The Republican journal., 1906-03-15

Mass, where they will visit two weeks
with Mrs. Drummond's sister, after which
they will go to Salem, n. IT,, where MI
Drummond has position on the electric
railroad The snow storm of the season
which visited us Friday drifted the roads
quite badly but not enough to interfere
with our mail service. The r. F. D..
carriers were late in getting in.
APPLETON.
The snow storm Friday damaged the tele-
phone lines centering here quite seriously.
Where they were not broken by the ac-
emulation of snow on the wires they were
stretched and in many places touched the
ground. Poles were broken, lnSuators
torn off and wires crossed. The storm
was the most destructive to the telephone
service we have had since the lines were
established. ..... Charles E. Totman of
Phippsburg, State agent, has been here a
few days looking alter the broWn-tali 1notn
pest Very few of the nests were found on
the trees in this place 49,. Miss Gertrude
Herrick returned Thursday from Jefferson,
where she visited her uncle and aunt, MI.
and Mrs Frank Linnekin.. Bert Whitney
has been here with his gasolene engine saw
ing wood. Nearly all of our citizens hay
ing wood to tit have availed themselves OF
his services. . Republican and Democratic
caucuses were held Saturday and candl-
dates nominated for the town offices. From
the annual report OF the selectmen, over
seerS of the poor. experimenting schooi
committee and treasurer OF the town, we
find the total liabilities of the town, March
., 1906 to be 81 ,945 Sc; total resources 1888
81 leaving a balance in favor of the town
1903 9S. -. A contract has been made with
s. j. Gpshee for the support OF the poor, IN
GLIDING liabilities, from May l. 1905, to May
/, 1907, for $1,000 per year.
MONROE.
The farm buildings of Andrew Hill
Sunday morning, March 18th. The family
were aroused by the barking of their dog.
The interior of the house was all on fire at
that time and the family were unable to
save anything from the house, not even
their clothes. Five cows and four horses
were saved from the barn, but four cows,
three hundred hens, all the farming tools,
wagons, harnesses, and a number of tons of
pressed hay were consumed. The loss is
between two and three thousand dollars ;
insured for 81 1000. ..... Mr.. Joseph Palmer
still remains very sick although 1t is
thought he is doing as well as could be eX-
pected for one whose condition remained so
postmaster, has been in the store for the
past few days, but his many friends are
afraid he is not strong enough yet to stand
it,. Mr.. Fletcher has returned from the
hospital improved in health. .... Miss Mary
Plummer of Searsport has been visiting
Mrs r. W. Mayo. The W. {. L. Y. will
meet with Mrs Evie Twombly March 10th.
Mrs Nellie Cooper has an incubator
and is going into the chicken business. We
wish her much success. Mrs. Albert Dur
ham and little son Charles visited Mr.. and
Mrs. f. NJ. Dollotf in Gardiner last week.
Miss Ethel Chase has been sick since
her return from Pennington and will not
!, 70 han at Ia
spring term, March19th. -. Mir. kenney has
begun the spring term of High school with
a GOOD attendance. The school committee
for the ensuing wear are Walter TWombly,
Walter Fairbanks and Frank Littlefeld.
IsLESBORo.
In the recent heavy gale of wind in which
so many vessels were lost was the schooner
Eliza j. Pendleton of this place. The vessel
was abandoned about 200 miles OF FIRE
Island, when the crew were taken off by the
sch. Anna r. Bishop and landed in Eliza
bethport. Capt. Henry NJ. Dodge writes:
81 was very sorry to lose the schooner, but
it could not be helped The sea was run
ming from all ways and it broke over her
and swamped her. 1t was the worst gaze OF
wind | ever saw and the heaviest sea. She
was pumped dry at l a. m. and at 2 a. m.
was full of water We had hard time to
stick to her, for the sea broke all over her
and we had nothing to eat and no water
from Feb 9th to March LIST and 1t was very
cold. / am glad to get in alive and not lose
anyone" In this same gale was Captain
Amariah Trimm of this town in the bark
entine Frances. Captain Trimm had a
hard time, losing d good part OF his
canvas and going under bare sticks TOR
"a hours. Captain Trimm says, There
was vessel to the N. n. w. of me
that looked like the Eliza } Pendleton.
hope she will get in all right This letter
was from New York and came before news
of the vessels loss Such an instance OF
sighting friend at sea in the teeth of
terrific gale of wind must mean rather more
than the ordinary landsman can appreciate
who has safety and home and friends all
around him. .....M Mr.. Roland Dodge, who is
attending school at Coburn Classical lnstl-
tute in Watervlle, is i'll with rheumatic
fever. / wish to correct an error in last
weeks IsleSburo items. 1t is Mr. Walter
Woodside of Portland who has bought the
Hewes' Point hotel... Miss Anna Ferguson
of niXmont is spending the week with MIS-.
Inez Pendleton. -. Miss Helen Wilbur gives
a card party Saturday evening. good
time is a foregone conclusion. -. Mr.. BOW
dom Pendleton gave progressive whist
Wednesday evening. The prizes were won
by Misses Marie CoombS and Grace Gllkey
and Messrs Emery Hatch and Ralph Pen
dleton. -. Miss Lizzie Warren is spending
her vacation in Boston. Owing to general
sickness in town the drama has been post
poned for few weeks. Capt. w: 5 zen
dleton and youngest son Lester left Friday
for New York His wife, who is having
such long illness in Brooklyn, n. Y, re-
mains about the same. All that medical
science can do is being done for her and her
many friends anxiously await results.