The Republican journal., 1898-11-24
The Republican Journal, Thursday, November "a, 1898
County Correspondence.

WALDO. N. L. Simmons is at home from
Pittsfield, where he has been attending the
NJ. c. LIB. A. Clary is at home from
East Livermore, where he has been teach
ing. He will attend the Normal school in
Castine the coming winter. H. W. Woods
closed the fall term in Whitcomb district
last Friday. He will begin the winter term
in two weeks. Will Marden and wife
have returned from a two weeks visit in
Bangor. School in the Station district be-
gan last Monday, Mr.. Jackson of Morrill,
teacher. The Holmes school has been
suspended and scholars from that school
are transported to the Station school. The
Levenseller Bros. have bought the Israel
Jones farm. which gives them one of the
largest and best farms in town.
BROOKS. Among the smart boys of the
State ls Galen Rivers, son of c. 81. Forbes of
this town. He is but six years old and
drives pair of horses for his father to pillow,
some days working all day long, and han
ding them as we'll as d man would do.
Grace E. Dow is at home from Castine and
will start Saturday for Sebec, where she is
to teach the winter term in the grammar
school. Misses Rose, Huxford and Bessey
are at home from Pittsfeld, where they at
tended the fall term of the NJ. c. L.. E. T.
Bessey, collector of taxes, has moved into
the house of his father, c. F. Bessey, who
has made up his mind not to be tied at home
this winter so closely as formerly. DIR. A.
W. Rich is at home from six weeks bust
ness trip in Penobscot and Aroostook coun-
ties. He is given all the business by his
firm that he can attend to. A. B. Stantal
is at work as general agent for the New
Englan States. E. A. Carpenter is on the
road all the time now. All three of these
men are general agents for fertilizer COM
panies. c. E. Lane is at home from Pc.
nobscot county with pair of horses, car
riage and light harness, which he bought in
the line of his business. Thomas West
Hiram Michaels and Stanley Roberts went
cunning for rabbits last Sunday and while
in the thick, black growth Roberts was ac-
cidently shot by one of the other men.
Roberts was swinging in his hand rabbit
that he had shot. The surgeons extract
ed several shot and Tuesday morning he
was able to be moved to the village He
will probably soon be out again.
Mrs, A. B. Stantial, who has been quite
sick, is now much better. Mrs. Martha Luce
IS staying with her. Benjaml Rowe, who
had been an invalid for some years, died re-
Gently and Marsh River Lodge of Masons of
which he was member, furnished the en-
tire burial outfit and incurred the burial ex-
penses. His property was all gone and he
died penniless. James NJ. Clary, the Old
est resident of the town, is quite we'll and
hearty this fall, driving about considerably
on pleasant days.. Mrs. Edward L. Jones
of Fort Fairfield is visiting the families OF
VIM .. Jones, Calvin Reynolds, NJ. j. Dow
and other relatives in this vicinity E. O. |
Stantlal, house carpenter, is having a long
job on the buildings of W. A Fenlason
Capt. j. W. Bennett has enlarged and
thoroughly overhauled his buildings here
and is now improving them with good
coat of paint. Geo. Miller has also much
improved his buildings by liberal use of
paint. Mrs. L. C. Jones has been quite
sick and is now confined to the house. =. "A
benefit for the Brooks Cornet BAND will be
given here next Monday evening and a
specially pleasant time is expected. Fred
W. Brown, Esq, has improved his house by
coat of paint. A bisha Evans, who lost
his horse last winter, has another one and
is taking lots OF real comfort hauling cord
wood. III. S. Staples & Son are getting out
some nice light fancy sleighs for the trotters.
One W hich they have finished for Rhode
Island parties weighs, all ironed, but IS
pounds, The Good Templar entertain
ments are still the principal feature of the
season They have something interesting
every Saturday night.