The Republican journal., 1896-10-22


Mr.. and Mrs. David Piper, Oct. 10th. The
following officers were elected for the year
President, DIR. NJ. 7. Dodge; Vice President,
Mrs. Mary Bagley; Secretary, Mrs. lnez M.
Harding; Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Rhoades;
Librarian Mrs. Addie Piper; Asst. Librarian,
Mrs. Marcia Knights. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Bagley, Friday evening,
Oct. %. Mrs. Martin Mitchell is at home
from Pittsfeld, where she has been caring
for her daughter, Mrs. Bert Stevens. Mrs.
Stevens is still very ill.....Mrs. NJ. F.
Leathers has returned from recent visit to
Augusta. While absent she attended the
Maine State Association of Free Baptists
conv ened in Bath. Miss Edith Forbes of
Brooks is visiting relatives in Troy. Mr..
Mark Moody, formerly q Caribou, has been
spending few weeks in Troy. He left last
Saturday for Clinton, aud later will go to St.
Johns, \. b.. Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Burrill
have returned from d carriage drive to
Houlton and other places in Aroostook
county. Mr.. b. occupied the pulpit at the
Corner Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sarah
Norton has i'll her millinery, and is ready to
dispense hats and bonnets to her customers
Mrs. Vannie Whitney has also nice lot of
millinery of the latest styles. Mrs. Levi
Harding, who has been so long suffering
with internal cancer, is failing rapidly.
The farmers are harvesting their apples and
are we'll supplied for the winter. Prices are
very low. Mrs. Dorcas Conner, who has
been spending some time at her home in
| Troy, will close her house and return to
Bangor this week, where she will spend the
winter with Mrs. Ara Warren.
WINTERPoRT. The terrible tragedy enact
ed in Hampden last week brought sorrow to
hearts in Winterport, as the victims belong
ed to two of our excellent families in town
Mrs. Lillian Clark was the daughter of Mr..
John Nealley, who lives near Whites Cor
ner. She was very fine woman, greatly
beloved in the family circle and held in
great esteem by a large circle, of friends.
| She leaves two beautiful children, Raymond,
| aged IA, and Celia, u years, a father and
| mother, two sisters, Mrs. Franklin Chase of
Monroe and Mrs. Abbie Ham of Alton, and
| brother Chester Nealey of this town, for
all of whom the deepest sympathy is express
| sed. The funeral services were held at the
home of her father Sunday morning at TO-.
| L
was filled with synpathizing friends and
the floral offerings We're abundant and very
| beautiful. Among them were broken cir
| Gle with the word sister from the brother
| and sisters, a star set in wreath from the
Hampden Grange, a pillows of roses, lilies
and pinks from Hampden friends, pillow of
| dahlas and dish of pansies from Miss Ida
| Libby, and many other tri butes from other
| friends. Mr.. L. A. Nye had charge of the
funeral arrangements. At p. N. Rev.
j. p. Simonton conducted the funeral ser
vices of Mr.. Clark at the home of his father,
Mr. Augustus Clark. Capt. VIM. Clark
was a captain of much ability and had
many friends He leaves a father and
mother and three brothers, Bradford, Fred
and Edward, and they ali have the heart
felt sympathy of their numerous friends
in this hour of their deep affection. .....
Capt. Job Philbrook, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of 1.-THE town, died at the home of his
son Darius, Oct 18th, at the advanced age of
W.. The funeral services We're held on Sun
day, Rev. j. p. Slmonton officiating. He
leaves wife, three sons and daughter
Arthur n. Smith, who has been in South
Carolina for some months, arrived home
Monday morning. His many friends We're
glad to welcome him home after his peril
Gus voyage from Savannah on the steamer
Gate City during the recent gale. -. MIR l.
j. Thompson left Thursday and Mrs Hattie
Dahlman Saturday, for their homes in Ne
braska... Mrs. Samuel Cole has gone to
Boston to visit her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Baker. Mrs. John Sprowl has returned
from her visit to dorchester and other
places. Miss NJ. E. Chase returned Satur-
day from her visit TO Billerica. DR. Thay-
er, who has been very i'll, is recovering
F. H. Morrill, has gone to Hallowen to work
at his trade of stone cutting. Mr.. and Mrs
L. ID. Eaton have returned from their visit
to Forest City.