The Republican journal., 1897-11-04


turned Monday from Halowe'l, where she
had been the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Martin, who is dangerously ill.,. Mr..
Russell Goodhue returned to Boston on Mon
days boat. Mrs. James Treat went to
Boston Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Weston Doe. Quite large number were
in attendance at the Grange Friday evening.
very.good program was given, followed by
a fine collation.. Ten new names were pre-
sented.
STANDPOINT. Mrs. Frances French and
Mrs Abbie Nickerson left by boat Thursday
for Boston for the winter. Mrs Henry
French has returned to her home in Kansas
City Mrs. Cora Plummer is in Boston for
a while. The school in this district taught
by MISS Addie Crockett of this town, closed
Oct. 29th after a pleasant term of eight
weeks. Miss Maud CHM is in Searsport
for the winter. Mrs. Merada Black has
opened her knitting shop and has work on
hand to last the remainder of the year.
Mr.. E. S. Patterson and son Pierce leave this
week for Katahdin, where they have EN-
ployment.. Sch Henry Whitney br ought a
SolSo VI COdl IOI SdpO. ID T NICE tulS week.
80. Many in this vicinity have to haul water
for family use. Wells and cisterns have
failed; that never failed before. The
weather has been very warm and pleasant
here for season. Buttercups, apple and
strawberry u.ossoms were picked the last
days of October.
Troy. There was quiet home wedding
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B.
Harding last Sunday, when their daughter,
Lucena B. Harding,I was welded to Mr..
Charles S. Longley of Boston, NJ ass. Rev.
E. S. Burrill performed the ceremony in the
presence of the immediate relatives of the
bride and groom. Miss Harding was one of
our most highly esteemed young ladies and
will be greatly missed by all. The newly
welded couple left on the evening train for
Boston, where they will reside. They carry
with them the best wishes of their many
friends for future happiness and prosperity.
-. Mrs. Caroline Piper, the eldest lady in
town, is in very poor health. Mr. Abb on
Piper and Master Frank Piper have Just re-
turned FROM visit in Rockland. Mrs.
Sarah j. Stevens is visiting friends in Wa
terville and Lewiston. Mrs, NJ. c. Parsons
has gone to Augusta for few weeks. The
Troy Corner Reading Club will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. David Piper Friday evening,
Nov, 9TH. Mr. Benniah Harding is visiting
relatives in Pittstield, Detroit and Carmel.
David Piper's face is radiant with his
new teeth. DR.. Whtcomb, the DENTIST is to
be congratulated. He is having lots of work
and meeting with good success. Quite a
number of members of the G. E. Society
went to Unity Oct. 30th to meet wit the So
cieties in Unity and Freedom. The conven-
ton was held in the Friends church in
Unity. A pleasant time was reported. B.
f. Harding " i'll close a term of High school
in Durham, Nov 5th.
Brooks Mrs. Fannie Twomblv is at
home for a short rest for the first time since
the first of August. Her duties as profess
ional nurse keep her almost constantly oc-
cupied. Some weeks since, G. E. Lane,
who has served five terms as Chief Templar
of the Good Templar Lodge, treated the
lodge to nice lunch, with coffee, etc.
After recess Miss Lottie Edwards of Win
of this town, who spent several weeks here
with her aunt, Mrs. James Grover, enter
tanned the lodge with some excellent read
ings. She has made speciality of elocution
and is called something rather nice. E. o.
Stantial and wife went to Augusta last week
to attend the funeral of Mrs. James Howard
who was a resident of this town some
w ri 10
shinglng and otherwise improving his place,
formerly known as the Doctor Libby stand
I'VE have been waiting some weeks for
our water works and are getting desperate,
for the streets are all drying up and winter
is close upon u.s.. Our friend Isaac G. Rey-
nolds of South Brooks has the best Hamp-
shire Down lamb in the State of Maine. 1t
was born in March last and Mr.. Reynolds
obtained three premiums on him at the
State Fair in Lewiston. 1t is estimated that
he will weigh 165 lbs. at the present time;
and that his old buck will weigh 800 lbs
and he is now three years old Mr.. Rey-
nolds flock of sheep has been widely
advertised through his attendance at the
county and State fairs and he has sold
oCN Gle lolIIUo lol otoSh Pun POsCo oluC6 bllt
fairs, and has even had calls for them from
outside the State. Miss Grace e. Dow at
the Castine Normal School, has finished the
course in bookkeeping without an error
marked against her...C E. Lane has re-
turned from his Aroostook trip. :. Master
Willard Chase of Coburn Classical Institute
spent last Sunday here at home. The
Good Templar lodge is having some good
entertainments and will be made very inter-
esting the coming winter. Ira W. Bowden
and wife spent last week with friends in
Augusta. DIR. Prince E. Luce has opened
a private hospital at what was formerly the
Meadow Brook Stock Farm, but which is
now called Elmwood Retreat. wv. H.
Hamlin is to move onto the Ella Springer
place and Rufus Ward will board with him.
Mrs. Springer is to move to Belfast. Miss
Marion York, who has been very i'll from
the effects of an operation for appendicitis,
is convalescing rapidly. Her nurse, Miss
Mclaughlin of the Maine General Hospital,
Portland, has returned home. Mrs. Pane
liza Penney has returned from long visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Caro- Blaisdell, of Con-
necticut. Some seventy-five people were