The Republican journal., 1902-12-25
MONROE

Dr. NJ. Il. Brown has leased the large
front room in the house owned by Lewis
Richie and has fine Office fitted up and
things convenient to meet the demands Of
his large practice. ;. Mrs. D. A. Nye is
gaining slowly, and her friends feel sure
she will be as well If not better than before.
MIR. Loren Robinson is still gaining.
Mrs. Jerry Bowen is recovering slowly
from neuralgia -. The W. c. T. U. met with
Miss S. A. Mansur last Friday and had a
very pleasant meeting. Mr. Foster from
Pittsfefd visited his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Bowden, last week. His granddaughter,
Jessie Bowden, returned with him for q
months visit.
sMITHTON, (Freedom).
George Bragd0n is at home from Taunton,
Mass. He has been quite sick and the doc
Mrs. NJ. E. Busher, who has been at the
Central hospital, Lewiston, for treatment
returned home Friday. Her husband &C.
companied her..... Frank Thurston is at
home from Bates College and will spend
few weeks with his mother. He expects to
teach in st. Adams this winter. 80. The re-
maius of Mrs. Joseph Pearsons of Everett,
Mass, were brought here for burial last
week. Mrs. PearsOns was formerly Mrs.
Thayer of this place and had only been
married about year. 80. The young people
of this place are talking of having Christ
mas tree at the school house.
sANDYPOINT.
o1oI n Ia of f,,,,
cy and useful articles at the hall last Thurs
day evening, with cake, coffee and home
made candy for refreshments. There was
large attendance and quick sales. .Schr.
Stoney Brook has hauled up i'll Salem and
Capt Converse Grant and brothers have ar
rived home for the winter. Clifford French
who has been at work on dredger in Bos-
ton, has come home for while. IN. C.
Partridge was in Bangor two days the first
of the week. Mr.. Daniel Cousins, who has
been visiting in Boston, has lately arrived
home. .Schr. Susan Stetson, Capt. Nor
man Perkins, is at Bucksport. Capt Per-
kins is with his family here. ...Schr. Joe
brought freight from Boston for the Duck
cry last week.. Many have been out of
town shopping the past week. -. There will
be no Christmas tree at the hall this year,
and we hear of only two family trees. I'VE
wish all readers of The Journal a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year. The
weather has been mild the past week, with
rain, snow and mud.
sWANvILLE.
Capt. and Mrs. N. Smart attended the
State Grange at Portland last week. :. Miss
Celia Nickerson, student in Banks Bust
ness College, Belfast, is at home for the
Christmas vacation. George T. Nickerson
returned from Hampden Saturday, accom-
panied by his mother, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs s. D. Greeley, and
Miss Edna Edgecomb, who is at home from
Hampden Acadamy for Christmas. -. Mrs.
Alonzo Holmes has been ON the sick list,
but is improving. DIR. J. c. Ham has COM
pleted his arrangements and has his office
hours in the Cunningham building, from
to IL A. NJ, every Monday Wednesday,
and Friday. Hon. A. E. Nickerson has
gone to Boston on business. :. Mr. T. D.
Harris horn has returned to Kingman, Me-,
to teach during the winter. Mrs. Rozilla
G. Royal, one of our Oldest and most re-
spected citizens, passed quietly away on
the morning of Dec 18th, having been con-
fined to the house but few weeks, although
semi-invalid for years. All that loving
hearts and faithful hands could do was
done to smooth the way for the weary feet
and storn-tossed soul into the sunset She
f1uc
of Hamburg; Calf, and Aaron Perkins of
Detroit, Maine; two sisters, Mrs. NJ. A.
Pierce of Newport, R. l., and Mrs. D. C.
Libbey of Unity Me-, and three daughters
Mrs. John W. Bacon of Unity, Me-, Mrs.
A. V. Harrington of Colorado Springs,
Colo, and Mrs. Hattie F. NJ. Phillips of
this place, to mourn the loss of faithful
and devoted sister and mother Kind and
thoughtful neighbors left no courtesy ne
elected to mitigate the sorrow of the be-
reaved family. She was buried in the
cemetery near the church Dec 18th. Servi-
ces were conducted at her late home by
Rev. A. A. Smith of Belfast. Mr.. II. O.
Cunningham slipped on the ice Sunday and
hurt his ankle quite badly. Mrs. John
W. Bacon of Unity was in town last week
to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs.
Il. G. Royal.
THORNDIKE.
r. S. Ward has been drawn as juryman
to attend the January term of court. .. E.
H. Ward, V. N. Higgins and W. S. Dolloff
attended the State Grange in Portland last
week. The hearts of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Monroe are saddened by the news OF the
death of their little granddaughter at Lis
bon Falls. The remains of Mrs. Ellen
Ward, who died at her home in Burnham
last week, were brought here and buried in
the Centre cemetery. :. Mr. and Mrs. Will
Ward of Fairfield were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. G. Higgins Dec. 18th and 16th....
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Gross passed Sunday
with friends in Brooks. Fred L. and Bes-
sic L. Higgins passed Friday evening with
Howard Small and family. Eben E. Small
returned from Cornish, Me-, Saturday night.
....Dana Higgins is at the home of his pa
rents, dangerously ill with typhoid fever.
Dr. B. P Hurd is the attending physician.
....Miss Sadie Bartlett of Monroe is STOP
ping with Mrs. E. L. Bartlett. -. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Gilmore were in town Satur-
day. Miss Pendleton of Waterville is with
Mr. and Mrs A. Fl Higgins helninp care