The Republican journal., 1900-01-11

Saturday afternoon, while playing with
some other children around the Rockport
Ice Co. 8 wharf. just how the accident Oc.
CURED is not known. The children with
whom the boy had been playing appeared to
be in ignorance when questioned. The lads
overcoat acted as buoy and prevented him
from sinking, although there was no life in
the b -dy when George Kennedy found it
floating on the waves some time after he fell
in. The youth was the pride of the commu-
nifty and the parents are about heartbroken
over the accident.
WINTERPoRT. Leslie Simpson, eldest son
of Frank Simpson, died of consumption on
Friday night, after a lingering illness OF
many months. He was a fine young man,
"a years of age, and his early death is a
blow to the grandmother who brought him
up. as we'll as to the father and other rela'
tives. Funeral services were held at his
late home Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. ID. III. Piper. Mrs. Mahala Young
passed away Monday morning after an i'll :
| ness of several weeks, at the advanced age
| of about so years. She was an excellent
| WOHdli ucNOut CuIlSildH, anu do hCiu III
high esteem by all who knew her. Ed
ward Lowe has been very i'll, but is recover
ing. Warren Relief Corps gave a public
installation Thursday evening" to which the
! Post and some Others were invited. The IN
stallatlon ceremony was very pretty and
effective and the work was finely executed.
After the service delicious supper was
served and very pleasant social hour fol-
lowed A telephone exchange is soon to
be Established in town.
| MONROE A joint installation of the Off
GERS of Monroe Lodge, No. 1856. and Loyal
Rebekah Lodge, No. 49, L. O. 0. F., took
place Friday evening, Jan. 9Th, at Odd Eel
| lows Hall. The officers of the Rebekah
Lodge were first installed by Mrs. Annie X.
| Adams, D. D. G. NJ. assisted by Grace E.
Walton as Grand Marshal Mrs. R. G. Leon
ard as Grand Warden and Treasurer and
Mrs. F. l.. Palmer as Grand Secretary The
officers are as follows: Noble Grand, Mrs.
Bertha Nealley; Vice Grand, Mrs. Roscoe
Clements; Sec'y, Mrs. H. A. Holt Fin. Sec'y,
Mrs. Geo. Palmer; Chaplain, Mrs. Lewis
Pitcher; Warden. Evie Nye. A bounteous
| COlldblOu was butu StFteu III Iut UduVucG
hall. Repairing to the lodge room the Off
GERS of Monroe Lodge were installed by
John B. Nealley, D. D. G.. NJ, assisted by
Samuel Adams as Grand Marshal, R. G..
Leonard as Grand Warden and Treasurer,
Fred Putnam as Grand Sec'y. The officers
were as follows: Noble Grand, A. F. Dur
ham; Vice Grand, Franklin Chase; Rec.
Sec'y. George A. Palmer: Fin. Sec'y, A. II.
Mayo; Treas, F. L. Palmer; R. S. N. G.
Isaac W. Curtis; L. S. n G., Louis Richie
R. S. V. G., Wilder Parker; L. S. V. G., H.
A. Holt; Warden, Edward Billings Con-,
A. Colcord; Chap, Joseph Pattee; l. G., F.
Nye; o. G.; F. A. Stevens. After the in
stalation instructive remarks were given by
Brothers Adams and Leonard. Thursday
evening, Jan. 4th Guiding Star Lodge,N E. 0
P, held public installation of officers. They
were installed by Dist Deputy J. Dearborn
of Beacon Light Lodge, New burg The Off
GERS installed were: Warden, F. A. Stevens
Vice Warden, Clarence Stevens; Sec'y, FL.
A. Holt; F. Sec'y, Mrs. Mary jenkins
Treas, Edwin Jenkins; Chap, f. A. Put
man; Guide, Geneva Thompson; T. Guard.
Mrs M. A. Richie. An oyster stew was
served after the ceremonies. Monroe, for
a small town, is we'll supplied with secret
societies. We have now six societies-the
Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, G. A. r. Post, Re-
lief Corps, N. E. o. 7. and Grange, besides
two ladies' sewing circles and a brass band
and more than all lit is the home of the Mon
roe Fair The correspondent, who wrote
that we were sleepy little town Nesting at
the foot of DiXmont hills. would find us
very much awake if he would come here
just now. w ednesday, Jan Sd, the E. M.
Billings Post and Relief Corps held public
installation and supper, and campfire in
the evening The old officers were all re.
elected and installed and the program was
very fine 1t was as follows: Singing by
the choir; singing by Mrs. Billings; rec,
Amy Staples; reading, Mrs Cooper read
ing, Mrs. Belle j. Palmer; rec, Miss Bea-
trice Billings and Miss Lufkin; instru
mental music, Isaac Cook; remarks by II.
R. Dawson, who installed the officers of the
Post. The reading by Mrs. Cooper was very
line and she was heartily applauded. The
instrumental music by Adjt. Cook took the
| oSo anu puDiiC ny surprise, DIS Guey Ddu nc
idea that Comrade Cook was so fine must.
clan. The silk quilt was drawn by ticket 80,
held by Mrs. F. L. Palmer. Mrs. C. E. Dur.
ham is better. MIR. Elvin Dickey has had
quite a serious time with whooping cough
$50. The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs George
Parker has been quite sick. Mrs. Fred
Coffin has been on the sick list lately. Mrs
Susan Mitchell died Jan. Sd, after long
illness. She had been at the home of Mr.. r
W. Mayo the last fow months, and passed
away there. The remains were taken to
Dixmont, her former res idence, and laid be-
side her husband, the late Seward Mitchell
who was we'll known all over the county as
a wool buyer. An obituary will be given
later. Mr.. Henry Wingate is thought to
have an abscess on the liver, and that with a
complication of other diseases makes his
case quite serious.
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