The Republican journal., 1911-10-12

Gross and family have returned home after
an absence of several months. Mrs. Oliver
Lowe and son Clyde were guest of Mrs
Chester Curtis last Friday Mrs. Minnie
Arey and son Norman, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Camp
bell Mr.. Oscar Littlefield has purchased
new driving horse.
THoRNDIKE.
The death of Mrs. Peter Harmon, which &C.
cured at her home last Sunday afternoon, has
cast a gloom over the whole community. Much
sympathy is felt for the fam ly and for the
aged mother who survives her,. DR.. N. r.
Cook of Brooks was in town one day last week
in consultation with DR.. Morse on the case of
Mrs. Joseph Pickett, who is still suffering with
rheumatism. Mrs. Charles Heath and
daughter Hazel are passing week with Mrs.
Clarence Quincy in Belfast. Miss Gladys
Heath is housekeeper for her father during
her mothers ABSENCE. Mr.. and Mrs, Geo
P. Higgins, accompanied by Mrs. Flora Hunt,
and Miss Paine of Bangor, were guests of Mr..
and MIS-. A. S. Higgins a few days last week
and all attended the Unity Fair. Oct 5th.....
Mrs. Bertha Hubbard Hatch recently came
from Los Angeles, Calf, to help care for her
uncle, Joseph H. Stevens, who has been sick
all summer and is now very low. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred R. Cole recently entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Palmer, of Somerville, Mass.
.... Several families from this section went to
Unity fair last Thursday and report fine
show of fancy work, fruit, vegetables and
poultry. Miss Lettie Nj. Hunt, trained
nurse who has been working in hospital in
Boston for several months, is now visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hunt. Mr. and
Mrs. Ross C. Higgins attended church in Jack
son, Sunday. Richard C. Higgins has sold
his full blooded Ayrshire bull to Harry Nc
Kenney of Clinton. Our new superinten-
dent of schools, MIR. Dallas Rollins of Unity,
called a school meeting last Saturday after
noon to adjust some business that came before
the board. {. Drs. Kilgore of Brooks and Tru-
worth and Whitney of Unity were at Peter
Harmon's in consultation last week. Buyers
at Thorndike Station were paying 60 cents per
bushel for potatoes Friday afternoon. Satur
day they were only 55cts., while at Knox Sta
ton they paid 60 cents Saturday. Eggs are 80
cents per dozen. {. Ross c. Higgins has bought
a COW and some hens of A. H. Higgins, :. Mr..
and Mrs. v. N. Higgins attended the veterans
meeting in Brooks, Oct. 9Th.
wlNTERPoRT.
Mrs. Eliza M Eveleth, widow of the late
Joseph W. Eveleth, died at her home Sunday
night at IL clock. She had been an invalid for
many years, but.her last sickness was very brief
and her sudden death came as shock to the
whole community. She leaves one daughter,
Miss Louise M. Eveleth, and host of friends
to mourn their loss. Obituary later).. Mr..
James Grant, who recently moved his family
to Orrington, met with serious accident
while at work in Bangor, October LIST. A large
rock fell upon him and broke his leg below the
where he is doing as we'll as could be expected
80. Much sympathy is also expressed for Mr..
William Eldredge, who met with painful ac-
cident while working government dredger.
His right hand got caught in some way and his
thumb and two fingers were crushed so that he
had to have them amputated. Mr.. Herbert
Averill, formerly of Frankfort, died at his
week, and his remains were brought here Oct
9Th for interment in Oak Hill cemetery. He
leaves a widow, two sons, two brothers and a
sister, Mrs. Mary M. Colson. His son, Fred L.
Averill, came on with the remains, his wife
being ill and not able to come. brief service
was held at the grave by Rev. A. J. Lockhart,
at which quite a number of relatives and
friends were present, and there were many
beautiful flowers. {. Percy Weed, who is i'll
with tuberculosis, has gone to the sanitarium
at Hebron for treatment. Percy is fine
young man and has many friends who wished
to show their interest in him in the way of
some substantial assistance. SO under the man
agement of Horace Kneeland and some of the
other young men they gave supper, band
concert and dance, which netted them $165. A
number of his neighbors also gave him a con-
tribution, which amounted to about $25
more. :. Mr.. Harry Thompson. former resi-
dent of this town. has returned after several
years. residence in New York. land has
leased the Merrill place. Arthur N. Smith of
Portland was in town last week visiting his
mother, Mrs. D. H. Smith. Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark Of Bangor is the guest of Mrs. A. j.
Croker. Mrs. Emma Bailey of Waldoboro
is very ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Bowden. Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Annis Of
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