The Republican journal., 1898-03-17
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

WALDO. Willie Marden has lost his horse.
&C. w. Barnes loaded a car with hay last
week for DR.. L. NJ. Luce. Merrlmac, Mass.
&C. A. Levanseller was III Rockland re-
Gently looking for some Jersey stock.
Room paper canvassers and pack peldlers
have been plentiful the past week. After
the warrants had been posted for our annu-
al town meeting it leaked out that our tirst
seectman had made the warrants and signed
the names of the other two to document
they had never Seen. New warrants have
been posted and our town meeting will be
held March DIST.
CAMDEN. A new dry goods store has been
opened at the stand of the old Boston Store
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kingman. Miss
Mary \. Hopkins is clerk. Schools closed
Friday for two weeks vacation The Jud-
son cottage, 'Stonyhurst, is being remodeled
into cottage of colonial design by Mr.. VIM.
E. Schwartz .. The Y. W. G.. T e. held a
Willard evening last Monday night.
Clarence Adams, Melvin Mills and Henry
Storey left last week for Seattle, WASH en-
route for the Klondike, The High School
Juniors held an interesting exhibition Fri
day evening.
S"ANYILLE. Our community W as sud-
dened by news of the death of VIM. Fl.
Pierce of Bangor. His wife was the second
daughter of Clark and Sarah Marden of this
place, and he was we'll known and much re-
spected here. His death, coming in less than
two years after that of their only son, brings
an overwhelming burden of sorrow upon
Mrs PIERCE, who has the sympathy of every
one here. We clip the following from the
Bangor Daily News of March 11th
The funeral services of the late William
PIERCE were held Thursday afternoon at the
family residence on Everett street, and
there was very large attendance of the
friends of the deceased. The services were
conducted by Noble Grand W. G. Raynes
and Chaplain Otis P. Frost of Oriental lodge
of Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows met at
their hall in Exchange block at IL 30 o'clock
and marched from there to the house. The
members of the Bangor fire department as
sembled at the central ire station on Har-
| low street at the same hour, andI proceeded
to the residence of the deceased in body.
Rev. 6. B. 1lsley, d. D., of the Columbia
Street Baptist church, officiated at the
funeral, and A. G. Morton sang several solos
in beautiful manner. The services were
very impressive throughout. The members
of the board of fire commissioners, John F.
Woodman, Frank Robinson and Charles D.
Page; Chief John Mason, and A. F. Libby,
S. A. Brown, and S. A. Fellows, assistant
engineers, were present at the service,
together with many members of the Odd
Fellows lodges in this city and Brewer, and
of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
When the body was taken to Mt. Hope,
following the services, the fremen and Odd
Fellows marched in procession to the top of
State street HILL where the column was dis
missed by Marshal l.. W. Gilman, with the
exception of the tiremeu of Hose l. to
which the deceased formerly belonged. The
members of this company and the Odd Eel
lows took carriages and proceeded to the
grave. The pall-bearers were as follows :
From Oriental lodge. A NJ. Ward and j F.
Cook, from Hose l, A. Fl. Parsons, and W
j. Charlton representing the Daughters of
Rebekah, f. FL. Small and j. W. Leonard.
The quarters of Hose l, on State street,
were draped in mourning in honor of the
deceased, The display of flowers at the
funeral was magnificent, including many
designs from the orders to which the
deceased belonged, together with cut flowers
from friends of the family. Oriental lodge
sent large design of the three links; Hose
l, a beautiful design, The Gates Ajar, and
there were tributes from the Daughters of
Rebekah and from the order of United
| w Orkmen.
Mr.. Alonzo Applin, Mr.. Zenie Hartshorn,
Miss Eudavilla Cleaves, Miss Julia Chase
and Miss Kathie Nickerson will attend the
spring term of Normal school at Castine and
left for there the first of this week. Mr..
Albert L. Nickerson has gone to Hampden.
49,. The recent mild weather has made the
travelling very bad in some places. Last
| week every one was busy putting in ice.
The ice is thin and of poor quality -. Last
Friday evening Mr.. John McKeen and his
bride gave their complimentary ball at Cum
ningham's hall. On account of the bad
travelling the presentation of the comedy,
"Me an Otis" is postponed to the evening
of Thursday, March oath. The S. G. S.
were to draw their bed spread and other ar
ticles at Comet Grange Hall, Wednesday,
March 10TH. The Head.of-the- pond soci-
able will meet with Mrs. Amson Ellingwood
next Friday afternoon and evening.