The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-06-09

fine pair of oxen to Mr.. Bradford OF Knox
last week. ......Mr. Wilson Dickey. one
of our old and respected citizen, died
May 2Sth and was buried Memorial day
AS he as soldier in the civil war this
seemed vr-1 .....Mr. W. E. Damn
and son Mckinley, who have been visiting
in Hampden, have returned home. -. Hon.
A. E. Nickerson accompanied his mother,
Mrs. Abigail Nickerson, and sister, Mrs.
Nehemiah Robertson, to Dover Tuesday, to
attend the Sunday School convention
there this week. 49,. The school house in
Dist. No. l and was broken into last week,
the contents of some of the companions
taken, and an umbrella, pair of shoes and
stockings and Prince Albert coat left. The
house of Isaac McKeen and the school
house in Dist. No. 8 were broken open at the
same time.
THoRNDIKE. Twenty seven members of
Harvest Moon Grange attended the Pomona
Grange at Freedom last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Cornforth of Unity visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Higgins, last Friday. Mr..
Frank Rollins of Troy is visiting friends in
town this week ...,M Mr.. A. H. Higgins is in
Durham for a week or two. Mrs. Martha
Hogan visited Mrs Elvira Stevens June eth.
Mr.. Joseph Higgins and son and Mrs
j. III. Stevens attended the Free Baptist
Quarterly meeting in Dixmont last Sunday.
So. Mr.. and Mrs. George Cily spent last
Sunday with friends in Brooks. -. Mr. V.
n. Higgins and son We're in Belfast on
business June Sth.... Mrs. Rebecca Files
has received news of the death of her
brother Mr.. Oliver Lewis, of Ninalhaven.
making war on the caterpilars this week,
and find the best way to destroy them is to
burn them with torches.
SEARsMoNT. DR.. Adelbert Millett was in
Portland last week attending the session of
the Maine Medical Association. Mrs S. l..
Farrar OF Bath has been spending a few
days at j. W. Farrar's. Misses Margaret
\. DuntOn and Sarah Farrar and Willie Dun
ton of Belfast Were in town Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dunton of
New York are spending few weeks with
Mrs. L. F. knights 49,. Several from here
Went to Bar Harbor last week in search of
work, but returned without finding any
thing. Frank Philips has enlisted in the
navy. Mrs. Riley Burgess and children
have moved to North Jay. Mr.. Roscoe
Batchelder, who has been employed by y. A.
Simmons for the past year, has moved to
Hallowell, where he has employment,
Next Sunday will be observed as Children's
Day at the NJ. E. church. There will be
Sunday School concert in the evening -.
Mrs. Catherine Wellman, who has been
spending several months in Northport with
her daughter, Mrs. NJ. G. Black, returned
quite sick, but is better. Her granddaughter,
Miss Josie Black, is with her.
UNITY. Mrs. William Robinson is very
sick. MIR. Edgar Harding returned Satur-
day from Waterville, where he has been EN-
ployed. Mrs. Bert Earl and Mrs. Winfield
Clark went TO the Maine General Hospital
June the Sd f0T treatment DR.. and Mrs
Cook accompanied them, and intend going to
Boston for two weeks visit before they re-
turn. Dr. Cook of Brooks takes his place
while he is absent. Mrs. Charlotte Whitta-
ker of Troy is keeping house for w, A. Ger
rish. The Presiding Elder Rev. w. w.
Ogier, supplied the pulpit last Sunday and
preached a very able sermon. Our minister
has arrived and was present last Sunday
He is young man and will probably board
Mr.. W. Giles intends renting the parson-
age. Mrs. Samuel Myuck was called to
Wales Me, june 4th by the death of her
sister, Mrs. Alexander, of that town.. Mrs.
Mary Whitney is still unabie to use her arm
800. Mrs. Frank L. Anes If Showhegan was
in town Sunday "a good season is antici-
pated at Windermere this summer. Ii Will
open with picnic next Saturday .... Orville
Fuller OF Pittstield is in town. Mr.. A K.
Myrick is having his house painted -. Mr.
Fred Brown and wife of Brooks visited Mr..
and Mrs. Fred W hitehouse June jth.
APPLETON. Will CUM ings has bought
Horatio Halls farm, and sold his place to
James Pease, whose house was recently de-
stroyed by fire. Mrs. S. l.. Farren of Bath
is visiting relatives and friends in Appleton
and Hope, Rev. V. E. Hills pastor of the
Methodist church in Union delivered the
Memorial address before David Esancy Post
and also the Memorial sermon Sunday, May
29th. Services were held in Union church,
which was decorated for the occasion with
profusion of potted and cut flowers, ferns
and flags. Mr.. Hills was listened to by a
large and very appreciative audience, who
pronounced the ora ton one of the best we
have bee favored with for many years.
The Lincolnville fife and drum corps fur
nished music for marching. A male quartette
sang at the services Sunday and Monday
Miss Effie Mitchell has arrived home fro III
Castine and gone to Massachusetts . Mr..
and Mrs. Rockwell of Augusta were guests
last week of Mrs. Frances Gushee and fami-
ly. Mrs. Gushee sold her team, old "Robin,"
the horse used by the late DR.. Gushee in his
practice for many years, and the buggy, to
Mr.. Rockwell. Twenty members of APP
pleton Lodge, G. T., visited Prescott Lodge,
Razorville, Tuesday evening, May 31st.
BROOKS. Mrs. Margaret Jones of Belfast
came to Brooks the other day to see her old
home and visit old friends. The road ma
chimes have started and we hope soon to see
an Improvement in the town highways...
The old stallion Hiram Drew, Jr., owned by
Emery O. Stantial of this town. died Nav