The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-09-13

EAST SEARsMoNr. Mrs. VIM. T. How
ard and Mrs. Frank P. Brewster of Belfast
spent Sept. 9th with f. p. MahOney and
wife. Nh and Mrs. Fred Wyman and lit
tie daughter of Northport were in town
Sept. 2nd. LII. NJ. Donnell and family
spent day in Rockland last week Mrs.
Mark Mendall and Russell Mahoney of
East Northport spent Sept. md with their
brother, Henry Mahoney. Eddie Thomas
has returned to Boston, where he has EN-
ployment.
STANDPOINT. F. F. Perkins and wife
left Monday for their home in Birchville for
the winter. go. Prof y. s. French and family
have returned to Rcxbury, Mass. IA. g..
Black came from Boston Thursday and re-
turned by boat Saturday, accompanied by
his family, who viii make their home there,
having closed their house here. The Misses
Mckeag and friends have gone to their home
in New y ork. -. Rev. b. Is. Merrill and
family have closed their cottage here and
gone to Brewer Mrs Ii. II. Norm and
son from Massachusetts are visiting friends
here. Morris kalisky has returned to Bos-
ton. Mrs. Elmer Littlefed and three chill
dren from Brewer visited Mrs. L. S. Perkins
last week. 80. Mrs. Jennie Dunbar and little
son Kari from Penobscot are visiting Mrs.
Clara Erskine. Mrs. Annie Golf was called
by telegram to her home in New Hampshire
last week by the illness of her husband.
Her sister, Miss Emma Black, accompanied
her.....MiSs Alice Richards has returned
from Seal HarbOr, where she has been en-
ployed....C. L. Staples of Augusta made d
visit to his relatives here last week :. The
spring which supplied the water at the duck
farm is dry and the supply of water has to
be hauled from the brook at the foot of the
hill. Many of our families are hauling Wa
ter for their use. Sch. Carrie f. Look is
discharging coal for Ross 4 Co., at their
wharf here. The school in the NarrOWs
district began Sept. 10th, Miss Eta Grant
teacher; that in the Roberts district began
the same day, Miss Violet Berry teacher. -.
Fred Black went to Bar Harbor last week
to see the war Ships
WINTERPoRT. One of the most shocking
accidents which ever occurred in town hap
pened last Thursday afternoon. Almon
Colson of Woburn, Mass, fell from the roof
of a building, breaking his neck and crush
ing five ribs. Mr.. Colson, who was former
resident, was with his two daughters visit
ing relatives in town, and ON Thursday was,
with a large family party, spending the day
at the home of his niece, Mrs. Edwin Flem-
ant. Shortly after dinner as he was going
down street he saw an old friend on top of
the new house which Capt. John Phlbrook
is building, and went up to speak with him,
and while there in some unaccountable way
slipped and fell to the ground and was
instantly killed. Mr.. Colson was a very
fine man and was highly esteemed by all
who knew him. He leaves to mourn their
loss, wife, two daughters, two sons, a
brother, Mr.. Winfield Colson, and two Sis
tiers, Mrs. Jacob Crockett and Mrs Charles
Young. His age was A years and months.
The funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Young, Rev.
j. w. Hatch officiating, and the interment
was here at Oak Hill cemetery His wife
and sons, brother and family, and brother
in-law, arrived from Massachusetts and
many other relatives and friends were in
attendance. The floral offerings were pro-
fuse and very beautiful. Deep sympathy
is expressed for the family in their sudden
and terrible bereavement. IA little daugh-
ter arrived at the home of Mrs. Ida Mason
Campbell Sept 4th. Miss Lizzie SWEET of
Houlton was the guest of Mrs. James Free
man and of Miss Mida Atwood last week..
Miss Ada ID. Littlefeld left Thursday for
Montclair, N. j., to resume her duties as
teacher. Miss Clara Knowles arrived from
Brooklyn, N. Y, Thursday for brief visit
at home. Miss Ada L. Walker returned
to Portland Monday after spending a month
at her old home. Mrs. Sarah j. Chapman
returns to Houlton this week. The fall
term of the High school began Monday.
The new teacher, Mr.. Palmer of Vermont,
will occupy A. W. Shaw's residence. Mrs.
A. E. Fernald has received during the last
week three letters which had been written
by her son Roy, and will doubtless receive
more, as it takes letter about weeks to
come and he kept them on the way all the
time. Capt. Fernald is still at the hospital.
....Quite serious forest fires are raging in
town. W. B. Sprowl, F. w. Carleton and
others have lost quite quantity OF valua-
BILE wood, which was cut and piled.