The Republican journal., 1901-08-29

HALLDALE. Geo. Wyman and famil.
of Providence, R. J., are visiting her sister
Mrs. E. d. Raynes. Fred A. Myrick il
preparing to build shed. wv. E. Perry
and family of Auburn arrived Saturday te
visit his parents. Joseph Perry and wife,.
E. E. Hall went to SearsmOnt last Sunday
to work awhile. Mrs. w. E. Poland, who
was very sick last week, is slowly improv
ing....C. V. Stevenson is doing carpenter
Miss Rebecca Irwin of Somerville, Mass.
visited friends here last week.
NORTH SEARsPoRT The remains Of
jeremiah c. Merithew, who died at the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Charles
Riley, in Monroe, Aug. 18th, were brought
here Monday, Aug. 10Th, and inferred in the
Merithew Cemetery. Mr. Merithew was
born in this town in the year of 1917 and
moved to Monroe about 80 years ago. He
leaves widow and three children-one son
and two daughters-NIrs. Benjamin Walker
of Island Falls, Mrs. Amanda Small of
Boston and Otis Merithew of Boston. -.
Miss Lillian f. Scribner is at home from
Belfast. H. F.. Robbins has started his
new steam mill and is now ready to saw all
kinds of short and long lumber. John c.
Mathews has returned to his work in Rox-
bury, Mass. Mrs. William Keen of Boston
was in town last week visiting her cousin,
Mrs. W. L. Mathews Mrs. Charles Moody,
Miss Harriet Moody and Miss Ruth Jipson
/ Of Winterport are occupying the Clark cot
tage and are having very pleasant time
APPLETON. Ephraim G. Simmons has
| moved from his farm at Elmwood onto his
| uncle Aaron Wiley'S farm. Mrs. Lucy
| Goodspeed, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Cummings. has
returned to her home in Boston. e. H.
| gereturned Monday from Pleasant Beach,
| South Thomaston. where he visited his
| daughter, and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
| E. Ripley of Bath, who are spending two
weeks at this popular resort .....A large
delegation of our people were in Rockland
Old Home Week.. Mrs. O. W. Currier
Mr.. and Mrs William Newbert, and Mr.
and Mrs. Danforth Martin were baptized at
South Montville Sunday by the pastor of
the F. W. Baptist church of that place.
Our farmers who have finished haying are
well satisfied with the yield, which is as
much, and in some cases more, than last
year. Joseph Ames has begun threshing
at his mill in North Appleton II. n.
Titus and his son-in-law, Frank kenney,
are enjoying life at Matinicus, where they
have gone on a fishing trip.
BROOKS. Quite a number of our people
are at the Northport Campmeeting this
week, but the old time rush, when every
body thought that they must be there, has
become a thing of the past. Small parties
OF our people are to be found there during
every week of the season, but campmeeting
is not special drawing card now... Mrs.
Emily Walker, who has been sick long
time, is now very low. Her daughter Grace
is her devoted attendant. Mrs. E. o.
Stantial is obliged to use cane in walking
now. Her trouble seems to be creeping
paralysis. Her daughter Adra, now Mrs.
Cobb of West Medford, Mass, has spent
several weeks with her.. Vesta Davis of
Lowell, Mass, is spending few weeks in
Brooks. She was for some years resident
of this village. Miss Grace E. Dow is
visiting the family of A. J. Robertson in
Newton Centre, Mass, and will spend a
few weeks i'll Boston and vicinity. IA. NJ.
Jones, who is taking the medical course at
Bowdoin college, called on friends here last
week.. Miss Kate, daughter of Eben
Prime, of this town is spending a little time
with friends in this vicinity. She has spent
several years in California, where she grad
uated as a trained nurse, and has success
fully practiced her profession for nearly
three years.. Miss Nellie Luce, formerly
of Waldo, Me-, has been visiting friends
school and finds plenty of employment at
good pay... Mrs Nettie Luce of Water
vile, with her daughters, lisa and Marion,
called here last week. They will visit her
brother, Charles Fogg of Monroe, this
week. Mrs. Mittie G. GOwen of Taunton,
Mass, with her daughter, is visiting her
father, c. E. Lane Of this place. -. Roscoe
G. Edwards, the miller, has been sick with
bilious fever for several weeks. He had
just got in new car load of corn to grind
and had lots of business on hand. Ralph
is keeping the business along as we'll as he
can while his father is sick. -. Rufus Ian
caster is patching and shingling the roofs
of several buildings in the village He is
sin it, when he can get job to single or
lath. -. Fanny Staples, who has business in
Camden as milliner, is spending her vaca-
ton at home. &C. E. Lane chartered a
buck board last Sunday and took out fam
lily party on a picnic excursion. Grass does
not grow under the feet of Charles. -.
Frank Thurston, who taught school in South
Brooks last winter, called on friends here
| last Monday. Road Commissioner Joseph
G. Simpson has been repairing the cross
ings and bitches of the village streets. :.
| Mrs. W. A. Fenlason is visiting friends in
| Belfast. 1t seems that Rev. Humphrey
| Small is really again to become resident of
Brooks. He has bought the Scott Godding
place in this village, formerly owned by
Ransom Rich, and will move here in Octo-
Der. Mrs. Mary A. feathers of Troy is
visiting her brother, A1mon S. Forbes, in
West Brooks. -. E. u. HolbroOk and family
have spent two weeks vacation in North
| port. Alphi BOulter has moved his fam