The Republican journal., 1900-05-03

rived from Somerville last Tuesday night.
zee. Mrs. A. I. Webb, Mrs. F. T. Webb and
Mr. Fred P. Webb have all been quite sick,
but are imprOving.... Mr.. Ezra KnOwltOn is
on the sick list. Mrs. Martha Cozzens is
visiting friends in town.. Mr.. and Mrs. R.
r. Marden have gone to Rhode Island,
where they have employment in boys in
stitution. The Sunday School is to begin
next Sunday at - clock, at the church.
WINTERPoRT. Rev. D. II. Piper and
family LETT for their new home at Summit,
New York, Tuesday The High school
teacher and nearly all his pupils, large
delegation from the w. c. I. u, and
other friends, assembled at the wharf to
bid them good bye They carry with
them the esteem and good wishes of the
whole community. Mr.. Piper's successor,
Rev. j. W. Hatch, will arrive in time to fill
the pulpit next Sunday. Mrs. Percy Camp
bell has returned from Boston for an extend
ed visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs C. S.
Nason... Little Miss Dorothy Emerson re-
ceived her baby friends on her second birth
day. Thursday, April 26th.
PROSPECT FERRY. Percy and Harvard
Harding left last Thursday for Newport
News to join their father, Capt. W. G.
Harding. They will go to sea with him..
Capt. Rufus Hartman went to Bath last
Monday to take command of the new barge
Georgia, just launched there. Otis CHM
went with him, to go as cook Mrs. Re
becca Hartman arrived home from Boston
last Thursday. Her many friends will be
sorry to hear that she could not have any
thing done for her face. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Freda Harri-
man, who spent the winter in MeCtield
Mass. Capt. f. d. Hartman is still in
very poor health.
MONROE. Rev. Frank S. Dolltf from Is
land Falls spoke at the church last Sunday
The occasion was the anniversary of the
odd Fellows and they turned out in body,
wearing their regalia and with the Rebekhas
mare he'd from the hall to the church, where
seats were reserved for them. The church
was prettily decorated with ported plants,
ferns, etc. Mr.. d. spoke in very kind and
feeling manner to his old friends and neigh
bors here and expressed his gratitude for
the honor of being called ON on such an &C.
casion. Some fine music was rendered by the
choir. The remains of Mrs. Louise Fair
banks Garland were brought from Ellis
worth, her home, to her native town and
placed in the yard where her parents lay
She leaves three sisters and two brothers to
mourn their loss. The brothers are Walter
Fairbanks of Monroe and Frank Fairbanks
Unity. The schools in town will begin next
Monday. The creamery has not opened
yet on account of the serious illness of
Charles Colson. who is employed to run it..
49,. r. w. Mayo is in Boston visiting rela-
lives.
CENTRE MoNTvII1E. We have no resi-
dent real estate agent, but there were some
transactions here last week worthy of note
Alfred Howard, for years owner of one Of
the finest farms on Hogback mountain. sold
out to Nathan P. Bennett Mr.. Bennett
has sold his farm to his ne Arrest neighbor,
W. b. JaQuith. These sales break up many
old ties, but we hope they may be for the
best interests of all concerned. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Nash, Mrs. 7. W. Nickerson
and NJ. NJ. Wentworth are very sick with
the grip. The frame of H. NJ. Towards
barn is up....V olney Thompson's carriage
shop is a very busy place He is putting up
twenty-five new carriages of different kinds,
including two top buggies, two express wag-
ons, two groceries, number of puntS of an
improved pattern, and other light carriages.
The iron work is done by Milton Wentworth,
assisted by Everett Bennett, and the paint
ing by Thomas Smith and Mark Messer.
Levi Smith and wife of Pennington will be
here this week to begin on the trimmings.
CLARK's CORNER, (Prospect). Q. b..
Gray is one of the best farmers in town.
He has 90 head of cattle, 80 sheep, 10 lambs,
3 horses, swine, and two cats. He will
have ten tons of hay to summer over. He
has two sons who help him on the farm.
Noah Littlefeld and Lou Howard from
Thorndike are framing a barn, 40x50 feet,
for Daniel Dunavan of this town. >. Gabriel
Brown has been shingling a barn for East
man Clark. Will Jellison and Stephen
Larrabee had bet on the strength of their
horses, and test resulted in favor of the
latter. 1t is reported that Walter and
Charles Gray want to sell their FARM.
Fred Clark is not much better at this writ
ing. Melvin Clark has been sick for about
a week. .. James Fl. Kneeland of Searsport
was in town last Monday. Will Sparrow
and his mother will begin housekeeping
soon in the Gray house.. Oliver Whitcomb
of North Searsport was in town last week
the guest of G. Brown. .Mr. berry of Stock
ton Springs was in town last Friday with a
Clark Sunday. Ada Clark was at home
Sunday,