The Republican journal., 1906-02-22
TROY.

TROY.
W.P. Thompson of Belfast was in town
February 14th to attend the funeral OF MRS.
Charity Walker. ...... The selectmen have
been in session for several days setting the
town business for the past year, and pre-
pairing for the printing of the town report.
II. P. Farrow OF Belmont, clvll engi-
neer, was in town last week. He was Ia
Burnham for several days, having oeen
called there professionally. D.. II. Ames
of Bowdoinham called on friends in town
last week.. Harry Patterson and wife OF
Dixmont visited relatives in town sunday.
Louville Sanderson of Pitts field, accom-
panied by his two sons, enjoyed an outing
in the vicinity Of the old home Sunday; -. -,
Mrs. Mary S. WEIGH, wife of Martin Welcn
Of West Troy, passed away Feb. 10th, aged
go years. Mrs WEIGH had been great SUI
fereI for many weeks She was born IN
Unity and was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Reynolds. Fred Sayward OF
Burnham was in town recently: Mrs IS
the &c members Of the W. c. 7. U. Feb. 18th.
Readings and talks on the subject of health
and heredity were given by Mrs: A. Z. My
rick, Mrs. Georgia 7. Woods, Mrs. Fannie
Bagiey, Mrs. BERTHE Whitney, Miss Millie
Stevens and Mrs. Gertrude Cook; A gen
eral good time was enjoyed by al present
....Will Larrabee of Bagley Hill had the
misfortune to break his wrist last week..
MIR and Mrs. J.. w. Halves spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Plttsheid. 49,.
Edwin Carleton recently had telephone
installed in his home. 80. The Sunshine So
clety will meet with Mrs. George l.. 1yler
the first Wednesday in March.
APPLETON.
Almond Gushee, w. r. c., gave an enter
tainment Monday evening in Grange nall
with very satisfactory results, socially ana
financially. The program included singing
by mixed quartette composed OF Messrs.
e. H. Paeeand Frank MeServey, Mrs. MAJ
tina Keller and Mrs. Helen Gushee; recita-
lions by Miss Pearl McLane, Agnes Taylor
and Adele Hall; very laushable dialogue
in which were taken by Misses Gertrude
Herrick. Evelyn Taylor, Mildred Went
worth, Fannie Gushee, Mrs. Evie Perry
and Mrs. May Berry. "The Topsy Turvy
Chorus" with which the entertainment
concluded, was received with generous ap
plause. The recent arrest IN Boston OF
Llewellyn Newbe the self confessed fire.
bug, has brought to the minds of residents
of this village some of the narrow escapes
we had from destructive fires during the
time the boy was here. The attempt to
burn the buildings of Hon. S. }. Gushee
was perhaps the nearest approach to gen.
eral copt1agration, as the buildings are sur
rounded by stores and dwellings. The time
" discovery of the blaze alone saved us
from a great loss of property. In North
Appleton he set fire to the barn of Seth
Conant and on his way to Camden the same
day touched the match to other buildings in
Appleton and Hope. 1t is safe to say we all
| breathed freer when we knew he was placed
| where he could do no further harm to prop
erty and life. Newbert has a very good
| education and during his service in the
army and navy at the close of the war with
Spain Mr.. Gushee received a finely written
letter from him written from Manila. When
he skipped" from Appleton he took from
Mr.. Gushee $40 and valuable papers. $50.
Miss Carrie Gushee arrived home Thurs
day from Harpswel, where she taught a
| nine weeks term of school,. Mrs. Alice
Hall was here from Hope few days re-
Gently, the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs Geo. Wentworth. Rev. q. A. Chap
man has been engaged by David Esancy G.
A. H. Post to deliver the Memorial sermon
| and address.