The Republican journal., 1898-03-24
County Correspondence.


sick list....L Porter Kimball was in town
Sunday. the guest of his father, W. Fl. Kim
ball. MRS. Mercy Pickard of Hope has
moved to this place. Fri Small has sold
his stand in the village to Andrew Miles
and has bought the Chas. Foster farm in
Pittsfield... Bert Reynolds has moved to
Waterville.
-HALLDALE j. B. Stevens is on the sick
list. Moses Rudmon of Bangor was in
town last Monday. e. E. Hall has gone
to Searsmont to stop awhile. Ira Howard
visited in Unity and Pittsfield last week..
The meetings at the church will continue
afternoons and evenings this week. The
the place of runners. Several In this COM
munity tapped their trees last week.
WINTERPoRT. Temperance Memorial Day
was observed in the Methodist Church last
Sunday. In the morning Rev. J. P. Simon
| ton delivered an excellent sermon on the
life and work of Neal Dow. and in the even
ing the W. G. 7. U. held their memorial
service for Frances E. Willard. There was
large attendance and the very interesting
service was listened to with marked atten-
| ton. The church was prettily decorated
with potted plants and cut flowers. On the
platform was fine portrait of Miss Willard
and banner with the motto, "For God and
Home and Native Land" The order of
service was as follows: Anthem, choir ;
resp. readings, Pres. and Union; prayer,
Mrs. FL. j. Simonton; original poem, Mrs. j..
F. Hussey solo, Oh How Fast They Gather,
Marie Wardwell; reading papers, Miss Will
lard's Career Mrs. Sarah Nealey conversion
Mrs. C. NJ. Chase; Last Hours, Mrs. H. j.
Simonton; poem, Mrs. Gertrude Arey
Honors to our Beloved, Mrs. 7, j. Hardy !;
eulogy, Mrs. j. L. Carleton; eulogy. Mrs. j.
H. Baker: solo, Mrs. G. r. Lougee; poem,
Miss Lena Sprowl; quartette, On Heights of
Power; resp. reading; Benediction,. The
funeral service Of Mrs. Nathaniel Downs
We're held at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Eaton, Thursday after noon, Rev. J.
P. Simonton offic iating Two sons, with
their wives, five daughters, three sons-in :
law, and several grandchildren were pres
ent. Mrs. Downs was an excellent woman
and was highly esteemed in the community
The house was filled with sympathizing
friends. Excellent singing was furnished by
quartette and the floral offerings were
very beautiful. Quite a number of people
left on Mondays boat for various places
Mrs. Ellery Bowden has gone to Boston for
| a visit; Mrs. L. A. Stokell to Barre, Mass. :;
Miss Abbie Coffren to Hudson Fl. d.
Simpson to Boston for business trip.
Percy Campbell returns to Boston and Miss
Ella Sweetser to her home in Lynn
BROOKS. Miss Rnbie Roberts of Haver-
hill, Mass, has come to Brooks to stop with
her aunt, Mrs. Fred Edwards. Her father
Mr.. Henry Roberts, formerly of jackson,
has started for Alaska with his brother
George and expects to be gone two years.
Geo. G. Davis Post of the G. A. r. of Brooks
have rendered their services to the govern
ment in case a war should arise which would
make demand for volunteers to serve in
defence of their country. A large number
of soldiers were recruited in this town to
serve in the late war and the survivors of
that struggle are as enthusiastic to render
service under the Union flag as they were
when they enlisted thirty-fve years ago..
Mrs. P. E. Luce and daughter Marion went
to Pttsfied for a visit last week . James
K. Chandler, Esq, who bought the John G.
Lane place on Brooks fiat, has opened law
office there. M j. Dow, who has for some
time been agent for the sale of the W hite BIZ
cycle, will this year also sell the White sew
ing machine. james Jewell has returned
from Lowell, Mass. where he spent several
months last year. Geo. Godding, who has
been sick for several months, is still con
fined to the house. Mrs. William Crosby
of Fairfield, Me-, has been visiting her niece,
Mrs. Wilfred Hail.. Earle Bessey, Alfred
Huxford and Hale Rose are attending
school at Freedom Academy this spring..
Mrs. Eliza Hutchinson is visiting friends in
Monroe this week. Charles F. Bessey,
Esq, went to New Hampshire last week to
look after his property interests there.
Edwin Lander of Thorndike, who has been
very sick, visited friends here last Monday.
go. Florence Rose of Thorndke is spend
ing a few weeks with George B. Roberts
family. Mrs. Mary Weber, for some
years an invalid, has been able to work
most of the time the past WINTER.
49, The system of water works put in last
autumn has proved success so far, as there
has been a constant supply of nice water.
The historical "Widow Manter we'll, )" which
for many years was the principal water sup
ply of the village, is no longer necessity
The early maps and late snoozes of squire
Dow are no longer interrupted by the ever
lasting rattle and creak of the windlass
which for years has been the machinery
used to draw the sparkling water from forty
feet below the surface to daylight, and the
old oaken bucket now idly hangs in the
moss covered well. There will probably be
drinking fountain established on the cor
ner in the early spring, something that has
long been needed. Geo. Miller, Jr., has
bought large flock of hens and an incubator
and is going into the poultry business on a
large scale. Charles W. Lord, Esq, last
season built one of the fine est residences in
town and as your correspondent wendell his
way thither the other m orning he was some
what surprised to nd the burly ex-deputy
sheriff engaged in saving his wood. Charles
apologized for the unwonted display of &C.
tivity by remarking that he intended to get
a permit from the selectmen. We hardly
knew whether it was the warm spring morn