The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-23
County Correspondence.

age. He was kind husband and father
and an honest and respected citizen. During
! his long illness of about IS months he bore
! his sutferings with remarkable patience for
one of his temperament He was a son of
/ Joel Work of Brooks and one of family Of
/ six children; his three sisters are all dead,
! two brothers survive him. He leaves a wife
and two daughters, aged and 3 years, who
| have the true sympathy of the community
IA 3year-oid girl of NJ. Z. Stevens was
| badly burned about the head and neck
! W. lie play ing near the stove Jan. Goth. In
some manner her clothing caught fire, burn
! ing her right ear to crisp, besides injuring
one eye quite badly. 1t is thought she may
! recover.
| PROSPECT FERRY. The sad news was re-
ceived here Jan. 18th of Miss Nellie NJ. Har-
! riman's death in Laconla n. H. She h Id
! been as we'll as usual up to Sunday morning,
Jan. 18th, when she complained of a bad
headache and on going INTO the bath room
tainted away. She rallied and for some time
seemed better, but about O'Clock went into
I commissions and iied at II P NJ. Two of the
| leading physicians i'll Laconia attended her
and both pronounced 1t an acute brain
trouble. From child she had been troubled
with her head, Her remains We're brought
! here Jan. 14th, accompanied by her two
brothers, Eugene S. and Edgar j. The flu
neral services We're held at her old home
Jan. 10th, Rev. j T. Richardson of Bucks
port officiating. A quartette sang the fol-
lowing pieces; Beloved 1t IS Wells Some
time Well [ Understand; Sleep on, Beloved
Sleep, and Take Thy Rest The floral offer
lngs We're very pretty, and included "a wreath
from her shopmates in Laconia, 26 white
pinks with one broken down, and 4 wreath
from her friends at home. Nellie was a girl
beloved by all who knew her and ,always had
lived an exemplary life. She was member
of the w. c. I. U. of Laconia n III. She
was % years, 10 months and days old. Her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. j. S. Hartman. and
brother Clifton X of this place and brothers
Eugene S. and Edgar j, of Laconia have the
sympathy of large circle of friends Capt.
w. Fl. Hartman and Rufus Hartman are
at home for few days from Boston while
their vessel, sch. Jacob Haskell, is discharg-
ing. Miss Octavia Hartman of Boston is
visiting her brother, Roscoe Hartman
Mrs. Mary Smith arrived home from Bangor
Jan. 18th, and will remain few days and
then visit her brother, Charles CHM OF Bel
fast....G. A. Avery and B. C. Avery attend
ed trial in Belfast, Jan 18th. Arthur
Grindle visited his parents in Brooksville
last Saturday and Sunday. Sergt. l.. Hecyi
has gone to Boston with patents to be ex-
amined.
Brooks. sad accident occurred here
Friday by which Abner s. Smith Of Knox
lost his life Fred Hasty Of Thorndik4 was
coming to this village with a load OF pressed
hay and in coming down steep hill, the
bride chain broke, which frightened the
horses and they ran away. Mr.. Hastv,
while trying to manage them, was quite
badly injured. When near the Joel
;" orks place they were stopped by Mr..
Smith, who went back with Mr.. Hasty to
hel p him load some of the hay that had been
thrown off. While they were doing this the
horses started suddenly, throwing Mr.. Smith
down and dragging one wheel over his head
killing him instantly. DR.. Porter of Liberty
and DIR. ki.gore of Brooks We're called in,
but the man was beyond the reach of help
Mr.. Smith was Al years of age and unmarried
1.-The officers of Marsh River Lodge, F. &
A. NJ, were publicly installed last Friday
evening by District Deputy E. A Porter of
Liberty, assisted by John H. Gordon of
Brooks as Grand Marshal. The officers are
as follows G. s. Brackett, p. NJ; l.. G.
Jones, M; W. S. Jones, S. W.; A B. Stan
tial, j. W.; Rev. David Bracket, Chan.
Marcellus j. Dow, Treas; F. A. Roberts,
Sec'y; o. W. Lane, S. D.. E. G. Roberts, j
d.; VIM. G. Rowe, j. S.. Isaac S. Staples,
5. s.; Isaac Leathers, Tyler. The exercises
We're held in the G. A. r. hall which was
densely packed. The choir furnished ex-
ceilent usic, with solos by Miss Sarah Dur
ham of Belfast and Miss Ida Wood of Chel-
sea, Mass Remarks We're made by Rev
David Bracket, DR.. Porter and John H.
Gordon, and Miss Charlotte 7. Slbley Of Bel
fast delivered an address that was pronounce
ed the best part of the entertainments After
the exercises about 80 partook of il fine sup
per at the Briggs House. Visiting brethren
were present from Monroe, Swanville, jack
son, Knox and Thurndike The leap wear
ball in the G. A. r. hall Wednesday even
ing, Jan 10Th, was complete success. The
young ladies took emit re charge of the affair,
hired the hall, engaged the music, managed
the dances, took the gentlemen to supper
and paid all the bills The Good Templars
lodge has given fine course of entertain
ments this winter. Roscoe G. Edwards,
who was badly injured a short time since,
Is improving as rapidly as could be expect
ed. Mrs. Hattie Merithew has got home
with her mother, Mrs. Abby Edwards, who
broke her leg while in the western part of
the State few months since. Mrs John
z. Lane was confined to the house by sick
ness last week, but is now driving about as
usual. Mrs. Fanny Hall of Pishon's Fer
ry, with her daughter, is visiting her father,
VIM. g. Rowe. The ladies of the Relief
Corps with their friends will give public
entertainment at the G. A. R. hall this,
Thursday, evening.
The Daily and Weekly Times plant of
Biddeford was sold Friday to W. A. |
Roberts, the former proprietor of Hotel
Thatcher, who took immediate possession. |
1t has always been Republican paper but
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