The Republican journal., 1897-07-08

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Edna Lamb, who has been very sick, is slow
ly recovering. C. D. Spaulding is building
an addition to his stable. -. VIM. Mckinney
and N. NJ. Tilden made short business
trip to Rockland last Friday. "A. III. Miller
returned last Sunday from Brockton, where
he has had employment. VIM. Mckinney
has received another lot Of nice carriages,
and those in want of one would do well to
give him call
LIBERTY. The annual convention of the
Waldo County G. E. Union met at the Bap-
fist church in this village, July End.
large number of persons were present from
all over the county and much interest APP
peared to be manifested. ...Lieut. E. E.
Hatch, Z. S. A, is at home on sixty days
furlough. :. The family of L. C. Morse ar
rived from Pittsfield last Tuesday and will
spend the summer here. Vergie, who has
been so very sick and reported as dead, is
recovering very rapidly under the influence
of the ozone peculiar to this locality. Miss
Blanche Moody is visiting friends i'll Gardi-
ner. Much disappointment is felt here by
reason of the loss of the little steamboat
Heryey that has been on our beautiful lake
for the past two years. The boat belonged
to Danvas Cram of Newport, formerly of
this place, who built her engine and caused
the hull to be built by the Warren Bros of
Searsmont. On her completion one-half of
the boat was bought by the late Henry
Cook, who was instantly killed in mill
here last summer. His estate being render
ed lnsolvent by the administrator, half of
the boat was sold at auction a few weeks
ago and was struck off to Charles Clough of
this village, who bid in the interest of sever
al citizens who desired to have the boat re-
main here. But few days ago they receiv-
ed a proposition from Mr.. Cram to either
buy or sell, and as the figures made by him
were much above what they paid they con-
cluded to sell, and the little craft is now on
its way to Twin Lakes in Piscataquis county
and Liberty is left again without navigation.
The former boat is now in Unity pond.
MONROE Master Harold Moody gave a
lawn party to his young friends Saturday
evening, July Sd. Twenty were present.
There were fire works, recitatlons and
general good time among the young people.
Mrs Moody served cake and ice cream.
The Ladies Union Sewing Circle will meet
with Mrs. II. K. Dawson Tuesday, July 18th.
....Ira E. Clark of Pttstield is in town for
a few days. Sunday, the 4th, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert York, who live in the edge of Win
terport, invited from this village Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Nealley and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dickey to
partake of a fine dinner consisting of green
peas, salmon, straw berries and cream, ETC..
Mrs. Nelson Curtis had quite an i'll turn this
week. John Twombly and family and Will
Curtis have gone to Seal Harbor for the sea
season.... L. Staples has gone to Bar Har-
Dor with halters. E. Harry Stinson and wife
from Belfast have been visiting at Ed Bill
lings.. Misses Ethel Chase ,Madge Grant and
Hattie Dorr received the prizes in the village
school for the best spelling. Isaac Jelli-
son, deaf and dumb man of Monroe, died
last week. He left large family. The
Odd Fellows have their hall up and boarded
and are pushing work on ill.,. Miss
Phebe Shaw has finished successful
term of school at Monroe Centre and
gone to Liberty to spend her vacation. ~
Miss Stella Williams from Massachusetts is
visiting her uncle, Loren Robinson. =. Mrs.
Jennie Shoals from Rockland IS visiting at
Edwin Jenkin' 8. Josiah Rand is spending
a few weeks with his sister, Mrs F. w
Richie. j., DIR. &C. W hitcomb and family and
Arthur Ritche Esq, of Liberty spent July
Sd and 4th in town.. Miss Susan Chase of
Bangor has been visiting Mrs. Franklin
Chase. The Monroe Sunday school in the
village is receiving new members every
week
BROOKS. The concert, ball and supper for
the benefit of the Brooks curnet band last
Thursday evening was a great success. 4
large number of people gathered to see the
parade and both halls We're crowded. The
Monroe band very generously donated their
services, and sos was the net proceeds of the
evening. The two bands, with the bicycle
corps, made very creditable parade. At
the Union church last Sunday Rev. f S.
Dolliff gave very appropriate and patriotic
4th of July sermon. The Good Templar
lodge is prospecting finely, with the veteran
temperance worker, WIN. G. Rowe in the
chair. The village schools taught by Miss
Mabel Rose and Miss Lillian NJ Maddocks
closed last Friday. Miss Rose, teacher of
the primary school, reports the following
pupils not absent day or late a session:
Josie Lane, Julia Day, Susie Colson, Maude
Stantial, Bertha Hall, Marie Chase, Lewis
Elliott, Eddie Webb, Charlie Simpson, Law
renee West, Maurice West, Jesse Body,
Zone or more in the foregoing list was absent
one day, but it was not punctuated 80 that
we could not tell which was whch-EdL
Miss Anna Maddocks, who graduated at the
NJ. G. l. in Pittsfield, class of 81, called upon
friends here last week ;. Mr.. and Mrs Bow
ker of Belfast have been visiting at T. D.
Jellison's. Benz. Hussey and wife of Vas
salboro drove to Brooks last Saturday. &C.
A. Lane has taken possession of the Brooks
post-ofice meeting of the pew owners of
the Union church was held last Saturday
afternoon. NJ Chase was elected president
and ii. II. Pulley clerk. A parish organiza-
ton was then effected for the more efficient
advancement of Christian work c. E. Lane
was elected president; w S. Jones, clerk
James McTaggart, treasurer; Ezra E. Car
penter, A E. Chase and T. l. Huxford, trus-
tees. The matter of repairing the old church