The Republican journal., 1892-04-07

WALDO CENTRE. Mr.. Riley Shorey is still
on the sick list. Mr. Joseph Payson is in
very poor health. DIR. Colson has been in
town to visit the sick -. Mr.. Andrew john
son, of Belfast, will lecture at the church in
this place April 18th. Members of P. of H.
are anticipating attending the county Grange
at Burnham. Farmers are preparing for
early peas. Quite quantity of apples and
potatoes still in this vicinity. Maurice g..
little son of Miles Luce, cut his foot badly
last week. DIR. Luce dressed the wound.
THoRND1KE. Farmers are busy preparing
for the springs work. The prospect is quite
encouraging for an early season. 49,. Robins
and other song birds have appeared and the
| frog-that musical harbinger of spring-was
seen and heard here last week. Messrs.
Flint, Dyer and Higgins, our board of
| assessors, are busy this week taking the
annual inventory of taxable property. Our
genial blacksmith at the East Mr.. J. Il.
| Gross, left home several weeks ago and has
not been seen in town since. Much anxiety
is felt for his safety, and his continued all
senre has occasioned considerable alarm.
Anyone knowing of his whereabouts please
report to the Mineral Spring Farm. MIR.
Benjamin AmeS was able to attend church
last Sunday. He has had quite a long and
serious Illness With la grippe
WlNrERroRT Mrs. Marx p. widow Of
the late VIM. Fairbanks was found dead in
her home Sunday night. She lived alone
and for some little time past had been in i
very desLondenr state Of mind. The last
time amy of the neighbors saw inr alive was
Friday night, and not seeing her about on
Saturday on Sunday they Were ,runblad
about her. bn1 finding her doors locked eri,
cndel she had gone To her brothers, who
lives two OF three miles out OF the village.
Sunday evening her nephew, George Cole,
came IN and he with Mr.. Morgan d neigh
hor, forced open her woodsie,l door and
found her lifeless body hanging from {,
beam. In a fit of temporary insanity she had
taken her own life. Mrs. Fairbanks was an
excellent woman and was for many years a
faithful member of the Methodist Church.
... Mr. George f. Severance, of East Or
ington, and Miss frankie l.. Fitzpatrick, of
Orland, We're united in marriage by Rev. H.
w. Norton Saturday evening. The cere-
mony took place at the home Of the brides
aunt Mrs, Martin DelaMo, on Commercial
street. Mr.. John Stokell is recovering
from the injuries he sustained by falling
down stairs last week. Miss Grace Libby,
who was visiting in town. has been very i'll
butts improving. Mr.. F. w. Haley has
turned from his business trip to Boston, Mrs.
Henry Snow Miss Josie Dunton and Miss
Sophie Chase arrived ON Saturdays boat.
i. Mr.. Woodbury. Thompson left for Boston,
Monday morning. Mr.. Bailey. of the Bailey
praying band, came on Saturday morning
and remained until Monday. Meetings We're
held all day Saturday and Sunday and We're
deeply interesting. Miss Daisy Lowe, accom-
panied by her aunt Mrs. r. +. Moody, left for
Boston Monday. Miss Daisy is going to the
Perkins Institute for the blind To he educat-
ed and also to receive medical treatment for
her eyes. 1t is an excellent chance for Daisy
and she has the best wishes of her many
friends for the recovery of her sight 49,. Al
the school meeting held in Dist. No , Sat
urdaN afternoon \. f. Fernald was elected
MODERATOR, ID. NJ. Spencer clerk, f. {. Arey
agent. Voted to re-grade the schools. S. II.
Morgan Il. J. Doe Mrs. Walter Haley were,
elected d grading committee. with power t."
adopt such rules as they think proper and to
assign pupils to such grades as they may I've
fitted. Voted that the agent that the
law as to school attendance he enforced and
report all delinquent scholars to the truant
officer, 1t is hoped that every parent and
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their effort to place our schools among the
best in Maine. So that it will not be necessary
for people TO send their pupils away from
home, and that hy having good schools our
district will be sought as a residence by those
having children to educate