The Republican journal., 1898-06-30
SEARsMoNr. Misses Maud E. and Mary


Miss Helen NJ. Dunton of Belfast is visiting
relatives in town.. Several from here went
on the Grange excursion to Maranacook.
Mrs NJ Purington and Miss Grace Small of
North Vassalboro visited Mrs. W. c.. Baker
| recently.
CLARK's CORNER, PROSPECT. Mrs. Clara
Littletield, who has been dangerously sick,
is improving under the skillful treatment of
DR.. A. r. Fellows of Winterport. Mrs.
Maria Clarke of Bangor and Mrs. Freeman
Snow of Frankfort were in town recently.
-. Mr.. Nathaniel Littletield is laid up with
a very bad foot. A COW stepped on it some
time ago He expects to have it amputated.
go. Melvin Clark visited Seaside Grange,
Belfast, June 18th, and reported most en-
joyable time. This Grange has one of the
most beautiful homes in the State and the
talent of its members is immense. DR.. E.
Brown and Master Walter Brown of Bath
We're in town recently .... Homer Clark and
Walter Calderwood have gone to Augusta
to enlist in the United States service. They
had rather have S13 per month than work on
the mountain for reduced wages,
IsLEsBoRo. The sheds and wharf at the
lime kiln at Seal Harbor were burned Fri
day night, together with $50 casks of lime
and GO cords of wood. The cause of the fire
is unknown. The property is supposed to
have been lightly insured j une 29th Mr..
Edward NJ Tehan of New York and Miss
Edith NJ. Grindle We're married at the home
of the brides parents. A large number of
invitations ere sent out. Summer guests
are fast filling the cottages. and there bids
fair to be a large crowd here this season..
f. L. Williams mas sold splendid yawl
boat, % leet long, to 90 on board sch Hattie
E. Simpson at Portland. Tie road com
missioner has just finished putting the roads
in splendid condition for the summer travel
80. Crops here are very back ward on ac-
count OF the cold rainy weather, but grass
is looking fine.
Troy Many farmers began having this
week, The grass is very heavy and good
crop of bay is to be harvested. DIR. NJ. 7.
Dodge and B. F. Harding went to Augusta
to attend the Republican convention as del
egates from Troy. =. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Piper of Rockland. accompanied by Mrs.
Piper's niece and her husband made brief
visit at Mr.. David Piper's. They We're en-
joying carriage drive through the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Longley of Bos-
ton are spending their vacation with Mrs.
Longley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B.
Harding. Miss Faustina Whitaker has
frp1 nit w sb.
teaching. -. The Club of Eight spent Satur-
day afternoon and Sunday at Wintermere
Park. Unity. Mr.. R-nniah Harding has
gone to Bangor on business. The little son
of Lewis Rhodes, who broke his arm recent
ly, is doing we'll. There is to be a lawn
party under the auspices of the society of
Christian Endeavor az Mr.. and Mrs. Veil
Ferguson's on Friday evening, July 1st. All
are invited. A good time is as ssured. Cake
and ice cream viii be served.
Brooks. Mrs. c. V. Richards OF Boston
has been visiting friends here. Fer some
years SHE was i'll business in this town..
Mrs, Fred Ham of Belfast spent some days
last week here with her sister, Mrs ". o.
Estes Mrs. Anna Dickey Larrabee of
Corinna here last week to attend the
funeral of her BROTHER, Leroy Dicley. -. Our
people very much regret the death OF Mrs.
Levi Rich OF jackson, which occurred last
week. She was sister of Mchael Chase OF
this town and for many years resided here.
M. j. Dow, Esq, was in Penobscot
county last week on business... The body
of Leroy Dickey was embalmed by Jones &
Day, and the funeral was largely attended
The :. of V, 0f which he was q member,
took charge Of the remains and the Good
Templar Lodge i'll a body acted as escort in
the procession to the grave. Flowers We're
received from various sources, and among
Others the following: Mrs. G. E. Lane and
Mrs Ma bel Roberts, basket of geraniums
wreath and bouquet; Hattie Trundy, bou-
quet; Mamie McTaggart a floral cross
from his sister, Anna Larrabee, bouquet
Mrs. I. l. Huxford, a wreath of pansies the
Good Templar lodge, bouquet; Mrs. A. B.
Huff, bouquet; Mrs. Wm. G. Rowe,
wreath Mrs. w. H. Hamlin, wreath;
Sons of Veterans. wreath and bouquet;
vi 10. IIdCt ttuhllS, d WTedtu, lu6 funeral
services were conducted by Rev. David
Brackett, with singing by the quartette COM
posed of Messrs Morrill, and Edwards, Mrs
Hattie Merithew and Miss Alice L. Dow.
Nothing has yet been found to indicate why
he should take his life. He had planned
with his father to buy new hay-press and
to work with him at the business and had
arranged to take a young lady to Win
demere Park the next day. He was
of pleasant and lovabe disposition,
always bidding his father goodby if he
was only going away for an evening and
always kissed his mother good night until
the day of her death some two years since.
His father thinks it was not premeditated
deed, but the result of sudden insanity,
caused perhaps by his work in the hot sun
that day, Mrs. Deering of Jackson is
spending a few days with her daughter,
Mrs. c. A. Lane. Cyrus Roberts of the
Fourth Maine Volunteers was here at the
reunion of Co. + of that regiment He was
born in this town but now lives in Lawrence,
Mass. Bert Lane had quite circus with
the trotting horse Dana the other day. He
was up on the fiat jogging along in a top
buggy when team came along in hurry
and just then Dana struck out. Bert laid
back on therein, when the bit broke and the