The Republican journal., 1900-11-15

WATERPROOF. Mr.. Samuel Cole, a well
known and highly respected citizen, passed
away Monday at the advanced age of II
years and II months. Mr.. Cole leaves
wife, three sons and several grandchildren
to mourn their loss. "A temperance lecture
was given at the NJ. E. church Saturday
evening by Rev. A. S. Bisbee of Bruins
wick. The entertainment given by the
US Thursday evening was a great success.
The program consisted of music, readings
and the popular farce by John Kendrick
| Bangs entitled, "a Proposal Under Difficult
ties" Ice cream and cake were served. :.
The high tides last week overlooked the
wharves and caused some trouble, if they
did not do much damage ...f. C. Rich, who
has been ill, is now cOnvalescent, and the
other members of his family are improving.
....M Mrs. Bussey and Mrs. LIE San are on
| the sick list. Mrs. d. II. Smith has re-
| turned home from a visit to POrtland....
! Mrs. George Mansfield and Master Edward
left Saturday for their home in Jonesport...
The service at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning will be of special interest
to the men, and all are cordially invited to
attend. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Atwood have
gone to Boston to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Mabel Kennedy.
THoRNDIKE. Peter Harmon passed last
Thursday in Belfast. 80. Miss H. n. Millett
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hig-
gins Saturday and Sunday. Miss Florence
b. Coffin has been stopping for few weeks
| with her aunt, Mrs. S. A. Coffin. :. Leonard
Reynolds and sister of Unity, accompanied
| by friend, were the guests Wednesday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Howard. DR.. and
Mrs. A. w. Rich of Brooks passed Sunday
| with Rev. David Smith and wife. will
Hasty returned from Pittsfeld Saturday..
| Miss Lizzie Bradford passed last week with
| her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
Porter of Searsport. Miss Annie Bryant
OF Knox has been dressmaking the past
week for Mrs. Bertha Berry and Mrs. Eta
| Harmon. Mrs. Mabel Cilley and Miss
| Lulu Roberts of Brooks visited Mrs George
| Sherman in Durham Nov. 18th and 18th
....Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Whitney started Sat
urday last for a visit to their son, j. O.
| Whitney of Emblem. Miss Mile Monroe,
who has been attending school in Searsport,
has returned to her home. Miss Bessie
Conner of Troy was the guest last week of
Miss Ellen Webster .. Some of the town
schools began Nov 18th. Our veteran
teacher, Daniel Gordon, teaches at the Walk
er school house, Miss Maud Monroe of Troy
at the Station and Bessie Conner has the
Files school. During the election returns
last week, an out-building belonging to r.
c. Higgins became quite agitated, and in
the shower of rain and hail, thunder and
lightning Friday afternoon it made a bold
start for Washington, D. C. An apple tree
few rods distant put its friendly arms
around it, and induced it to ''stay on the
farm The cdr" thinks luck is still on
his side. The social dance at Johnsons
Hall Wednesday evening was well attended.
George Carpenter and wife of Newport
were in town last Wednesday to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs Julia Small 80.
! Mr.. Hamilton of Bangor was in town last
week looking for lambs and veal calves.
Local buyers are paying 26 cts. per dozen
for eggs. Butter brings from % to % cts.
per pound.