The Republican journal., 1901-09-19
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

WALDO. E. F. Littlefeld and Fred Davis
left Monday morning for Pittsfield to attend
the NJ. c. L.. Mrs. NJ. A. Eewes of Salem,
Mass, is visiting friends in town.. H. A.
Chase is home from Bangor on visit....
Frank Ray of Nashua, N. H., was in town
last week visiting at A. S. Simmons go.
Mrs. Cora and Miss Jessie Smith of Somer.
vile, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Cummings. Fall apples are selling
bought and shipped large quantity. They
are worth from one to three dollars per bar
rel, according to quality.
UNITY. The North Waldo Agricultural
Society will hold its forty-frst annual fair
at Unity Trotting park, Oct. , and g. The
society offers the following classes and
purses for the races First day, Oct. I'd, at
P. NJ. No. Is minute class, trot or pace,
purse 500; No. 2-2.2S class trot or pace,
purse $1O0 Second day, Oct Sd, at 10 A. NJ.
No. 3-Farmers' race, for green horses, trot
or pace, mile heats, best two in three, to
wagon. owners to drive, purse $25; No. 4
Carriage horses, trot or pace, purse Sc,
divided 8, 2, 1 No. 5-Matched horses, trot
and pace, purse Sc, divided 3, 2. l. In Nos.
4 and s. contestants to drive one mile, horses
to walk first half mile, and trot Or pace the
last half. Nos. 4 and are for horses with
out records and shall go without boots or
weights. At P. NJ. No. 6-2.35 class, trot
or pace, purse 500; No. 7-2.20 class, trot or
pace, purse $125. Entries close, Sept. "a, at
II O'Clock A. NJ and should be made to E.
B, Hunt, secretary, Unity, Me. If stormy,
the fair will be postponed until next fair
day.
WATERFRONT. A very timely and inter.
estiilg sermon was given at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning on National
Stability" and an address to teachers and
school officials in the evening by Rev. J. W.
Hatch. -. Margaret, widow Of the late
Thomas Kelly, died at her home Wednesday
night after protracted illness of many
months. The funeral services were held
Saturday morning at the Catholic church.
She leaves two daughters to mourn their loss
miss Clara E. Knowles acco mpanied by
her mother and Miss Matilda Smith left for
Brooklyn, n. Y, Friday -. Mrs. II. T. San.
born of Bangor was the guest of her sister.
Mrs. A. r. Fellows, last week.. Miss Ada
L. Walker returned to Portland Saturday
Mrs. Grant of Watertown, Mass, is the
| guest of Mrs. NJ. A. Haley. -. Mrs. Prescott
OF Clinton is visiting her brother, Mr.. Mark
Moody. Fred Gilman is at home for a
brio
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howe of Portland are
| visiting relatives in town. Harry A
| Thompson left for New York Monday.
Mrs. Carroll and three children, who have
| been spending some weeks in town, the
guests of Mrs.Scripps, left for home Monday
....Dr. o. S. Erskine of Frankfort has
| bought the residence of Mrs. f. F. Littlefed
49,. Philo Blaisdell and family have return
ed from Northport and are at George Grant
| for few days.
| MORRILL,. Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Mears arr
| visiting in Greenfield, Maine. Mr.. Herber
| Kendall of Massachusetts was in town las
week on visit to his sick father, Mr.. S. w
Kendall, who is very poorly. Mrs Ralph
| Wiggin of Freedom was the guest of Mrs
! Silas Storer, last week. Mrs. Elinda Ora,
returned to Providence, R. l., last Monday
She was accompanied by her brother, Mr.
! Justin Merriam who will take a few week.
: vacation, visiting in Massachusetts ant
Rhode Island. -. Mrs. Abbie Philbrick o
! the Head of the Tide, Belfast, is keepins
house for Mrs. J. r. Mears during he
! iDl- n
Sheboygan, Mich, who has been visiting a
Mr. Horace Knowlton's, started on he
homeward trip last Saturday. -. Mr.. Adoni
ram Hotfsies passed to his rest Saturday
morning, the 18th. Mr.. Hotfsies was
veteran of the Civil War and has beef
Frustrated with illness for several years
and during that time has been drawing
pension of S72 per month. Mr.. Hotfsie
was a good, quiet citizen, and in his late
years protested a saving knowledge o
Christ. The funeral was held at the churcl
last Monday at P. NJ. Rev. W. C
Stetson,very appropriately took as his them
last Sunday morning; "The assassination
of Pres. Mckinley, and the thoughts tina
grow out of it, 1t was a scholarly, as wei
as a patriotic discourse and appreciated b,
Christian audience from a Christian
patriot.
TROY. very pretty wedding occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hill
man on Sunday afternoon, when theil
daughter Minnie was united in wedlocl
with Mr.. Eben Vose of Lowell, Mass. Ow
| ing to the illness of the brides mother
| none but the immediate members of tn,
family were present. The bride was very
prettily arrayed in white swiss muslin
The brides twin sister, Miss Nina Hillman
was bridesmaid, while Lester c. Bagley
was best man. The ring service was used
the ceremony being performed by Rev. A. II
Hanscom Of Clinton. After the ceremony
the newly welded pair left for the home Of
the bridegroom's parents in Knox. About
the first of October they will leave fol
Lowell, Mass, which will be their future
home Miss Hillman was one of Troy's
most valuable teachers and will be much
missed from the ranks of teachers in town
Mr. and Mrs. Vose will carry with them tt
their new home the best wishes of all in this
vicinity. -. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Chase of Water
vile were in town Saturday visiting Mrs
Chase's sister, Miss Isabelle Vickery :.
Mr.. Leslie Ward has gone to Fox Island
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