The Republican journal., 1898-05-26

Michigan, are visiting G. E. Berry and Mrs.
W. G. Foster. brother and sister. Mr..
Berry has been absent for more than 20
years. .. Franklin Mudgett died Sunday,
about P M. He had been i'll for more
than one year with dropsy. The funeral was
held Tuesday at the church. Mrs. Kate
Nash passed Sunday at Mrs. G. Gilmore's.
FREEDOM Mr.. Sherman Goodwin preach
ed at the church last Sunday. He will
preach the sermon Memorial Sunday and
deliver the address Memorial Day. .....
The Ladies' Circle will meet with Mrs J. W.
Libby, Thursday p. M, May 26... Waldo
County Pomona Grange will meet with
Dirigo Grange, Tuesday May 81. A large
company is expected. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Danforth of Fairfield are in town.
PALERMO. John Black has bought one
thousand feet of white iron pipe to take
water from a spring on the side hill to sup
ply his house and barn. Herbert Moody is
at work for John Black ditching some of his
low land. Fred Young has built good
wire fence around his pasture. Mrs. Alice
Bowler was called to Washington, Me-, last
week by the death of her nephew, Charles
Hibbard. j ohm S. Rowe is doing quite
business this spring running his corn
planter.
CAsTINE. Arthur M. Robinson died May
10Th aged % years. He was the son of
A. A. and Eta G. Robinson, and was one of
Castine's most promising young men, Last
winter he went south for his health, but re-
ceived no help. He returned home about
ten days ago. His funeral took place at the
home of his parents on Sunday. Rev. j. P,
Cushman, assisted by Rev. Fl. H. Woude,
ofclated. There We're many floral offerings.
among them pillow from the Normal school,
a wreath from young men of Castine, and
large lot of cut flowers from citizens The
family have the sympathy of the community
in their bereavement.
SEARsMoNT. The County Commissioners
are to meet at Chas. Heals June 1st to hear
the petitioners for the discontinuance of the
road laid out by them some time ago \
great deal of feeling has been caused by this
road. Let the citizens of the town take an
interest in the matter now and let us have
the matter settled. 1t is proposed to meet
and view the route and then adjourn the
hearing to Dirigo hall, where all parties viii
have a chance to be heard. -. Misses Lula E
Payson, Alice NJ. Poor and Mabel Brown.
| three of our teachers, and j. w. Farrar at
tended Waldo County Teachers Associa-
ton at Belfast Friday. They We're much in
terested in the meeting and very much
pleased with the entertainment furnished by
| the Belfast teachers
KNOX. 1t is getting to be so very dry in
thls section that all vegetation seem to be at
| q standstill. >. Edward Shibles who lost his
house by fire last fall, is having a nice, large
two-story house built on the spot where the
other stood. Charles P. Hutchins and Will
Slbley OF Freedom are doing the carpenter
work. g.. j Vose started Monday for
Penobscot county. where he plans to spend
a few days. The committee elected to look
after the building of the two school houses
met at the Centre school house Nav 2Oth ac-
cording to notice, to receive sealed proposals
for the building of the same. The bids Were
not opened at that time, and We have not
yet learned who the contracts have been
awarded to-. Mrs. Mary, widow of the late
Hiram Bryant, passed away Monday night
aged Sc years.
Brooks. At Republican Caucus held
May 18th, the following delegates We're
elected to the State Convention to be held
at Augusta June 2S, 1898; E. A. Carpenter,
Z. g. Holbrook, I. |. Huxford The follow
! ing We're elected Town Committee: F. W.
Brown, Jr. Chairman, Issac I4eathers e. A.
Carpenter, Otis S. Elwell, J. E. Ellis, d. W
Diekey, Jefferson Hobbs. -. An tlnusua
effort Will be made to celebrate Decoration
day this year. The Post has made good
effort to awaken interest. Tie Relief Corps,
the Sons of Veterans and the X of p. are all
to join in the exercises, and the unknown
dead are to be remembered. The Grafton
will be delivered by Professor Chandler of
Brooks and given in the church, which will
be decorated. We may next week give a
| brief report of Mr., Chandler's remarks or
this occasion. M....
| PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mr.. Harvey I'll. Lib.
| by, who has enlisted, came home from Au-
gusta to bid his parents farewell, remaining
only four hours. Mr.. and Mrs Riley
Bailey of Brooks We're here last Sunday
calling on relatives. Mr.. r. killman OF
Bangor and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thompson
| of Stockton Springs We're guests of Mr
Richard Killman last Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs Hullie Grant of Kingman are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gooding Grant
and Capt. and Mrs. Robert Killman.
Misses Flora Haley, Sarah Kilman and
Francis Eames visited relatives in Belfast
last week and while there attended the
| teachers convention. Mrs. Hosea Little.
field is very sick with bad cold. Mrs
Belle Erskine and Master Harry of Frank
fort were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fl
Littlefeld May 21st. Three of the young
Sisters and three young Brothers of South
Branch Grange are to have potato race
Saturday evening May 2Sth.. Mrs. James
! Killman intends to visit her brother Mr.
| David Smith, in Winterport this week -.
| The S. B. 1. S. meets with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Orrn B. Gray this, Thursday, afternoon and
evening.
CAMDEN There were nineteen soldiers
who enlisted from Camden but only ten of
them were accepted. They were assigned as