The Republican journal., 1898-07-14

necticut is boarding at Mrs. Rebecca Harri-
mans. Mrs. Lord and Miss Abby of Hart
ford, Conn, are boarding at Mrs. Eugene
Barnes -. Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Vinalhaven
is visiting her brother and nephew, Roscoe
and Alfred Frye. Miss Martha E. Harri-
man went to Bangor last Saturday, where
she has employ ment.. One hundred more
soldiers came from Connecticut last Sunday
and more are expected. There are about 600 in
all now, and it is sight we'll worth going
quite distance to see them drill. George
H Fisher of West Winterport called on Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Heagan last Sunday.
THoRNDIKE Mr.. B. D. Newell. who re-
Gently sold his farm to Mn Frank Cunning
ham, has moved TO Mechanic Falls, Me.
Mrs. Maud Hogan was quite sick last week,
but is better at the present time. Mrs.
Sarah Gross was taken suddenly sick Sun
day night. Mrs. Adde Ward and Mrs.
Hattie Higgins called on Mrs. Joseph Hig
gins July 11th. Charlie Stevens of Ban
gor is at V. n. Higgins for a few weeks.
Mr.. Fred Sayward of Burnham was in town
last Sunday. Many of the farmers have
had to leave their haying and poison potato
bugs. A new pest has arrived in the shape
of green and black worm and they are des-
troying the pea vines. Raspberries are
ripening and bid fair to be quite plentiful
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mrs. Georgia Perry
and two daughters of Rockland spent few
days last week with her sister, Mrs. H NJ
Donnel. -. Charles W. Hunt was in town
July o.. Mrs. john Cunningham and two
sons, George and John of Franklin. Mass,
are in town, the guests of her mother, Mrs.
Emily Arnold. VIM. S. Hunt and family
spent July 10 in town.. Leroy Mariner
and son Albert went to Northport Sunday.
-. Capt. and Mrs. Rodney Witherspoon of
Rockport spent July 10 at Henry Mahoney's.
-. School in district No. 8 closed July s,
after very successful term, taught by Miss
Alice Poor of Searsmont. The following
scholars were not absent: Albert Mariner
Aivah Donnell, Aubne Cables Nellie
Cables, Gussie Head. Those absent one
half day were BERTHE Donnell, Nellie Thomas.
80. Leroy and Leslie Mariner have had
nice granite monument erected in the East
otdI SIlOuu cemetery W ltle HellOTy Ol tuelr
father, Isaac Mariner.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Fannie Perram
of Washington, D. c., is the guest of Miss
Faustina Hichborn. The Misses Jennie
and Esther Ellis of Quincy, Mass, are spend
ing their vacation with Capt. and Mrs.
Thomas Clifford. Mr.. Harry Winslow of
Quincy, Mass, is in town for few weeks.
miss Emily Overlook arrived home
from Somerville, Mass, the past week.
Mrs. Herbert Simpson and two children
and Miss Mildred Simpson are visiting Mrs.
Simpsons parents, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
West. Miss Lillian Simmons of Boston is
at home for the summer. Mrs Sarah
Clifford accompanied by her grandsons,
Howard and Walter Colcord, arrived from
New York Saturday -. Harry Park of
Boston is visiting his parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Charles Park. -. Mrs. George Moulton,
of Boston is spending few weeks at his old
home. Master Murray Hartman of Port
land is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. n Fletcher.
-. Master Lewis Berry is visiting his
uncle, Capt. Frank Patterson 80. Mrs.
Emily Richardson of Bangor is the guest of
Mrs Ralph Morse. The Misses Blanche
and Grace Fogg of Bangor are visiting Mr..
and Mrs Edward Lancaster.
Troy The farmers are in the midst of
the haying season, Some have already
harvested their hay in good condition, The
ground is getting very dry, and rain is need
ed very much for other crops. Mr.. Jerry
Fairfield died very suddenly, at the home
of his daughter, on Wednesday, the 9th
inst, while conversing with the family and
some neghbors who We're calling at the
house. He suddenly eoughed and it is
thought that he burst a blood vessel in his
lungs or stomach as he died in very few
moments. DIR. Dodge was called but he was
dead when the doctor arrived. Mr.. Fair
field was about eighty years of age, aud had
been resident of Troy many years. For
some years past he had made his home with
his only daughter Emma, the wife of j. E.
Pierce, his wife dying some two years since.
49,. Mrs. Nj. &. Parsons has returned home
from Augusta, where she has been for med-
cal treatment, for some months Mrs Louise
FL. Cilley accompanied her, and is visiting
in town.. Mr.. j. E. Pierce was home from
Gloucester to attend the funeral of Mr. j
Fairfield. e. Miss Luna Ferguson and
Katrina E. Harding have returned home
from Pennington, for the summer vaca ton.
49,. Mrs. George Dickey of Tyngsboro, Mass,
and Mrs. James McTaggart of Brooks were
visiting relatives and friends in town, on
Monday of this week. -. Miss Bertha Hill
man has returned from Sherman, where she
has been teaching. Miss Stella Harding is
spending few days in Thorndike with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Cunningham. There
are quite a number on the sick list, among
whom are Eben Rackiff and Philo Estes.
DR.. Dodge is called almost daily to the sur
rounding towns to visit patients.
UNITY. Mr. Nathan Parkhurst died very
suddenly the night of the 4th of heart fail
ure.... Mr.. Nutter and family of Chelsea,
Mass, have moved into the house lately oc-
cupied by W. G. Gerrish, Mrs DIR. Cook
and Mabel Bacon went to Pittsfield Satur-
day. Mrs. R. B. Cooksou of Springfield,
Me-, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Grant. Mr.. Jonathan Parkhurst was in
town last Wednesday, called here by the
death of his brother. Miss Ada Bartlett
want tn SkoDbauaO he eth with Iaar sistar