The Republican journal., 1897-01-21

I'VE thought eggs would be higher this
year, but it is the same old story; hens are
beginning to lay and eggs are falling....
Vergie Ramsey and little Tom are able to be
out. She has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. E.
Curtis. =. Leslie Hawes was in Brooks the
last of the week. Seth KnowltOn has killed
a a7months-old pig weighing $50 pounds. 1t
was fed on sour milk and sweet apples, and
Mr.. X. says if he had had more apples he
would had larger pig.
UNITY Mrs. W. A. Bartlett returned to
her home in Orono Jan. 18th. Mrs. Asa
Stevens, the aged lady who fell some time
ago. is failing. She has never got over her
fall. Mrs. S. A. Myrick is able to be out
.... Farmers are waiting patiently for snow
so that they can do their winters teaming
1t is an old saying that the patient waiter is
no loser. 1t was the 2Sth of Jan. last year
before we had snow enough to do anything,
and then the farmers had to hustle. :. Rev.
E. S. Burrill began series of meetings at
the Church last Monday Luther Mitchell
is falling Mrs. Charles Webster returned
Jan. 10th from Belfast, where she has been
for treatment. She is very much improved
49,. Mansfield Dolloff, who left here twelve
years ago, is in town calling on friends.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. Capt. Frank
Marden cut his leg quite badly while chop
ping wood last week. The Centre district
Sunday school met at Mrs. S. B. Littlelied's 8
last Tuesday evening, and the usual good
program was enjoyed. The next meeting
will be at Mr. Emery Calderwood's next
Monday evening. MIR, G. 0. Hatch visited
his father, Mr. Barak Hatch of Morrill,, re-
Gently and found him quite ill. His many
friends here hope for his speedy recovery.
-. Mrs. Helen Smith is confined to the
house with severe cold =. Mrs. Octavia
Heagan of Winterport Is visiting at Capt.
Frank Marden's. MIR. Albert Treat of
Searsport called on friends in this vicinity
last week.. Miss Alice Young went to
Swanville on business recently. Miss
Inez Staples has recovered from her recent
illness. Miss Jessie Marden is spending a
few weeks with friends in Stockton village.
900 Mrs. Alice Hatch visited South Branch
Grange, Prospect, last Saturday evening
and reported a very pleasant time
APPLETON. The joint installation of
Goldenrod Rebekah Lodge and Appleton L.
o. o. F. was held Wednesday evening, Jan.
18th. The following officers of Goldenrod
Rebekah Lodge were installed by D. d.
Clara Mansfield: N. g., Julia NJ. Page; ".
o., Louise h. keene; Sec, Lizzie Newbert; :;
Treas, l.. G. Hail. Warden, Gertrude P.
TObpV. ConHuptor
Mary Dunton; o. S., J. A. Sherman; r. S.
N. G., Addie R. Arnold; L. S. n G., Nancy
A. Crie; K. S. V. G., S. Helen Sherman L.
S. V. G., Olive l. Pease. The following Off
GERS OF Appleton Lodge, l. o. o. F., We're in
stalled by ID. d. Grand Master, A A. Beaton
and Grand Marshal o. B. Lovejoy of Rock
land, assisted by Grand Treasurer G. A.
Jones, Grand Sec. Elias Burkett and Grand
Warden S. G. Hills of Union: n. G., Ever
EFT M. Ripley; V. g., FL. N. Titus; Sec, j.
A. Sherman; p S., Harry Pease; Warden,
Frank 7. Conant; Conductor, David Hall ;
l. S., Jas. Fuller; r. S. n. G., Frank Car
kin; l.. S. n. G., Alvin Perry; r. S. " G.,
l.. NJ. Gushee l.. S. V. G., V. O. Keller.
Vocal and instrumental music was furnish
ed by members of the order, speeches made
by Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, and at a late
hour participants and guests repaired to the
banquet room where tables loaded with ap-
petlzing foods We're prepared for all.
TROY. Wanted, Snow, by the foot. in
| return for which deep gratitude will be ex-
| tended and much hustling in business. A
tremendous rain storm visited Troy Sunday
night and Monday, followed by a cold wave
Monday night. 1t was extremely cold Tues
day morning, being Is below zero and grow
ing colder The roads now are in very
| rough condition and ybody is wishing
| for snow. The schools closed last week.
with two exceptions. There are 10 scholars
who have not been absent a day and Miss
Rosa Lamb has not been absent for a year.
The schools at East Troy and Ward Hill
| will close next week. There is much sick
| ness in town, the result of colds and their
| accompanying evils Mrs. Elias Seavey is
failing. She has been an invalid long
time. Three young ladies have arrived in
town quite recently-one at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Danville Mitchell, one at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hillman, and one with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bagley. 1t looks as
though Troy would be obliged to endorse
woman suffrage in the near future, as the
incoming inhabitants are mostly females
MRS. Nancy Carter, who severed an art
cry in her wrist while cutting lard, is re-
| covering. DR.. Brown of Dixmont was call
| ed and took several stitches in the wound
| ....There was nve-cent sociabe at Mr..
and Mrs. Newell Bagley's last Friday even
| ing. The Troy Corner Reading Club met
| with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Knight last Sat-
| urday evening. The Burnham Praying
Band will hold meetings at the schoolhouse
on Bagley Hill next Sunday.
| W1NTERPoRT. The funeral services of
Miss Edith Clark, whose death was an
nounced last week, took place at her home
| Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J. P. Simonton
officiating. A large numoer of sympathiz-
| ing relatives and friends were present, and
| the floral offerings were numerous and very
beautiful. Miss Edith was the only daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Clark and her
| death is sad bereavement. She was a
most estimable young lady, talented, amia-
able and agreeable, and was greatly beloved
with consumption two years, during which