The Republican journal., 1900-12-06
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

BURNHAM. Bert Reynolds has resigned
his position with the NJ. c. R. r. and bought
the f. A. McAlister farm, where he will
the F. \. McAlister farm and will reside
for the present in the town of Clinton. -.
Charles Cookson has engaged to haul some
% NJ of lumber for George f. Wyman to the
Gilmore lumber mills, to be sawed into
material for a barn which Nh Wyman
intends to build the coming spring. -. Mrs
Arthur Adams of Clinton visited Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. II. kimball last Sunday The
| snow storm of Saturday and Sunday, Nov
24th and 18th, has made excellent sleighng
Mr.. William Reynolds lost a valuable.
colt short time ago of lock jaw.
CENTRE MoNTvILLE W. H. Churchill
is very sick with pneumonia at Mrs g. H.
Thompson's. Eben Choate died Nov. 10Th,
at the residence of his son, r. L. Choate
He was an aged man, probably over SO wears,
and had done many hard days work in this
town.. IF. NJ. Poland, who has been book
keeping for Southworth Bros. in South
Brewer for the past year, is at home for a
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dance at the Grange Hall on the evening of
Dec. 9th. Volney Thompson began his
seasons work on new carriages Dec Sd,
and will put up about his usual number.
He has hired NJ. NJ. Wentworth, who has
been with him for number of years, for
another season. ''NIilt'' is a well known
artist at any part of the carriage business.
mond ran away from happy home at Mr..
and Mrs. G. F. Aliens. Nov 2Sth he came
in and made himself at home and had a
good appetite for his Thanksgiving dinner.
| FREEDOM. Mr. Alfred Clark has moved to
the farm in Unity formerly occupied by his
father. The ice storm did quite an amount
of damage to fruit and shade trees in this
vicinity. Mrs. A. J. Billings spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. E. Vose of Mont
Vile. The winter term at the academy
| has begun with fifty students. .. Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Written and son returned
home from Massachusetts last week. :. The
| Christian EndeavOr Society will give an
entertainment and social at Grange Hall
Friday evening, Dec 18th. The Magazine
"a Club will be reorganized for 1901. Rev.
| W. F. Berry, Sec'y of the Christian Civic
League OF Maine, occupied the pulpit here
last Sunday, morning and evening He
said that liquor selling in Maine could be
stopped if the people would do their duty.
The VIC: I. =. gave him a reception at
| Vose is teaching in Montville. :. Mrs. Anna
Stephenson and daughter Jeanette spent
Thanksgiving with friends in WinslOw.
Mr.. ID. w. Dodge has gone to Boston on
business. The first lecture of our course
will be given by President George c. Chase
| n Ratnc h h
and Habit. The W. c. 7. U. will meet
with Mrs. P. W. Aver next Tue sday at
Pm.
| THORNDIKE. The December session of
the Free Baptist quarterly meeting will be
| held at the Centre church Dec 7th, Sth and
| 9th. The school at East Thorndike will
begin Dec 10th under the instruction of
Lynn Rand of Unity were guests, Nov.
both, of their sister, Mrs. Porter Hurd. 500.
Dr. and Mrs. Porter Hurd were in Free
dom Thursday evening to attend the we'd
ding reception of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Keene and
day and Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Keene. Mrs. Marden of Belfast was the
guest Friday of Mrs. F. n. Vose. :. .B.
| W. Downes, who has been in Montana
two years, has returned to his home. Will
Ward and wife of Fairfield were in town
Sunday. Charles Il. Stevens Of Bangor is
the guest of r. G. Higgins. The storm of
Nov Goth did much damage to fruit and
shade trees. 49,. II. M. Higgins and V. n
Higgins passed Dec. End with Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Hatch in Jackson. Dana B. Hig.
gins went to Waterville Monday where he
has employment. :. E. L. Bartlett, who is
teaching school in Danforth, is at home fol
short time. Fred Hunt and Eben Small,
who are attending the University of Maine
are at home sick with measles. Albert Murc1
and wife and Mrs. Emma Murch of Unity
passed Thanksgiving day with Mr.. and Mrs
ed Nov. 29th with Mr.. and Mrs. b. W
Downes. IF. N. Vose, who represents the
Freeman Medicine Company of Portland
passed last week with his family here. .Chas
Gross Of Andover, Mass, is visiting friends
in town.