The Republican journal., 1897-07-15

SOUTH MoNTv1LLE. Mrs. Rebecca Bean
of Charlestown, Mass, has been visiting her
son, B. F. Knowles, for the past two weeks.
DIR. E. A. Porter and family of Pittsfield
have called on their many friends in this
vicinity during the past week. Miss Inez
Peavey closed a very successful term of
school at McFarland's Corner July I'd.
Whole number of scholars IA; averf ge at
tendance 13. Not absent, Aaron Mcfarland,
Gene Perry, Lockslay Fl. Fuller, Fred H.
Fuller, Ida Fuller and Florence White.
Miss Peavey is a first class teacher and has
been engaged to teach the fall term Mrs.
G. S. Adams returned from Massachusetts
-. Forest Howes has his house up and
boarded. j. F. Esancy has been repairing
his stable. 80. E. S. Adams has been repair
ing his house.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. G. r. Hill and
daughter Nita of Winterport visited rela-
tives here last week. A little daughter ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin
Luke July 10th, Doris Estelle.....B. G.
Avery, Clifton Coggins and Charles Banks
went to HalloweH July 9th. .... Miss Freda
Hartman arrived home from Portland last
Saturday. Mrs. Mary Smith entertained
Wilson is at home from Bangor for a few
weeks. ...E. R. Batchelder returned to
Somes Sound July 9th. Allie Batchelder
bought very nice violin during his visit to
Somes Sound While there he played for
two dances. Misses Clara and Evelyn
Allen of Natick, Mass, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. N. j. Heagan. Miss Medora A
Pierce of Peabody, Mass, is visiting relatives
here. Mrs. M. G. Proctor of Dorchester,
Mass, arrived on last Thursdays boat to
spend the summer at her cottage here.
Mrs. Hannah Bright of New York is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Sarah j. Glidden.
LIBERTY. The hearts of 1.-The people here
were very much saddened to learn of the
death of Mrs. Alice Lewis, wife of DR..
Charles Lewis, and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Davis of this town. She died
of small pox at Tong Chow, China, May 31st
the sad news of her death reaching here last
Saturday. She was very estimable lady
known and loved by all. She was highly
cultured and successful school teacher and
it is no discredit to others to state that she
has taught the best terms of school ever
taught in this village. She was married last
fall to DR.. Lewis of Pennsylvania and they
Immediately went to the Orient as mission.
aries, with the intention of rema lining eight
years. Her parents, brothers and sisters
have the heartfelt sympathy of all in their
great bereavement. Prof. Geo. II. Berry
and family arrived in town last week from
Hamilton, n. Y, and will spend several
weeks with Mrs. BIS parents, Dr. and Mrs
J. W. Clough. :. Miss Mabel Carpenter Of
New York is at G. Fl. Cargill's. Miss Ber
nice Morse and Miss Golden of Bath are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Prescott. II
H. Crie and family of Rockland spent few
days last week visiting the friends of his
boyhood in this town.. Hon. G. E. Little
field and wife and Mrs. E. P. Walker were
town last week and left Sunday, tax.
ing with them Mrs. r. S. Aver, who
having sold her place here, will here
after live in Yarmouth, Mass. Mr.
and Mrs. Zypha Stevens of Pittstield
visited friends here Sunday. Don. Walker
has the agency of the celebrated Columbia
bicycle and those wishing this wheel at re-
duced prices will do we'll to call on him. E. 1t
is rumored that there was narrow escape
from drowning here during the heated term
Last Friday while the thermometer register
ed POO in the shade, j. o. johnson went
into the field to turn some hay, and when at
work in a small valley he suddenly found
himself up to his neck in water, caused by
his own perspiration. The flood increasing
rapidly he was compelled to abandon his
fork and swim for the shore, reaching the
high land in an exhausted condition. He
says that "if old Sam Jones was alive he
could prove it, and thinks he can prove it
now by A. A. Hall, Ed. Sanford and Sewell
Meservey, whose gardens are located on
side hills, and who while hoeng them on
that day came near being washed into the
Georges River. -. K. j Knowlton and fam
lily of Bangor are visiting this, his native
town.
Troy. Haying has begun in good earn
est. ... Last week the weather was hot
ter than for many years. go. Many of our
citizens went to Pittsfeld to attend the ad-
journed celebration of the Fourth. e. The
Club of Eight spent Saturday and Sunday
at Windermere Park, Unity. Mrs. NJ. F.
Leathers has returned home from Augusta,
where she has been since March caring for
he sister, Mrs. Cilley, and Mrs. Mrs. NJ. c.
Parsons has gone to stay with Mrs. Cilley
for a while. Mr.. Robert Hawes has gone
to Massachusetts to visit his children resid-
ing there. Charles Williston injured him
self quite severely while scuff1ing with an :
other boy. Charlie was farm hand for John
Pierce, and could ill afford to be laid by at
this busy season. Clyde Harding had
quite an experience in hiving bees last Sun
day. His bees took occasion to swarm just
about the time when people were coming to
church, and they pitched their tent on a
limb of juniper tree away up in the hea-
vens. Nothing daunted, Clyde took long
ladder and after enveloping himself in black
netting went to the top of the tree and saw
ed off the limb on which the bees were hold
ing consultation. Down came the branch,
but the bees went higher up and concentrat-