrace a large majority of
our citizens. Among the late victims are j.
4. Mears Esq, and wife, No deaths have
occurred and nearly all are convalescing...
Rescue Lodge Of Good Templars has elected
the following officers for the present quar-
ter. Herman Merriam, c. T.. Lille Hatch,
V. T.; Linda Merriam, Sec y. w F. Brown,
F. s. John Hartshorn T. Elida Sheldon
Chap: Will Wing, NJ.
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our mail carrier, have been Very sick. Mr.
w and his son are still quite sick and Land
lord Fred Hart is carrying the mail at pres
ent. The funeral of Mrs. Worthng occurred
Tuesday Ames Bros, have just put i'll a
new waterwheel. They have bought If lily
Pease 100 cords of stave stuff. and a large
lot on the stump, of Enoch Hills, L MON.
Artist Pease lost an OK recently. He had
contracted 10 haul 100 cords stave stuff to
the Ames mill. Mrs. Winfield Chaples is
SEX. Jesse l.. Gushee is on the sick list
We received a short but pleasant call from
Iarkin 5. Sanford, of Dakota, Saturday..
A. G. Gushee lost his valuable foXhound
Monday He had been offered S25 for it,.
Mrs Love Fish, who was buried in the GEM
eterv at McLain's Mills, last week, died at
her daughters i'll Washington. although she
had lived nearly all of her long life (ovcr 20
years in this town.
THoRNplKE STATION. la grippe has Wis
tied about every family and many are very
sick NOW Sleiyhing has been quite good
the past week and people improve the up
portunity. The first week in February
ending Saturday the 9Th twenty -tive ears
We're loaded anG SEM ont and many more
would have been sent if the cars could have
been procured. Nineteen cars are NOW OF
dered. go. Harmon x Morse shipped four car
loads of hay and bought five more. They
bought 800 pounds of potatoes and shipped
IL ear loads, and also bought and packed
"a hbls of apples. Nose x BesSey shipped
three ear loads of hay and would have ship
ped three more could they have had the cars
They also bought and stored 500 bushels of
potatoes. Farwell & Tilton bought in some
tive ear loads of potatoes and shipped two
ear loads. This work, with the goods sold
and sent ont, makes lively work for the trad
The two hlacksmitlls, Mr.. Monroe
and Mr.. Edward Philhrick, have all the work
they can attend to...T The pants factory is
now completed and Will start up business
this week. We all hope it will be a success
CAsTINE. F. =. Wood, Esq. of Bangor.
has rented his magnificent villa at Castne
to Col, A. Il. Bolan, a wealthy gentleman of
New York. Col. Bolan a member of the
18th Maine Regiment and is a Standard Oil
man. He is a great friend of John d. Rock
efeller, the magnate of that company Col
| Bolan rents the cottage all furnished, to-
gether with the stable. Mr. Wood is now
making arrangements to build another fine
cottage at Castine, the first story to be of
stone. .Castine is having a seige of the
| grip. Fourteen members of the Normal
School We're out last Thu1sdav Miss Mary
Hoolle, teacher of the primary school, went
home sick Monday noon. MIR. Locke, pastor
of the L Unitarian, and 0. II. Fernald. pastor
of the Methodist Church, are both sick and
no services were held at either of their
churches Sunday, Jan. 31st.. The scallop
| fishermen have discovered new bed of the
juicy bivalveS Just above the narrows and are
making large catches every pleasant day.
| Castine scallops command the hi hest price
| in the market. The wife of Mr. Alexander
| Perkins, one of otr prominent citizens. died
Wednesday night at II. 80 Mr. j. w.
Dresser shipped last week from his line fac
tory some % 600 lbs of line to New York
Troy. The fine weather and travelling are
fully appreciated, especially by those who
are numbering. A large amount is being
hauled in to Cunningham mill La Grippe