The Republican journal., 1898-04-28
County Correspondence.

WALDO. Schools begin next Monday.
Roy E. Quincy left last week for Montana.
g.. MIR. and Mrs Israel Jones have gone to
Belfast to live with their son-in-law, John
W Nash. =. H A Chase who went to Boston
recently, has position in the city hospital.
Very little has been done toward spring
work. Some warm weather is very much
needed.
THoRND1KE. Mr.. j. S. Files made trip
to Bangor last Thursday. Mr.. V. n. Hig-
gins was in Unity April 26th. George Gil
ley and Bert Stevens passed several days in
Bangor and Brewer last week. -. Miss Julia
Day of Brooks has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Burton Gross, for few days past.
Mrs. Hattie Higgins returned from Burnham
April Goth :. Mr.. Joseph Higgins and son
made trip to Brooks one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Stevens visited MIR. and
Mrs. J. S. Files last Friday. MIR. Richard
Higgins was in Freedom last Saturday on
business. E. There has been quite a call for
veal calves in this vicinity Eggs are and
10 cts. per dozen; butter. Is cts. per pound.
L
ing from severe cold the past two weeks
and is now confined to the house. Mrs.
Palmer is also quite sick with some form of
la grippe. The village school begins next
Monday and will be taught by Miss Annie
Maddocks OF this town. The teachers in the
districts adjoining the village are: Clark
schoolhouse, Miss Nellie Weber; Dow
schoolhouse, Indy Chase; Thurlough school
house. Mertie Peavey; Mutton Corner, Eva
Cook; Centre, Nancy Parker. There We're
no services at the church Sunday on account
of the storm. Mr. Charles Colson, who is
considered the best cheese maker in the
State, will begin making cheese here next
week. He will move his family here
Mrs. David Pattee, lady about 60, poisoned
herself last week by taking carbolic acid
She was out of health and great sufferer
Although she had said she was tired of liv-
ing and would be glad to die, no one thought
she would take her life. She was a widow
and lost her only child few years ago. She
lived about six hours after taking the poison
and was unconscious all the time... Mrs.
Washington was very sick last week, but is
now more comfortable under the treatment
of DR.. Holt. Miss Marion York, who has
been visiting here the past two weeks, has
returned to her home in Brooks.
BROOKS. Mrs. Fannie Twombly arrived
home last week from Mrs. Herbert Neal
ley's where she had been in attendance up
on an interesting event.. The summer
schools of the town began last week At
the village Miss Mabel Rose has her old
place in the Primary, and Grace E. Dow is
in the Grammar school. Edith Forbes is in
the Littleheld neigh borhood, Ina Forbes at
South Brooks and Leila Simpson at West
Brooks. A. B. Stantal, superin tendent of
schools, has made a complete list of the
books and will see that they are taken care
OLA sad incident was the death last
week of Miss Alice, daughter of c. o. Foss
She had been sick with the measles but was
supposed to be getting better. She had spent
much Of her time for the past few years here
at the village and was known as an honest,
Industrious Christian girl. The Good Tenn
plars, Christian Endeavor Society," and
others, sent flowers to be placed upon her
casket, and attended the funeral services,
which were held at the home of her father
Saturday afternoon. DR. A. W. Rich is at
home for a few days rest He is being high
ly complimented by his company, and will
be sent outside of the State. A. E. Chase,
who has all his life been one of our toughest
business men, has been confined to the
house with a severe attack of sciatic rheu-
matism. "A. R. Pilley, W no for some months
has been employed in drug store in Little
ton, n. H., is much pleased with his situa-
ton. An excellent entertainment was given
at the Good Templars lodge last Saturday
evening. The drama was finely rendered
Horace Day recently made his friends
here short visit. Mrs Burton Gross of
Thorndike called to see her old friends at
the village last Monday. Weknew her here
as Minnie Day, and she has only been here
two or three times since Bert carried her off
last winter. Mrs. Dora Sanborn, daughter
of the late John Roberts of this town, called
on friends here last Saturday 1t is said
that Geo Mitchell of Islesboro has bought
the l.. G. Cilley place. Geo Godding, who
has been several times mentioned in our
locals as very sick man, died Monday even
ing. He leaves a widow and five children
The funeral services will be held at the
house to-day, Thursday, at o'clock. i. DIR.
Geo. Fl. Bailey of Deering, State Veterina-
rian, was in Brooks Tuesday on official bust
ness. Several delegates from our Good
Templar Lodge are in Waterville this week
attending the Grand Lodge. F. o. Day has
gone to Wesley to attend the funeral of his
mother.
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