The Republican journal., 1900-12-06
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

work in GOrham anu VoouloiuS, spent
Thanksgiving week at home. Rev Fl. w.
Abbott of Palermo occupied the pulpit
here last Sunday. Miss Thompson led the
evening service :. The young people Of the
village will hold sociable at the Grange
| Hall Friday evening, Dec. 18th. All are
cordially invited. -. Mr.. j. r. Mears had
quite severe sickness last Friday and Sat
urday.
! FRANKFORT. Dr. O. S. Erskine is suffer
| ing with a carbuncle on the back of his
neck. Frank Hopkins is quite sick He
| is under the treatment of DR.. A. R. Fellows,
who reports that he is gaining. =. Mrs.
Knowles is about the same. :. Shepard
Hopkins has made his parents flying visit.
He is employed by L. Ramsdell of Ripley
and has good position. ....P. 0. Hopkins
has arrived home He has been for the last
fifteen months employed In the Maine gen
eral hospital, Portland. The schools be-
gan Monday, Dec. Sd, with the same teachers.
49,. Miss l.. E. Moore has been visiting
friends in town. Miss Rowe is progressing
well with her dressmaklng.
| APPLETON. Game wardens from Belfast
were here Friday and killed two dogs be-
longing to V. 0. Keller and Joseph Ames
! The dogs had followed deer, and finally
drove the animal into pond in Lincolnville,
where it was found. The deer had been
shot. :. An attempt was made one night re-
Gently to break into Miss Lottie Young's
house About u O'Clock Miss Young was
awakened by a noise in the lower part of
the house and taking a lamp descended to
investigate. When she entered the kitchen
the fellow fled. He had got into the wood
shed by sliding a window open, and the
noise he made in endeavoring to break the
fastening to the door leading into the
kitchen was what was heard. Miss Young,
thinking there would be no further trouble.
retired, but at two O'Clock there was another
alarm, and again Miss Young had to ''shoo
away the burglar. If there is another at
tempt to burglarize the premises she will
be prepared for the fellow, as she has pro-
cured a revolver and has been shooting at a
target until she can hit the mark everytime
49,. Malcolm Upton has been making extern
sive repairs on his house. An entire new
finish and tasteful painting have made a
very pIotIS ColtttSt VI w udu WAS formerly d
commonplace affair. Benz and Ava KEEL
| Ter and Clarence Simmons have returned
from the Castine Normal school. ]. Francis
E. Heating of Warren visited his aunt, Mrs.
Augusta Titus, last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Roakes and son We're guests Thanks
giving Day of Miss Linda Annis DR..
Stuart has not yet returned from Portland,
| 1.b no hos 1,a
and Mrs. G. H. Page spent a few days re-
Gently in Union, guests of Dr. and Mrs. l..
W. Hadley... Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ness Wis
tied friends in Lincolnville last week.
Miss Mabel Gushee, who has been passing
several weeks with relatives here, has re-
turned to her home in Lincolnville.
WINTERPoRT. Mrs. Riley, who has been
stopping with Mrs. James Haley for some
months, left for her home in New York on
Mondays boat. The town schools began
Monday after two weeks vacation. Miss
Harriet Moody takes the place of Miss
Lizzie Rich in the North Primary school,
Miss Rich having resigned in order to have
much needed rest. James Torrey has
moved his family into the Simpson house.
Miss Beulah Rankin has returned from a
visit to her sister, Mrs. C. W. Fernald, in
Boston. Miss Edna Smith has gone to
| Boston to spend the winter John G.
Bolan has employment in Oldtown. -. Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Thompson have returned
from visits to Boston and Washington, ID. G.
... The services at the Methodist church
last Sunday We're very interesting. Three
persons were baptized. -. The first lecture
in the course to be given under the auspices
of the Epworth League will be by Prof
Allen f. Rogers of the L. of NJ, and will
be illustrated by the stereoptico n. 1t will
be we'll worth hearing and seeing. Don't
miss it,. Mrs. Frank Kenney is very low
....Mrs. Grace Lord has been very i'll with
the prevailing throat trouble. ...M Mrs. Chas
Carleton is still quite sick. Mr.. Charles
Brier, who has been very i'll, is improving
slowly. Little Ruth Young has d milo
form of scarletina... The family of Edward
Bartlett have all been sick with sore throat
Several cases of chinken p0x are reported
80. Many times during the year just closing
we have had to chronicle the passing away
of some loved member of our community
and again it is our sad task to record the
visit Of the death angel among us and the
removal from the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles r. Hill of dear little Harry, thei
you INCEST child, aged ten years. He hat
been ailing a few days with tonsilites, but
was not dangerously ill until Monday, whel
capillary bronchitis developed. Everything
possible was done for the relief of the littl
sufferer, but he grew rapidly worse ant
passed away Tuesday afternoon at one
O'Clock. The heartfelt sympathy of al
their many friends is extended to the family
in the great sorrow which has so unexpect-
eddy befallen them. Harry was an unu
sually lovable little fellow, and his sum.
disposition and bright, winning ways mad
him favorite, not only with his playmates
but with older people as well. Friday fore
noon at 10 o'clock the school children assem-
bled to take last look at their little com
panion, and brief service was held fol
them. At . p. Nj. the simple and touching
funeral service was held. Undertaken
w. Haley had charge of the arrangements
Rev. J. W. Hatch read appropriate Scrip
ture selections, offered prayer and spoke
some words of consolation and sympathy tt
the mOurninu family Mrs Hill sang .