The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-05

BROOKS. The Union Sunday school are to
have a concert next Sunday evening and
will doubtless have good programme. The
house will be crowded if it is a pleasant
evening Rev. F. S. Dolliff led the En-
deavor meeting last Sunday evening and
made some interesting remarks on the topic
for the evening. Mrs. Mary F. Leathers is
visiting her Old friends in Brooks, which is
her native town. Mrs. Cora Maynard of
Waterville was here last week to see her
old friends and schoolmates. -. Miss Alice
Maynard of Watervile, is at w. S. Jones'
49,. Mr.. Dow, the well known dry goods
man, stuck pitch fork tine into his nstep
last week, making painful wound. And
now they are chatting him because his feet
are 50 big that there is no room outs ide of
them on two horse hayrack to stick down
a fork. Miss Flora Forbes is at the r. w.
Forbes homestead.
MONROE. Mr.. John Ellis died Aug. 1st,
aged 30 years and month. He was contin-
ed to his bed only three weeks, but had been
failing all through the spring and summer.
He had cancer in his stomach and was a
great sufferer. He had the best of medical
attendance, but could not be helped He
had been hard working man, and was a
wldower for years until he married the
widow Arey of Winterport, a very estimable
lady, two years ago land who survives him.
He leaves no children. d. A. Nye to k
charge of the remains and the funeral was
at the house Wednesday afternoon. Inter-
ment at Brooks beside his first wife Miss
Nellie Mayo from Portland is visiting her
brother, A. Fl. Mayo. Miss Minnie Mayo
has returned to Portland after a short visit
here. Mr.. Frank Nye and wife from BAN
gor are spending their vacation with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. d, A. Nye. -. Hayden
Buzzell is quite sick with inflammation of the
bowels. Cyrus Chase had quite an i'll turn
last week. 1t proved he had slight shock
He is recovering at present. Mr.. Lewis
Smith lost valuable COW last week with
milk fever. 1t had a calf a week old =. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Conant are rejoicing over
the birth of fine boy. They have three
little girls and this is the tirst boy. Mrs.
Laura Curtis will take a rest after a busy
season at millinery and will Join her hus-
ptiHNt du seal hdIUoT, where he mas OccGpd
ton during the summer. :. Mrs. Leslie
Tasker, wife of Fred Tasker, died July 2Sth,
aged . years and months. She was taken
sick last winter with grip or some form of
pneumonia and never recovered She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Web
Der of Monroe and a very estimaole lady
with host of friends. The esteem in which
she was held was manifested by the beauti-
ful floral offerings sent to decorate her cas-
ket and grave. She leaves husband and
baby two years old, for whom the warmest
sympathy is extended; also a father and
mother, brothers and sisters Her mother
will take the child and have the care of it
by request of the mother. Mrs. Weber is a
Christian woman and has been a faithful
hard-worklng mother to a large family of
children, and her daughters death has been
great blow to her, but she will love and
cherish the little girl and tenderly care for
her, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fairy from Med
way, Mass. are visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Nathaniel Twombly George
Nealley from Hampden is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. d. A. Nye.