The Republican journal., 1896-03-05

Thursday night. He will make l 600 or more
pairs. B. A. Gowen is building large
lot of grocery wagons and Bangor punts and
has car load of road wagons and covered
carriages coming the first of March. He al
so has good line of second hand carriages.
MORRILL,. Trafton Hatch and Orris Wick
cry are at home FROM school at Kent's Hill.
-. The town election last Monday was
very quiet affair. The old board of officers
was reelected without opposition, save the
| school committee. i. George Hatch of Port
land, was in town on a visit to relatives
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22d and 23d
| JACKSON. The spring session of the F. W.
B. Quarterly meeting will be held at the
village, beginning Friday, March 9th, and
continuing over Sunday Amos Hatch is
suffering from Inflammation of the eyelids.
Mrs. Hatch is improving in health, but
| rather sowly....J. NJ. Larrabee has got
most of the machinery in place in his new
saw-mill and will soon be ready to begin
saving lumber.
| FREEDOM The Ladies Circle meets with
Mrs. Abbie Lamson, Thursday afternoon,
March 9TH. -. The Woman's Club was enter
tanned last week by Mrs. d. Mudgett OF AL
bion. The entertainment given by the Y.
| z. S. G. E. success both socially and fl
nancially The singing school taught by
Samuel Rollins of Unity closed last Friday
evening. Fl. L. Stevens of Bangor was in
town last week.
STANDPOINT. Mr.. Austin French of
| French Bros. & Co., Boston, is here for a
few days. Mrs. Zenas Grant visited her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Grindle, in Bucks
port last week. Mrs. Waldo Richards,
who has been in Searsport several weeks,
has returned home. Walter Leach of Or
| land is with relatives here for VISIT.
| Many bad colds are reported. The whoop-
| ing cough continues to find new victims ..
Miss Octavia Hartman, who has been here
several weeks, leaves soon for Providence,
R. l., where she will be employed as private
Nurse. James Showers, who has been at
tending school in Hampden, is here for a
vacation. The sociable last Thursday
evening at Mr.. E. G. Clfford's was we'll at
tended. Over sixty We're present Huled
corn and milk, cakes, pies and coffee were
served.
LIBERTY. Mrs. L. c. Morse, Ralph and
| Verge are at home from Pittsfield on &C
count of the diphtheria breaking out in that
| place. Mrs. Jane Gilman and son Roscoe
from Newport are visiting in town.. The
lectures under the auspices of the W. c. T.
U. are proving very successful, The speak
er last week was Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens
Vice President at large Of the National W.
G. T. u, and Names State President. Mrs.
Stevens is an able and fluent speaker, and
her lecture was listened to by a large, at
tentive and appreciative audience. Palms
and potted plants adorned the pulpit, and
beautiful w. c. 7. U. banner belonging to
the local union was conspicuous. The fol-
lowing morning at the vestry very helpful
and suggestive talk was given to the ladies
along the line of work taken up by the W.
c. 7. U. The next lecture will be by Prof
Stetson, State Superintendent of Schools
Thursday evening.
NORTH Troy. Misses Maud Monroe and
Angie Garcelon are at home from NJ. C. L..
Judge r. w Rogers and wife of Belfast
] NloibCt- III uON IL ItCHIlGlN NJ 49, Lizzie
! Whitaker has gone to Hartland 80. Quite an
amount of pulp wood was hauled to Unity
Station last week from this town.. MIR.
| Lincoln Merrick OF Hartland was in town
| last week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. I.
! Whittaker.. w. w. Ogier, Presiding Elder,
held a meeting at Union church, Feb. 23rd
Miss Eva Garcelon, who has been on the
81 iy f,r ia MI,
out. The selectmen have been busy the
past week settling up the town affairs, pre-
paratory for town meeting. -. The last meet
ing of the W. G. T. U. was held at the home
of Mrs. Abble Newell, Feb. 25th. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Rev berthe Whit
ney March 10th Mr., Reuben Rhoades,
and Mrs. JOSIE Jackson of Albion were mar
ried Sunday, Feb. 23d, at the home of the
bridegroom, 6ev Tobias Lord of Burnham
officiating. large circle of friends extend
congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs Rhoades.
TROY. Miss Alma Heath, who has been
an invalid for a long time, has, it is said, re-
ceived $500 from the property of deceased
brother. David L. Smith. an old resident
OF the town, fell and fractured his hip last
week. DR.. Dodge was called to attend him
Owing to his advanced age it is doubtful if
he RECEIVERS. -. B. F. Harding has begun the
spring term of school at East Troy. Ben
niah Harding has returned from visiting
tour in Pittstield, Detroit, Etna and Dix
mont. Mrs. M. G. Parsons has been con-
fined to the house with a severe cold for two
weeks. Mr. Charles II. Forbes of Brooks
was in town last Friday -. Mrs. Levi Hard
ing, who has been in hospital in New York
for treatment of cancer, is expected home
this week. The treatment has been very
successful. Mrs Benjamin Cook and Mrs
Edgar Harding of Unity were the guests of
Mrs. Inez M. Harding recently. Mrs
Caroline Piper has been spending few
days in West Troy with Mrs. Abner Green.
go. Mrs. Ada Rand has gone to Lewiston to
place two of her children in the hospital for
treatment. Her little son, five years old,
has spinal trouble, and a little girl has
trouble with her knee. 1t is sincerely hoped
that they may meet with entire recovery, as
it is very sad to think of them as lifelong
cripples E. Lena Ferguson is home from