The Republican journal., 1898-12-08
County Correspondence.

LIBERTY. j. j. Walker, Esq, has return
ed from New York, where he had been for
the past week. Mrs. Kate Neal is visiting
her sisters in New York. =. Walter Clough
has left Pittsfield and has position with
his uncle who is in the lumber business in
Charlestowa, Mass. r. |. Morse is at
home from Bates, and Willie Cargil from
the NJ G. l., Pittstield. IS. L. Young has
bought fine road horse. All the winter
schools are now in full force. -. The people
are still on the move. J. S. Aver has moved
into the Cargill house on River street. John
Sanford into the house known as the New
York cottage on River street; Charles Bag
ley into the Bowler house, recently vacated
by j. S. Aver. Geo. Meservey and wife
have returned from Middetown Conn, and
are keeping house in the house owned by
| them and just vacated by John Sanford 1t
is said that a man named Reeves, formerly
of Belfast has bought the Jackson house at
the foot of Main street, now occupied by
Charles Marden. who will now occupy the
Fred Chapman house on Mill street.
STANDPOINT. The funeral services of Mrs.
Sarah Elizabeth Rice, wife of Capt B. F.
Rice, formerly of Brooklyn. now of Sandy
point, We're held Dec. 1st at her late home
Mrs, Rice was one of ten children of Nathan
iel and Abigail Showers, and leaves three
sisters, Mrs. James French, California, Mrs
Francis French and Mrs. Samuel French of
Standpoint, three brothers, Capt. n B.
Showers, Massachusetts John c. Showers
Florida, and Capt. J. P Showers. OF her
immediate family her husband, Capt. B. F.
Rice, survives her with three daughters and
one son. They are Mrs. Charles c. Hamil-
ton, Boston, Mrs. George +. Darling, Provi-
dence, Sara B. Rice and Walter G. Rice. An
older son, Capt, Frank w. Rice, was lost at
sea three years ago. Rev, B. B. Merrill
former pastor of the Congregationalist
church, Of which the deceased had been a
member since girlhood, officiated Hers
was loving, trustful, self-sacrticing soul
gentle in all her ways. with cheerful smile
and a pleasant word for all, Clearing no
faint of wrong" One of whom it may be
said, The heart of her husband doth safely
trust in her, and her children rise up and
call her blessed
PALERMO. BY the snow storm of NOV 27th
Edgar Wood was storm stayed in Sears
mont; Perley Soule in Liberty; Leslie Syl-
vester IN Montvile; Clara Bagiey of Liberty
at her fathers. and Miss Mamie Turner.
teacher of tine Carr's corner school, was storm
stayed at home and did not arrive until Tues
day. Mrs. Jacob Nelson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Eta Cart. In. DE- Mitchell De-
laney's Sleigh was overturned last week aud
lie was dragged quite distance He hung
to the reins and sustained 10 iniuries....
Sanford Greeley sold a set of siells to John
Black last week. Gilman Turner visited
his sister, Mrs. J I'm Bradstreet, last Sun
day. ... Last Friday Gilman Bryant had a bee
barrels. ... Clarence Worthing, the village
blacksmith, Is quite sick and his Shop il
closed 80. Mrs. Herbert Bachelor is visiting
her sister i'll Augusta. :. Ernest Bailey was
at work few days last week hauling wood
for Mrs. H j Cain. Watts Nelson has
taken a contract to furnish 20 cords of wood
which he is cutting tor parties at the village.
-, Edgar Wood is to cut seven cords of
wood for Hannah Cain. Mrs. Fl. r. Carr
and her two youngest children We're sick last
week. ON account of the snow the flag pole
at the Centre school house was not raised as
intended