The Republican journal., 1901-11-14

SOUTH LIBERT4. SCuOOlS clOS0u NOV.
Sth after nine weeks term taught by Miss
| Mabel Brown of Belfast with flag raising
and the following program Recitation, Her
Papa, Mamie Hannah; reading, The Eve of
| Bunker Hill, Carrie Leigher; recitation,
Delbert Fuller; concert reading, The
Union recitation, Martha Legher; recita-
ton, AS the Flag Goes By, Annie Fuller
recitation, Mamie Leigher; composition.
The American Flag, Ralph Ludwig; flag
exercise, Union and Liberty, five girls.
After this program addresses were made by
Supt. Arthur Richie and John o. johnson,
and Mrs. Carrie Aver made appropriate re-
marks. Martha Leigher, Delbert Fuller and
i Leonard Fuller were not absent during the
term; Lucia Leigher, Ralph Leigher. Mamie
Leigher were each absent one-half day only
| The average attendance for the term was
80
APPLETON. James Hemenway, who
bought the farm on the Union road former
ly owned by Capt. James Hall, has sold the
place to William Bean and has gone with
his family to Brockton, Mass, where he is
overseer in box factory with salary of
$1,000 year. -. The scarlet fever has had
quite run here, but none of the cases
have proved fatal. Some of the parents of
the children afflicted with the distemper
| would not admit that it was scarlet fever
| until our board of health had called four
physicians to examine the patients, and
then when all had agreed on the symptoms,
they thought the physicians were wrong in
their diagnosis and refused to have their
houses quarantined. The notices were plac-
ed on their doors, however, and one of the
kickers, who has since had very sick son,
is now willing to admit that the doctors
knew what they were talking about. .....G.
II. Page arrived home Wednesday from a
three weeks trip to the Pan-American Ex-
friends in Nashua, N. H., and Lowell,
Natick and Boston, Mass, and Bath, Maine
80. Lincoln johnson and wife will leave
soon for Stoneham, Mass, where they will
pass the winter with their daughter Mr..
johnson has sold $1,000 worth of apples
this fall. I'LL. G. Gushee has shipped S.
900 worth of apples to Portland house.
Almond Ripley has bought of our farmers
several car loads OF apples and many buyers
from other localities have large quantities
of fruit There has been no cry of hard
times this season from the farmers, who are
all disposing of their crops at good prices.
THoRNDIKE. Mrs. Charity Walker, who
has been visiting her son in Brownville and
friends in Island Falls and Crystal, in
Aroostook county, returned to her home last
Monday after a visit of four months. Mrs.
Walker speaks in the highest terms of the
kindness and politeness shown her by the
railroad officials all along her line of travel
49,. Milton Ward, who moved to Cutler last
spring, is visiting relatives in town.. Mrs
Ira Pitman and Mr.. and Mrs. " n Higgins
visited Nh and Mrs. j. II. Stevens Nov 4th
49,. Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Files returned from
Bangor Saturday,. Miss Bessie Higgins
began school in Centre district Monday
The high school in the Centre district,
taught by n. A. Webb, closed Saturday
Mr.. Webb begins the winter term of school
Monday on the Patterson ridge. Miss
Head of Troy will teach at East Thorndike
and Miss Maude Monroe of Troy in the
Ward district. Mrs. Ira Pitman and Mrs.
A. M. Higgins passed last Tuesday with
Mrs. Mabel Cilley... Mr.. and Mrs J. II.
Stevens and Mr.. and Mrs. V. N. Higgins
attended the Veterans meeting in Monroe
Nov. It'll. Mr.. A. H. Higgins passed two
days last week in Burnham and Pittsfeld. .
The entertainment at Hillside Grange Hall
Thursday evening was success financially.
Mrs. Ira Pitman was the guest of Mrs.
Joseph Higgins Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Sherman of Massachusetts is in town buy
ing and packing apples. -. The many friends
of Mrs. NJ. A. P. Saywood, who started for
Colorado few weeks ago, are glad to learn
that she has reached her destination in
safety and is very pleasantly situated.
Mr. and Mrs V. n. Higgins will attend the
National Grange in Lewiston this week.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Blanche Berry
gave Unreliable whist party last week,
with prizes. Miss Susie Cousens was the
fortunate winner of the first prize, while j.
A. PIERCE, Jr., received the consolato n
prize. Mrs. A. M. Ames Jr., entertained a
company of lady friends most enjoyably on
Thursday evening last with progressive
whist. Mrs. Walter Kimball and little
daughter, Frances, spent several days in
Belfast last week, returning Thursday...
Mrs. Horace Griffin went to Prospect Ferry
last Thursday to visit relatives for few
| days. Miss Clara Mudgett left Friday for
Castine to spend Sunday with friends
Mr.. Wilbur Ridley shot fine buck deer one
day last week very near his home Its
| weight was 24O pounds. He has sent the
| head to Capt. Horace Griffin to be mounted
Mr. Edward Hartman and wife gave a
very pleasant card-party on Saturday even
| ing last. Capt. Horace Staples returned
Saturday from a fve-weeks' business tril
in Boston. =. Mrs. D. G. Harris arrived Sat
urday from the home of her son, Mr.. E. S
Grant, in Mt Vernon, N. Y, to spend the
winter with her bereaved sister, Mrs. C. S
Rendell.. Mrs. Celia Herrick returned
Saturday from visit with her sister, Mrs
J. L. Lancaster, in Camden. Miss Abbie
Rendell spent several days in Searsport last
week. Mrs. F. Whittemore and son OF
Bucksport visited her aunt, Mrs. RALPH
Morse, last week, returning Saturday. Hel
husband is now employed on the Bangor
Daily News and the family will soon remove