The Republican journal., 1910-03-31
UNITY.

Fannie Ward went to Pittsfielo Monday to
take two years course at the Maine Central
Institute.
Miss Marion Delano, who made a number of
days visit at her home in Bangor last week,
arrived at Mr. Chase's recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Hollis from Belfast, who
have been visiting their daughter, Grace Jack
son, for one week, returned home Monday.
Miss Gladys Meservy of Vassalboro, a stu
dent at Coburn Classical Institute. Waterville,
was a guest of Miss Frances Reynolds two
days last week.
Chesley REYNOLDS and his sister Frances are
students of Coburn Classical institute. where
they took course of study last year and will
continue until graduated.
Fred Hunt and family, who have been located
in Waterville for the past year. are coming back
to the farm this spring. Their many friends will
be glad to welcome them upon their return.
Guy Norton has bought the Fairbanks cot
tage and quarter of an acre of land on the
shore of Lake Winnecook. During the summer
months Mr.. Norton and family will occupy the
cottage, vacating it through the cold period
Mrs. John H. Bagley is slowly recovering
E. B. Mouton, who has been seriously ill for
number of days, remains at this writing about
the same Charlie Stevens is getting along
finely Lewis Thompson's little daughter is
comfortable at this time.
The quarterly conference held at the parson-
age last Saturday was well attended. Presiding
elder Phelan occupied the pulpit the following
Sunday, speaking from Judges 1920, "And he
wist not that the Lord had departed from him."
His sermon was greatly appreciated by a good
sized audience.
Edmund j. Webb will not attend the spring
term at Coburn Classical Institute, as he has
secured employment with the Bangor Daily
News Publishing Co. soliciting and collecting.
He is reliable young man and no doubt will
be successful. He visited his sister Edith in
Hampden recently.
The Turner Center Creamery Co. have made
some changes in their business this spring.
First, they discontinued hauling milk and
cream from Troy to Unity and sent the team
to Auburn last week, Arthur Bagley making
the trip for them. Arrangements have been
made with Newell Head to do the hauling
this summer. Ned Carleton has employment
in the creamery and occupies one-half of the
rent above and moved his family few days
ago. The rent is now occupied by two fami-
lies. Bert Carter left the creamery and went
to Montana last week, to be with his brother
George, who has been there two years. He
accompanied by belmont Gerry and his
brother as far as st. Paul. The Gerry brothers
were going to South Dakota
Frances, wife of Peter Laf1and, died recently
at her home, aged 80 years. She was born in
Unity in July, 1927, daughter of Joshua and
Abigail johnson Adams. In 1S49 she married
Gardner w. Webb prosperous farmer, who
passed to the higher life many years ago. By
this union three children were born-Ashley,
Arville and Edwin, all of whom died quite
young with dphtheria. After facing lifes
battle alone for several years she married
Peter Lafiand, who survives her. The deceased
was good woman and kind neighbor, always
pleasant and genial and ever ready to lend
helping hand to those who needed assistance.
Although of a family of eight children,
four sisters and three brothers, only one sister,
Christina, who now resides in the State of
Washington, is left to mourn. Funeral services
We're held at her late home a few days later,
conducted by Rev. A. S. Rollins, whose boy
hood home was with the departed. She was
laid to rest in the family lot beside her first
husband in Pond cemetery.