The Republican journal., 1900-09-27

KNOX. A special town meeting was held
Monday afternoon to reconsider the vote to
Repair the Kenney schoolhouse. 1t was vot-
ed to pass the article. $3.50 was raised last
spring to repair this house. The contract
has been let to John Penney, who has begun
work Rev. W. H. Abbott of Palermo oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Baptist church here
Sunday morning. After the sermon the Or
dinance of baptism was administered to one
candidate. f. |. Hall and F. ID. Nose, no
have been spending their vacation here, re-
turned to Lowell, Mass, Saturday....E. B.
Hall, S. G. Tilton and Michael Clark have
been chosen committee to arrange for the
observance of the Tooth anniversary of the
Baptist church.
MONROE. Mrs. Albert Newcomb has
gone to kingman to Join her usband, who
has employment in a mill there. Percy
Ham has gone to Kingman to work. Mrs
Adde Dennison has little girl, born last
week. 1t is smart and we'll, but only
weighs four pounds ..... Miss Mary Forbes
of Belfast is visiting Mrs. Mary Moore .
Franklin Chase is in Winterport doing
short job at carpenter work.....M Mr.. Wy
man of lIamppden, who leased the Elm
house of Asbra Staples this summer, has
returned to Ilampden and Mr.. Staples has
moved back. ....Dr Weber has moved his
family to Winterport. .,.. Mrs. William
Twombly has been on the sick list. but is
BETTER. Mrs. Joseph Palmer has returned
from two weeks visit at her daughters in
Searsport, and stood her journey we'll.
Cyrus Chase and wife have been on a two
weeks visit to their daughter in Winter
port, Mrs. Frank Hardy.
PROSPECT VILLAGE. Miss Emme Mar
den has returned from Seal IIarbor, where
she spent the summer. -. Andrew Little
field OF Westbrook, Mass, who spent his
returned home last Saturday. Those
from here who attended the fair in Belfast
pronounced it first class in all exhibits.
Fred Clark and Miss Amy Lane are very
sick..... Alice Haley has returned from
Squirrel Island, after an absence of nine
weeks....South Branch Grange has fully re-
paired its hall, outside and inside. They held
through the repairing. &C. H. Partridge is
paying fancy prices for fancy brown eggs
for the Boston market. Mrs. Eta Homer
of Bucksport, who has been the guest of
Miss Opie Libby the past week, has return
ed home. Several here attended the fair
in Swanville Sept. 21... Frank Lane of
Milton, Me-, and Sanford Lane of Boston
horo for l,,o;,
rapidly failing.
HALLDALE. A. E. Brown of Lynn, Mass.
is visiting his mother, Mrs Chas Gilchrest.
....Charles Rowen has moved to Liberty.
....Willie Mcfarland is visiting friends on
Acre Island. Frederick Hahn visited his
sister in Waldo recently. Mrs. L. C.
Jones recently gave a graphophone concert
at the church, which was much enioyed by
those present. Mrs. E. d. Raynes went
to MedfOrd, Mass, last week to remain
awhile. Mrs. L. G. Jones and daughter
Ola, and Miss j. E. Caldwell, who have
been stopping at J. f. Halls, returned to
their home in Boston last Saturday.. Bert
Hall and wife and Eben Vose returned to
Lowell, Mass, last Saturday Joseph
Raynes and daughter of Bangor are visiting
his brother, A. F. Raynes.. Mrs Hussey
of Smithton is at work for C. A. Hail..
II. NJ. Howard and Fred Hahn went to
Waldoboro last week. ... Willis Mcfarland
returned home from the island few DAYS
ago. -. There was heavy frost in this
vicinity the night of Sept. 18th. Ice formed
in places.
NORTH TROY. A thunder shower passed
over this section Saturday, during which the
house belonging to Solomon Bennett was
struck by lightning and considerably dam
aged. The chimney was badly shattered, the
rafters and corner post splintered, and one
window demolished. The family were not
seriously injured, but suffered from the
shock. 20. B. Rhoades, DR.. Dodge, r. E.
Stone, G. L. Tyler, W. L. Gray and G. B.
Cook were in Belfast Friday, called there as
witnesses in the case of O. B. Rhoades and
e. E. McCauslin Of Unity. Mrs. Cora
Batchelder, who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. F. o. Gould Of Old Town, for several
weeks, returned Monday. ...Miss Ina Keller
of IslesbOro is stopping at the home of her
uncle, Milton Carleton, and is attending the
North Troy high school. Clifford Bennett,
who has been stopping in Foxboro, Mass,
for some time, visited his mother and other
relatives and friends here last week. MIR.
and Mrs. O. B. Rhoades made very pleas
ant visit among relatives and friends in
Presque Isle last week, returning home