The Republican journal., 1901-04-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

Tead IF Kansas City, Mo-, arrived last Fri
day evening. She came to settle the estate
of the late j. A. j. Lincoln. 90. The Easter
concert, postponed on account of the storm,
will be given next Sunday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. John Lane are on the sick list.
LINcoLNvILLE. Mrs E. c. freeman is
visiting her son, Elmer Glover of Troy.
Miss Mary Coombs arrived Sunday morning
from New Haven, CT, and is stopping with
her aunt, Mrs. Adelaide Munroe.. Mrs.
Will McCobb came Monday. Miss Ella
PendletOn spent part of last week at viii
McKinney's. -. Granville PrOck and Gustin
Warren have been confined to the house the
past week by sudden swelling of the parotid
glands. Hollis French and Orman Law
have the humps. Alfred Veazie of Bangor
is at G. E. Dearborn's. IS. Two Shiloh mission
aries have been stopping at R. W. Perry's the
past week. Beach Chapter, 0. E. S., has re-
ceived the Goth Century Library, which con-
tains fifty bound books by standard authors.
All members of this order are at liberty to
use these books until Oct. 1st... Eddie
Pendleton is at work for H. A. Mills.
WATERPROOF. The funeral services of
Mrs. Roxanna NJ. Babbidge were held at the
home of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Treat, We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. j. P. Simonton of
Ellsworth officiating. A large company of
friends and neighbors assembled to pay
their last tribute of respect to one they es-
teemed SO highly, and the floral offerings
were very beautiful A large quantity of
lovely flowers from friends in Boston came
on the boat, which was delayed SO they were
too late for the funeral, but they were APP
priciated by the family. Mr.. VIM. Baker
had a very ill turn on Wednesday from heart
failure, but is improving. Grip still contin-
ues to claim many victims. Mr.. Albine
Curtis is seriously ILL.,. Capt. O. C. Clifford
and Mrs Catherine Frazer were united in
marriage Thursday evening. The wedding
took place at the home of Mrs Charles Brier,
Rev. j. W. Hatch officiating.
STANDPOINT. Mr.. A. W. Shute left last
week for Boston to join steamer Mount
Desert. Mrs. Nell Littlefeld and son are
visiting friends in Penobscot. :. F. S. Harri-
man has lately been in Belfast for days
business. Converse Grant arrived home
last week from barge Kentucky. Mrs.
Annie COTE, Lillian Kingsley and George
Hardy, who have been at Mrs Dolly Black S
for a visit, leave this week for their home
in New Hampshire. Eden NORM from
Boston has been here lately for short visit
with friends. The funeral of Mrs DORM
da spinney was held the Wednesday follow
ing her death, and the burial was in the family
lot at Prospect. Mr.. Spinney, who has been
very sick, is now improving - Miss Addie
Partridge from the Narrows is in Bucks
port keeping store for Miss R. B. Trott, who
is in Boston for her spring millinery. . F.
S. Hartman has lately put up several tons
of ice for his own use
WALDO. B. A. Clary went to Portland
last week on business. j. Simmons,
who has been dangerously sick the past
week, is able to be up and about again. >. j .
II. Cilley and wife have gone to Natick,
Mass, to work on a milk farm. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Clements of Howard, R. l., were
Mrs. Clements sister, Miss Emma Clary
W. l. Neal was in town over Sunday. The
severe rain of last Sunday washed the roads
badly, and several culverts were left in
dangerous condition. 80. Considerable in
quiry has been made as to how and when
Corner got it's name of Deacon street. 1t was
named more than fifty years ago from the
fact that two Free Will Baptist deacons
lived on the road-Eli Roberts and Leon
ard Levanseller. From Evans Corner to
Clements Corner was called Boston Row
owing to tie first two story house in town
being on that street. 1t was built by Henry
j. Wood, on the farm now owned by A. j.
Simmons. The road leading past where S.
A. PaySon now lives was laid out three
rods road and was known by the old settlers
as Turkey Lane.
BURNHAM. Noah Johnson, aged about 70
years and Senaca Jones, Jagged about so years,
had narrow escape from drowning April
9Th, in the % Mile Stream, near the lumber
mills OF r. & c. B. Gilmore. The men went
out in a boat to adjust boom at the upper
side of the bridge which spans the stream
at this point, which is about Is rods from
the main dam and 40 rods from the mill,
The boom consisted of two logs attached
together, with one end fastened to the bridge
on one side of the channel The men were
swinging in the other end of the boom to
attach it to the bridge on the opposite side
of the channel when the swift current car
ried the boat against the bridge with such
force as to completely demolish it, precipi-
tating the men into the water. They seized
hold of the wrecked boat, which took them
safely under the bridge with but q it. space
between the water and the bridge When
they found themselves in the open stream
they were obliged to release their hold on
the boat or be carried over the dam to in
slant death, and each struck out for belt
of ice which extended from the shore across
in front of the mill. Some 20 men were
near the bridge when the accident occurred
and many of them rushed for the ice to
render such assistance as they might. The
first to reach the ice was Mr.. Jones, who
was caught by the hand by his son Will, who
by almost superhuman strength landed his
father on the surface of the ice. Mr.. Jones
was nearly exhausted and badly chilled.
The young man after seeing his father safely
landed left him to the care of others, and seiz-
ing a long pike pole rushed with his brother