The Republican journal., 1902-04-24
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


Saturday night. Rev. VIM. Berkeley is
attending f. NJ. Conference at Caribou. -.
Mrs. 7. P. Moody visited her aunt, Mrs.
Henry W. Mariner at Belfast, last week
-. Through the efforts Of Dr. A. Millett we
will soon be connected with the outside
world by telephone. The work of setting
the poles will begin this week.
MORRILL,.
Miss Nellie Thompson, evangelist, arrived
home for the season last week After sew,
eral weeks illness she is regaining hel
health and was able to attend church last
Sunday Quite a number attended the
auction sale of the personal property of the
late Horace F. knowlton, last Saturday
Mr.. Levi Holmes, administrator of the
estate, with his wife, leaves shortly fOl
Swanyille, where he will make his home.
The Belfast and Liberty Telephone Co. are
building branch line from Morrill, to con.
meet with their line at Belmont Corner
The holes for the poles are dug, and the
poles are on the ground ready to be set.
The Supt. of schools is looking for an ex-
perienced teacher
STANDPOINT.
Capt. b. f Rice, who has been at Palm
Beach, Fla, several months, arrived home
April 18TH. Mrs. Frances French has
opened her house at the Point. She has
been in Massachusetts since last fall.
Mrs. James Richards has gone to Boston
for Il several weeks visit with her husband.
80. Mrs. Sarah Jordan has gone to Boston
to visit her children, who live there. Miss
Maud Curtis has returned from Camden.
Mrs. Ernest White and two children from
Columbia are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. a. Maxtield. Mr.. Granville Harri-
man is home from Nocridgwock, where he
has been at work.. Mrs. Caro- Leach and
little son from renobscot have been here
several days with her sister, Mrs L. X.
Perkins. ... Mrs. Abbie Snowman from Cas-
tine has been here with relatives the past
week. 49, Mrs. Fred Blanchard went to Ban
gor last week to visit her sister, Miss Alice
Richards, who is assistant nurse in the
chlldrens' home. -. Mr.. Stuart from Bangor
seminary preached here April 18th. Mrs.
Eustis CHM and son of Ellsworth are at
Daniel Cousins. -. Mrs. Nathaniel Par
fridge and II. F. Partridge were in Bangor
the first of the week -. The weather the
past week has been favorable for the fisher
men, who are building their weirs.. The
roads are quite dry, but very rough. ... The
mumps are still here. -. Mr.. Bartlett and
brother from Whites Corner have been
here at work grating ald pruning apple
trees for Mr.. F. F. Perkins and others.
MI John Small in schr. Pearl went down
river last week and got load of shells for
the duckery and other parties
JACKSON.
One of our aged and most respected cit-
zens, Mr.. Levi Rich, died at his home in
South jackson, April 18th, of bronchial
pneumonia, after an Illness of about three
weeks. Mr. Rich was member of the Con-
gregational Church society of this town
for many years, was a very constant atten-
dant upon all the church services, and will
be much missed by that society as well as the
large circle of friends in town and vicinity
His three daughters, Mrs. Kate Currier of
Everett, Mass, Mrs. f. c. Boody of Brooks.
and Rebecca, who has lived at home since
the death of her mother four Years ago,
were all with their father during his last
illness. The funeral services took place
from the late residence of deceased, Rev. I.
W. Barker, assisted by Rev. F. S Dollitf of
Island Falls, Il former pastor of the church
of which Mr.. Rich was member, officiating.
Mr. Ransom Rich OF Boston, Mass, came
here Saturday to attend the funeral of his
brother Levi. He was for many wears a
resident of this town and spent all the early
part OF his life here later moving to Bangor
After several years in the latter city he
came to Brooks, but afterwards went to . is
present residence on account of i'll health
and desire to be near his son, Wilfred,
who is Il lawyer with large clientage in
that clty...I The spring term of school De !
gan last Monday with the following teach
ers; illage, Miss Elva NJ. Hasty: Damon,
Miss Myrtle Rachelder; Stiles, Miss Lora
Is. Harding; Chase, Miss Bernce Packard :;
Snow, Miss Emily A. Brown... Lulu Stiles
came home from Pittstield Friday for a
short visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ
S. Stiles. returning Monday to resume her
studies at the NJ. e. L.. Rev. aud Mrs. f,
S. Dollitf of Island Falls are visiting their
parents and numerous friends in town.
They will return to their home next week.
THORNDIKE.
The following teachers have been engag-
ed for the summer schools, which will be-
gin the first of May: East Thorndike,
Matte Small Files district, Bessie l.. Hig-
gins Centre, Allie Ward; Station, Jennie
Cox; Ward, Flossie Wing; Walker, Susie
Ward. Mrs.W. o. Estes, the popular little
milliner of Brooks, displays her line of
goods in rooms over Peter Harmon's store
Wednesday and Thursday of this week,
when she will be in readiness to wait upon
old and new customers with her usual
promptnesS and courtesy. Mrs Estes will
be at Harmon's store Wednesday and Thurs
day OF each week until further notice.
Mrs Timothy Porter of Searsport, who has
been passing week with her daughter,
Mrs Lettie Bradford, returned to her
home Saturday. ..E. l.. Bartlett went to
Bangor Saturday. Mrs. Lena Higgins is
quite sick with the mumps.. Mr.. and Mrs.
V. \. Higgins passed April Goth with Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Hatch in jackson. -. Misses
Flossie and Grace Wing and Charity Walk
er, and Messrs. Gustave Ward and Fred L.
Higgins passed last Thursday evening at
the home of their teacher, n. A. Webb,