The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-03
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
deferred from last week. I


was III Town on business Saturday >. G. A.
WOODS is In Belfast attending court. having
oeeh Drawn Juryman. Ernest REYNOLDS
mas engaged to work for L. L. Rogers the
coming year....T. c. Reynolds has heen on
the sick list the past two week .Jamas
LIBBY Oh unity was in town on business
Saturday. :. Ben. Bennett was oni+a So,
last week, but at last reports was tbouob+
to be improving. DR.. Dodge was callad to
a'teho MIN .l4ucretia Brown, aged 66
years. 9 months and Is days, passed away at
the home OF Albion Gerry last week. The
funeral services We're held Saturday.
Mrs. Eleanor Merrill while visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Lorenzo Garcelon. was
taken sick and died April 18th, aged IS wears
10 months and IL days. The remains wera
taken to her home, where the funeral SER
vices were held Sunday afternoon, Rev. w.
A. Luce of Unity officiating.
APPLETON. Mrs. Fred L. Davidson. who
has been very sick, is somewhat better. and
hopes are now entertained of her recovery,
although it will probably be several weeks
before she will be able to sit up. Miss
LOuISc Il ulltl3 d l1dILeu Nurse, mas Gle
of her,. Mrs. Leroy Wood of Knox arrived
Saturday and will teach the grammar school
in the village district. Mrs. Annie Stevens
Greer will teach in the primary department.
Other teachers have been assigned as fol-
lows: Carrie Mitchell in the Quincy district
Carrie Gushee, Morang school; Bernard
Pitman, West Appleton; Flossie Gushee,
North Appleton; Ava Keller, Burkettville;
Agnes Taylor, Timer district The Ridge
scholars will attend the village schools as
the school house in that district was badly
wrecked during one of the March gales A
new schoolhouse will be built the coming
summer. Miss Addie Davis, who has been
in Taunton, Mass, learning to be a trained
nurse, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
A. r. Davis. Miss Annie Wellman of
Searsmont was the guest last week of Miss
Ava Keller. ISIS Leonora Millay of Bur
kettvlle is working for Mrs. Harry Pease,
who has been sick several weeks. Fred
Davidson has had the Moody store put in
shape to be used as a dining room for the
societies holding meetings in his G. A. r.
hall. The room has been papered and
painted cupboards, sink and cooking range
put it, and the Good Templars and other So
cieties will appreciate the change made
MONROE CENTRE. Mr. and Mrs John
Nado celebrated the 35th anniversary of
their marriage Tuesday evening, pri 18th
About sixty of their neighbors and friends
were present, and they received many valu-
able and useful gifts. A distinguishing
feature of the evening was the entertain
ment ON the gramophone given by Miss Hat
tie Hill of Boston, a niece Of Mrs Nado's
Miss Hill also gave a half hours reading
from ''David llarum, which was much en-
joyed. Pleasing recitations were given BY
Mrs. lneZ Gilmore and Miss Myrtle Peavey.
Coffee, cake, sandwiches and d fine treat
We're served The following are the gifts
Silver cake basket doz. silver knives, doZ
silver forks, doZ. silver tablespoons ! doz
silver teaspoons, 1 vase, Miss Hattie Hill
glass set, six pieces, Mr.. Neals of Mass. 3
glass dishes and silver fish knife, Miss Nor
rill of Boston; vinegar cruet and salt and
pepper set, Miss Shaw of Boston; water SCI,
Mr. and Mrs. Lufkin ana daughter lamp
Mrs. CroXford; vase, Bessie Croxford pre-
serve dish, Vina Spearin; fancy platter,
Nancy Parker: berry set, c. c. IIamm and
wife; doZ. bone dishes, w. S. Parker and
wife; pair hemstitched pillow cases, Bes-
sic Mason; doley, Emma Gilmore; quart
maple syrup. Will and Chester Weber,
25cts., Mrs. Amos Bailey; pair towels, W.
b. f. TWombly and wife; ST. James Web
Der and wife; fruit dish and plates, John
McKeen and wife: pair towels, George
Palmer and wife; pickle dish, Harry Glenn
entS; cheese plate, George Clements pre-
serve dish, Lee Clements, wife and Mrs.
Inez Gilmore; pair towels and five bars
soap. Mrs. Hattie Bailey; syrup pitcher,
Oscar Dow; comb tray, Bonnie Mudgett
plaster-pars PLAGUE, Mrs. Alzeada Nealley
framed picture, A. II. Mayo; pair towels,
name unknown. Mr.. l.. O. Robinson is on
the sick list. Mr.. Andrew Clements is
able to be out again. Mrs. George Walker
is still quite sick ...... Mr.. Cyrus Ryder has
taken the town farm for the coming year.
WINTERPoRT. Webster Tyler Rich, only
son of Isaiah c. and Addie Tyler Rich, for
merly of Ninterport, died in Denver, Col.
April 9Th. He was born in Jacksonville,
Fla, Apr. g, 1874, and was therefore 26 years
of age. He graduated from manual train
ing school in Cambridge, Mass, and soon
after went to Denver, where he was employ
ed as head bookkeeper in a large dry goods
house. Webster was a fine scholar and
most exemplary young man in every way.
Since the death of his mother he had reSid-
ed with his aunt, Mrs. Cathie Ferry, and his
removal just in the prime of his early man
hood is sad bereavement, not only to her,
but to his other auntS, Mrs. Charlotte Crow
ell of Denver and Mrs Clementine Stubbs
of this place, and to his cousin, John
Stubs, who regarded him as a brother 1t
is a crushing blow to his father, who is thus
left alone, the last surviving member of a
large family. Every care and attention was
lavished on him during his illness; loving
friends kept his room constantly supplied
with lovely flowers, and the. ticraltributes at
his funeral We're profuse and beautiful
His remains We're brought tow interport for
burial and funeral services were held at the
home of his uncle S. l.. Stubs, Thursday
afternoon, conducted by Rev ID. II. Piper