The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-09-28
MORRILL,

| Deen stopping at l. -. Nnlle 5 SLICE July
| returned home last Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank johnson have gone TO house
keeping on the place recently vacated by
Mrs. Mabel Richards. u. p. Black re-
| turned home last week from Massachusetts
where he has been employed. -. Oscar
Meader and family, who have lived in town
for the past 10 years, moved to Auburn,
st. George, Me-. preached here last Sunday.
Rev. William Vaughan breaches here next
Sunday and the Sunday following. Eek
lei Merithew and family have gone to Bel
fast to spend the winter..... Miss Jennie
Meservie is visiting friends in Camden. -.
with Mrs. Delbert Paul. William Hall of
Rockland recently visited relatives in town.
go. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Townsend and MT.
and Mrs. j: F. yickery visited the fair in
i Waterville last Friday. Jared Wentworth
of Chelsea, Mass, and Mrs. Ella Richard
son from CharlestOwn, Mass, are guests OF
Mrs. Sophia Hartshorn.. MIR. and Mrs:
George Erskine have returned from brief
visit to Colorado.
IsLEsBoRo.
| The Islesboro Inn and nearly all the cot
tages were closed by the middle of Septem-
Der. The following families have left:
Geo. S. Silsbee, Walter Briggs, Miss G. G..
Eaton, Charles Peabody, J: Cowd;n, all of
k keWs st SsG,se G. H9" nausSn e. E0sS O.
Drexel, all of Philadelphia; II. A. Hoyt, W.
c. Osborne, Paul d. Mills, F. H. Kinnicutt,
Rev. Dr. Leighton Parks, all Of New York;
Douglas Robinson, Orange, n. j.; G. F.
Kissel, Morristown, n J. Charles s. Pierce,
Milton, Mass. Mrs. II. p Quincy, Dedham,
Mass. The large and elegant cottage of
Edward Adams of New York, which was
| begun i'll the early spring, is nearly COM
pleted on the outside. 1t stands on an
eminence overlooking the East Bay, near
the cottage of II. J. Morse. The large
yachts made smaller purchases at the
stores here than in PREVIOUS years. For
example, yacht owned by member of the
| Vanderbilt family bought SIX tons OF fresh
meat in England and 800 gallons OF milk
and cream in Newport. r. L., few weeks
frozen until used. The Free Baptist
| Quarterly meeting, held Sept. 10th to 18th,
| inclusive, was largely attended. Saturday
and Sunday there were three preaching
services in addition to the social services
| for singing, prayer and testimony. The
church editice has recently undergone eX-
tensive repairs. The walls and ceiling have
! been beautifully frescoed and the pews
painted. The outside has also been paint
ed and the roof shing!ed. - The public
schools began Sept 10Th The lower floor
of the old Masonic hall was fitted up for the
! high school with elegant new desks. The
| double dwelling house owned by Capt.
William Fletcher and Mrs. Melissa Hatch
was burned Saturday evening, Sept. 23d.
The fire started in the part owned By Mrs.
| Hatch, but which was occupied by Asa
Scovile and family. Part of the furniture
was saved. The cause is supposed to be
defective chimney, though it is uncertain
! The house, though over 100 Years old, was
moderniZed, and in excellent repair. The
! frame was large, and of black ash. The in
surance will cover part of the loss. Dr.
Judson Peadleton and his cousin, F. S.
| Pendleton of New York, are visiting their
parents. w. ". Pendeton, Jr., his wife
and children who were here for few weeks
recently, have returned to their home in
New York.
LIBERTY.
The entire community was saddened and
shocked to learn of the sudden death of
Isaiah F. Allen, which occurred Tuesday
morning, Sept Goth, after sickness of but
few days OF pneumonia. Mr.. Allen was
about 81 years of age. He was a member
of the firm of Allen " Palmer, machinists
and foundry men. He was born in Centre
Montvlle, a son of the late Nelson Allen,
Esq, of that place, and he came to Liberty
when young man, and entered the employ
| of the late Richard Gilman, learning the
trade of a foundryman. On the death of
Mr.. Gilman he continued in the employ of
John n. Gilman in the same business, and
in the meantime had acquired the trade of
machiniSt The GilmanS were then running
machine shop in connection with their
| foundry On the death of John n. Gilman,
his widow ran the business for several
years, with Mr.. Allen as manager. Several
years ago Mrs. Gilman moved to Newport
and Mr.. Allen bought the plant, which he
conducted until last year, when being
afflicted with rheumatism and unable to
attend strictly to his business he took in as
partner Mr.. George A. Palmer, with whom
! he lived, Che had never married) and with
whom he had worked in the same foundry
for many years, and they were the greatest
= of friends for several years, Mr.. Allen had
| been unable to stoop to dress his feet, or to
get up or down stairs without help. During
all these Years Mrs. Maria Palmer, wife of
George A. Palmer, had dressed and I'M
dressed his feet, tied up his shoes, helped
him up and down stairs and cared for him
as she would for child. No wife or child
could have done more for him than did Mr..
and Mrs. Palmer. 1t was a labor of love.
have but named his friends. There were
few families in this town that did not have
tears shed by some of its members when
they learned of the death of Isaiah, every
bodys friend. "None knew him but to love
him; none named him but to praise" The
this village, Hollis NJ Howard of Montville,
his lifelong friend, officiating. The floral
tributes were great, nearly every lady in
the vicinity considering it privilege to
contribute flowers. The remains were
taken to the Grove Cemetery on the Plains
in Montvile. Georges River grange, No.
11S, Arbutus chapter, No. 10, O. f. S., Lib
erty lodge, No. Ill, F. A. NJ, all mourn the
loss of a dearly loved and respected men,
ber.....We regret that we have also to re-
port the death of Mr.. Leonard p Berry,
which occurred Wednesday, the day follow
ing the death of Mr.. Allen; so that as in
October last two of our prominent citizens
lay dead in our village at one time Mr..
Berry was ~ years of age, native of Mont
vile, his father being the late Daniels
Berry of that town, and his mother
sister of the late Hon. E. p. Walker of
Ninalhaven. Mr.. Berry was courteous
and honorable gentleman and one who
could lily be spared from our community.
In early life he went to Vinalhaven, where
! he learned the trade of a stone cutter. He
worked for the Bodwell Granite Company
! for nany years and became very proficient
until by an accident he lost the sight of one
eye. He came to this village and bought
| the DR.. +. A. Porter estate and the Cook
mill, which he ran for about year. Then,
the 3OdWeil Granite Company needing his
services on the New York Custom House
contract as an expert in fitting the stone,
! he went to that city some three years ago
and remained there until last winter, when
| he had a severe sickness, his trouble being
pneumonia. His wife was suddenly called
to New York ard it was reported that he
could not live until she could reach him.
| For several weeks he lowered between life
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