The Republican journal., 1898-03-17

Freeport last week. Mrs, Galen Keen,
who has been sick a long time, is much bet
ter. Mrs. Fred Hart will live with her
uncle, Jacob Ripley, in Hope for the pres
emit returning occasionally to her home to
attend to household affairs Fred will en-
deavor to get along without housekeeper
the most of the time. One of the best
times Of the season was the masked ball
given Friday evening, March 18th, in River
side hall by Cyrus Perry. Sixty-one couples
danced to the music of the Warren Qun-
tette, George Singleton, leader. The music
was the best dance music we have been IA
, vored with for a long time, and everything
passed off in the best manner until four
o'clock Saturday morning when the festivi-
ties came to an end.
PITTsFIHLD. Mrs. Jane Bennett of Ply
mouth is visiting her sister, ANGELA Brack-
EFT. Mrs. Bracket is recovering from her
recent Illness. Miss Cora Waldron has
! been very seriously i'll with congestion of
the lungs and pneumonia, but is some better.
-. Miss Laura Morrill, has gone to Boston
to visit relatives and friends. Mrs.
Maria Nickels is among the sick ones also
Miss Annie Howe, a compositor OF the Adj
vertser force. Mrs. A. j. Loder and her
son Ray, are on the sick list. H. E. Ord
way, telegraph operator, has been laid by
few days with a bad cold -. H F. Libby
has bought another St. Bernard puppy of
Boston parties Mrs. E. S. Newhouse of
Boston, a former resident of this town, was
here few days recently. She has sold her
farm, which is situated about two miles out
| on the Canaan road, to j. G. Humphrey and
her trip here was for the purpose of doing
the writings for the transfer. .... jose
phine M. Conner, wife Of James F. Conner,
passed from this to a higher life Mar. LIST
after long, tedious illuess which she bore
with great patience. She was greatly below
ed by all who knew her and will be missed
by her family and large circle of friends.
The funeral services were held at her late
home on Park street Friday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Mr.. Coons, pastor of the Univer-
salist church. The singing by the choir,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conant and sister, and the re-
marks and other exercises by the pas5or
were all very appropriate and feelingly rem
dered. She was lovely in death, and the
flowers silent tributes of loving friends were
abundant and beautiful. Her age was So
years. Friday evening, Feb. %, the Sebas-
ticook Clinical society held its rst annual
banquet at the Lancey House, The society
is composed of the local physicians DR..
and Mrs. E A. Porter, stationed in the par
Tor, received each member or guest upon
arrival. All the dentists and druggists
were invited. with their ladies. After
the reception the business meeting of
the society was held in an adjoining
room. The following officers were elect
ed: Pres, DIR. F. j. Taylor; vice presi-
dent, Dr. 7. N. Drake; sec. and treas, DR.. E.
+. Goodrich; executive committee DR.. T. NJ.
Griffin, DIR. f. A. Porter, Dr. E. ?. Goodrich.
All the Doctors of the place were present
except DR.. w. c. Marden, who was out until
nearly two o'clock with a patient who was
critically i'll, while his own wife and baby
were sick at home with the prevailing cpl
demic cold. DR.. c. A. Moulton of Hartland
was among the invited guests. A fine sup
per was served W hich was enjoy ed, no doubt,
as much as the feast of mind Quite
lengthy and interesting address was deliver
ed by DR.. f. j. Taylor. Mrs. Mary A.
Patterson writes from Denver, COL, that
there has been but very little snow there the
past winter, and what they have had did not
stay long. She thought she should set her
face homeward sometime this month, but
will visit in Massachusetts, New Hampshire
and in Pittsfield, Me.
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