The Republican journal., 1897-05-27

| MONROE. Mr.. Edwin Lufkin, agent for
the Bridgeport Monumental Co., has set up
some very fine monuments the past week
among them one in Gordon yard, Searsport,
and one in the Nichols yard. Also one for
Miss E. NJ Hall at Winterport. Nelson
Curtis and Frank Barden went to Castine
Monday with their merry-go-round.
UNITY 81. H. Grant and Henry Bacon
went to Boston last week, taking with them
some very fine horses to sell. -. Helen
Thomas and Mae Kelley came from Water
vile on their wheels Friday night to spend
Sunday with their friends. Lewis Whit
ten, who has been sick SO long, died May 21st
and was buried Sunday. He was an honest,
upright man and good neighbor and will
be sadly missed. He leaves wife. =. Mrs.
81. C. Chandler went to Waterville, May
10Th, on business. :. There was quiet we'd
ding at the parsonage May Oath The parties
were Mr.. Albert Stevenson and Miss Maria
Mitchell, daughter of DIR. j. w. Mitchell of
Freedom Mrs. Roxanna Chandler, who has
been sick for long time, passed away May
23d. She was a great sufferer. -. Flora Wat
son returned from Boston, May DIST, called
home by the illness of her grandmother, the
aged lady who fell and was injured some
time ago. She is failing. Mrs. Mary
Whitney has been quite sick but is some
what better at this writing Mr.. Whitney is
poorly.
WALDO. Mrs. Addie Walker who spent the
winter in the West with her people, is at her
place now and hopes to sell it so as to re-
turn to her people before cold weather sets
in. Its fine crop growing farm with nice
buildings. There are two large cisterns to
accommodate house and barn, with we'll a
short distance from the house. There is a
large henhouse and two or three smaller
ones, and an orchard of eighteen or twenty
apple trees. For further particulars call at
her home, or at Samuel Quincy s.. :. Mrs.
S. Quincy, who has been i'll so long, is still
confined to her room. Mr.. Quincy is doing
quite a springs work for one so lame and
crippled as he is. His army life is telling on
him fast as he grows older. :. Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Burns, who have been very sick so
long, are on the gain. MIR. Oliver Chase,
who has been so near deaths door with
pneumonia and heart trouble, is up and able
to be about the house. Mrs. Louisa Wilson,
who has been spending the winter in Boston
with her daughter, Mrs. Chas Heath, is at
home for the summer. Leslie Smith, who
has been caring for her farm for the past
year, has moved onto the widow Nickerson
place in West Waldo. Elijah Bradford and
wife of Thorndike have moved in to part
of Mrs. Wilson's house and intend carrying
on her place for her this summer Eugene
L. Bryant has sold his farm to his brother
Levi. Susan Barnes, who has been in Boston
for the past five months, is expected home in
a few days. Marcia McManus, who has been
spending the past year in Sam Gurney's
family, has gone to visit her people in Easton,
Me. Mrs. Emily Philbrick of Belfast is
caring for Mrs. Quincy at present. The
Evangelists, Mr. johnson and wife, spoke at
the westinghouse at Evans Corner Sunday
afternoon. The poverty bali at Richie
Grange Hall Saturday evening proved
success Music was furnished by J. Leonard
of Knox. E. Ellis of Brooks and others. lee
cream and cake were served.
BROOKS. The rainy weather of the past
week has been rather discouraging to farm
ers with wet land. Very few as yet have
even their sowing done The wet weather
has delayed work on the new cellars, but
the four practically ready for the
timbers. Work on the highway is also put
back, as it is dangerous working the horses
in the mud holes. The roads are very
rough, too, and lots of work must be done.
VIM. Briggs, the veteran CRATER, has
been busy every pleasant day this spring
among the apple trees in this vicinity....
There are several new bicycles on the street.
In spite of the hard times young America
will ride. -. Willard, son of A. E. Chase was
at home from Waterville, where he is at
tending school, to spend Sunday with his
folks. lice /. Dow, just home from Oak
Grove Seminary, has completed her rank for
the term. In every study she took the rank
"a" which means from % to TO- the highest
ranking. Miss Roxie Gatchell of the
Pennington Normal school is teaching in
Jackson. Mrs. Chas. F. Bessey, who is in
Concord, N. H., is said to be much improv-
ed in health. Mrs. Chas. L. Austin is still
here at the village under the care of Dr.
kilgore. Our highway tax is mills, and
our money tax Is mills on a dollar this
year. This is little higher than last year
....Julia A, wife of Joseph S. Long, who
has been in very poor health, is now doing
the work for her family with the assistance
of her mother. e G. Holbrook is still
absent on business trip....M. j. Dow,
who for some years has handled the goods
of the Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co., is still their
agent. "A. B. Stantial has as usual got in
large crop of early vegetables. He is sell
dom left in his line of produce. :. E. A. Car
penter has bought piece of land of Enoch
G. Hall and will show the villagers how to
farm. W. o. Estes, who has kept a small
stock of dry and fancy goods, has sold out
the lot and gone out of the business with the
exception of boys suits, which he still car
ries. L. c. Jones ard wife are at home again
to spend the summer. Gee. Miller, Jr., is still
improving in health. He has been up and
dressed once or twice. IT. E. West is at
work in Ansel Pettingill's shoe shop. . The