Clinton Advertiser: Thursday, April 16, 1891 Clinton Advertiser. A semi-monthly at Clinton, Maine by B. T. Foster & H. E. Pratt Alonzo Reynolds has moved into S. P. Felker's suburban residence on the Horseback. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bremner died last Thursday, aged four weeks. If you want to see some of the handsomest glass sets ever made call at B. T. Foster & Co's. Rev. A. Arnold Ross delivered his lecture, "Why I am a Universalist," to a well filled house last Thursday evening. Miss Alice Hunter is spending the week in Boston on business. Mrs. Everett Dixon of Mattawamkeag accompanied. her. The F. B. Circle will meet at their rooms in the church Thursday afternoon and evening, April 23. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Kate Ross arrived home from Boston Tuesday night. After a vacation of two weeks she will teach the summer term of school at Deer Isle. Isaac Whitten, David Dixon and Amos Eldridge came home from the Insane Hospital Tuesday night. They had been to the Hospital for treatment. For two or three nights the air has been full of the Fourth of July Music. Old horns, drums and other things to make unearthly noises were brought into service. The F. A. Society of the M. E. church will meet at their rooms in the chapel, Thursday afternoon April 16th. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Next Wednesday, the 22nd of April, the annual session of the Maine Methodist Episcopal conference will commence at Brunswick. Bishop R. S. Foster will preside, and there will be present some of the ablest and most eloquent speakers in the denomination. J. H. McGorrill has just received a choice line of spring and summer suitings, over- coatings and trowserings in both foreign and domestic woolens. His ad will appear next week. Mrs. Elvira, wife of Barzilla Grant, formerly of Benton, died at Steven's Point, Wis. aged about 60 years. Her brother Albert Plummer of Benton received a telegram and was present at the funeral. J. M. Winn, H. W. Dodge, G. A. Spearin, Wm. Lamb, Thomas Galusha and R. B. Thompson attended the Democratic banquet at Waterville last Thursday evening. They report one of the grandest times that they ever attended. At the school meeting in this village last Saturday R. B. Thompson was elected agent and Geo. Billings clerk. It was voted to employ a female teacher for the Grammar school for the summer term, and have the schools commence the first Monday in May. Mrs. Dr. Webber and Miss Theo. Jose of Newport have been engaged as teachers. The Kennebec Journal says: County Commissioner Wentworth is a busy man, none more so. Besides caring for a farm, several stores and a large lumbering business, he is greatly interested in horses, the finer blooded the better. This past winter his crew have got out 1365 cords of wood and yarded 1200 cords of it, to say nothing of the large amount of lumber cut. The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Bickford of Burnham, daughter of J. T. Hall of Randolph, occurred Saturday the 11th inst. and was attended by a very large congregation who deeply mourn her loss. Mrs. Bickford has been an active member of the Good Templars ever since its organization, and some fifty or more were at the funeral and had ceremonies at the grave which were very impressive. Rev. Mr. Goodrich of Hartland officiated. Transcribed by Tina S. Vickery NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.