The Republican journal., 1897-08-19

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SOUTH MoNTyILLE. The scholars of the
South Montville High school of 1S7S-lS79
will hold their reunion on Saturday after
noon and evening, Aug. 21st. If stormy,
the first fair day after Monday. Parents and
friends are cordially invited The rust
has struck the potatoes in this section John
w. Prescott estimates the damage to his
crops will be 500. Mrs. Emma Tasker,
formerly of this place, is visiting at w. S.
Politics.. -. Isaac Bartlett has gone to Noble
boro to barber during camp meeting week,
-. Mrs Lucy Sukeforth who has been
quite sick, is improving Mrs. Maynard
Stone of Providence, r. L., is visiting Mrs.
E. S. Adams.
PALERMO. Mr.. Knowles of Gloucester,
Mass, has bought the Edward Sanford
place at North Palermo and is soon to settle
there. He intends to build a new house
this fall. Mrs. Emma s. Carr of Albion
visited her old neighbors and friends last
week. John HI. Black came home from
Boston last Saturday and returned to Bos-
ton Monday Most of the farmers finished
haying last week, A good crop was harvest
ed, Grain is good but the potato and apple
crops are very light. The roads are very
bad owing to the heavy rains, which wash
ed them badly. Mrs. Ruth Young's health
is much improved. She has visited several
of her neighbors and last week rode to
Branch Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson
Howes of Liberty visited friends in town re.
Gently,
CENTRE LINCoLNvILLE. Miss Stella
Moody is at home from Waterville for few
weeks vacation. Mr.. Herman Higgins of
Massachusetts is visiting friends in town..
Misses Kittie French and Lizzie Gerlack
of Jamaica Plain, Mass, are at the Maple
House for a few weeks.... Mr.. Everett
Hobbs of Hope, accompanied by Miss Maria
Iowle OF Providence, Il. L., was in town
Sunday. Mr.. james Keene of Jamaica
Plain, Mass, is spending few weeks at
Will Knights. Misses Lora and Geneva
Heal of Belfast visiting their grand
father, Mr.. Emery Parker.... Mr.. Rufus
Hall OF Hartford, Conn, and Mr.. E. w.
Studley of North Woburn, Mass, have been
visiting at Capt. Will Dickey go. Master
Pearl Billings of Rockland is visiting at
Amos Browns. Mrs. Wesley Wellman is
visiting relatives in Rockland .., Mrs
James 2, Hobbs and Mrs. Charles Bills of
Hope called on friends in town Tuesday...
Mrs, Jennie Tolman and daughter of Winch
ester, Mass, are visiting at A. 2. knights.
LIBERTY. Mrs. White and Mrs Bryan of
c.
Mrs. Pinkham of Boston is spending few
days with Mrs. W. H. Hunt. :. Misses Rose
and Kit, daughters of B. f. Clough of Ar
lington, Mass, We're in town last week -.
There was quite an exodus from this village
last week, many of the summer visitors
leaving for their homes, and many of the
citizens are having their summer outing at
dren have been stopping at Windermere
Park, Unity, for the past week. -. Potatoes
are rusting badly and the indications are
that the crop will be very light, indeed. The
tubers are of small size and few in the hill.
There appears to be no early fall apples
and but few winter apples i'll this vicinity.
The contrast between this year and last is
that one barrel of apples will bring more
money than ten times that number did last
year, and he who has surplus this year is
blessed. Large orchards pay best when
there is a short crop.
WINTERPoRT. A very sad tragedy occurred in
village last week. Thursday morning Charles
Wardwell who had been i'll and was somewhat
mentally unbalanced, wandered away from home
and though large number of men were constant
ly searching for him. nothing heard of him
until Sunday afternoon, when Charles Moody
found his body lying face down in some tall grass
only short distance from his home. 1t is sup
posed he died from exhaustion, as there were no
traces of any struggle. He was unmarried and
lived at home with his parents. Much sympathy
is expressed for the afflicted family Among
those who at the cottage at Northport this
week are Mrs. ID. H Smith, Mrs. c. A. McKenney,
Miss E. NJ Hall, Mrs. John Cole, Mrs. R. H. Hardy
Mrs. E. A. Hardy and Mrs. Fred Woodman. Hon.
Marquis F. King of Portland and his wife and
daughter were the guests of Col Fred Atwood
last week Miss Mary Chase left last Thursday
for Bilerica, Mass, where she will spend few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. ID. j. Folsom. Mrs
Annie Atwood of Boston is visiting her old home
John Pickard of Hermon visited Mrs. E. b. Lord
last week. Miss Hannah Thompson from Mel
rose and Harry Thompson from New York are
visiting their mother, Mrs. E. S. Thompson. Her
bert Holmes of Fall River with his wife and chill
dren, visited his sister, Mrs. F. E. Gilman, last
week. Mrs. Della Benson of Lynn is spending
few weeks in town. William MCGEE lost valu-
able horse last Thursday. Mrs. Clara Chapman
of Bangor with her little daughter is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. Quarterly meet
ing services were held at the Methodist Church
Sunday, Presiding Elder Norton officiating.
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