The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-11-05
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

visiting relatives. Frank o. Prescott of
Hermon Centre is teaching school in Dist.
No A.. Mrs. Nellie Ferren of Readteld is
in town, called here by the accident to her
father, Robe F. Alexander. -. MIR. and Mrs
j. A. Johnson, the evangelists, will preach
at Halls Corner school house this, Thurs
day, evening, and at Poor's Mills school
house Friday evening, Nov. g.. Mrs. Au-
gusta Cooley has been quite sick the past
week. The travelling is quite bad about
town.. Phineas Pillsbury is quite sick with
pneumonia.
UNITY. Mrs. Mary Watson is very sick
with pneumonia and heart trouble, and it
is thought she cannot recover. Her daugh-
ter Flora was summoned by telegram from
Boston Oct. 2Sth. She had only returned
there the week before. DR.. Cook attends
her and DR.. Thayer of Waterville was called
to see her. Helen Thomas and Mary KEEL
ley are both at home from Waterville sick
with measles. :. Geo. Grant went to Spring
field, Me-, Saturday to accompany his wife
home, who has been absent three weeks....
Florence Grant and daughter Sybil went to
Boston Oct. Goth to visit Mrs. G.'s sister. 80.
Mr.. Clark of Boston is the guest of Flora
Watson. 1t was a sad sight one day last
week to see two young men, or boys under
twenty, so under the influence of liquor
they could hardly walk >. .Gustavus Blanch-
ard was buried Nov. 1st, He was an Odd
Fellow and they all turned out in a body at
the funeral. =. Mabel Damon is quite sick
DR.. Whitney of Thorndike attends her,.
Mrs. Jed Narney. who fell some time ago,
is very low. 1t was thought at first no bones
We're broken, but on careful examination it
was found her hip was broken She is in a
critical condition.
LIBERTY. j. o. johnson, agent of the
Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co., paid
Thomas Leonard of Morrill, 81 200, the full
amount of insurance on his buildings that
We're destroyed by fire Oct. 18th. Mrs. M
S. Aver slipped on the stairs and fell recent
y, spraining her wrist badly and injuring
her back. Last Friday Will Hurd's boy,
who is a little more than a year old was
badly scalded by pulling dish of hot water
over on to himself while the mother was
absent for moment. The boy is doing
chair and held the child in one position for
twenty-one hours. Miss kittie Walker will
visit in Kentucky this winter. Mrs. j. @.
Johnson has five very beautiful shaggy kit
tens that she will sell E. The fish hatchery
has been completed and it is said by Mr. Math-
ews OF North Searsport (whC is to catch the
hshl to he the best one in the State though
not as large as some. The water is so high
in the lake that some difficulty is expected in
netting the fish at their spawning places.
The apple evaporator at Montville will close
in about two weeks. Nearly all the
powerful intellects in this town are being
drowned in new cider. The whistle is
now heard at the tannery, which makes the
place appear more cheerful. Long may she
blow. The village schools will close this
week. All three of the schools are a sue
cess. Nothing but commendatory words are
spoken relative to them. We are pleased to
learn that Miss Payson and Miss Thompson
have both been engaged for the winter
term.
WATERPROOF. Mrs. John Wehler died of
consumption ednesday morning, after an
illness of several months. She leaves hus-
band, Two little children, father, brother
and sister to mourn their loss. The funeral
Parker, Friday afternoon Rev. j. P. Simon
ton, officiating. Many friends We're present
to express their sympathy, and the flowers
We're very beautiful. =. Michael H. McCor-
mick, formerly Of this place, died very sud-
denly at Nlnalhaven last week. He leaves
a wife and SIX small children. His remains
We're brought here for burial and the funer-
al services We're held at the Catholic church
last Thursday Mrs. George Grant has
gone TO BROOKLYN to visit her mother. Lit
tie Miss Celia Clark has gone to live with
her aunt, Mrs Daniel Dyer, and Ray mond
will remain at his grandfather Nealey g..
Mrs. Crosby OF Kansas is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Jonathan Kendall. Mrs. d. H.
Smith and her son Arthur visited the Maine
State College at Orono last week. Hiss
Marion Kelly and her friend Miss Glover re-
turned to Camden Saturday. They We're
entertained by series of tea parties and
social affairs while here and We're highly
pleased with their visit. NJ. j. Clarity of
Portland visited his brother, Rev. FIR.
Clarity, last week.. Mrs. II. G. Chapman
visited her brother, P. c. Rich, last week
80. Miss Ada Walker is doing some dress
making IN Bangor this week.. Mrs. Bray
OF Deer Isle visited her brother, Capt Jere.
Eaton, last week. The friends of Mrs. G.
Y. Moody gave her surprise party on her
birthday, Oct. 18th. -. Rumor says we are
soon to have steam laundry. .. Mr.. A. L.
Mayo is building him carpenter shop.
r w CdiietoH mas bought tne Jones farm
at the upper end of the village.
Troy Mrs. |. NJ. Knowles has returned
from visiting friends in Dixfeld and Rum
ford Falls. Mrs. Inez NJ. Harding has
been visiting friends in Brooks, the place of
her birth. NJ ISIS Bertha Hllman is at home
from Chestcrvile, W here she has been teach
ing. Miss Lena Ferguson is at home from
Waldo, where she taught the fall term of
school. She will return after two weeks va
cation to teach the winter term. Mrs.
Josie Ferguson had knitting bee at her
house last week, where thirty-fve pairs of
hands handled the knitting needles very
was the result of the afternoons work. -.
Mr. Stone of Michigan, former resident of
Troy, addressed a small audience on the
silver question at the Town house last week
If Troy back-slides from our September
election it will be undoubtedly because of
his eloquent oratory Mrs, Sarah l..
Rogers and daughter Grace are planning to
move to Pittstield soon, where they will
make their future home. We are all very
sorry to have them go from town. Mrs R.
is a tower of strength in every good work.
Mrs. NJ. G. Parsons has a cherry tree
ries, buds and blossoms. 1t is very beauti-
newly shingling their buildings. The fire.
cred many leakages. Mrs. Elias Seavey is
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