The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-18
MONROE.

MUNROE.
Mr. and Mrs Wilder Parker have been ill
with severe colds
The officers of the Maccabee lodge were in
stalled on Friday evening, Jan. 18th.
Harold Moody has bought fine young horse
to replace the one he lost by an accident Dec
29th.
Miss s. A. Mansur has been ill during the
past week as the result of continued hemor-
rbages of the nose.
Ezra Beales and George Evans have returned
from Carmel, where they were employed in a
umbering camp.
The remains of Charles ElweIl, former
resident of Monroe, were brought here from
Clinton Jan. 18th tor interment
A fatal accident occurred late Monday after.
noon, Jan. 18TH by which Herbert L. Moore
lost his life. Not long before five O'Clock he
drove past his daughters home, standing on
load of lumber; and when afterward his horses
were stopped after having run away, driver
less, down what is known as the Charles " ak
er hill, search was made for him. lie was
found lying beside the road unconscious, with
d cut on his head, and in a few minutes ex-
pred. The roads are ICY and it is supposed
that the sled slowed, throwing him to the
ground and starting the horses
The farm buildings owned by Miss Geneva
Grant were entirely destroyed by fire early
last Tuesday morning. The flames start
chimney, there had been a hot fire in the
kitchen stove late the previous night; and when
Miss Grant rose in the morning that part of
the house was burning fercely. Unable to
reach her telephone she to the home of
Charles Knight, near neighbor, and help was
called. Nothing, however. could be done to
save the buildings. and ony Miss Grants
trunk and two pieces of furniture were
saved. These buildings were thoroughly re-
paired and improved few years ago when
they were bought by Miss Grant and her father,
the former owner being Forrest Grant No
stock had been kept on the place for some time
and the loss was mainly that of the buildings.
The joint installation of Monroe Lodge of
Odd Fellows and Loyal Lodge of Rebekahs
took place last Friday evening with many in
vited guests present. The officers of Loyal
Lodge are follows; N. G., Ella Lincoln; V
g., Abbe Clark Rec. Sec, Bertha Nealey
Fin. Sec Alice Palmer; Treas. Mary A
Twombly; Chap, Sadie Cunningham W., Mauue
Cooper; Con, Jessie Massuer; R. S. N G.. Thee
E. Dickey; l.. S. N. G., Grace Richie; r. S. V.
c. May Curtis; l.. S. V. G., Hattie M. Moore
I. g., Lucy Dickey; o. G., Maude Kicker. The
work was most excelently performed by D. D
P. Cora Bowker and D, G. M. Gertrude Bow
ker, of Belfast. Immediately afterward, thu
Grand Lodge deputies, c. A. Rogers and james
Wentworth, of Searsport, installed the follow
ing officers of Monroe lodge, 1. o. o. F.: N. G
Herbert Cooper;V g., Freeman Clark; Rec. Sec,
A. F. Durham; Fin. Sec, J B. Palmer; Treas
f. L. Palmer; Chap, c. B. Croker; W, Level
Ign Knowlton; Con-, Leslie White; R. S. S
Willard Twombly; L. S. s., Ephraim Haskell
R. s. N. G.. Isaac Curtis; L. S. N. g., Home
Prince; R. S. v. G., Nelson Curtis; J.. S. V. G.
Andrew Moore; l. G, E. 7. Gilbert; o. g., G
A. Palmer. At the conclusion of the cere
monies remarks were made by the installing
officers, and short program was given. consist
ing of recitation by Maude Cooper; mu sic
Jessie Massuer; song, Maude Cooper; and in
strumental music by Jessie Massuer, Car
Whelan, and Horace Cunningham. after whcl
.bountiful supper was served in the dininl
hall below.