The Republican journal., 1899-10-26
Our Correspondents Abroad.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LIBERTY.
A. Stinson, our North Searsport CORE
spondent, sends us the following notes of his
trip to Liberty to attend the recent meeting
in that village of the Waldo County Veteran
Association: We took the road along the
south shore of Swan Lake, passing through
the little village of Swanville, out by the
neat little church and newly built hearse
house by the Grange Hall, to which an add
dition of % feet was recently built; by the
fine farms and beautiful farm buildings of
the Levanseller's, Chase's and Hardings,
and by Richie Grange hall to the pretty
little village of Morrill,, of which we wrote
recently. 1t was about noon when we drove
up to Bro. D. 0 Bowen's, and we found his
| latch-string out, as we knew we should, as
we had been there before. Bro, Bowen is
member of the executive committee of the
State Grange and is well posted in Grange
matters. We left with the assurance that
Bro. Bowen aud his better half would meet
us in Liberty.
| In resuming our journey took the road
leading through North Searsmont and, pass
ing many fine farms arrived at our destina-
ton before sunset. AS we drove into Liber-
| tv village, which is almost hidden by hills
and trees, could only think, what a nice
! place to drain cellars and coast down hill in
the winter. We We're 50 much taken up
with the surroundings that we drove by the
place where we intended to stop for the
night, when we heard a gruff voice, that
sounded as though its owner might, at some
time in the past, have comm anded a gun
boat or a man-o-war. orderin z us to "tack-
ship, and heaveto' We com Piled at once
| for it is the first duty of soldier to obey
! his superior officer. We found j. O John
sons latch-string out, and his good WIFE
who is also a Granger, soon had supper
ready, After supper we had a visit from
Capt. E. E. Hatch, I. S. A. whose regiment
is at Manila. and who is at home on sick
| leave
Early next morning the little village was
startled b the cry Of, deer! deer just out
side" and away went the Morse brothers
with their rifles; but they We're too late
Some fellow with shot gun had fired a
volley, and the deer We're off. No venison
that day.
We had the pleasure of attending Georges
River Grange, and very enjoyable evening
wa spent with the brothers and sisters.
One forenoon was spent in rambling about
the town, which is noted for its tanneries
and mills, situated on the Georges river,
W hich has a fall of 200 feet in less than a
mile 1t has nice church. Masonic, Grange
and Grand Army halls, post office, hotel and
fine stores. 1t is a neat, clean, little village
of which its inhabitants should feel proud,
After the veterans meeting we left for
home. feeling well repaid for our visit to
Liberty.
FROM MAINE TO MASSACHUSETTS.
Our Palermo correspondent writes | left
home Sept. 14th and took the boat at Bel
fast for Boston, arriving at the Hub the next
morning. The day spent in calling on
acquaintance, and then | took the train for
HaverhiIl, where | found my cousin, Myron
H Goodwin, in his law office, An electric
car took us to his home in West Newbury
where | spent few days, and visited some
of the nelghboring towns. Sunday went to
Newburyport where my uncle used to live
and crossed the chain bridge over the Merri-
mac TlNtl-lHe HrSl Suspension bflUgt IN
America--into Amesbury. and went to the
home of Whittier and to his grave in Union
cemetery. | also visited the Amesbury
Congregational church. built in 1875, and
listened to sermon by Rev. Mr.. Berkeley of
Philadelphia, This church is of two stories
and has rs windows with 80 panes of glass
in each. A gallery extends across one end
and on two sides. The pews are square,
with seats on two sides, a table for books
and two shelves for candles. The pulpit is
reached by flight of stairs and has sound
ing board overhead. There are no chimneys
in the edifice and it has never had fire in
it, Services are only held here in warm
weather.
| went to Mount Prospect cemetery and
saw the sarcophagus where Reuben J Smith
was inferred last February, sitting in his
chair. The door is locked and the keyhole
soldered up.
Monday l returned to Boston and took
the New York express for Springfield, where
l remained several days, then went to Hol-
yoke and followed the Connecticut river to
Smiths Ferry, arriving home Sept. 23i.