The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-04

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serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Kate Han
cock of Oldtown. She had a shock Of pa
ralysis and was very low. Henry Rogers,
the blacksmith, is building an addition of 30
feet to his barn. The beautiful weather of
the past week has given farmers oppor-
tunity to get in some early vegetable seed.
..Mr West Jones, who is employed on the
Peter Aver farm in Freedom, w as at home
for short visit Saturday and Sunday.
George l.. Edmunds has his new shed frame
up and boarded in. Howard L. Sargent of
Bridgewater has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. f. A. Allen. Mrs b. h. Penney and
Perlev W. Jaquith went to Rockland on
| Tuesdays boat to visit friends at Owls
Head. M. G. Gordon has an addition to
his family. 1t is boy.
Troy. Mr.. Woodbury. Mason was called
to Boston last week to the bedside of his
son, Oscar Mason, who is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever. George Varney, an old res
ident of Troy passed away April 10th, aged
II years. The older residents of the town
remember the time, in the long ago, when no
merry making was thought complete with
out George and his fiddle" to discourse
gay music, while the lads and lassies kept
time with merry feet in the country dance.
In the later years he has been very feeble,
but often would be seen trudgng from place
to place, always accompanied by his be-
loved violin, and many will miss his annual
visits to their freside. Mr. Zebulon
Newell is quite sick wit b complication of
diseases. Mr.. Wheeler an uncle of Mrs
Newell, of Fairfield is stopping with them
Edmund Hollis while away from home
last week had a very severe attack of heart
trouble He was taken to the home of his
son, Fred Hollis, and DR.. Cook of Unity was
called to prescribe for him. Later he was
removed to his home. There seems to be
new spring edition OF la grippe prevailing in
town. Mr.. George Hillmau and family are
among the victims, nearly all the members
being down with it. The spring term of
high school at the Centre, taught by Mr..
Parks of Lewiston, Will close this week.
Also the one on Bagley Hill taught by Fred
H. Bagley. Troy is not only able to supply
all the schools in town this season with Ma
tive teachers but will send out quite Il num-
Der to other towns. Misses Maude Monroe
and Angie Garcelon go to Unity, Bertha
HilIman goes to Klngman, Penobscot Co,
Minnie Hilman and Eve Moore go to X uox.
Doubtless there are number more that
could render efficient service, If called for.
49,. Among those who too the ex animation
for schools town were L0rena Harding,
Bessie Weymouth, Lila Head, Gene Ward,
Arvena Myriok, Bessie Common Ethel Stone,
Nellie Hilman, Laura Tibhetts.... Helen
Weymouth, who has been quite sick, Is re-
port ed much better. Rodney Whitaker is
improving IN health. Leo Whitaker is
quite poorly this spring with a trouble in
his side. Delhert Baker is at home from
NorridgeWock, where he has been working
in stone quarry, work being suspended be-
cause Of igh water. Mrs. Sarah j. Stevens
of Troy Centre called on friends at the
! corner on Friday last. Benniah Harding
has gone to Hampden and Bangor for a few
days. The ground is settling and the
roads are getting quite dry. The frogs are
giving free musicals nightly, the farmers are
busy with preparation for tilling the ground,
and every thing seems to be awakening to
new life.