The Republican journal., 1901-04-18
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

->OhiT C1OShlON OE7hAN0S. y1CA dSC
has moved his family to Frankfort. Cliff
ford Staples has arrived home from Monroe,
where he spent the winter at Arthur
Moore's :. Capt. j. NJ, Grant is improving
slowly. Mrs. Grant is sick with pneumonia.
-. Mr.. and Mrs.sArthur Moore are board
ing at Mrs. Staples fathers. Miss Addie
Crockett teaches the spring term in North
Searsport... F. Percy Partridge left last
Tuesday for Bethel, Me-, where he will be
treated by the nerve specialist, DR.. Gehring.
.... Miss Edith Larrabee of Monroe is at
n. w. Staples for few weeks. Miss
Agnes Ward of Prospect visited Miss Jen-
ME Crockett last week Miss Matte Lit
where she had employment during the win
ter. -. George and Sumner Overlook have
arrived home from Boston. James Marden
left recently for Boston, where he has en-
ployment.. Mrs. Fred Eames, who was so
seriously injured by falling from a carriage
last summer, is improving. Her attending
physicians is DR.. Cole... Arson Smith left
recently for Bucksport, where he has EN-
ployment.
APPLETON. Miss Florence E., daughter
of Albert c, and Adele S. Gushee, died
April 2nd, aged II years. Miss Gushee was
student at the Castine Normal school,
where she had just begun her fourth term,
and taking severe cold after an attack of
grip, rheumatic fever set in. She was
brought home on a cot and lived about two
weeks. Her life and character were such
as could not fail to win the admiration and
respect of all with whom she associated,
and she will be sadly missed by large
circle of friends and relatives. The family
have the sympathy of all in their bereave-
ment. The funeral services were held at
her late home Friday, Rev. George Jenkins
officiating. There was profusion of floral
tributes sent by loving friends and relatives.
Among the number were a large crescent
with the name Florence" given by Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Marsh of Thomaston; II
roses from Albert and Ethel Marsh; cres-
cent from 'Frends;' II pinks from Mrs.
Benz. Ness bouquets from Geo. Fish, Mrs.
Susan Cummings, Mrs. Helen Sherman,
Mrs. VIM. Newbert; callas from friends,
Easter lilies from May Leonard and from
her friends and schoolmates in Castine the
following: Roses from Misses Ava Keller,
Gertrude Sherman, Martha Fish, Bonnie
Keller, Etfie Mitchell Mrs. Cunningham
crescent from the sc" class, and II pinks
from Mrs. McClusky. The pail bearers
were four of her young friends, Geo. Fish,
Albert Sherman, Elias Thompson and Will
Arlington. She was laid to rest in the fam
lily lot in Pine Grove Cemetery
PROSPECT. The good road talk comes up
once in while and extra efforts look better,
but after all that is said the roads are
about the same as when the work was done
in labor. 1t was said by good judges that
half as much raised in money would make
better roads than the old labor system. but
that talk seems to die out now and towns
are raising about as much money as they
raised in labor. Occasionally a town raises
more money than they ever raised in labor.
Our town is ahead of any of her labor
taxes, and our roads are poor, and always
will be part OF the year any way. 1t will
be necessary soon, if it is not now, for
farmers to go twice with small load to
market rather than to take their lambs, po-
tatoes or something else off the farm to pav
their yearly and increasing road tax The
surplus on-a good farm is not large now, and
it is hardship to take it to make pretended
roads. The first people who settled here
dubbed together and made their own roads,
and over one road in particular that we
know about more cord wood was carried in
summer than all the weight and value of
the loads now hauled in summer in the
whole town. The tendency to extravaganza
is abroad in the land and in a special man
her among the people who do not pay the
bills. In reality We do not suppose there
are any better or skilled road makers now
than in old pioneer days More than three
hundred years ago there were better roads
IN Peru, S. A., than were ever built in North
America. The ice has gone out of the
streams without damage this year. There
is general complaint about the hens laying
thin shelled eggs this year, and good many
are broken before Matching
UNITY. Henry Bacon, who has a bad
catarrhal trouble, went last week to the
-uuihO bOHOlol L VI ulduu, lOT
treatment He intends to go to Massachu-
sets to secure work, if he RECEIVERS his
health. Mrs. B. A. Fogg and little son
are spending few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Rollins. Thomas
Cook and wife called on Miss Mary Fogg a
few days ago.. Mrs. George Grant is still
regaining her health. Her sister, Mrs. R. |
B. CoOkson from Bangor, is with her for
time. .....Mrs. Elijah Ware is still stopping !
at Miss Thompson's. She and little Foster
Luce went to Thorndike Station last Fri
day. Stanley Roberts from Brooks, who /,
is employed as foreman of the section and
has been boarding at Pearl Reynolds, has
secured rent of J. r. Tabor and will move
as soon as convenient. The friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat. Pendleton are sorry to
learn that the report was false in regard to
their moving back. Mrs. Grace Cook and
little son visited her parents in Newport
Jew days ago.. SilaS Pendleton went to
Nova Scotia Monday to work in lobster
factory. He enjoys working there, as the
climate agrees with him.. Rev. W. E.
Luce vent to Troy April 18th to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Mark Piper. Thomas
King, clever, good natured fellow, came