The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-02-14
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
LIBERTY. Quite a large number of per
sons are sick with the grip, but none danger
Ously so at this writing. All who were report
ed sick last week are gaining. .Sewell Meser-
vey, who has been confined to. the house for
the past week with a lame leg, is out again,an
will resume his old place i'll the grst mill in
a few days. Representative A. j. Skid
more and wife started for Augusta via.
Knox Station Monday, but the roads are in
such condition that it is feared they will
not get through. No regular mail has been
received here since Feb. End. We are all
under the snow, with no prospect of get
ting out II saw by the last weeks Journal
that a Maine GIRL native of Machias,
danced with the Prince of Wales, now King
Edward VII. at a ball given in his honor in
Halifax at the time of his visit to this
country in 1860, and that Belt st lady
danced in the same set with him. Notwitn-
standing we are republic and it is our
boast that we have no nobility; that every
man is the equal of every other man, if he
conducts himself as well; yet, if at any
time in our lives we have come in contact
with royalty we are sure to hold that fact
! in remembrance and to mention it when
occasion requires; and now is good time
/ to bring them to the front. In this connec-
| ton | will say that Walter Neal Cargill of
this town about a year ago, while student
at the University of Maine, was sent as d
delegate to attend the centennial of a col
lege at Fredericton, n. B., and while there
, was entertained by an ex-mayor of that
city and occupied the same room and slept
in the same bed as did the then Prince of
Wales, now King Edward VII, on his visit
to that city in 1860.
SwANvILLE. A party of Belfast people
invited their Swanville friends to join them
at Marden's hall Friday evening, Feb. LIST,
for social ball. About fifty couples were
present, and all speak of it as very enjoy
able affair.". Mr.. Percy L. Nickerson was at
home from Orono to spend Sunday, Feb. Sd.
49,. MIR. Joseph Kane, a notice of whose
death appeared in The Journal of JAN 31st,
was nephew of Miss Alice G. Kane of this
place, and had always spent more or less of
his summers here with his aunt He was
studying for the priesthood, but three wears
ago failing health compelled him to give up
his studies in Rome and return to America
Although there had been but little hope of
recovery since that time, he kept up his
studies with indomitable courage at St.
Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, N. Y, and
only gave up after the severe illness he had
here in Swanville in the fall The last
month of his life was one of intense suffer-
ing. He died Jan. 26th at his home in New
York City. Monday morning his body,
dressed in cassock and surplice, was placed
in the casket and carried by six pail bearers
to st. Teresa's Church, Henry and Rutger
streets, where a solemn requiem mass was
offered. About thirty priests, besides many
others of minor orders and altar boys, with
the choir from st. Joseph's Seminary, con-
Quoted the service. The solo "Thy will be
done; 0 Lord" was finely rendered and the
closing hymn, Nearer my God to Thee" was
sung in rear room, where the volume of
sound modified by the distance, produced the
effect of grand finale. The interment was
in Calvary Cemetery. Among the many
floral offerings were large cross and pill
low. He was devotedly attached to his
aunt, who has the sympathy of large cir
Gle of friends. He was passionately fond of
music and although he neither played nor
sang he had habit of copying nearly every
piece Of music that came in his way,
His genial face will be greatly missed.
1t seems sad that SO bright and ambi-
tious a life should end so quickly.
The storm last week exceeded everything
we have had for years. There were no
schools after Monday, and the stage from
North Searsport did not succeed in getting
through to this place for week. Men and
teams worked on the roads for four days
and then they were barely passable. We'd
nesday and Thursday Hon. A. E. Nickerson
very kindly went to Belfast and brought
out the letters and papers. Friday Mr.
Henry Cunningham brought them out
Saturday Mr.. Wallace Gray went down and
got them, and Monday Mr.. George T.
Nickerson, Jr., brought them up. Other
wise we should have been completely shut
off from the outside world. Mr.. Miller of
Brooks came to town Sunday and got
caught in the storm. Getting homesick
Thursday he walked home. He handled
the shovel manfully Wednesday land did his
best to work his way out. Mr.. Horace
Murphy returned from Belfast with his
meat cart Tuesday night, intending to get
a sleigh here and go ON home, but his horse
was too weary and he remained until after
the roads were broken Wednesday. There
was no Grange meeting on account of the
storm. Mr.. Will Cunningham was at
home few days from Montague and re-
turned Friday, accompanied by his nephew
Earl, who is going to run the engine in the
mill. Mrs. Henry Cunningham is visiting
her parents in Brooks. Mr.. Walter j.
Nickerson has returned to Unity. Mr..
Joshua Nlckerson is very sick at the present
writing. :. Mrs. James Applin, who is a
native of the island of Guernsey, speaks of
having seen and received kindly greeting