The Republican journal., 1896-06-04

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and entertainment given at the Centre was
we'll attended. Milton Wentworth got the
diamond ring and Cornelius Wood the plain
gold ring. -. Fred Gay has obtained work in
Groveland Mass. Mrs. Miriam Atkinson
has gone to Knox, where she will make her
home with Mrs. Liniken. e. James Ramsey
is painting Archie Morse's house. Mrs.
Morse's mother is visiting her from Sears
port.
MONROE. Mrs. Agnes Dingwell and baby
have arrived from New York to spend the
summer at her fathers, A H. Mayo's. Her
husband will come later in the season.
| Misses Louise Mayo and Augusta Nealley
are expected home from Massachusetts, this
week. Mrs. A. Staples is very sick Dr..
| Webb was called from Winterport Sunday
to see her :. Margaret White of Bangor has
been visiting at F. Atwoods' The Odd
Fellows had their animal supper Friday
night, and very pleasant time is reported.
..Caivin Nealley is at home for weeks
vacation from Portland, where he has po-
siton in bank. Warren Nealey has
been stopping in Bangor the past week
49,. Arthur Richie is going to Portland to
pursue his law studies. The recent rains
and showers have started grass in this sec
ton amazingly. go. Mrs. Eliza Hutchinson of
Boston called on old friends here recently
LIBERTY. Memorial Day was observed
here in the usual manner In the forenoon
/ the several squads detailed for that purpose
| decorated with flags and flowers the graves
in all the cemeteries within our limits.
" hich comprises the towns of Liberty. Mont
vile, Searsmont and Palermo-a total of two
hundred and forty graves. At P. NJ com
redes fell into line and marched to the vii
iage church, where the following exercises
were held: Reading Of general order bv the
AdJutant; singing national hymn by the
Liberty choir; prayer, Comrade Rev John
Howard OF Washington; response, Nearer nv
God to Thee, by choir reading Roll of Honor
by AdJutant; singing by choir, Four hum
dred Thousand men have died for you and
me; address by Comrade Dr. A. j. Billings
OF Freedom. The services concluded with
singing Long Wave Old Glory, by the choir.
The address was one of the very best ever
listened to here. 1t was in every sense a
memorial address such as the old comrades
like to listen to, and no Post makes any mis-
take when they secure the services of DR.,
Billings AT Republican caucus held here
Thursday, A. A. Brown and G. H. Cargill
were chosen delegates to the State conven.
ton in Bangor.
BROOKS. Last Saturday was red letter
day in the life of the G. A. R., bows of this
town. Arrangements had been made for
neat, clean, nice set of Memorial Day exer-
clses and the intention was successfully car
rled out. The general attendance was the
largest, the procession the longest, and the
general spirit of the occasion the best that
was ever seen here on Memorial Day The
Monroe Band furnished excellent music
and at the close of the days work they
marched to the residence of John Fl. Gordon,
Where they were Hospitality received and
treated to ice cream and cake. The process
sion consisted Of some two hundred people.
including the Knights of Pythias, who came
out to the number of thirty strong, and We're
assigned to do escort duty the members of
the IT, a. h. Post, the Ladies Relief Corps
the school children, led by their teachers
under the direction of Superintendent Ev-
erett Foss; the citizens under the lead of
Deputy Sheriff Leathers; and the whole
under charge of John IL. Gordon as mar
sinai. The procession marched to each of
The two public cemeteries IN the village
Where the exercises consisted of prayer by
the fost Chaplain, singing by the children
under the direction of Mrs. j. G. Lane and
decorating the graves of the soldiers. A very
noticeable Improvement in the condition
t.riA has hAar, |, T.,
ing the past few years and for this, if for no
other reason, Memorial Day has been great
benefit to the place. The exercises at the
church consisted of prayer, singing by the
c4olr, reading the roll of honor by Adiutant
VIM z. Rowe, singing by a company OF girls
dressed III white, and an address by Norman
WardWell, Esq, of Belfast Flowers and
flags and clean, well-dressed people filled
our streets, and the whole affair was as sober
and orderly as any church gathering. Will
lard s. Jones aud Miss Lena E. Chase We're
married last Thursday afternoon at the resi-
dence OF the brides father, Mr.. Michael
Chase of this town. They will be absent
until about June goth on their wedding tour,
alter which they will be at home here in
Brooks. Charles Shaw and wife have been
visiting Mrs. Shaw's father, John H. Cor
dom. Harry Gordon and little son of
Waterville have also made a short visit in
BROOKS. Rev. III. Small and wife of Bow
dolnham have been in town this week
G. E. Lane, T. l. Huxford and l. G. Rey-
nolds attended the Republican convention
at Bangor Tuesday Hiram Pattee and
wife have gone to Massachusetts for the
summer. Mrs. 7. A. Elliott, who has been
very sick, is somewhat better, but is still
confined to her room. Will Randall, who
TOR some time has been aitown charge, is now
very sick at the house of William Briggs.
Some OF our people will attend the Free
BAPTIST Quarterly meeting at the Thorndike
Centre church next Sunday. Milo Colson
has bought the Miranda Roberts house and
moved in there. 1t will make him good
home and is quite handy to his business
A. b. Huff has moved into the Deacon
Small house, so-called, now owned by c. E.
Lane, where he will live until he gets his
new house ready for occupancy. "A. B.
Stantial is at work on his farm when not
EN- ployed with the Great Eastern Fertilizer
Co. as their general agent. Mrs. Esther
Edna and Elsen in Reading and Quincy,
Mass. Ira W. Bowden, who has been at
work the past year in the Jones blacksmith
shop, tnds plenty of business to do. There
is large country around here that brings into
this place good deal of work of thatso
Mr.. Holghton, who spent the winter with
his daughter, Mrs. 7. A Elliott, has been
quite i'll, but is now able to walk out in
pleasant weather. John M. Dow, the well
known West Brooks farmer, has been in poor
health this season and unable to do much
work. lie wishes to sell some horses and
other stock, and will close his house this
winter and 90 to live with hia CON Jabp