The Republican journal., 1897-12-02
Neighborhood News.

Neighborhood News.
The Free Will Baptists will hold their
quarterly meetings at the Centre Church,
Thorndike, beginning Dec.3.
| J. W. Wentworth of Centre Montville
recently shot fine specimen of snowy owl
that spread feet 10 inches.
Will Cargill, Harry Brown, Ray Woodland
and Richard Berry, students at the NJ. G. l.,
Pittsfeld, spent Thanksgiving at their
homes in Liberty.
T. A. Worthing and E. S. Kitchen of
! Branch Mills have taken the contract to build
the fence along the line of the W. & G. rail-
road from Albion to Burnham.
Albert Turner of Montville, while cutting
boughs recently, let his ak slip, striking
the leg of his horse which stood near, cut
ting her so she had to be killed.
Miss Bertha Hillman has returned to Troy
from Swans Island, where she has been
teaching fall term of school, She will
soon go back to teach the winter term in the
same place.
John Aver and family. who were burned
out by the recent fire in Liberty, are at
Palermo stopping with friends for few
weeks, but intend to return to Liberty and
spend the winter.
Mr.. Murray, the contractor who is to
grade the extension of the Wscasset Rail
road from Burnham to Pittsfield, is rushing
the work finely, with working force of 30
teams and so men.
The boys and girls of the Endeavor So
ciety met at the church IN Troy one Satur-
day afternoon, and while the boys sawed
and split cord of wood the girls cleaned
the church, and at the close of their labors
served picnic supper to the hungry boys.
BY a recent order from the postofice de-
partment, mail from Brooksville, So. Brooks
vile, West Brooksvile, North Brooksville
and Cape Rozier, will in the future be for
| warded via. Bucksport instead of by the
way of Ellsworth as it has been going for
the past five years, although the original
route was by way of Bucksport.
Schooner Julia S. Bailey has been given
up for lost, having been long over due Capt.
William A. Wyman, her master, is a citizen
OF Islesboro known and respected by all and
his supposed death has cast gloom over the
entire community. He leaves widow and
two children. who have the sympathy of
their many friends and neighbors in their
great affection.
A. R. Spaulding of Clinton has been grant
ed patent on a new style of steam valve re-
Gently invented by him. The valve is of the
ordinary globe type but so made that when
the seat becomes worn it can be repaired
without taking the valve out This is where
the patent comes in. The stem of the valve
is so made that the valve can be ground with
powdered emery and made tight without
any trouble. Mr.. Spaulding has refused
several offers for his patent.
Capt. Chas. P. Staples and Miss Jennie
Dickey of Stockton Springs were married
Nov. 24th, and took the boat for Boston to
visit relatives in Massachusetts,; thence to
New York where they will reside The rules
of the line will not allow Capt Staples to
take his bride with him on the steamer, and
she will board in New York for a time He
sails every two weeks from New York, be-
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/ happiness and prosperity is predicted for
! this couple, with continued addition to
their host of friends
The recent school exhibition at the Wa
| ker schoolhouse in Thorniilxe was pro-
nounced success. The house was packed
full and all had very enjoyable time. The
program consisted of singing by the school,
recitation by Florence Coffin, How the Par
son Broke the Sabbath; recitation, Winnie
Lttlefeld, Angry Words; recitation, Lena
Patterson, Preachers Vacation; dialogue,
The Boosters; music; recitation, Oracle
Wing, Elsie and Grandma; dialogue, The
Coming Women defamation, Clyde Ward,
My Basket; song, A Hot Time in the Old
Town; defamation, Joe Wing, A Little
Boys Speech; recitation, Flossie Gilchrest,
The Bridge Keepers Story; song, Rosie
O'Grady; dialogue, Imps Of the Trunk
Room; defamation, Willie Ward, AS His
Mother Used to Do; recitation, Winnie Pat
terson, A Little Girls Speech; recitation,
Ina Winters, The Dog Under the Wagon;
recitation, Gertie Littlefield, A Tale Of Hard
Time; dialogue, Company recitation, Flos-
sic Wing, The Inventors Wife; recitation,
Gertie Walker, A Little Girl and the Stars;
dialogue, Good Bye Day; tableaux; dia-
iogue, Horse or Husband, a Big Mistake;
recitation, Alfredo Ward, The Pear Tree;
| init oduction, Lena Patterson; story by
Zedekiah Green; tableaux; song, school,
Playmates; defamation Charlie Littleield,
A Little Boys Lament; recitation, Bessie
Higgins, Guilty. or Not Guilty; dialogue,
The Hired Girl recitation, Flossie Wing
Maud Muller; recitation, Dora Littletield, A
Little Girl; recitation, Winnie Patterson,
Naughty May; song, school.
The Farmers Daughter.
You should see her
In the Kitchen