The Republican journal., 1901-02-28
HARRY W. CLARK.

WALDO. l. B. Clary, asst. mail carrier
the House of Representatives, was in town
over Sunday visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs N. E. Clary Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Harding of Troy visited friends in town
the first of the week. ..B. A. Clary left
Monday for Portland, where he has work.
...A. j. Simmons lost one of his team
horses recently. The horse slipped and fell
on the ice, breaking his hip. Those who
will receive their mail by free-delivery are
anxiously awaiting the coming of the carrier
Few towns have such poor mail facilities as
this There is only one post Office in town,
and that in the dark corner, the northeast,
and accommodating about a dozen families.
All others get their mail from Belfast and
Morrill, The delivery route passes through
the most populous section of the town and
will be very convenient for those living on
the route. 1t is not expected that the post
office at the station will be discontinued.
The political pot begins to boil, the politi-
clans are stirring, and lively times are ex-
pected at our annual meeting. Two
sets of candidates are to be presented; all
new, clean, good men, and those who are
defeated can remain so, while those who are
elected must suffer the fate of all office
holders.
FRANKFORT The village schools closed
Friday, Washington's birthday, and exer-
cises of very patriotic kind were given in
o1+ A 1arp
ent and much enjoyed the exercises, which
were unusually good Following is the
grammar school program, which had a pic
ture Of Washington's home at the top:
'Welcome Thou Festal Morn;' Patriotic
Quotations; Life of Washington; ''Twenty-
second of February" Tribute to Washing
ton; Our National Songs; "Flag of the
Rainbow - The school house stands by the
Flag Flag Drill America. The superinten-
dent Miss S. L. PIERCE, offered prize to the
scholar in the grammar school who should
write the best essay on the Life of Washing
ton. Out of twenty exceptionally fine essays,
John Robert Hurley'S was considered the
best. The prize consisted of large, framed
picture of Washington. We learn with re-
gret that this is to be Miss Ida Hughes
last term in the primary school, as-she is a
teacher of marked ability and has given
universal satisfaction. Mrs. Myra Saw
yer of Lynn and Mrs. Hattie Palmer of
Salem have been visiting their brother, Mr.,
John 7. Averill. They came to attend the
funeral of their sister, Eliza, who died Feb.
18th John Dorr of Boston, has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Averill....
Fred Shaw, who is attending the business
college in Portland, is at home on vacation.
IN. S. Blethen was in Kittery a few days
last week on business. Mrs. Geo. Brown
died Feb. oath. She leaves a husband and
three small children.
LIBERTY. W. J. Knowlton and wife and
L. C. Morse started for Washington, d. c.,
Monday morning to visit friends and be
present at the inauguration of President
Mckinley. During the bad travelling since
the big storm freight for 7. P. Mathews has
! accumulated in Belfast to the amount OF
one hundred tons, including 40 tons OF corn,
| 20 tons of feed, - tons of flour, 2 tons OF
oats, 10 tons of paints, oils and groceries,
and about Is tons of phosphates. All this
! has accumulated in about three weeks. lie
! had seven teams in Belfast. Feb. 25th. This
' is more goods than any country store han
died in year forty years ago. Ihls one
concern now handles at least 1900 tons
year. Though our population has fallen on
| 25 per cent in the two past decades our vai-
uation has held its own, and our trade mas
more than quadrupled during that tlme'
When l came to this town In 1871 a. ~;
Mathews had the principal store ana ulu
/ three-fOurths of the business; ana A1rea
Knowlton did all his teaming with Ole BERT,
a horse that weighed about ]. 200 los; Inres
tons week was good work 1or MN. ~
now takes from five to twenty horses
to do the work for 7. P. Mathews:
Our wood piles are all small and there is
| not much prospect of increasing their SIZE
until there comes thaw. Quite large io'
of long lumber is being hauled to the ml!is
but very little stave lumber as yet. y: ~
d. Sanford went to Boston Monday WIFI
| his last lot of apples-two car loads. ;.
Notice was given that Rev. E. Juds0n
| Hatch of Montville would preach at tne
{ church in this village last Sunday, pu'
owing to the inclemency of the weathe
no services were held. 1t is presumed that
i he will fill the engagement next Sunday.
Some of our ladies were disappointed be.
cause the papers did not publish a list of
the costumes worn by the ladies at the Gov
ernor's reception ball in Augusta. A Person
i who was present says the reason is obvious.
I All the costume he could see was diamonds
and train ..... The river and streams are
very low and the tannery has suspended
/ operations for want of water.