The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-03-07

where he has employment. :. Miss Evelyn
hospital Monday morning for medical treat
ment. She was accompanied by her aunt
Mrs. Hannah Dow. Her many friends hope to
see her return soon fully recovered The fam
lily have the sympathy of all. Mrs Angelina
Irevette recently received news of the death
of Mrs Mary H. Crockett and son Beverly at
their home in Glendora Calf Mr. Crockett
died of the same disease Feb ii. Her age was
70 years and months. She was the widow of
Capt. Herman Crockett, formerly of this town,
and will be remembered by many of the older
residents. She leaves two granddaughters to
mourn their loss, besides hosts of friends.
TROY.
February 22nd deserved double celebration
in Troy as it was not only Washington's birth
day but Troy's Centennial; yet hardly the time
of year to celebrate, especially in the country,
with the elements seemed to realize and
without invitation came to do homage, waking
US before dawn with boom and flash of their
artillery. 1t was a great surprise, for we
thought the weather was too cold for thunder
showers :. The High school opened last week
with F. W. Bisbee of Sumner as teacher
Rev. A. S. Rollins has sold his place at the
corner to Osmond Estes and bought back his
old home of Chester Gerry Mrs o. B.
Rhoades was called to Portland Feb. 18th by
the illness of her sister,. There are several
cases of measles in town. Edgar Gowen has
scarlet fever and the family are quarantin ed
80. Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Brooks is visiting at
Frank Thompson's. Wilfred Glover under
went an operation for appendicitis Sunday by
DR.. Kilgore of Brooks and DR.. Whitney
Mrs. Glover recently lost her only COW. Frank
Conner is having fine success soliciting contri:
buttons to buy another, and deserves much
praise for his own generous contribution and
thoughtfulness in soliciting help from Others
.... Miss Helen Weymouth has closed her school
in Aroostook county and is with her grand
father, Hon. Lorenzo Garcelon. :. Mrs. Mary
Woods who has been critically ill is improving.
WHITES CORNER. (WinterporD.
Miss Beatrice White of West Winterport
spent last week at the home of her uncle, L. A
White. =. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Nealey were
in Bangor recently to visit Mrs Nealey's
brother, Clifton Stevens, of Monroe, who had
undergone an operation for appendicitis at the
E. M. G. hospital. ID W. Jewett spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in jackson Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Clements visited their uncle, Thomas
Clements, in Monroe, Sunday. Maurice
Clark has returned from New HAMPSHIRE.
where he had employment Misses Gertrude
and Viola Conant were among those who Wis
tied Harvest Home grange in Brooks Monday
evening. e. W. Bartlett was at home from
the U. of M. for the week end . Miss Laura
Bickford has been quite i'll with the prevailing
epidemic. Mrs. Julia White recently spe mt
/ several days in Newburg, the guest of Mrs
George Bickford - G. H. York attended a
conference of the Pomona Masters of the
State at the Augusta House, Augusta, Feb.
9th. Mr.. York is chairman of the committee.
The farmers in this section of the town
are busily engaged in hauling their produce to
the stations and in numbering E. N. Bartlett
| is getting out lumber for an apple-house to be
built in the spring. 1t will be 6Ox3O feet, with
a concrete foundation and the height of the
front 20 feet. -. The selectmen have employed