The Republican journal., 1892-05-12
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

TROY. Mrs. Thomas Mitchell died May l.
She had been great sufferer for a long time,
with a complication of diseases, and longed
for the release to come. Rev. H. ID. Dodge
preached his first sermon in Troy at the I'm
ion church, Sunday May LIST. He was uni
versally liked, and we hope that his coming
to us may result in great good. Sadie
Cali, little miss aged years, attended
school for twenty lone weeks, being absent
only two days, Mr.. Eber Cook closed
very successful term of school at Green
Corner last Friday The school closed
with an exhibition in which the scholars ac-
quilted themselves admirably.
THoRNDIKE Farmers are very busy this
week putting in their crops. \ glance about
town shows that rather more than the usual
amount of .and is being cultivated Messrs.
Peabody and Smart have about 20 acres I'M
der the pillow and several other farmers have
from 10 to - acres. Mr.. Herbert Cram OF
Brooks is at work for Mark Palmer. Ev-
erett Ward of this town is working by the sea-
SON for w. II. Coifin... Mr.. David Gordon
our local house carpenter and painter, is in
good demand this month, having work en-
gagged for several weeks ahead Rev. Da-
vid i;racllttt pastor of the f. b. Church
preached an excellent sermon May 1st
Text from Philippians; Is chapter verses ID
49, Miss Addie Rollins of Unity kindly pre-
sided at the organ. Mr.. David Gordon and
wife, Mr.. J. S. Say ward and others rendered
good singing. which was much enjoyed.
PENoBsCoT. There are 400 scholars be-
tween the ages of four and twenty-one years
in town ten less than in 1891 -. Harrison
Gray took fifteen young foxes from one den
1t is supposed the mother foxes We're house
keeping on the cooperative plan. Miss
Bernice Wardwell entertained twenty of hel
friends April Goth. The music good
til. cake WAS good. the coffee was good the
apples We're good. the conversation was live
lv. and it was a good time. fired H. Per
knS while out sailing recently, made his
sheet fast, shipshape. \ sudden fiaw of wind
upset the boat and left him in the cold water
Being a good swimmer he sustained himself
until rescued ly Mr.. Samuel Il. Perkins, the
/ hermit oi NolngS Island. QulntuS Ward
wells boys have slain another twenty two
pound Wild cat. We hoped la grippe would
pass MS by. but he has found us at last and
there are many serious cases and one death
while nearly all have had it.
BURNHAM. A big business is being done
this year in the buying and shipping of hoop
poles. by the firm of Chute < Miliken
| the former having his home at South Casco
the latter at West Baldwin. Their agent
here, Mr. C. f. Mitchell, says that his com
pany buys at thirty different stations on the
Maine Central, Portland < Odgensburg
Portland 4 Rochester and Grand Trunk
roads. and that they handle about 9.000,0Nl
of these hoor-ioleS per year, for which from
$50 to 5000 per thousand is paid. This is
the first Year they have bought in thi, place
and the total number handled here vii
amount to not far from 5000. 900 being haul
| ed in from Winslow. Nassalboro, China
Clinton. Troy. nifty, Pittsiied and Detroit
The company regard this as one of the very
best points for the business that they have
struck. Years ago hoop-poles We're made al
most wholly ofash: now birch predomnates
though ash is brought in to some extent