The Republican journal., 1892-11-10

SOUTH MoNTvnLE. Mrs. Aldana Gilman
returned home last Sunday. Werner Ben
nett visited the Hub last week to attend the
Mechanics fair. Mrs. c. NJ. Howes is inn
proving in health Eden Pease has gone
to Rockland for few days. Miss Lizzie
Prescott has returned to Union to work in
the pant factory, where she has been en-
ployed for several years as busheler. Mr..
W. B. Morse has bought an organ for his
daughter Mamie.
CENTER MoNTyILLE. Mr.. D. C. Richards,
representative of the Peoples party and
secretary of the State committee, delivered a
lecture at the town house Monday evening.
Oct. 81. =. The social at Grange Hall was
postponed on account of the weather and
will be held Tuesday of this week. MIR.
Mayo Clement is down from Pittstield and
will remain until after the election. Ar
rangements have been completed for buying
the mill property and work will begin at
once. Mr.. Chas. Howard, of Montyile,
recently lost cow. 1t was found dead in
the pasture. having got cast.
LIBERTY. Next week w. J. Knowlton
will ship a ear of apples to st. Paul, Mimi.
-. Miss Annie Bean, of Boston, was in
town last week. The members of the Bap-
fist society of this village gave an entertain
ment and antiquarian supper at hall St.
George last Wednesday evening. The menu
bers of Liberty Lodge Ill F. & A. NJ. are
increasing quite rapidly Mrs. J. w.
Clough is visiting friends in Unity. John
Sheridan Sullivan is quite sick at Hotel
Waldo. Orlando Bagley, of Birch Island,
will boart at the Waldo this winter. Miss
&. NJ Howes is much better. Mrs. David
Prescott and family, who have been visiting
at her fathers, Freeman Iinneken, Esq.
! have returned to their home at Howard, II.
L.. 1t has been reported that Arthur Mar
tin, of East Liberty, had a lot of onions stolen
out of his field in the night short time ago
But as some of his nearest neighbors had
not heard of it, there is reason for believing
that the report was false. But the sneak
thief is abroad in the land. Mrs. Moody
Norton, of Whites Corner, lost two tubs of
butter from her cellar last week.
SwANvILLE. A terrible accident occurred
here Nov. 2nd which has cast deep gloom
over the community Nettie, the six year
old daughter of j. Wilbert and Lizzie Nick
ersons was looking into an iron boiler of
clothes when her garments caught ire from
the arch underneath and We're soon in a
light flame. In her fright the child ran out
to the yard, about two rods distant, and
back before anyone reached the sppt. Frank
Cunningham, who was at work aear the
mill on the opposite side of the street, was
the first 60 gee her. AT about the san4. time
one of her older sisters got IL her and il At
tempting To eAtinguish the flames burned
own clothing considerable. Mr.. Cunning
ham snatched a coat " Hich was hanging
near the door and wrapped it about the
enfld putting ont the fire. DIR, Brown was
called and promptly did all that could lie
done, bat the child had inhaled too much III
the deadly element TO make recovery a pos
siblitv. The little soul took its Hight at
about one O'Clock P. NJ, the following day.
The two Older sisters. Laura and Marion
who Were attending school in Boston and
Everett, Mass, and Mrs. Annette Jackson,
for whom little Nettie was named, We're din,
patched tor and arrived Saturday. The ser,
vices We're conducted at the church Sunday
by Rev. Myra X ingsbury of Belfast. Every
thing that thoughtful hearts and loving
hands could devise was done to assuage the
grief and soften the pain ot the sorruW
strillen family The pulpit was decorat-
ed with npttpI ptants ln
of sympathizing friends and the altar
was artistically draped with white lace, the
drapery being held i'll place by tiny clusters
Qf ferns and white lrysanthemums. The
whole was IL perfect harmony with the pur-
ity, delcacy, and fragrance OF the little life
that now forms a pearly link i'll the golden
chain between earth and heaven. Mr.. and
Mrs, n, wish to express their grateful ap
probation to the many who assisted them in
this, their hour of need. Mrs. Grace Nick
erson returned from Hampden Sunday,
where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
S. ID. Greeley. The Cunningham Bros. are
moving their engine up river, where they
will cut spool wood the coming winter. -.
Mrs. Speed. of Bradford is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Mary J. Nickerson. Mrs
Nettie Jackson returned to Boston by boat
Monday. The l.. A. S. will meet with Mrs
H. NJ Chase Thursday, Nov II.
BROOKS. Atherton Bros. had the misful-
tune to lose their best roadster the other
night He caught his head in the stall and
broke his neck. 1t was the horse that has
for some time been owned and driven by
DR.. A. E. Kilgore and had the unquestion-
able ability to get there every time The
Atherton's had MIN but a short time.
BENZ Rowe left his old spotted white horse
somewhere in the country the other day. He
was long past twenty, and parties here we'll
remember when he was owned by Ansel
Rich, of this place, who refused an offer of
$500 for him 1t is supposed he was ruined
by a split nail, as he became lame when
young and has been cripple for long
time. Few who knew him in late years
realized what beauty he was in his prime.
Ed. Young has painted his house and
otherwise improved his premises. ... Edwin
Lang has built a barn and now has quite I,
cosy little set of buildings on Lang Hill. -.
| Will Sinclair has repaired and painted the
| house on the Kate Wiggn place. Ather-
ton Bros have sold their trucking business
to Charles E. Peavey. Peavey has one of