The Republican journal., 1897-02-18
County Correspondence.

BURNHAN. Mrs. B. A. Berry, who has
been sick so long with consumption, died
last Thursday morning The funeral was
held Saturday. Rev. l.. S. Williams of Gin
ton, preached the sermon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Conant rendered some very appropriate
music
MoNTv1LLE. School at Whites Corner
closed, Feb. -, after term of 10 weeks,
taught by Miss Hannah Vose The term
has been a most profitable one to those who
have attended regularly. Charlie Hustus,
Frank Sanford and Allen Dyer have been
hauling pressed hay to Belfast for parties in
town. Nelson Gould has returned from the
Augusta insane asylum, where he has been
under treatment for some time past. He is
now boarding at S. H. Berry's and is report
ed cured. BERTHE Moody expects to go to
Whitetield, Feb. 20, to visit relatives and
/ friends. Bert Berry was kicked by horse
recently, but is recovering rapidly. Orrin
Bartlett of China formerly of Montville,
called on friends in town, Friday.
W1NTERPoRT. The village schools closed
Friday after a very pleasant and success
full term Tor all of them. Miss Carroll's
pupils gave very pleasing entertainment at
their school room Thursday afternoon.
The young ladies of the W. K. C. gave
drama in connection with the Band concert
at Union Hall Thursday night, which was
very successful. Mr.. Richard Atwood of
Westminster, Mass visited his brother, Mr..
Thomas Atwood, last week E. S. Fernald
of Boston came home last Thursday for a
brief visit to his mother. Feb. 10th Mr..
Lord, an aged gentleman, was knocked down
by pair of runaway horses and seriously
injured. He now lies in a critical condition
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. NJ A.
Snow, with whom he lives. The grip is
having quite a run here. Among those now
on the sick list are Mrs. Fl. n. Abbott, Mrs.
Carrie Kilburn, Mrs. H, P. Simpson, Mrs.
E. F. Littlefield, Mrs. E NJ. Littletield, Mrs.
Crowley, Mrs. l.. l.. Rich, Mrs. c. M. Chase,
Mrs. T. B. Grant, Mrs. E. T. Fellows, Mrs.
E. D. johnson and Mrs. J. W. Eveleth..
Mr.. Moses Snow came home Monday night
| on account of the illness of Mr.. Lord.
BROOKS. Mrs B. F. Harding of Troy is
visiting friends in town. She is remembered
here as Inez M. Leathers, and passed her
girlhood in the family of John NJ. Dow.
Albert J. Robertson of Billerica, Mass,
came to Brooks last Tuesday and will spend
few days with friends here and in Monroe.
He is foreman of the noted Jones farm in
Billerica. The Selectmen are in session
settling up the business OF the municipal
year at the office Of NJ. j. Dow. All demands
against the town should be presented this
week. There is considerable sickness in
D,,F,, n-1
Springer, with her mother and two children,
all members of one family, are all sick in
bed with what seems to be the grip. james
G. Morse, Esq, remains about as he has
been. 1t is feared he may not recover. His
son Willis, who has renamed with him two
weeks and done all in his power to make
him comfortable, has been obliged to
turn to his business in Lowell. ... Master
Clyde and Miss Katrina Harding of Troy
visited friends here last week. SO. John
M. Dow who has been very sick, Is i'm
proving, but is yet confined to his bed. -.
John Lane, one of the very oldest residents
of this town, died last week and was buried
Sunday. An obituary notice will be PR MT
ed KIT week. The selecGmen, who have
inves tigated the cause of the fire which de-
stroyed the farm buildings of Joseph Ellis
last week, and who took an inventory of the
property destroyed, find that it foots up
over 81 600 and not a dollar of insurance.
THE village schools closed last Friday.
VT. Joseph ". w nCCOmD, todcuof OF the
High school, closed very successful
term. He left Monday to resume his studies
at Maine State College, Orono: Miss Mabel
Rose, teacher OF the intermediate grade, re
ports the following pupils not absent day
or late, during the term: Mabelle Bessey,
Marian York, Marie Chase, Josephine Lane,
Bertha Hall, Ray Mosman. Lloyd Stantial,
Nelson Reynolds, Frank Lane. In the after
noon the schools united and had a treat and
social. 81 Mr. Pearl Berry and Miss Minnie
Wey mouth of Morrill, we're the guests Of
their former teacher. Miss Mabel Rose Sun
day. Miss Mary Mason of Montville was
in town Monday calling on friends.
The genuine "BELFAST'' sc. cigar
has already found its way into nine diff
ferent States in the Union, also the Do
minion of Canada, and strange to say, it
is less than two years ago this brand was
placed on the market. The only cigar
made in Belfast that is stamped "BEL-