The Republican journal., 1903-06-04
SWANvILLE.
Miss Louise Cunningham has handsome

new horse. :. Mr. and Mrs. Parker Page of
tRockland were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
M. Mari last week. -. Mrs. G. NJ MARI and
daughters Nellie and Mildred visited friends
in Bangor Saturday and Sunday The
Frankfort nine and the Swanville nine had
game of base ball on the Heights Saturday
afternoon. :. Mrs. E. L. Cunningham visited
IN Brooks last week. 80. Miss Katie Small of
Brooks was the guest of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Small. Sunday. Mrs.
Mary Nickerson and son Walter visited
friends in Belfast Sunday. There are
several cases of pinkeye in town.
MONROE.
Leslie Simpson has moved his building,
occupied by Leander Staples as harness
shop, across the street onto the hotel lot..
John Twombly has his stable completed.
Fred Cunningham will build a stable on
his lot next to the schoOlhouse.. Edwin
Jenkins, who has been on the sick list near
ly all winter, has recovered and is now able
to attend to his business, which is moving
and raising buildings. He will raise
the barn of c. e. Moody soon....Ed. Bill
lipgs and wife, formerly of this town, but
who now reside in Bangor, are visiting in
town.. Charles A. Mckinney and David
H. Smith of Winterport were in town Me-
mortal day.. Mrs. Franklin Chase, who is
at the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, Ban
COR. is no better. Mrs Chase has for a
number of years been the local correspond
ent of The Journal. Gal field, L. o. U. F.,
of Winterport, were the guests OF Monroe
Lodge Friday evening, May 18th. Inc "a
degree was worked and supper was served.
zee. Mrs. Ellen Brown and daughter Mar
iorie are visiting Mrs. Browns mother,
Mrs. Daniel Mansur.. DR.. Brown is away
on a vacation and DR.. Larrabee is attending
his patients. 80 J. Thompson OF China,
lecturer OF the State Grange, who delivered
the Memorial day address, also ectured at
the Grange in the evening. His talk was
very interesting. Mrs. Leslie Simpson
has arrived from New York to spend the
summer.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Delightful weather, marching school,
children and other young people, an excel
lent address from Rev. A. A. Smith OF BEL
fast and large gathering of our citizens
rendered our Memorial day observances
among the most appropriate and satlsfac-
tory ever given in our village. The many
friends of our young townsman, Mr.. Harry
Shute, are glad to learn of his recent pro-
motion to QuarteTmaster of steamer Mt.
Desert, running between Rockland and
Bar Harbor. Mr. Albert NJ. Ames was
astonished last week by receiving letter
Col Brownell Granger, former summer
resident on Cape Jellison, long since re-
ported dead The gentleman is living at
Cape Breton, experimenting large copper
mine, owned by an American syndicate..'
Mrs. Everett Staples, Jr., arrived home last
Friday from visits with relatives in the
vicinity of Boston,. Mr.. A. Nj. Gardner
joined his wife and daughter Friday for
brief tarry at their summer home on Pleas
ant Point, returning Tuesday to boston. 90.
MIR and Mrs. Ii. r. Hichborn, Miss Alice
Hichborn, Mrs. Angie Mudgett. Mrs Ava
lima Griffin, Mrs. Orilla Libby and Miss
Emma Hichborn attended the funeral OF
Mr.. John Nee Rendell in Belfast last Sun
day. The fullest sympathy OF all friends
here is extended to the bereaved mother OF
the deceased, Mrs. Amelia R. Carter, and
the two young children left without living
parent by this incomprehensible dispersal
t ion of Providence. Mrs. Everett Staples,
has been quite i'll for the past ten days,
is now improving, although still confined to
her bed. Her sister, Mrs. Sarah Smell, is
with her.. Mr.. S. A. Rendell is bearing
his protracted suffering and tedious con-
tinement to the bed with characteristic
cheerfulness and fortitude; yet his friends
know how wearing such an experience must
be to him. All hope the limb may soon be
in condition to allow the use of crutches at
least. Mr. johnson, the colored revivalist,
and his English wife, are holding series
of meetings in our village this week..
Next Sunday, June It'll, our church will be
opened for the summer, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith occupying the pulpit regularly each
Sunday at $50 p. m, standard tlme....Dr.
Herman Hichborn arrived Tuesday to visit
his invalid father. Capt. H. A. Hichborn.
80. The Current Events Club will hold the
next regular meeting on Wednesday after
noon, June 10th, with Mrs. Frank E. West.
.... Rain is greatly needed in this vicinity.
Gardens are parched and cisterns empty.
WINTERPORT.
Memorial services were observed Sunday
instead of Saturday, it being impossible to
secure the services of band for Saturday.
At 13o p. m. the procession was formed, as
follows: Newburg Cornet Band, Warren
Post, w. R. C. on buck boards, school chill
dren, citizens in carriages, citizens on foot.
They marched to the cemetery, where the
soldiers graves and monument were deco
rated and the beautiful ritual service of the
Post and Corps was performed, and all re-
turned to Union Hall, where the following
program was successfully carried out
Singing by quartette, Mrs. c. R. Lougee,
Mrs. C. C. Moody, Messrs. c. R. Lougee and
Joshua Treat; reading orders, D. NJ. Spen-
Ger, sec. welcome, Edwin Bowden, com.
solo, Miss Sophie Dunton of Bangor roll of
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