The Republican journal., 1901-05-16
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


are spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. 81. MahOney..s Mrs. John Cunningham
of Franklin, Mass, was called here last
week by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. J. B. Arnold. Lillian Lamb of Bel
fast visited Annie Wellman May 9TH.
Edgar P. Mariner and Miss Gertrude Morse
were married May LIST. They have the best
wishes of their many friends. Alice
Written of Union spent April sth with
Mrs. j. G. Packard. Eva D0nnell of Bel
fast is at home for few weeks.
MORRILL,. The funeral of Mr. Ephraim
Rowe was held at his late residence last
Thursday afternoon, Rev. H. l. Holt
officiating. -. Miss Ada Blood went to the
Insane Hospital, Augusta, last week, where
she finds employment. Mss Mabel Hatch
has returned home from Belfast, where she
| spent the winter studying music. Mrs.
Lewis Bryant of Belmont spent last week
with her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Meader.
Mrs. A. B. Hatch visited her mother, Mrs
Mary E. Patterson, in East Belfast, last
week. Rev. H. l. Holt preached to US
last Sunday his first sermon for the Confer
ence year; text, 1 Peter 3:15 1t was Cos
pei sermon, declaring the gospel truth that
''the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all
SIM" Rev. w. c. StetsOn will preach here
next Sunday morning. -. The schools begin
this week. Miss Zoda Weymouth teaches
the upper grade at the village and Miss
Nellie Greer the primary. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rogers,
Mr.. Freeman W. Shepherd and Mr.. d. 0.
Bowen of Honesty Grange attended the
County Grange at Center Montville Tuesday,
May 7th....Mr. Lewis Winchenbach went
to Waldoboro last Saturday. His mother
returned with him Sunday for visit of
few weeks.
IsLEsBoRo. The well known hotel The
Islesborough is to be known by that name
no longer, as Bragg & Preble, the proprie-
tors of the house, have determined to re-
turn to the name under which the hotel first
became famous, The Seaside. The Seaside
was the name given the house in 1862 by it's
first owner, Mr.. Ryder Later, when it pass
ed into the hands of Mr.. johnson, the name
was changed to JohnSon's -by-the- Some
u or 10 years ago it was again changed,
this time to The ISlesborough. The Sea-
side has received extensive renovations.
About forty cottages are now being put in
readiness for occupancy. Owners are CON
tinually coming and going, giving directions
while here to servants and gardeners in re-
gard to the ornamenting of their grounds.
Many thousands of young trees and choice
shrubs arrive every week for decorating the
spacious lawns In one new cottage there is
an open fire place that will take wood five
feet long. Over this fire place is a marble
mantelpiece u feet long, 3 feet wide, and
inches thick, and weighing three tons.
DR.. VIM. II. Draper, ST.. of New York, who
was in poor health while here last summer,
died recently, aged 70 years. Mrs Draper,
his second wife, was Miss Ruth Dana,
younger sister of Chas. A. DANE of the New
York Sun His son, DR.. VIM H. Draper, j.,
whose cottage was built year ago and
stands on a lot adjoining his fathers, will
spend the present summer in Europe. Eight
other families will also be in Europe this
season, but they have all rented their cot
tages to friends who will occupy Them.
Ambrose Hatch and Alfred Hatch have for
some weeks past been repairing and paint
ing the boats owned by Dexter Tiffany of
St. Louis. The fleet consists of eight boats
and canoe
UNITY. The Memorial services May 3Oth
will be conducted under the following gen.
eral order; Assemble at l p. M, when
procession will be formed, composed of
Calvin F. Pilley Post, No. So, high school
pupils and Sunday school children, led by
Unity Cornet band, and proceed to the Pond
cemetery and decorate the soldiers graves.
At p. m. Rev. Willis A. Luce of this town
will deliver an Grafton at the church. Good
music has been engaged for the occasion.
All citizens as well as soldiers are cordially
invited to take part in the exercises of the
day. DIR. Thomas household goods az
rived recently. Ed. Woods has bought
his place back and will rent it this summer
if possible. Mrs. George Mosher returned
Thursday from Bangor, where she has been
with her brothers wife, who is in the hos
pital very sick. She is reported better....
Fred Hall from Bangor has bought A.
Blanchard's place and took possession last
week. Mrs. E. d. Chase is contemplating
a trip to Boston in the near future =. Mrs
Frank Fairbanks is convalescent Mr. Fair
banks has secured rent of j. R. Tabor and
will move as soon as his wife is able. 1t
is reported that more potatoes will be cult
waited here this year than in former years.
William Crosby, an old and respected
citizen, passed from this life to the one be-
yond May 18th. The funeral of the late
Mrs. Judith Clark, wife of Alfred Clark,
May 18th at the family residence,
Rev. Willis A. Luce officiating. She died
very suddenly from pneumonia. She leaves
a husband and eight children to mourn their
loss. 1t is with with deepest regret that we
say only three of the children were able to |
be present on account of sickness. She was
tenderly cared for by her daughters who
could be with her in her last hours, and
was done for her comfort that |
loving hands could do. She was very de
voted mother, loved and respected by all |
who knew her. May the assurance of an
Infinite Fathers love comfort the afflicted
amily. -. It is no wonder that E. T. Walker
wears broad SMILE 1t is boy, born May
9th.