The Republican journal., 1900-07-05

County Republican convention as reported
last week. The chairman is Fred II. Put
nam, and Fred L. Palmer is not on the dele
cation.
V1NALHAvEN. The Union church was
dedicated June 9th. Several ministers from
ROckland, Camden, Thomaston and Lowell,
Mass, were present and assisted in the
services. The afternoon program included
organ prelude, F. &. Whitcomb of Thomas
ton; prayer, pastor; solo, Face to Face,
Herbert johnson, Miss Sarah NJ Hall
Rockland; greeting from a former pastor,
Rev. William E. Gaskin, and addresses by
Rev. L. D. Evans, Camden; Rev. c. A.
Plummer, Thomast0n. In the evening the
program was Organ prelude, F. b. Whit
comb; invocation, Rev. R. W. Van Kirk of
Rockland; Scripture, Rev. J. W. Thomas Of
Rockland; delivery Of keys, j. H. Sanborn,
chairman building committee; acceptance
of keys, T. f. Libby, chairman trustees
Union church society; soprano solos, Mrs.
l. E. Luce; sermon, Rev. W. A. Bartlett, d.
D., Lowell, Mass; contralto solo, Miss
talUl d y. lldl ACT VI uculCdtIOll, SOlo uS
Miss Sarah NJ. Hall benediction.
PALERMO. We were visited last We'd
nesday afternoon by thunder and hail
storm. The village is a sad looking sight.
The glass on the south side of buildings is
nearly all broken out. The storm passed
through the town, working destruction to
farm crops and glass all along its course.
The hail stones were about the size of hens
eggs, though some were much larger Mar
shall Nelson weighed one that weighed
seven ounces. Ely Worthing measured one
which was 3!X44 inches... We have quite
large number of aged persons in town:
Parson Perkins 90 years, Allen Drew 90,
Mrs. Walker over 80, Mary J. Sawyer IS,
Daniel Whittier So, Constance Parmeter sc,
Mrs. Joel Sylvester Sc, Madison Balloon "a,
Polly Couillard 81, Betsey Perkins 81, Aaron
Phillips SO, John Erskine So, James Linscott
SO, BENJAMIN Tibbitts 50, Albert Longfellow
IS, T. F. Young so, Mrs. Studley so, Olive
Coffin so, Theodore Osgood 80, Kesiah Mel
ton 70, Harrison Pullen II, James Knowles
n, Jane Soule II, Harrington Osgood IS
Wilder Worthing "a. Will Soule has built
a lean-to on to his stable John Black is
building silo.
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Lulu Avery is
at home from Andover, Mass, where
she has been attending school. %. Miss
Martha f. Hartman and her friend, Mr.
Samuel DOGGY, spent last Sunday here, re-
turning to Bangor Monday morning. -.
Charles CHM and his daughter Emeroy of
Belfast spent last Sunday here with rela-
tives. -. Mrs. c. L. Batchelder entertained
the Ladies Circle last week. miss Addie
CHM and Miss Edna Calamore of Worces
ter, Mass, are spending the summer with
Mrs. Evander Hartman. Miss Alice Dow
closed a successful term of school last Fri
day. A little entertainment was given bv
the scholars Friday afternoon, and all who
went enjoyed it very much. Miss Dow is
beloved by all her scholars, and it is their
wish, and also the wishes of the parents.
that she may teach the fall term. Miss
Annie Bourne and lady friend of Bangor
visited Miss Rose Mudgett one day last
week. Mrs. Susie Barnes and her friend.
Miss Eva Abby. went to Bangor last week,
shopping. Mrs. Alma X. Hartman and
her little daughter have gone to New
London. Conn, to visit the husband and
father, Lester II. Hartman. Miss Eva
Abby returned to her home in Connecticut
Friday. Miss Orianna Harding gave a
very interesting talk on her work at the
Deaconess Home in Boston at the school
house last Sunday afternoon. Miss Harding
is Deaconess and devotes her whole time
to looking up poor people and ministering to
them. She has the prayers of her many
friends
CENTRE MoNTNILLE Nh and Mrs John
Carter of Howard r. l., visited their old
neghbors this week Mr. T. E. Cushman
is in Lubec, canyassing for the Life of
Moody..... Mr.. Dan Carey has position in
Portland. Mrs. Mayo Herman sold her
furniture and farming implements at auc-
tion, Saturday and will 90 to her cottage at
Temple Heights. Mrs. II. Terry and her
daughters, Mrs. {. A. Andrews, and Mrs
W. A. Norton and child, are staying at Mr.
Ernest ferries. Mr.. John Aver of Dover,
huiHc, NlSlteu DIT JoIollldu last
week. 80. Miss Mabel Pentecost closed her
school at McFarand's Corner with an enter
tainment in the church, Thursday evening
1t was highly appreciated.....Mis Mary
Mason of Belfast is spending her vacation
with her parents. The hail storm of June
9th was very destructive to window glass
Those suffering most were f. A Sprowl, D.
Cain, j. Bartlett, each having between 20
and 3Opanes of glass broken. The hail which
fell June 9th, completely ruined an acre of
corn for c. W. Talbot, badly damaged an
acre of corn and broke fifteen lights of glass
at E. A. Sprowl's, broke twenty-five lights
at d. c. Gains, bruised, split and knocked
off quite per cent of apples. The light
ming struck fence post near Charles OK
tons barn just as he was driving in his
cows. 1t knocked him down; also one of
the cows, burning a spot on her flank, but
no serious damage resulted. Mrs. Huldah
Ramsay visited Pittsfeld recently and
brought Master Leonard Jackson back with
her to pass his vacation with his uncle, G.
L. Edmunds. -. r. Ii. Cain and family have
moved on to the Jacob Cain farm. Arthur
Jackson was at Freedom June 3Oth, with his
team and hearing an unusual noise looked
up and saw large tree falling toward him.
He whipped his horse up Just in time to