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

world without roads completely blocked
and snow still drifting higher. Old resi-
dents say they remember nothing more
severe than the storm and blow of last week.
Our mail carrier, Mr.. Frank Hasty, made
two trips on snow shoes, bringing letters
and papers which were gladly received. -.
George Ward had nice two year OLD steer
hurt in the snow last week. The friends
of Mrs. j. G. Cilley will be sorry to learn
that she is dangerously i'll at the home OF
her daughter Mrs. Geo. Sherman, in Burn
ham,. Charles Larrabee, who has cut
nearly one hundred cords of wood for Bert
Stevens, has concluded to wait for thaW
Lon Higgins, our local weather prophet,
predicts another terrible storm about the
goth of this month. There is talk of lynch
ing him without trial.
MONROE. Mr.. Joseph Wildes, aged So
years, died Feb. It'll at his home near
Brooks, where he has lived so many years.
He had always enjoyed good health, and
was a thrifty farmer and a good citizen.
His wife died number of years ago. He
leaves two children to mourn their loss,
Mrs. Ella McKenney of Winterport, and
Leslie Wildes, with whom he lived and was
kindly cared for. He was sick only two
days. Mrs. Frank Ham will go to Boston
! this week to visit her daughter and sister,.
Capt. Nathan Woodman has been great
sufferer from rheumatic trouble, which
rendered him helpless at times. Mrs.
Frank Chase has been great sufferer from
neuralgia the past two weeks Mrs. Irwin
Bailey of SearSport is visiting relatives
here. On account of the big snow storm
no mail was received at this post office from
Monday until Sunday, when our postmaster
hired man to go to Brooks and get it. The
| Bangor stage driver made several attempts
and after getting a few miles was obliged to
| return.
| PROSPECT VILLAGE. Mrs Jennie Dock
ham will entertain the S. B. l. S. Feb 2lst.
Mrs. Georgia A. Brown of Swanville is
dressmaking for Miss Alma Partridge She
was caught here iii the terrible snow block
ade and the near neighbors are only too glad
to avail themselves of the services of a first
class dressmaker. -. Charles ii. Littletield,
whose left eye was so badly hurt Jan. 30th
while loading wood is improving under the
care of Dr. o. S. Erskine. 1t was thought
at first that he had lost the sight of that eye...
Miss Annie Lane is very low at this writing.
The storm which set in Monday, Feb.
4tb, was the severest ever known here. All
communication with the outside world was
cut off until Feb. 18th and some roads are
not yet open to travel. 1t is estimated that
the breaking of the roads will cost the town
hundreds of dollars.
TROY. The severest snow storm of the
season visited Troy last week, beginning
| Feb. 4th with a terrific wind from the
Northeast, which filled the roads with huge
drifts, rendering travel impossible. We
had no mail from Unity until Saturday,
and then the stage failed to reach its ter
minus at Dixmont Centre, with great diff
Guilty reaching Dixmont The wind con-
tinues Sitting the snow into the roads, re-
curing a crew with shOvels each day..
Many are on the sick list with the grip,
which seems to be thoroughly canvassing
the town for new victims. Dr. Dodge has
been one of the unfortunate ones, and was
confined to the house several days. Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Barker are happy over
the arrival of a baby boy, who came to their
home uring the storm last week. Mrs.
NJ. F. feathers, who has been in Jackson
for a few weeks, the guest of Mrs. James
A. Dodge, has returned home She will go
this week to Augusta and Lewiston for the
remainder of the winter.
| APPLETON. Milton r. Simmons died at
his home Feb. Sth, aged 46 years and 10
months, after an illness of one week with
grip. He is survived by an aged father and
two brothers, Stillman and Ephraim Sim
mons. The funeral services were held at
his late home Sunday, Rev. A L. Nutter of
Union officiating. The floral tributes were
many and beautiful, including among the
number a large crescent, from friends and
neighbors, roses from the Good TemplarS of
which order the deceased was Chief Tenn
plar, As pinks from the Willing Workers,
bouquets from Mrs. O. H. Newbert of Rock
land, NJ. F. Hanly, Mrs. B. j. Ness and
many others. "We do not know of another
person in the community who would be
missed as much as Miton," is a remark Of
ten heard since his death. He was always
ready to help in good cause and was a
kind neighbor and friend. The family
have the sympathy of the whole community.
The interment was in the family lot in Pine
Grove Cemetery. William Bean and his
mother have moved into his brothers, James
Beams house. James is very sick with
pneumonia. Mr.. Beams sister, Mrs John
Chaples is with them. Rev. Geo Jenkins
is having a light run of the grip. Our
roads, since the last heavy snow storm, have
nearly all of the time been impossible
Large crews of men are engaged every day
in shoveling through the deep drifts, which
work they are obliged to repeat the follow
ing day, as the heavy winds we are having,
are filling the cuts as often cleared.