The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02

SENlRE MON NJLLE. VII OOul LlShlHt
wife and daughter returned from Brewer
Friday, here they had been to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Erskine's father, Mr.. Green
-. Mr.. j. j. Clements lost one of his team
horses last week.. Horses have to be very
sharp to travel safely on the icy roads.
PAL EMO. Mrs. Eliza Nelson has been
confined to the house for several week with
la grippe, but is now on the way to recovery
She is but sixty-four years of age and has
the largest number of grand-c children OF any
person in town. Last W ednesday little
boy came to their home, making the twenty
first grand child. Rodney Nelson and wife
are the happy parents. This is quite good
story for these times, but better one comes
to mind. Nehemiah Bryant, Sr. married Miss
Mary Turner and settled in Palermo in 1880,
and they had twenty-one children. After
Mr. Bryants death she married John
Bachelor and lived to shed tears over his
grave. Samuel Marden bought yoke Of
steers of George Soule last week, and VIM.
z. Turner sold two cows. james Knowles
is canvassing in Palermo with nursery stock
80. Mrs. Emily Knowles spent four days
with Mrs. Cora Goodwin last week.
TROY. Tie Methodist quarterly confer
enee will meet at the Union church Feb 5tb.
The Presiding Elder will preach Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Wood, who has preach
ed here every Sunday afternoon, will only
preach here on alternate Sundays in the
future. and the other Sundays in Unity.
William Knowles injured his head quite
severely last Sunday morning. He was
going to the barn, when his feet slipped,
throwing him backward, cutting severe
cash in the back of his head He was taken
to DR.. Dodge's Office, and in the absence of
the doctor Mrs. Dodge dressed the wound.
Mrs. Dodge is a helpmeet to the Doctor in
more ways than one, and in an emergency
can pull a tooth and do many other things
that require nerve. Miss Carrie Weymouth
left Nj onday for Brockton, Mass, where she
expects to remain several months. We shall
all miss Carrie and will welcome her return
with joy. Mrs. Joseph Fernald and son
Medwin visited in Newport few days re-
Gently -. Mrs. B. F. Harding drove to
Brooks last Sunday, accompanied by Frank
NJ. Piper. -. The Order of the Golden Rule
will meet with Mrs. Newell Bagley Feb. Sd.
The next meeting of the Troy Corner
Reading Club will be with Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy Halves, on the evening of Feb. 18th.
.... The grip has abated in town. There are
no new cases at PRESENT.. .Zebulon Newell
is confined to his house by sickness Mr.
Wheeler, an uncle of Mrs. Newell is stop
ping with them at present.. Miss Ethel
Pierce is on the sick list this week :. Mrs.
Lewis Harding, who has been sick several
weeks, is gaining.
FURNHAM Mr.. Warren Goodrich is re-
ported critically i'll. Mrs. Eli Getchell has
been severely i'll for the past four weeks.
Mr.. Hollis Gowen has been confined to the
house for the past four weeks with severe
attack of grip. There has been much sick
ness in town the asst winter, but most of
the sick one s are improving at this writing.
Hi am III lister has large amount of hard
God landed. FL will have 600 cords when
the job is completed -. Joseph Hathorn will
haul some 2OO tons of pressed hay to Pitts
field station for himself and neighbors -.
There will be large amount of lumber
landed at R. Gilmore & Sons lumber mills
at the village the present winter. Frank
X. Rowe and Dennis Chandler are hauling
a large amount of spool timber to the Pitts
field lumber mill. The shedding thus far
this winter has been exceptionally good,
but tn ere is not quite enough snow to make
good roads in the woods. VIM. II. KIM
ball and wife made an extended visit recent
ly. They were absent from home two
weeks. The journey was made by team.
Friends and relatives were visited in the
towns of Brooks, Swanville, Bucksport,
South Blue Hill and Belfast, and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed The weather
was all that could be desired and the roads
first class Leaving Swanvlle for Prospect
Marsh and Prospect Ferry they crossed to
the Bncksrort side under the shadow of old
Fort Knox, its granite walls towering high
above the western shore OF the Penobscot
river. The river at this point is one-haf
mile wide. Leaving Bucksport they passed
through Orland and Penobscot to South
Blue Hill, which is situated on what is
known as the Neck. The scenery was ever
varying and picturesque. After leaving Or
land Corner Blue Hill Mountain was seen in
the distance high up above the surrounding
country. Altogether this " as as pleasant a
drive as could be found in this section of
the country.