The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-07-07

MONROE CENTRE. "A birthday party was
| given Mrs. Wealthy Walker last Saturday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. o. Bailey,
by her children, grandchildren and great
| grandchildren. Other relatives present
! We're Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Rankin of Belfast
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walker of Swanville
and Mrs. Albert Baker of Wlnterport. A
very fine dinner was served, and Mrs Val
! ker was remembered with present from
! all. She is a smart Old lady for her years
This Was her eighty-eigAth birthday
! Miss Stella Williams of Boston is at he r
uncIe's, Mir. L. o. Robinsons. Miss Sadie
| Ford, who has been i'll for nine years-fve
! years unable to waik-has so far recovered
as to be about once more and took short
ride last Saturday.
| THoRNDlKE The school at East Thorn
dixie, taught by Miss Jennie Ware, closed
last Friday. Ruth Small was not absent
day during the term and Miss Leila Higgins
| but one day. Although Miss Ware is
young teacher she gave very good satisfac-
tion and many would be glad for her to
have the fall term. Harvest Moon Grange
will have two weeks vacation and their
next meeting will be Saturday evening,
July 10th. Mrs. Caroline Ward, who has
been passing several weeks in Burnham re-
| turned to her home last Saturday. j,
Stevens of Bangor was the guest of Ross G
Higgins last Friday night. -. q. B. Rollins
and daughter Ivy spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. V. n. Higgins. E. Mr. j. S.
Files and wife visited Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Chase in Unity July 1st. Mr.. Benz. Ames
and wife made a trip to Belfast last Sat
urday. Dr. Kigore of Brooks was in town
last Saturday.. Mrs. D. A. McManus re-
tnrned from Belfast July 2nd... Mr. Frank
Walker is cutting the hay on the Allen
Gates farm in Unity Albert S. Higgins
and son, r. S. Ward and A. II. Higgins
We're in Freedom last Thursday and FRIDAY
shingling barn for Mrs. Glidden. MI
Fred Littetield seems to be improving in
health and strength. Most of the farmers
are busy securing their hay CROP. Mr. and
Mrs. George Sherman OF Burnham spent
July 4th with Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Ciley.
KNOX E. j. Vose, F. A Kenney, j. II.
Brown Newell White and G. E. Bryant at
tended the Republican conventions in
Augusta last week. Rev. Geo. r. Berry of
Hamllnton, n. Y, preached at the church
last Sunday morning, and Miss NIllett of
Wayne in the afternoon. Rev. a. I. Dunn
of Waterville has an appointment here for
Sunday morning, July 10th....J H Foster,
one of our Oldest citizens, has moved to
Melrose, Mass, where he plans to live with
his daughter, Mrs. A. &. Bryant. Mrs
Mary Howard and daughter of Belfast
have been visiting her father, Job G. Tose.
80. Mrs, Annie Bessey of Brooks was the
guest Sunday of her parents Mr. and Mrs
G. S. Nose... Mrs. 0ramal Murray of Pitts
field was the guest of her brothers and
sister last week, Job G. aud Chas S Vose
and Mrs. James q. Bryant. Samuel Bryant
of Rockland returned home last Thursday
after visit to his brother and sister,
James G. Bryant and Mrs. +. f. Stevens. go
Most Of the farmers began haying this week
and there promises to he a good crop.
All tie schools i'll town closed July lst..
Susie Nose has returned from Auburn.
where she has been dressmaking, =. Miss
Addle Wescott, who is q teacher in one OF
the Hartford, Conn, schools, is spending
her vacation at home with her mother, Mrs.
H. W Wescott.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS. The Roberts
school, taught by Miss Bertha Partridge,
closed last week The closing exercises
We're as follows: Memory gems by the
school; number work and reading from the
black board, 1st Grade; reading and number
work with dominoes, md Grade; topical re-
view in Physiology, 4th Grade; concert rec. ,
23d Psalm, by the school; song, 'America,"
by the school; rec, "Ice Bound" by Edwin
Jacobs rec "Lilacs," Tillie Holt; rec,
"Stockton Springs" Clarice Partridge; rec.
The Elephant" Lyman Partridge, Jr /;
rec, "How They Caught the Panther"
Maud Partridge; rec, He Came to Town"
Lester Holt song, "Suwanee River" Clarice
and Maud Partridge and Elmer Eames, with
the teacher at the organ; rec, Golden Flow
ers, Bessie Holt; rec, "Peanuts," Stanley
Partridge; rec, "Be Kind,' Emma Stairs -;
rec, Isaac Gilkey, Charlie Carr rec,
George Washington Clifton Ellis rec,
How to Make Bread Mia Page; rec,
Mary's Mule" Lyman Partridge, Jr.; song,
Dear Mother" Emma Stairs, with organ
| accompaniment by Clifton Ellis; rec, 'Six-
teen to One" Carrie Holt; exercise, "What
They Say by LIST Grade, Alphonso Wag-
ner, Stanley Partridge, Tillle Holt, Carrie
Holt, Bernice Partridge, Jennie Wagner,
| Charlie Carr, Nita Page and Harold Pag
rec, "Only a Boy Elmer Eames
concert rec, Great Wide World, by
the school; Band of Mercy, song by school.
| The school house was decorated with ever
| green's and flowers AMI large company was
present. Exhibits of vertical writing and
drawing by the 1st and I'd grades We're
shown. The pupils not absent one-half day
for the term were Edwin Jacobs, Maud
Partridge, Lyman Partridge, Title Holt,
Carrie Holt, years old, and Charlie Carr, 5
| years old. -. The Centre base ball nine, as
sisted by boys from the Clark neighborhood,
Prospect, and the Roberts boys, assisted by
| some of the Red Seals from the village,
played last Friday on the Centre ball ground.
The score was - to in favor of the Roberts
nine at the end Of the seventh inning, when
| the game ended for some unknown reason.
! The game was very interesting. Among the
features was the batting by the Roberts
| nine and the excellent fielding of the Centre