The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-11-10
County Correspondence
deferred from last week. ]

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ton Remarks were made by Rev. j. I.
Richardson of the Franklin street church;
Hon. Parker Spotford, treasurer' hlcharu
3, Slower, secretary of the trustees; D. r.
Haley, principal; Miss Marion Slower, pre-
ceptress of the present faculty, ana George
G. Howard, Kelsey S. Ordway and Daniel
S. Kerr of the students
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs a s. wilson ana
her three daughters arrived home from New
York last week. Capt, ". Will stay at home
with his family while bis vessel, sch Tofa,
goes a trip to Capt. A. A. CHM and
wife attended the County grange in North
Searsport last week. Mrs Eugene Barnes
will entertain the Ladies' Circle at her home
Friday evening, Nov, 18th. All are cordially
invited A program will be gwen. Miss
Faustina Harding closed successful term
of school in this district last Friday Capt.
George Erskine and son Arthur OF Bucks
port visited Capt. and Mrs. A. 5. Wilson
last Sunday Mrs. Orrilla McMann visited
her daughter, Mrs. Anna G. Hartman, last
Saturday and Sunday.
PALERMO Gilman Bryant of North Paler-
mo probably has the finest lot OF apples in
town. He has young orchard OF winch he
is proud, and we'll he may be. He has one
hundred barrels of number one apples, and
several barrels Of seconds for his own use.
| Mrs Cora A Goodwin Of Palermo and Mrs.
| Hattie Clough Of Liberty Went to Montvlle,
| Brooks and Jackson asst week on visit. =.
| Thomas Rowe of Massachusetts was in town
! last week visiting his brothers. MIR. Will
| ton of North Palermo lost good horse last
week.. The old nigh stone bridge at
I Branch Mills, near the new steam mill,
/ which was built in 1919, has stood the test
for seventy-nine years, but will now require
some repairs. \ portion Of the wall on the
/ west side has fallen down, In 1880 Joel
| Bowler of Palermo. then young man of rs
years, married Miss Deborah Jane Bailey of
/ Topsfeld, Maine. Seven children-three
| sons and four daughters-were born to them
In 1891, Mr. Bowler died at the advanced
age of ST wears. The wife and mother join
ed him over on the other shore on the 9Th of
July last Last week their son, L. A. Bow
1 Ter, marked their final resting place with a
double stone, with the epitaph "Gathered in
/ a good old age to the assembly Of the
righteous.
1 CLARK's CORNER, PROSPECT. Mr.. Marley
/ Clarke, now Of Frankfort, formerly Of Pros
/ peet, has returned from dear hunt in Do
/ Yer, where be captured fine large dear,
alive, IN tile form of a beautiful lady, whose
name was Mrs. Sarah seavey The happy
couple are now keeping house on their farm.
joe. Charlie W Crockett Of Belfast was the
guest Of Horace Clarke over Sunday. . G.
| H. Gross and wife visited q. D. Clarke sun
/ day .... George w. Clarke has gone down to
Somes Sound for work .... Mrs. Caroline
Massure 1f North Searsport visited at the
Corner last week ... Mr. Will Jelison SAYS
| that three years from this fall the people of
| Prospect will hear of his wedding Nell
Clarke and wife visited Mr.. and Mrs LEM
uel Ames last week Mrs. Melinda Little
field, Mrs. Eva Gross and Mrs G. 0. Clarke
visited Mrs Ida Cole Oct 2Sth. Miss Ada
Clarke went to Belfast last Friday to do her
fall shopping MIR. Simon Boyd is failing
quite fast. and Mr.. Freeman Hall is in very
poor health. Little Maud Smith of Sears
port, daughter of the druggist, was the guest
of Isabel Lttletield last Sunday. Mr. Hi
ram Clarke, who has been quite sick. is
somewhat hetter... Miss Rose Clarke has
employment at Searsport for the present
| NORTH SEARsPoRr. Henry Pike, an old
and respected citizen Of this town, died
i Oct, 2Gth. at the advanced age of 81 years
and months. He was a man who was re-
| Cd NV who II
| lived on the farm where he died from his
| birth and never was married. He had not
been able to attend to his farm work for more
than five years His sister, Mrs. Harriet P.
Stlckney, had been his houskeeper for many
years, and tenderly cared for him in his de-
clining years. He leaves to mourn his death
one brother, Mr., Stephen Pike of Searsport
| HarbOr, and two sisters, Mrs. Harriet P
| Stickney and Mrs Mahitable Nichols of this
town His funeral was held at his late
residence Sunday, Oct. 80, with Rev. H o.
| Morton officiating. His remains were taken
| to the village cemetery for interment.
Mrs. Martha j. Chase, who died Oct. 4th,
was 50 years and Il onths of age. She was
born in the town of Monroe and was the
widow OF the late William Chase, and
daughter of Israel StaE les of this town, who
was living with her at the time of her death
| OF her fathers family there are now living
Two sons and one daughter-John Staples of
New York and George Staples of Monroe,
/ and Mrs. Lydia of Rockland. She as the
mother Of four children. Her oldest was a
/ daughter who died when about Is years of
age Her thee sons are George W. Chase
of Everett, Mass. and Roscoe and Israel
S. Chase of this town. Her remains were
inferred in NJ. Olive cemetery.
| TROY. Josiah Harmon, an old resident of
Troy. died Oct oath, after a long and painful
! illness. He is survived by wife, six sons
and three daughters. His sons are Thomas,
Ernest, Pearl and Clark of Massachusetts,
| Charles and Willis of Troy his daughters,
Mrs. Veil Ferguson of Troy, Mrs. Marshall
Wentworth of Knox and Una Harmon of
Troy. They We're all present at the funeral
except Pearl and Ernest. The funeral SER
| vices were held Oct Goth, Rev l.. W. Ham
mons of Belfast officiating. Mrs. Helen
Bachelor Rhoades passed away Oct 2Sth
after brief illness, aged % years. Helen