The Republican journal., 1896-09-17

years, lo months and days. lie had taken
his bed but few hours before his death.
he leaves wife, three daughters and three
sons to mourn their loss He was widely
known and much respected, having lived on
his farm here for many years. The funeral
LOOK place at his late home, Rev. I. r. Pen
tecost OF Montvile officiating, and was
largely attended. Many floral offerings
were made. The interment was at the
hlngdom cemetery. A large circle of
friends extend their heartfelt sympathy to
the family in their bereavement. -. The re-
cent rain storm did considerable damage
mere making many wash-outs in the roads,
etc. Paul Young had large piece of grain
swept away. Mrs. Augusta Austin and
her daughter Nettie of Hallowel are spend
ing few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. An
drews.
WINTERPoRT. W. B. Rice and family Of
Bangor We're the guests Of Mrs. c. M. Chase
over Sunday. Moses Kicker of Iowa and
Henry Kicker of Longwood, Mass. visited
their early home and called on friends here
last week. Miss Laura Thompson left for
Boston on Saturdays boat. Miss Carrie
Dudley of Concordia, Kansas, was the guest
Of Miss Clara Snow and called on other
friends in town last week. Mrs. Saunders
and Miss Blanche Hutchings of Orland are
the guests of Mrs. j. F. Hutchings. Mrs.
Hutchings gave a birthday party for Miss
Blanche Thursday evening, which was a
very enjoyable affair. The evening was
pleasantly passed with music, games
etc, and ice cream and cake were sery-
ed. A very ornamental loaf of birth
day cake decorated the table, and many
pretty presents were received. A very
pretty wedding took place Thursday
at the home of MI. Moses Snow, when his
daughter, Mary Louise, was married to
Charles Abbott Davis. The ceremony took
place at noon and was performed by Rev
Ii. w. Norton in the presence of the imme-
date relatives. The happy pair left on the
train for Gardiner, Mass, where they are to
| reside. Mr. and Mrs. Davis We're among our
most popular young people and they carry
with them the best wishes of their many
| friends. "Wednesday evening a wedding
took place at the home of Percy Smith at
Coles Corner. His daughter, Miss Alma,
was married TO Mr.. Luther Buttertied of
Frankfort, Rev. j. P. Simonton officiating
Capt. Tobias 0. Thompson, one of our old
est and best known citizens, passed away
Saturday afternoon, having reached the adj
vanced age of 80 years. He had been in
feeble health for some time but retained his
mental faculties to the last. He leaves one
son, Tobias Thompson of Hay Springs, Ne
braska, who arrived Monday morning. go.
News was received Thursday night of the
sudden death at his home in Boston of Ash
ley Deane, formerly of this place. He leaves
a wife, son and daughter to mourn their
loss. Their many friends here extend sym
pathy to them in their great bereavement.
THE infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Hurd died on Saturday 49,. Mrs. Harrison
Howes is quite ILL.,
Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs Geo Ritchie of
west Medtord. Mass, are visiting the fam
lily of E. o. Stantial at West Brooks
Frank Il. Howard of Hallowell who at one
time as boy lived with his parents in the
widow Menter house at the village, is re-
visiting the scenes Of his chidh0od Hollis
E Grover of Boston came home to vote for
honest money last Monday... DR.. A. E.
kilgore has taken as a partner in his busi-
ness, DIR. Cook, formerly of Jackson. NJ. j.
Dow has bought the Edmund Young place
in this village and will keep it to rent, as it
Is i'll good location. Milo Colson has
hired the David Bracket shop ana will be-
gin the manufacture of clothing there i'm
mediatel A E. Chase is building an adj
dition to his store. Whether times are hard
or easy his store Is always busy placer.
Geo. w Lewis is now fairly settled in his
drug store at the old Daniel Jones place.
Grace E. Dow, Ira NJ. Forbes and Bert Paw
son of the Castine Normal School spent last
Sunday in Brooks. We are sorry to record
the death of Abbie wife of Joseph Ellis, ESQ
at South Brooks last week She was a very
estimable lady and will be greatly missed.
Mrs Hannah j. Sites is very sick at the
home of her son-in-law, Rufus b. Lancaster
1t is not thought she can recover as she is
well advanced in years. Mrs. Melissa
Wentworth of South Brooks, who has been
sick for long time, had bad hemorrhage
last week.. Edwin Lang is boarding with
Robert McTaggart. He has shut up his
house and sent his children to the Orphans
Home at Bath. Benjamin Rowe, who suf-
fered partial paralysis of the lower limbs
some time since, has improved much and
wishes to find chance to do harness work
or some such business. 1t is to be hoped that
some such opportunity may be presented as
he is a poor man and wishes to earn some
thing to support himself. Miss Nellie Dut-
ton OF China has been at Wilbur Barkers..
John G. Lane, who has been employed as
travelling salesman in New Hampshire is at
home to visit his family.... Mrs. Mary Par
ker of Dover, n. H., visited her friend, Mrs
A. E. Dow, last week Mrs Bertha Berry
of Thorndike has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Charles f. Berry Mrs Julia Lang
who was recently committed to the Insane
Asylum at Augusta, is reported to be con-
tented and apparently somewhat improved
in health. Miss Mabel Rose, the we'll
known school teacher, is spending the sea-
son with her parents at home. "A B. Stan
tial, general agent for the Great Eastern
Fertilizer Co., drove to ROekland last week
on business and Mrs Stantlal accompanied
him. Roscoe G. Edwards ls starting up