The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
The Republican Journal Thurs Morning. September H. 1896


pOSlGlOn IN government employ 1Or many
years. He will return next week. :. Mr.
Arthur Ritche is home for a vacation from
Portland, where he is engaged in the law
business. Miss Vannie DoIloff of Belfast
is visiting here. Percy Colcord of Port
land is visiting his friend, Warren Nealley
Fred Durham of Portsmouth, Va. and
Miss Sallie Durham of Belfast visited Toll
ford Durham and Mrs. Mary Moore this
week....F. L. Palmer returned from St.
Paul last week. His wife and the rest of
the party are coming this week. Business
called him home. ALIVE Colson, who has
been confined to her bed three weeks with
fever and whooping cough is able to be up
about.
UNITY. The corn factory has been boom
ing the past week. More corn has been
brought in than was expected and of better
quality. They will soon be ready for label
ling. Simon Conner returned Sept. 18th
from Lawrence, Mass, where he has had
employment. Windermere Park seems
deserted. There is no one in the cottages
and but few boarders at the hotel. The
lecture last Thursday evening by Rev n.
laMarsh was not SO we'll patronized as ex-
pected. The amount taken was SIS and it
will be used in repairing the church, Quite
a number of young men who We're away
came home this week to vote....H. c.
Chandler is still on the sick list VIM
Bather is little better. Amasa Hami-
ton of Lowell, Mass, was in town last week
calling on friends and relatives. He was
raised in this town, but went to Lowell
twenty-five years ago.. Horace Mitchell of
Damariscotta is the guest of Chas. Mitchell.
....F. L. Ames of Skowhegan was the guest
of FL. O. Chandler last Saturday and Sun
day.
SwANvILLE. Mr. r. r. Marden has moved
his family to Prospect near the quarry of E.
L, Warren and will take boarders. Mr.. w.
W. Gray has engaged work there and Will
board with them. -. Mr. Il. G. Applin gave
dance to his friends last Monday evening.
go. Miss Celia Nickerson is sick and unable
to attend school, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Nickerson and daughter Laura, and Mr.. H.
G. Appin visited at Blue Hill last week
Miss Alice G. Kane is in Waldo, guest in
the family of O. G. Hussey 80. Mrs. 0. G.
Hussey is in town with her mother, Mrs
Abigail Nickerson, who is very low ... Mrs.
Frank Spratt of Bar Harbor, Andrew Nick
erson of Corinth and E. II. Nickerson of
Portland all arrived Friday night. Mr..
Andrew Nickerson returned to Corinth Sun
day morning. DIR. A. B. Spinney, wife
and daughter Pearl, who have been visiting
the Dr.'s mother, Mrs. r G. Royal, left for
St. Louis last Thursday -. Mr.. and Mrs
King of Arlington, Mass, who have been
visiting the family of Elisha Parsons, have
returned home, accompanied by Miss
Cora Parsons...... Miss Edith Parsons
has returned from Seal Harbor.
Mr. Albert L. Nickerson was at home from
Bucksport over Sunday and Monday.
Hon, A. E. Niclze1son has returned from St.
Paul and is now loading a vessel with hay
at Searsport. The following teachers have
been elected for the winter schools: Dist. l
and ,, a. I. Nickerson; 3, Zenie Hartshorn:
I, Miss Lillian Maddocks; S, Miss Mabel
Billings; 8, Mr.. Ii. G. Marden This is a
good staff of teachers, and there is no reason
why our winter schools should not be sue
cessful. Arnold Davis, the little boy who
injured his eye with air gun while visiting
at Miss A. G. Kane's last June, has been
obliged to have the eye removed. The ball
was found ill the back of the eye.... Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Goldsmith, who have been the
guests of her brother H. N. Chase, went to
Waldo Saturday and will return to their
home i'll Salem, Wednesday .... W hle the
boys We're engaged in game of ball near
the town house Monday the ball struck AL
bert Cunningham, breaking his nose. -. Mr..
Arthur p. Clifford, who has been visiting
Mrs. r. G. Royal, returned to Unity Tues
day EN- route for Salem.
PTrTsFIELD. Rev. H. E. Frohock of Kent's
Hill and Presiding Elder Wentworth adj
ressed large audience at Union Hall Wed
neSday evening, Sept. 9th on Good Citizen
ship. The Bangor male quartette sang sew
eral pleasant selections. The Republicans
of Pittstieid held the largest mass meeting
the afternoon and evening of Sept. 11th ever
held here or in any of the surrounding
towns. 1t was estimated that from eight to
ten thousand people We're present. The
meetings We're held on the Institute grounds
and were addressed in the afternoon by Hon.
Thomas B. Reed and Hon. Edmund Foss of
Illinois. Mr.. Reed and Gen. Chas III. Gros-
yenor of Ohio spoke in the evening. The
Mckinley clubs of Skowhegan, Augusta,
Fairfield, Clinton, Burnham and other towns
were present. The Waterville Military Band,
Skowhegan, Palmyra and Pittstield Bands
furnished music for the occasion. The speak
er's stand was in front of the Institute 1t
vas TASTEFUL 3 arrayed with ferns and golden
rod and seats were bountifully distributed
over the grounos, which We're lighted in the
evening with japanese lanterns. Many of
the citizens took seats on the platform,
among whom we noticed the little five
year-old boy of ole of our most radical
Democrats. He came alone, deliberate
ly walked up the steps, took view of
the crowd and then seated himself near
the speakers stand. The first speaker, Mr.
Foss, interested the large crowd and was
many times greeted with hearty and pro-
longed cheers My pen cannot do justice to
Thomas B. Reed, who is 50 well known
throughout our land. All the speeches were
enthusiastically received and had a telling
effect on the people as doubt the result