The Republican journal., 1896-04-16
BELMONT. Miss Abbie Morrill, is in Sears

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go. Mrs. Helen A. Jordan and her son, G. o.
Jordan, are in Brookline, Mass, visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. P. Carver. Mrs Eliza
A. James and her sister. Miss Lille Goyens
of Belfast were in town April Sth, and called
on Mrs. Helen A. Jordan. Mrs Ada Nor
ton was in Readfeld last week visiting her
friend, Mrs. Nellie Ferren. The travelling
is very bad about town.. Mr. Daniel A
Greer, Jr., started Monday for Knox and
Lincoln counties in the interest of the
Dalton Sarsaparilla Co.
BURNHAM. Edwin Nash has bought of
Mr.. Merrill of Newport a fine residence in
Newport village. grist mill, and an extern
sive lumber tract in East Newport Mr..
Nash will dispose of his real estate in this
place. Warren Harding, who has been
living in Pittstield the past winter has
moved on to his farm in this place. :. Gil
bert Maoon is building house and
has the frame up and boarded The Burn
ham Mill Co. have large amount of lumber
at their mill to be manufactured the present
season.
IsLEsBoRo. Mr.. Bowers of Camden has
been here for few days experimenting the
plumbing of of the new cottages at
Dark Harbor. Four have been erected dur
ing the winter and are nearing completion.
......A plank sidewalk nearly mile in
length was laid last week from the hail.
few rods from the Baptist church, to the
residence of Capt. Wellington Coombs....
Deacon Fairfield, who has been feeble of
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time for several months. The congregations
We're good both morning and evening, not
wthstanding the bad roads. Capt. Charles
Hatch, Capt. VIM. Farnsworth, Mrs Sarah
Farrow and Miss Etfie Pendleton have re-
Gently been the sick list, but all i'm
proving.
Troy. Miss Isabelle Nckery, who has
been boarding with Mrs. Norton this Win
ter, has gone to Watervile for few weeks.
Miss Bertha Hillman went to Winthrop
last Friday where she will teach this spring.
Miss Lulu Harding has returned from
Massachusetts and will teach school i'll town
during the summer. Mrs. Philo Estes,
who has been very sick, is reported much
better. Mr.. Lewis Harding made his usual
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pills at East Troy, during their noon recess
last Friday, discovered grasshoppers and re-
ported them as wide awake. Robins, spar
rows and cbickadees have been quite numer-
Gus the past week. L. II. Merrill preached
his farewell discourse last Sunday prepare
tory to going to the Conference at Old Town
this week. Will Hillman is in Bucksport
at work with a hay press.
PROSPECT FERRY E. w. Grindle is tear
ing down his old barn and will build new
one. His brother George of Brooksvile is
doing the work. Capt. w. H. Hartman
returned to Boston April 7th... Mr., Eph-
rain Perkins died at his home in this place
April 18th, aged 81 years. He had been in
feeble health for the past two years. Mr.. p.
was an honest man and much liked by all of
his neighbors. He leaves a wife and five
children to mourn their loss-Mrs. Emma
Luke of this place, Oliver NJ. of Penobscot
Mrs, Charles Sauls of Lowell, Mass, Frank
and Leonard of Mt. Desert =. Miss Drama
Harding went to Bangor last Saturday to do
some shopping. Arthur Grindle and Miss
Lizzie Wilson came down from Bangor Sat
urday night and spent Sunday at their Old
homes, returning Monday morning on the
early train. Thomas Powers of Mt Hea-
gan died at his home April 18th. He had
been sick a long time with consumption. He
leaves d wife and SIX children--three boys
and three girls IA young lady in this place
thinks it good plan to mark your rubbers
and then you will be sure not to get them
changed with any one else. The Ladies'
Circle met with Mrs. Anna Hartman April
Sth. Forty-seven We're present and the picnic
supper enjoyed by all,
ThoRNDIKE. A town meeting was called
for April 18th to see if the town would vote
to raise money to build or repair school
houses also for free high schools, etc; but
as there was some ilegality in regard to the
warrant, nothing was done. Ii is to be hoped
that action may be taken by which some of
the schoolho SEES may be put in proper
condition for summer schools. Mrs. Arthur
Ward is quite sick. Dr. Thomas of Unity at
tends her. Charlie Patterson is quite sick
with lung fever. DIR. Whitney attends him.
Hosea Hubbard has been very sick. DR..
Cook of Unity was called and he is better
now. George Cilley has the humps. -.
town last week delivering certificates of
stock to the "boys" who are interested in
the Veteran Charitable Association build
ing at Unity. Work is to begin on the build
ing at once. .Dumont and Bessie Higgins,
with other friends, were invited to the Hasty
BROS. camp last Friday evening to assist in
making maple syrup. They report a very
pleasant time. The contest in Hillside
Grange is ended. The sisters won, as usual,
consequently the brothers will buy the
dishes. The roads are very bad in this
vicinity.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mrs. Ella NJ Gross
died April Sd, after long and painful i'll
ness. The funeral services were held at her
home Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
}. p. Simonton. Mrs. Gross was a devoted
wife and mother and an exec lent neighbor
She leaves husband and two sons to mourn
their loss. :. Professor John e. Clark of Win
sted, CT, was called home April Sth to attend
the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Eastman
Clark, who died April 9th after long i'll