The Republican journal., 1899-02-23

CENTRE MoNTvILLE. Friday morning, Feb
10th, when the thermometer was below
zero and the wind blowing a gale, Mr.. j. o.
Bartlett discovered that the kitchen Chin
ney was on fire. The SCOT continued to
burn all day, heating the bricks very hot
but doing no serious damage. The next
day it was found that floor plank resting
against the chimney, in the cellar, had
charred completely throu gh the centre. AS
there was no draft it went out itself, which
was very fortunate thing for the family.
The Selectmen met Feb. Goth at j. j. Glenn
ents, to settle the town business for the year.
.... Ernest Cushman has gone to Massachu-
sets and is cont enplating trip to the West
before he returns. Frank Poland has COM
pleted his course at the Bangor Commercial
School and is now at home. Mrs. Harr-
son Churchill is visiting at Mrs. George
Thompson's. Freeman johnson went to
Boston last Thursday.
JACKSON. Much mystery aud uncertainty
prevails over the sad fate of Asa Boothby
and his sister Mary no were burned with
their house on that wild Monday afternoon
of Feb. 18th. Aged, kindhearted, innocent
people that they were, there can be but one
cause of crme--it any crime was commit
ed-and that money. ii was known that at
times the old man would have quite large
sums of money about the premises; ard the
absence of the skull bones of either Of the
victims to the flames has led many to
have grave fears that the fire was set to
cover terrible crime. W neither or not this
was crime may ever remain an uDsolved
mystery. The verdict of the coroner's jury
of last Friday of "accidental burning" does
not seem to satisfy the public mind
The assessors are now in session settling ac-
counts with the collector and treasurer.
A tenn of High school opened at Jackson
Centre, Monday under the tuition of E.
l.. Bartlett, A B., with twenty pupils in
attendance Mr.. Bartlett has taught many
terms of scncol in this tow and ranks high
in the profession.
SwANv1LLF. All of our schools have bt en-
closed for the winter on account of scarlet
fever. Dr. j. S. Cole is on the sick list,
Marion Marden and Miss Gussie Nickerson
are improving. Mis-, Mae Edge NIB is still
very SICK. NJ +. "A. .. N1ckeTSOn harvested
his ice last week. e.. The big storm last week
bl ocked our roads quite badly in some places
and we had no mail Tuesday. Fannie,
wife of Frank Cunningham, died Feb. 14th,
after long and painful illness. Her
brother Jesse came from Massachusetts
and VIII aud Ed, brothers of MIR. Cunning
ham, came from Lowell, Maine, to attend
the funeral Saturday at her fathers, Ellery
Nickersons. She a young women
highly esteemed by all who knew her. A
| devoted daughter, wife and mother, she will
be greatly missed in the home circle She
leaves two little boys W 10 are almost toe
young to realize all that has been taken
from them. The funeral was largely attend
ed and profusiou Of flowers expressed the
love and sy mpathy Of many friends. Mrs
Kate Leary of East Belfast drew Miss Euda
vile Cleaves' painting, "Fleur de Las.
Comet Grange conferred the first and second
degrees on four candidates last Monday
evening. Mr.. Joshua NIckerson is quite
sick at the present writing. The children
of Herbert Maddocks, who have been sick
with scarlet fever, are all better. Tie
Swanville Aid Society has adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions of respect:
Whereas, Our Father in His infinite love
and wisdom has called home a beloved
sister,
Resell we'd, The Swanville Aid Society feel
ing that in the death of our sister, Harriet
Stevens, we have lost valuable member.
we do hereby not only express the sense of
our own loss but also tender her bereaved
brothers and sisters our warmest sympathy
aid most earnestly pray that "He who does
not willingly at1lict" may comfort and bless
their hearts till they are reunited in the
tHnma Reaufiful >,