The Republican journal., 1896-04-16
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

SwANvILLE. Mr.. Charles Decker is stop
ping at Emery Cunningham's. S.. Percy and
Ernest Nckerson returned to Westbrook,
April Sth. Will and Henry Cunningham
went to Martinique last Thursday. Mrs
Jane Downs had choppiug- bee last Satur-
day afternoon. Miss Mertie Neaey of
Monroe was the guest of her aunt, Jane
Clements, last week.
WALDO. E. L. Bryant has been drawn
juryman. w E. Harding was in Castine
recently visiting his brother. . Mrs. Emily
Richardson came from Portland last week to
attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. j.
Evans. The teachers for the spring terms
are Nellie NJ Luce. Evans school, Fred S.
jackson, Whitcomb school; Sadie j. Cum
mings Paul school; Villa Payson, Station
school.
APPLETON. The legal voters assembled
at the village schoolhouse April It'll and
voted to establish free high school pre-
cinct in the section formerly known as grade
school district No. /, They voted to raise
So which, in addition to a like amount from
tie State, will be sufficient to give us good
school the coming fall. V. o. Keller was
elected agent and q. H. Page clerk 49,. Ell
| bridge Perry arrived home Saturday from
Portland, where he went for treatment at
the Eye and Ear Intirmary. His eye is
much improved, Elmer Sprague. who has
been at work for Dr. Crooker in Searsmont
the past inter, is visiting his sister, Mrs. j.
E. Robinson, in NInalhaven.... Mr. and Mrs.
W. o. Cummings, who have been stopping
at the Burton House in Union for several
months, are now at home. Mr.. Z. c. Cur
ney, who has been visiting his parents Mr.,
and MIS-. John Quincy, has returned to
Weymouth, Mass. ..... viii Counce is sick
with the measles at Cape Rozier, where he
| is visiting his sister, Mrs. Carrie Grey.
The school committee have decided to dis
continue the school in district No, 9, known
! as the Robinson district.
SANDY POINT. Mr.. A. B. French. of French
Bros. & Co., is here tor a few days. e.. Mrs
Edna Cousins, who has been in Massachu-
sets during the winter, arrived last week
and is with Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Blanchard.
....F. S. Hartman went to Bangor last
week on business. Mrs. George Perkins
| anu oiiiiuicd ltIt NlOuudN lOF Uut1T nome ID
Great Falls, Montana. Mrs. Cynthia Good
hue Of Stockton Springs visited friends here
last week.. Charles Shute Joined steamer
Sedgwick on the first trip down river last
, Saturday. Mr.. E. X. Perkins left last
! week for Boston, where he is employed on
the tug boat Anne. -. Mr.. Elbridge CHM and
John Small have gone to Boston to join sch.
| Ea T1aro ~.
Duck Farm one morning lately that weigh
ed ten ounces. 1t 10 So inches around
it one way and 8 ID inches the other.
There is much sickness here. The whoopng
cough and bad colds have attacked almost
every family in the place. There was a
quiet wedding last Saturday evening at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson Shaw.
Mr.. Eden NORM of Standpoint and Mrs
Lizzie Shaw of Bar Harbor We're united in
marriage by F. r. Daggett, Esq. About
twenty-five We're present. Their friends
wish them years of health and happiness. .
| The young ladies gave leap year ball at
the hall last Friday evening. Twenty cou-
/ piles We're invited. Ice cream and cake We're
served in the room below and fine time
was reported. Mrs. Meralda Black has
openei her knitting shop. The machines
are all engaged and have yarn to last sever
al months. Sc. The bark Havana, which is so
| long overdue, was commanded by Capt F.
Willis Rice, son Of Capt. B. F. Rice of
! Standpoint, and he was the only captain in
service from this place.
MORRILL,. Under the title of Gifted
Singers Engaged, a New Haven Conn,
! paper thus speaks of Carl A Mears, son of
Hon, j. Il. Mears of Morrill, Grace NJ. f.
| Church, corner of Howard avenue and
/ Portsea street, will have an excellent
| quartet for the next year. The idea of hay
ing chorus choir discussed for some
time, but was finally abandoned in favor of
quartet which was to be selected by Carl
A. Mears, the bass soloist of last year, who
has been appointed director. Mr.. Mears is
pupil of DR.. Griggs and has an excellent
voice He sang for time in the Yale Glee
Club, and is a student at Yale Law
school, We know the many friends of
| Carl will be pleased to learn of his prefer
ment. In this connection we would like to
pay due tribute to the faithful choir which
adds so much TO our services each Sunday.
! They organized and known as the "Mor-
| rill Musical Society and have been practic-
ing regularly once week for several years,
a part of the time under skilled instructors
Miss Bertha Hatch is organist, Justin Mer-
riam, cornetist, Herman Merriam bass
singer, Amarena Vickery, soprano, Louisa
Winchenbach and Einda Gray, alto, Allen
Daggett and Geo. Weymouth, tenors. As the
result of this combination we have very
inc music. The services for Easter Sun
day, which had been postponed to last Sun
day, very impressive. The platform
was banked with evergreens and potted
plants and the altar prettily draped with
white and trimmed with vines and flowers
A large cross draped with white and deco
rated with vines and flowers stood at the
| left of the altar AT the right was a hite
banner on which in gilt letters was the
word Resurrection. The decorations were
profuse and very tastefuly arranged. The
services opened with cornet solo, with
organ accompaniment. The choir rendered
appropriate selections, and Rev. II. [. Holt
gave fine Easter sermon from the sub