The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-07-14
The Republican Journal Thursday, July IA, 1898
rho was reported as injured by falling from

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team wagon, is still in a very bad condi.
ton. He can only sit up for about half an
hour during each day, and cannot walk
| from chair to bed without assistance. Mr.
Dodge has no recollection whatever of the
accident or anything relating to it Mrs. s
5. Roberts, seems to be failing in health and
suffers considerably. The recent ho,
weather makes her discomforts less endur.
able. Mrs. Emma Work and Mrs. Fila
Hubbard visited friends in Troy last waak
July 55h was the day for general STRIKE,
| by the farmers, at their grass. An abund
/ ant hay crop is the outlook, and, with the
| large quantities of old hay stored in many
of the barns it will call for close stowing to
ct all OF this years crops under the
shingles" Rev. David Bracket will soon
have inc new home, and it is only across
the way from his old residence. He has
sold part of his farm to Geo. Hall of Brooks
and retained part of the buildings on the
land sold and moved them across the road
and has arranged them in such manner az
to make very attractive and convenient
set of farm buildings when completed
LIBERTY The glorious Fourth passed off
very quietly in this village. The event of
the day was the erecting of fine flag staff
at the schoo-house in Dist. No and the
raising OF beautiful flag, presented to the
school by L. c. Morse, Esq The people as
sembed on the ground at five O'Clock and
We're called to order by superintendent of
schools, Arthur Richie, Esq who has been
| quite active IN the matter, looking carefully
after every detail. He called for remarks
from W. H Moody. who spoke in a bapnv
manner about Independence day, it's intu-
ence on the youth of our land, etc j. O.
johnson, in behalf of l. c. Morse, present
ed the flag to the school with short speech.
which was responded to feelingly by super
lntendent Richie. The flag was then thrown
to the breeze amid the cheers of the assem-
| bled crowd. 1t was hoisted by little Virgie
Morse, daughter of L. G. Morse. Liberty
does not lack in patriotisln out for some
reason we have been slow to act in the mat
ter, of flags at the school houses. But now
| Nos. and have flags and the people in No.
6 have the money to buy flag, and it is hop
ed that by the time the fall terms begin
there will be a flag floating over every school
! house in town, thus showing the world that
We love Our land and are interested in its wei
| fare. We have had few days of very hot
weather. Sunday. July 3 was the hottest
day known here for years In several places
it was 100 iii the shade which made it very
trying for fat people | know that with my
80 lbs. avordurois ] left grease spot
wherever | stood, ami If | should become
wholly tried out fitting epitaph would be
the quotation, ''Greece. Greece, but living
Greece no more" ButI managed to keep
the breath Of life in nue. 10y getting into the
coolest place to be found and reading from
r. H. Dana's Two Years Before the Mast"
his account Of doubling Cape Horn July
4th, 1885, which is mid-winter there. His
account of the cutting and shearing off the
ship to clear the icebergs had a cooling in
tfuence....S. W. Shibles and wife of Denver
Col, are in town. Mr. Shibles is a native OF
Morrill,, and is brother of Mrs. Kate Neal
Of this village. He was Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for Colorado and Wyoming I'M
der both the Cleveland administrations. ..
Miss Mabel Carpenter of New York, who
spent last summer here, arrived i'll town for
the season Saturday.
BROOKS The celebration here the 4th
passed Oft very satisfactorily to all concern
ed. The citizens organization arranged
everything in systematic manner and the
programme reeled off like clock work A
very nice body of people gathered and il
was one of the most quiet, orderly and
agreeable crowds tn 1t was ever got together.
Special policemen were appointed who care
fully looked out for trouble, but happily
found none. 1t was a perfectly temperate
celebration and one of the most pleasant
that We ever witnessed I. A Elliott and
NJ. j. Dow placed seats upon their lawns
and made the crowd part of their own
family, and the courtesy of these gentle
men was duly appreciated and respected,
and in no way abused. The local band
looked neat and trim in their new white
suits and gave us tine variety of music
during the day and in the evening Will
Swift took them along in his hay-rac6 as an
escort to the horribes, Milo Colson as
Uncle Sam with his team and family u ok
{ the first prize. NJ. J. Dow as the Yellow
Kid with team and clown driver took the
!. second. McTaggart with his goat team
took the third c. f Lane acted as chair
man of the literary exercises; NJ. j Dow
Esq delivered an address, and T A Elliott
read the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Fred Moulton celebrated the 18th by
giving birth to a nice boy. People will
generally begin haying here this week.
Money and help are both scarce and each
one will try to do the most he can with his
own crew.. Miss Jessie Peabody of South
| Brooks was very badly bitten by dog last
week. She called to visit neighbor, Winnie
daughter of Otis Hamlin, and stopped down
to caress big dog belonging to the family
. when the animal sprang upon and bit her
face so badly that Is stitches were taken in
dressing the wound, which was dressed by
DR.. kilgore. The teeth of the brute Just
escaped her eye 1t is hoped that she will
? not be permanently d!sfgured. The animal
2 was Immediately killed. Miss Peabody was
: to have delivered a recitation at the celebra
/ ton July 4th. Mrs. Geo. G. Dckey OF
t Tyngsboro, Mass, is visiting this, her Old
: home. W. G., Eaton has erected dancing
, pavilion near the York Hotel and will hold