The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

BELMONT. Mrs. Helen A. Jordan has
gone to Brookline, Mass, to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. P. Carver Mrs. Sarah Ord
way of Belfast is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. Foss. &C. o. Jordan visited n. P Ben
nett, Centre Montville, the last of the week
80. Mr.. Herbert Morse and two children,
Lottie and Gladys, W. F. Mariner, Lucy
Farrow, Cynthia Brewster, Elzina Gates,
Mrs. F. A. Tower and Mr.. and Mrs. N. B.
Allenwood are sick with la grippe. :. On &C
count of sickness the "Lend Hand" circle
order of Kings Daughters, will meet at Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Churchills instead of at
MIR. and Mrs. n. B. Allenwood's, Sunday,
March 2Sth.
CAMDEN. The town election Monday re-
suited in the same board of officers as last
year, all Republicans, except the treasurer
and collector, who are Democrats. They
are as follows Moderator, Ruel Robinson
clerk, Chas. c. Wood selectmen, D. j. An
drews, S. G. Ritter bush. A. b. Arey school
committee, W. F. Hart, J. H. Hooper, A. B.
Arey; treasurer, Fred Lewis collector C.
X. Miller. The appropriations for all pur-
poses amounted to 81 ,21S, which is nearly
$1,000 less than last year. The total town
debt is S34 900, and the net debt sol 600 The
town voted to exempt from taxation for 10
years the summer hotel to be built by the
Camden Land Company, or any company
caused to be organized by them, to cost not
less than $4,000. With increased valuation
and reduced the to ,f t.,y + m
will probably go below 10 mills.
BROOKS. There was an omission III the
report of the town election in The journal
OF March llth. Three members of the school
board We're elected, viz, G. II. Forbes, j. G
Simpson and A. B. Stantal, and the board
met and elected G. e. Foss superintendent.
Mrs. George Bachelor of Alnesburv
Mass, was here last week to attend the fll-
neral of her father, Thorndike Rich, who
was buried last Thursday. Mrs S. A es-
colt OF Amesbury, Mass, stepdaughter OF
Mr.. Rich was also here. Our people were
very much grieved at the untimely death OF
Mrs. Joseph r. Littleteld, who was one OF
the most estimable ladies of this place The
funeral serv ices We're held at the house last
Sunday. Isaac S. Staples and wife are
better, but both are yet confined to the house,
Clarence Staples came home last Tuesday
night to help take care of them. Mrs Liz
zle Chase is so much improved in health as
| to be able to ride out....A little grand
daughter of Noah johnson was buried Tues
day. 1t was child belonging to his son
John and had been an invalid from birth.
John M. Dow has nearly recovered his usual
health, but remains within doors and will
while this raw spring weather lasts. Miss
Grace Dow is beginning to exercise her sad.
die mare, Daisy. &C. E. Lanes King Pin is
coming out in nice style this spring.
Charles F. Bessey is in Vermont on bust.
ness trip. If any one wishes to keep the
towns poor they should get in their bids be-
fore April 1st. Charles Reynolds has been
very dangerously sick. Miss Alice L. Dow
is much pleased with Oak Grove Seminary
where she is attending school.
MORRILL,. Whole families in town are
sick with La Grippe. J. R. Mears is much
improved, but has had sick time of it the
past fortnight Mrs. Margaret Woods and
Mrs. 1. D. White are the sickest ones at this
time. The funeral of Mrs. Gay, widow of
the late Richard Gay of Waldo, was held at
the church Friday at 2 P M, services by
Rev. Geo. E. Tufts. Saturday p M the
funeral of Barak Hatch was held at the
same place, services by Rev. H. Holt
Mr. Hatch was one of our Oldest citizens
and was an active member of society until
the in fl of al cd hole uo
prominent member of the Methodist
| church in this place, and until later years
was a constant attendant at church, at social
meetings Sunday school and Grange. He had
been twice married both wives are deceased
ii left three sons and three dau ghters. The
funeral of Mrs. Margaret S. Neal was held
at the church March 10th, Rev. G. E. Tufts
officiating. Mrs. Ithamer Thompson and
daughter Nellie went to Massachusetts last
Monday on visit. Miss Leila Simpson OF
Brooks is visiting in town.. Merriam and
Daggett's steam mills were never so heavily
stocked with lumber as at present, and still
the lumber comes in from miles around.
There was a slight mistake two weeks ago
in the notice of Honesty Oranges literary
contest. The five "arbitrary'' pieces in the
program are music or song, select reading
recitation, topic, question for discussion. The
contest begins Wednesday night, March Oath
if fair weather; or rather, if not stormy.
The town at its late annual meeting refused
to raise money for repairs, or to build school
houses. Eighty scholars in the central dis.
trict have no house to attend school in, and
the fathers Of the town, who advised this
state of things, are as easy as told Tilley'
The SCHOOL board" of last year did their
| utmost at the annual meeting to lead the
town Alright, but they wouldn't be Leland
! kicked tremendously.