The Republican journal., 1909-04-22

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Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Nealey were called to
Newburg by the serious illness Of Mrs. Nealey's
father, l. M. Smith, whose death occurred
Thursday afternoon. They attended the funer-
al Sunday. Fred Whitney and his wife's
father, Mr.. Coffey, left on the train Friday
for Boston,. Fred Nealey left on Saturdays
boat for Boston. His father, w. P. Nealey, is
doing the chores in his absence. Miss Ethel
Foss was called home from Waterville by the
illness of her father, Albert w. Foss. She ar
rived on the morning train Monday Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie White pleasantly entertained
several guests last Monday evening. ..... The
31st district convention of Odd Fellows was
held in Union hall, Monday, April 18th. Three
degree teams from visiting lodges conferred
the Initiatory, First and Second degrees.
Many prominent Odd Fellows were present
from different parts of the State. A banquet
was served in the lodge banquet hall and a
first class orchestra from Bangor was in at
tendance Mrs. Rose Cole and Manley Col
son were united in marriage by Rev. A. ].
Lockhart, April 18th, at the Methodist parson-
age. Mrs. John W. Carleton will leave tsWn
soon to reside in Dexter. .....R Rev. A. ]. Lock-
hart will give the Memorial address in Union
hall. -. Mrs. Elizabeth Bean and her two sons
of Winchester, Mass, have been visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Haley By re-
quest Rev. A. ]. Lockhart will address Mizpah
Rebekah Lodge Sunday, April 25th. Samuel
Ashur of Sherman, Me- is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Delapo. ..... Charles Crockett and
Leander Gilman are painting the buildings of
Thomas Carew. .... The Easter-tde service
which had been postponed at the Methodist
church on account of the absence of the pas
tor, was observed Sunday, April 18th. In the
morning most appropriate sermon was deiv-
cred to an appreciative audience by Rev. A. ].
Lockhart. The concert by the Sunday school
began at 7.30. The regular choir beautifully
rendered "Come and see the place where Jesus
lay" The musical part of the program con-
sisted of a solo by Joshua Treat The ladies'
quartette, Mrs. C. R. Lougee, Mrs. c. R. Hill,
Mrs. C. C. Moody and Miss Marie Wardwell
sweetly sang "Lo in the grave He lay" A
duet by Miss Marie Wardwell and Joshua Treat
was especially fine, and solo by Miss Gregg
Atwood, "The resurrection morn,' was beauti-
fully rendered. The music was interspersed
with recitations and motion songs by the little
ones with duet by Miss Frances Lougee
and Mary Hall. The service closed with re-
marks by the pastor and the benediction by
Rev. Frederick Proven. The decorations of
the church were dainty and beautiful :. Mrs
D. H. Smith returned Monday from Portland,
where she visited her son Arthur. ..... Miss
Isabelle Crockett will teach school in Etna
this spring. Miss K. H. Croxford is able to
be out again ...E. c. Nickerson and son Lester
have fine display of plants in their dollhouse,
and growing under glass in the garden, cab
bage, celery, cauhfower, onion, tomatoes and
lettuce, that is nearly ready for the table,
beside beautiful plants for the floral garden,
and the Luther Burbs nix wonder berrie. Mr..
Nickerson has been very successful in horti-
cultural work and this season has enlarged the
dollhouse Mr.. Lester Nickerson will be
pleased to show anyone through the dollhouse
do we'll to call. Mr.. Nickerson has had liber-
al patronage both from home people and out
of town. Lolita ]. Darling has sold one of
her pair of beautiful Shetland stations. He
went on Wednesdays boat all Grated up in
good shape and bearing a tag which attracted
much attention: "My name is Sunshine |
am not yet five years old and weigh about 400
pounds. l am on my way to my new home,
the U. S. Government Experiment Station at
Horsecave, Ky. hope you will all be good to
me. | only require one quart of oats and d
little pinch of hay for feed, with water oc-
AT meeting of the joint school
boards of Winterport and Frankfort held Fri
day evening, the 10th, R. w. Martin, principal
Of the Grammar school at Bar Harbor, was
elected as superintendent for the new district
formed by the above named towns.