The Republican journal., 1896-04-30

rlman, and his brother, Capt. A. A CHM, last
Sunday. Mrs. Mary Smith arrived from Bel
fast April 25th and will stop at home during
the summer. Mrs. Jessie Harding has
gone trip to sea with her husband, Capt.
+. f. Harding. =. The Misses Emily and
| Ruby Wilson visited their aunt, Mrs. Mabel
Shute of Stockton, last week. Rev. j. L.
Richardson of Bucksport preached very
interesting sermon at the school house in
| this place last Sunday. Services will be
held each Sunday and all are cordially invit-
ed. Miss Fernald of Bucksport visited
Miss Martha Hartman last Saturday and
| Sunday.
IsLEsBoRo. Capt. Charles Hatch died
April oath, aged "a years and months. He
! had partial shock about about two weeks
| ago and had been great sufferer since. He
was buried Sunday. He began going to sea
when small boy and spent the most of
his days on the water He leaves a widow
| three sons and one daughter. He was a
quiet and much respected citizen. Capt
Charles Randlet leaves Monday by boat to
| take command of his vessel, sch. Henry r.
Illton. Your correspondent a few days
ago made a cali on the oldest person in town,
known by everyone as Aunt Katy Sherman.
She will be % years old in July. We found
her enjoying remarkably good health and her
intellect as bright as when a girl. 1t is in
teresting to converse with the old lady.
She has been stopping the past winter with
her daughter Mrs. &. ID. Pendleton Geo.
r. w lllams is building a barn for Capt. c.
ii. Dodge, to replace the burned last
tall. 1t IS 50X35 it. with cellar under it, and
will be first class in every respect. . E. f.
Williams lost valuable COW last week
MONROE. The remains of Mrs Helen
Piper, whose death in Dxmont is elsewhere
reported, We're inferred here in the village
cemetery last Sunday. Her death was a
great shock to the people of this town, in
which she born and brought up and
where she had many friends. She and her
daughter-ln-iaw were both widows and
lived together in Dixmont. Deceased was
Miss Helen Wildes and leaves an only son
and three sisters, Misses Annie l.. and Sarah
Wlldes and Mrs. Harriet Piper, to mourn
their loss. They have the sympathy of the
community. Henry r. Dawson has been
appointed on the staff of Commander Carver
OF the Maine G. A. h. Franklin Chase has
built fine piazza on his house . The Odd
Fellows had their anniversary ball last Mon
day evening There was good attendance
and good time. Miss Louise Mayo has been
sick the past week. but is now GONZALES
cent. Charles Colson is moving his family
and goods here this week, preparatory to
beginning cheese-making for the summer.
1.-The school in this village will begin next
Monday, Miss Carrie Robertson of Detroit
teacher. DR.. Curtis of Dixmont, who has
practiced in Old Town and Kittery, is COM
ing here....C. a. McKenny was in town
two days last week. . W ork has begun at
Park, where much will be done this season.
STANDPOINT. Mr. and Mrs Eden Moran
left last week for Mount Desert, where they
will remain for the summer. They received
many valuable and useful presents from
their friends. Mrs. L. X. Perkins has
moved here from Massachusetts, where she
has been living the last two years Miss
Jennie Black les been visiting relatives ia
Orland. Capt. H. S. Black and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. y. f. Staples and children, have
moved from Montpelier, VT, and will live
at Capt. Blacks home here Mr.. Staples
has gone to New York. where he has EN-
ployment Mr.. A. A. Shute and family of
Belfast spent Sunday with relatives here.
..Manley Grant, who has been at work in
li,ri Al, i
nome Saturday Mr.. Lucas of the Bangor
Seminary will preach here again this season.
beginning May Sd. He will move his fam
lily here as soon as a suitable rent can be
had. Mrs. Robert French, who has been
IN Massachusetts during the winter arrived
last week and has opened her house at the
Point. The fisherman have about COM
pleted their weirs here, and several salmon
have been taken in them. Rice & Snow
are repairing their wharf, damaged by the
flood. &C. F. Snow recently received one
thousand bushels of grain from Boston
Sch Charlotte Morgan, Capt Turner, arriv-
ed Saturday from Boston and left Monday
for Bangor. Rain is needed in this vicin-
ity to wash the ground and give the grass
S1dit... mousse cleanlng, palntlng and pa
pering are in order now.
WINTERPoRT. Mrs. E. p Curtis died
Tuesday morning at the home of P. G. Rich
after lingering illness of several months
Mr. Joseph Curtis died at his home
Thursday, having been an invalid for d long
time. His age about 72 years. He
left wife, four sons and two daughters
The funeral services We're held at his late
home Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev.
j. 2. Simonton. The remains of Mr.. John
Chadbourne, who died at his home in HI al
lowell last week, We're brought here for in
terment Wednesday. Capt. E. F. Little
field and family returned from Florida
Saturday Rev. j. P. Simonton has returned
as pastor of the M. E. Church for the 4th
year.. Miss Grace Harlow has returned
from her visit to Massachusetts,. Mrs
B. f. Bussey and her her daughter Clara
left for Lynn Tuesday. .....A very in
teresting lecture was given in the Meth
odist church Friday evening by Miss
Mabel Hartford, returned missionary from
China. Mr.. Albert Nerril WAS taken sud
denly insane last week and was carried to
the poor farm. Miss Minnie Wehler re-
turned Saturdays boat from Boston,
where she has been for few weeks... Mrs