The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-23


farmers in this vicinity plowed their land
Dec. 10Th, to be ready for spring planting.
....Edward Packard called ON relatives in
this part of the town Dec 90. Allen Dyer
OF Montville was at Leslie Mariners Satur-
day. Gilbert Mariner of Centre Belmont
was in town Dec. 18th, the guest of Albert
Mariner. Alice Hunt has gone to Bel.
fast to work. Leroy Mariner was in
Rockland Dec. 18th.
BURNHAM. Prof G. J. Wyman visited sew
entertainments consisting of 60 stereopti-
con views which were very interesting and
instructive. 20. A. Dodge spent week in
Bangor and Brewer recently, doing business
in the twin cities. .Gershom Twitchell was
obliged to give up his school in district No.
T. on account of his health. A very large
amount of gray birch hoops is being manu-
featured in this and surrounding towns
They are marketed at Frank Mitchell's in
this place. N. E. Murray has opened grain
store, which is much appreciated by our
towns people.
4.
idly as his friends wish. He does not go
out and sits up but little. A. Adams has
bought the building owned by Fred White
house and moved his goods in. Don Chase
is looking very smiling just now. 1t is a
boy. Mrs. Thompson, who broke her hip
short time ago, is quite comfortable.
Mrs. Fred Whitehouse visited friends in
Portland last week. =. Mrs. G. A. Hunt is in
very poor health -. NJ essrs. Pomplly of Au-
burn and Lyons of New York, the latter the
purchaser of the horse Won Harbinger who
won the four prizes In the New York horse
show, recently called on Mr.. c. T. Bartlett,
the former owner of Won Harbinger with a
view to buying more of his relations. Mr..
Bartlett has a fine show of horses and colts
go. Mrs Asa Stevens is failing.
FREEDOM. The winter term of school is
progressing finely under the instruction of
Miss Mary Mason of Montville and Miss
Francis Williams of this place. The
annual meeting of Beacon Light Club will
be entertained by Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Bill
ings New Years Day. DR.. and Mrs. A. j.
Billings and Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Foster of
Dirigo Grange will attend the State Grange
at Augusta this week. A meeting of
Dirigo Grange will be held Dec. 2Sth, at l. 80
p. IN. for the election of officers for the epsu-
ing year. A harvest feast will be served
at,twelve, noon. Hour of meeting ten o'clock
....There will be Xmas tree at the grange
Hall Christmas eve, Dec. oath. Mr. Rich
NJ "aat - l.
Principal of Freedom Academywas the guest
of DR.. Billings few days last week. :. Mr.
and Mrs. P. W. Aver will leave Christmas
morning for Portland to visit their daughter,
Mrs. Mason Hammond. From there they
will go to Somerville, Mass, to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Marden
SwANvILLE. The L. A. S. met with Mrs
M. P. Greeley Dec. 14th, and there was
good attendance in spite of the storm. Thurs
day Mrs. G. left for Los Angeles, California,
accompanied by her brother-in-law, Capt.
Nehemiah Smart. They will visit her son,
John P. Greeley, in Santa Anna and later
her son Elmer E. Greeley in Sacramento.
A lady who left her son at home to keep
house while she attended the Aid Society
experienced considerable difficulty in, gain
ing an entrance on her return. The boy is
sound sleeper and his mothers oft repeated
calls, frantic clamor at the bell and frultless
efforts to force windows and doors, failed to
rouse him. 1t reused the genial store-keeper
across the way, however, and by the aid of
a twenty-foot ladder an open window and
pair of lusty lungs he made the boy under
stand that his mother was below in the rain
and very much desired a seat at her own
grees were conferred upon Miss Julia
Batchelder, and Walter and LYDIA Nicker-
son by Comet Grange last Monday night.
The Worthy Master, Mr.. A. S. Nckerson
has built big blackboard and very kindly
takes all those who are not provided with
teams of their own. He left Tuesday morn
ing to attend the State Grange at Augusta.
Mr.. Albert Cunningham has returned
from upriver and gone to Verona, where
his wife and children have been visiting.
7. S. Ford gave lecture at Cunnnghams
Hall last Saturday to small but attentive
audience. The Sunday school met with
Mr. and Mrs. John Royal last Sunday and
will continue to during the winter at 2
O'Clock, local time. There was quite a num-
Der out, but we missed our supt., Capt Nehe-
miah Smart, and Mrs. NJ P Greeley, who
has been an active teacher for so many
years.