The Republican journal., 1900-12-06
PROSPECT FERRY. Miss Celia CHM of
Bangor visited Miss Faustina Harding last

Sunday. School began here last Monday,
E. NJ. Babcock of Lewiston teacher. Mrs.
Jessie Harding arrived home from Pr0vid-
ence, R. l., Nov. 29th.. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gruby left for their home in Boston, Mass,
on last Mondays boat. MIR. William Nc
Mahan of Frankfort visited his niece, Mrs.
Anna Hartman, last Sunday. Mrs. Mary
A. Hartman, Mrs. W. D. Hartman and
Miss Hattie Hartman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Granville Shute attended the funeral of
little Harry Hill in Winterport last Friday.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. The many friends
of DR.. 0. S. Erskine of Frankfort are pain
ed to learn of his painful illness. Amos
Partridge has been spending weeks vaca-
ton here among relatives. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hill of Winterport have the sympa-
thy of their many friends here in the loss
of their little son Harry, a bright, cheerful
lad of II summers. Our school began
Nov. Goth, taught by Mr.. Hartshorn Of
Frankfort, who comes we'll recommended.
.... Misses Agnes Ward and Sarah Killman
go to Castine Dec 10th to attend school this
winter. .. Charles o. Hatch and wife of
Stockton Springs spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Littlefield
SEARsMoNT. The village school was re-
opened Monday with the popular teacher
Miss Bacon, assisted by Miss Alice Poor.
DIR. A. Millett has returned from New York
and resumed his practice. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Luce had a family gathering Thanks
70 Gil Of
present. There will be Christmas sale
of useful and fancy articles at Wings Hall,
Dec. Goth, afternoon and evening Supper
will be served from to s p. No.. Miss
Emily F. Miller has gone to Washington,
d. c., to attend the w. c. T. U. Convention
.... Miss Sarah Farrar is at home for two
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A. Simmons,
Miss Alice Simmons and Miss Eva Donnell
were guests of Mrs. Jane Moody Thanks
giving day. ~ There will be temperance
meeting at the NJ. E. church next Sunday
evening, under the auspices Of the W. c. T.
U. The program will consist of music,
addresses and recitations. All are cordial
ly invited. Mr.. Benjamin Mixer died at
his home Nov. 25th at the advanced age of
so years, II months He leaves daughter,
Miss Grace, who cared for her father in his
declining years, and two sons in California
Mr.. Mixer was a faithful member of the NJ.
E. church and respected citizen. The
bereaved family have the sympathy of a
large circle of friends.
1SLESBORO. Several cottages are in pro-
cess of construction. Preston Player of St.
Louis is building on the West shore, on a
| road built by the Land II Improvement Co.
The outside is nearly completed j. M.
Forbes of Boston is building on Shipyard
Point, near DR.. Derby's, one of the largest
and most expensive cottages yet erected here.
The building is boarded in and the roof
| shingled. G. c. Kissell of New York has
| the lumber and other material on the spot
! AlpheuS PendletOn, Chas. r. PendletOn
and David II. Smith are each building a
| large cottage to rent. Cottages suitable to
let to the visitors bring about thousand
| dollars for the season of four months. Geo
| II. Wilbur, who moved here from FoXcrof!
a few years ago, and who does about all the
mason work of the new cottages, has built
a pretty dwelling house at Dark Harbor. -.
| Capt. II. A. Dodge has moved from his
house near the church to the tenement re-
Gently fitted up over his store at Dark Har-
Dor. Capt William Farnsworth has added
| to his residence by putting in two large
dormer windows. The public schools
opened Nov. Sd, after Thanksgiving recess.
| There are eight school houses in town. 80.
| Twenty -three Islesboro young people are
now pursuing their studies away from
| home. Some are at CaStine, some in Water
! vile, and others are i'll Commercial Colleges.
/ -. Miss Lucy Pendleton, a recent graduate
. of the Castine Normal school, accepted last
week the position of boo1keeper in the
office of II. NJ Bean, the Camden shipbuilder,
80. Last Thursday evening the Dark Har-
Dor Sidewalk circle had fair and sale of
fancy articles in Union Hall. About 500
were realized. Capt. Q. F. Coombs of this
town underwent very severe surgical
operation in Belfast last Friday A large
mass of diseased glands was removed from
the neck, extending from the floor Of the
mouth to the apex of the lung. The opera
, ton was performed by Dr. E. A. Wilson and
1 Aol' IL " uCetH VI GuO luCulCetl
faculty and Professor of Anatomy in the
| University of Vermont {. Miss Charlotte
Boardman recently sold her place and will
reside with her niece, Mrs. Sarah p. Hatch
The house from which she moved is where
she was born more than three score and
ten years ago and where her father
also was born, and was built by her grand
father, Deacon Joseph Boardman, who
helped empty the tea into Boston Harbor.
| At the close of the Revolutionary war he
| came to Islesboro and built this house 1t
is among the Oldest houses in town. Only a
few date back over a hundred years. 1t
is still in very good condition. The large
timbers, the wide pine boards, the large
locks and hinges on the doors, made in
England, and the excellent work done by the
carpenters so long ago, make it an object of
interest. A few rods from this house, in
Deacon Boardman's large barn, the Baptist
church was organized in 1899, at the close OF
a revival conducted by Rev. Isaac Case. -.
Mr.. H. A. Babbidge is making extensive
repairs upon the Dark Harbor wharf, rails
ing it three feet and doing very substantial
work. -. Edward Stockbridge, young man
of North Islesboro, met with a severe acct
! dent by shark of fire striking him in the