The Republican journal., 1919-04-10
NINIERPORT

Mrs. Clara Merrill was business wish
| tor in Bangor Friday.
Mrs. Katie Stubs is confined to her
bed with rheumatic trouble.
Mrs. F. M Eastman, who has been i'll
with pneumonia, is gaining.
Charles Mason spent Sunday at his
home here and returned to Bangor Mon
day.
Albion P Richie, who clerks at the
Page and Dryer store, has been ill with
severe cold.
F.P, Clements of Whites Corner visit
ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Glenn
ents, Friday.
Miss Lulu Clark of West Winterport
came Saturday for stay with her sister,
Mrs. E. B. Nealley.
Norman Page of Bangor came last week
to clerk in the Page and Dryer store dur
ing Mr.. Ritchie's illness.
Mrs Emily C. Rowe has rented the
coy bungalow on Willow street owned
by Mr. and Mrs. Sumner c. Fisher of
jerome, Arizona.
Mrs. Ncttie Smart, medium, was in
| Augusta Sunday to speak at a spirtualist
service. She will also fill engagements
there Thursday and Sunday.
The assurance that steamboat service
will be resumed about April 22nd by the
turbine steamer Camden of the Eastern
Steamship Co, is welcome news to all.
Chalmer Staples who has been over
seas several months, telegraphed his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Staples, that he
had arrived safely at New Jersey port
| Wednesday.
The following had telephones installed
last week: Thomas Carew 8-14; Mr.. Tur-
ner 1873; Ira G. White 23-13; K. l. Glenn
ents % a. The following number changes
were made: Mrs Mary Haley 1913 to 21-3,
and Sarah Birmingham 8-5 to 1853.
Dr.. H H. Crane of Bangor was called
in consultation With the attending physi-
clan on the case of Mrs. Percy Hall,
April list Mrs Hall is a great sufferer
and very critically i'll. Her son Russell
Hall left San Juan, Porto Rico, Wednes-
day for his home here.
Once more the water craft are plying
up and down the river. The first, Tues
day, April list, was the old reliable tug
the Waiter Ross which towed the Hen
retta Williams to the port of Bangor
She was given loud salute by B. r.
Chandler and Co s mill whistle.
The sad news that little Mary Cuddy,
aged nine years, had died with spinal
meningitis at the winter home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Cuddy, in
Roslindale, Mass, was received here with
deep regret by the many friends and
neighbors of the family whose home is
on Lower Main street, when in town The
remains will be brought here for inter
ment, Funeral was Monday at the Nj. E.
church, Rev. c. A. Purdy officiating,
The selectmen were in session at their
office April list. The committee on the
purchase of an auto truck for hauling
gravel for road construction purposes,
Hon c. M. Conant, G. A. McKenney, c.
c. Moody, Geo. A. Cole, Geo. L. Clark,
F T. Bussey and A. l., Blaisdeil, were
also in session. Two auto trucks were
run down from Bangor that day for
demonstration, but the committee de-
cided to defer the purchase Of truck
until the practicability of such course
is more positively assured
The untimely death of Sadie Smith,
wife of Frank c. Bragg of Goes Corner
was a sad shock to hosts of friends.
Death occurred Wednesday evening
While known to be critically i'll for sew
eral days all that medical skill, careful
nursing, OF the tender care of those who
loved her, were of no avail. Mrs. Bragg
was the daughter of the late Jason and
Mrs. Addie Smith and was "a years of
age. She was graduate of the Winter
port High school class of '04 and her
death is the first break in the class of
sixteen. She was a successful teacher
thorough in all she undertook to accom-
plish, woman of splendid character, a
loving, faithful wife, mother, daughter,
sister, and true friend She was a
member of Sunrise Grange P. of H., and
of Gushing Chapter, 0. E. S. She left
family of five small children, the young
est four days old, and to these and to the
husband, mother and sister, Mrs. Nettie
Smith Cole, is extended the loving SYM
pathy of hosts of friends. Funeral ser
vices were held at Oak Hill Cemetery
Thursday afternoon, Rev. H. D. Knowles
officiating Gushing Chapter attended in
body Leslie Sparrow of Hampden con-
Quoted and the interment was in the
Smith family lot.
Rufus Nealley, who was the oldest
man in the town of Winterport, died at
his home on Upper Main street Friday
afternoon at the advanced age of 95 years
His wife died Jan. 10, 1915 He had been
the holder of the Post cane for several
years. For the past few years he had
been gradually failing in health and men
tally and had been confined to his bed
since last May SO that his death was not
unexpected, but came as a quiet depart
ure i'll the fuilness of years. In active
years MIR. Nealley was engaged in farm
ing In Monroe, but came to this village
to reside twenty years ago He was
charter member of Morning Light Grange,
Monroe, which was instituted April 80,
1874. Being man of quiet manners and
honest, upright character he was esteem
ed by the entire community. In the
home he left his son, Edward B. Nealley,
| who with his wife have faithfully minis
/ tered to the aged father in his declining
years. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Ell
vira Smith, widow of the late ID. II.
Smith; three grandchildren, Winifred and
Kenneth, children of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Nealley, and Maud B., daughter of the
older son, John B. Nealley, who died
May %, 1910, also nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the home
Sunday afternoon, Rev. c. A. Purdy Off
! ciatin6 The remains were D1aced in the