The Republican journal., 1898-04-28
FREEDOM. Mrs. Fannie Carter is in Boston

FREEDOM. Mrs. Fannie Carter is in Boston
selecting stock of millinery. Mrs. W.
W. Rich will open private school May
22nd, at the Academy, to continue six weeks.
.... Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Dorman are visit
ing at DR.. Billings Mrs. Ella Billings
Sprowl is very sick. Mrs. Nathan Wiggin
is also poorly. Mrs. Cook has returned
from a long visit in Boston Her sister,
Mrs. Holmes came with her. Mrs. Steven
son and Miss Minnie Webb have returned
to their home in Knox. Rev. S. Goodwin
has accepted the call to preach in the Con-
gregationalist Church in our village. Mrs.
c. P. Carter visited her sister, Mrs. DR..
Billings, last week.
LIBERTY. A dispatch was received here
Monday morning from Boston stating that
Thomas Murray, formerly of this town, was
burned to death in that city Sunday. He
had a wife and two children living here, but
had not been here himself for about twelve
years Mrs. S. NJ. Lowell, who has been
spending the winter in Boston, has returned
to her home in this village to spend the sum
mer. Work in the tannery mill has ceased
for time On account of the war scare. -. w
l, Neal and l.. G. Morse of Pittstield were in
town Sunday H.. The war shouters of a few
weeks ago are not making strenuous effort
to get to the front and be the first to shed
their patriotic blood on their country $
altar. But, like the late Artemas Ward,
they show a disposition to sacrifice few
cousins and all their wife's brothers before
offering themselves as food for powder
There will be but fewiexcursonits to Club a
from here at present. Steve Bagley says
it is a boy, and a good one. Charles Berry
has gone to to Vinaihaven to work at stone
cutting H.. Mrs. VIM. Fl. Hunt and daughter
Grace, who have been spending the winter
in Augusta, returned home last week. E.
p Boynton, the mail carrier was thrown
from his team, Thursday, and quite badly
shaken up. but no bones were broken. The
traces unlocked, frightening the horse so
that he ran. throwing Mr.. Boynton several
feet.
WINTERPoRT. Garfield Lodge, I. o. o. F.,
held their anniversary services at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning conducted by
Rev. j. +. Slmonton. AT the evening SER
vices 5 persons were baptized, and Mr.. Sim
onton preached his farewell sermon. Miss
Lizzie Fernald arrived Friday from Califor-
MIA, where she has been teaching for several
years. She will remain at home for some
time. Mrs George Bean, with her infant
son, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Haley. -. Mr.. Albert White, highly
esteemed citizen died at his home at Whites
Corner Thursday after long illness. The
funeral services were held at his late home
Sunday afternoon, Rev. j. P. Simonton of
iciating Monday afternoon the Junior
League gave sociable at the vestry The
committee of arrangements We're Misses
Minnie George, Louise Smith and Ethel
Baker. After calling the meeting to order
the young ladies invited Mrs. Smonton,
their retiring superintendent, to the plat
form. aud Miss Ethel Baker made a short,
appropriate speech thanking her for the in
terest she had taken in their order and call
ed for rising vote of thanks from the
League Miss Louise Smith then presented
in behalf of the mem bers, silver bread tray
and a dozen nice napkins, and Mrs. Simon
ton responded in a pleasant speech to the
children. A nice treat of confectionery was
served and they all had very fine time.