The Republican journal., 1907-09-12
wINTERPORT.

oCA WIGS were u0lu 1S usual dt tll0 Nl6tuOs
dist church last Sunday and as new pas
tor has not yet been appointed a very inter-
esting sermon was read by DR.. E. H. Boy
ington, and the evening service was con-
Quoted by Capt. W. S. fainter ;. Miss
Elizabeth left Friday for Boston,
after spending her vacation at home She
will resume her school duties at Medford,
Mass. Miss Clara Knowles has returned
to Brooklyn, N. Y.....Mrs C. R. Lougee
visited friends in Newburg last week.......
Mrs. Henry Snow of Portland and grand
children are at her old home here for few
weeks. Mrs. A. Fl. Hanscom left for Bos-
ton on Saturdays boat. Miss Ada Walker
is home from Portland on her annual vaca-
ton. Miss Jennie Grant is visiting friends
in Boston and Brockton.. :. Mr.. and Mrs.
McNulty of Boston are visiting the latter's
parents, George Grant and wife. Mrs.
Mary Colson is visiting relatives in Frank
fort Mrs. j. F. Gerrity of Bangor, with her
son and daughter, are the guests of her
sister, Mrs. James Freeman. The fall
term of the town schools began Monday.
About 30 new pupils are to enter the High
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children left for their home in Boston on
Mondays boat, after spending the summer
at their home here. In the deferred items
printed on the Sd page the name of the
clergyman and wife who accompanied Mrs
Murray to officiate at the funeral of her
mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Littleield,is wrongly
given. 1t was Rev. and Mrs. Chamberlain
IsLEsBORO.
One of the biggest fires that we have ever
had in our town occurred Sunday night
when the beautiful summer home of R. D.
Sears was consumed by flames. 1t was
about midnight when Mrs. Sears was
aroused by the apparent dripping of water
somewhere. She spoke to Mr.. Sears, who
went to investigate and on going to the Gel
lar found it in flames. 1t was the crack
| ling that had awakened her. Mr. Sears
with the help of the servants tried his own
| hand first at fighting the fire but found he
| could make no Roadway in extinguishing
| it. He then went to his phone and called
up everyone on the line within a distance
of three miles. A large crowd soon gath
cred but owing to insufficient water supply
and the fire having such big start it was
| impossible to do anything. Many things
were removed from the house and put in
the stable, which escaped unframed, but
| some valuable antiques and old family
"hand-downs" were destroyed by the fire.
| The cottage was located on projecting
| joint of land on the lower west side of the
| Island, called Jones' Point, and was one of
| the most attractive at Dark Harbor Some
of the men had laugh when Mr.. Sears got
an accidental shower bath from bucket of
water that was intended for elsewhere.
A friend suggested that he go over to the
Kinnicutt cottage, close by, for change of
clothing, and the answer was, "Its too bad
when Pm putting up this show that l
can't stay to see it through" 1t is report
ed that another cottage will be built on
this same lot this winter and even larger
than the one burned. All feel sorry for the
owner. 1t is said there is little insurance,
and that the fire started round the engine
in the cellar.
BURNHAM.
Quite delegation from this place attend
ed the races at Hartland last Saturday, and
a large number will attend the Central
Maine fair in Waterville this week..
Franklin Cookson, who has been making
an extended visit with relatives in Winter
port and vicinity, has returned to his home
in this place. -. Benjamin Braley, who re-
Gently obtained his discharge from the
Soldiers Home at Togus, is stopping for
the present with VIM. Reynolds. -. Mrs.
Gusta Goodwin, who recently returned from
the Eastern Maine Hospital in Bangor,
where she had an operation performed, is
stopping with Mrs. Belle Reynolds. Fred
Fletcher has employed large crew of men
for several months peeling poplar and cut
ting lumber on his 300-acre lumber lot in
East Burnham. E. Moses Richards, who has
been stopping for most of the past year in
st. Adams, is visiting at George Wyman's.
Mr.. Richards is veteran of the Civil
War and cOntemplates going to the Sol
dierS' Home at Togus for the winter....
The recent wet weather damaged the grain
crop in this vicinity to quite an eXtent......
Mrs. Lula Dodge is conveying the pupils
from Dis. No. s to Dis. No. 7.
Miss Frances Crawford, who spent Il g
summer in Belfast and Belgrade, has re-
turned to Allston, Mass, for the winter