The Republican journal., 1901-06-13

had a very beneficial effect opon the grass
and it is looking we'll. People find 1t diff
cult to farm on low land. it is so wet. -. H.
q. Marden and wife with their daughter
Ollie Of Howard, r. l., are spending few
weeks here visiting at j. G.. Littlefield's.
Horace enjoys his trips to the trout brooks
near by. On one of his return trips we
noticed he had good string of trout.
Warren johnson met with quite a severe
accident recently. When turning his colt
to pasture the colt turned, sprang past him
juring his side. He is slowly recovering.
....Hertilla Harding is home from Angus
ta... b. A. Ray and wife have moved from
Bath to this town. They will stop with
their daughter, Mrs. c. W. Barnes, for a
while. IL. c. Whitman and wife are home
from a business trip. Joseph Ellis & Son
are sending spool bars to Rhode Island....
A. E. Nickerson is shipping hay from here.
APPLETON. V. q. Keller and wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fish attended the gradu-
alton exercises at Castine last week..
Misses Ava Keller, Effie Mitchell, Martha
Fish, Benz. Keller and Clarence Simmons
returned June 9TH from Castine where they
have been students at the Normal School,
Miss Keller and her brother Benz. graduated.
Mrs. Charles Robinson of Rock Island,
ILL.,, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. n. Titus.
John Richardson of Howard, K. l., is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs 0. c. Richard
son. Rev. Mr.. Kelley of Kennebunk is
holding meetings at the Union church this
week. Nv. Howard Gardiner of Camden
delivered the address before David Esancy
Post Memorial Day. The exercises were
held in Union church, the altar of which
cut flowers and flags. A quartette. Rev.
Geo. Jenkins, Jesse Wentworth, Mrs.
Helen Gushee and Martha Kelley sang sew
eral patriotic selections. Comrade John
Lane read the roll of honor and introduced
the speaker. -. Our farmers were glad to
see the sun after week of foggy weather
and rain.
CAMDEN. The program for the centennial
celebration June oath, as now planned by the
committee, is about as follows: At p. M
promptly, the procession, including all the
visiting lodges and Communicates, will be
formed to parade the principal streets
This will probably take two hours. At 3
O'Clock will be held the exercises in the
Opera House. Judge Robinson will give a
brief address covering the history of Amity
Lodge, and Geo. H. Cleveland will read an
original poem. Hon. Chas. 7. Gallagher of
Boston will deliver the address of the day.
At O'Clock banquet will pc rendered to
the visiting brothers by the members of
Amity Lodge. The banquet will take place
in the 'Camden Casino on Bay View street.
Following the banquet will be several toasts
responded to by distinguished, visitors and
two representatives of the lodge. At clock
will be the grand ball in the Opera House
which will conclude the exercises of the day.
The Camden Mt. Battle band will furnish
music during the day and the visiting COM
manderies may bring bands. At the ball,
music will be furnished by Meservey's
Quintet.
NORTH TROY. Zimr Carleton has been
granted United States pension. Mrs
Lucy Carleton and Mrs. Alma Green visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patter-
son of North Dixmont Monday Charles
W. Jackson of Albion was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Rhoades last week.
Messrs. Bassett and Warren, overseers of
the poor of Winslow, were in town Thurs
day, looking after pauper CASE. Work
on the highway has been begun in this vi
entity and will continue this week. The
road machine has been in operation, and
better travelling is looked for in the near
future. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Knight of
East Troy were the guests of Clarence
Whitney and wife Sunday Rev. W. A.
Luce of Unity held a meeting at West
Troy, Thursday evening. He has an APP
pointment to hold meetings there once in
two weeks. Louville Sanderson and FAM
lily OF Plttstield visited his mother, Mrs.
Cynthia Sanderson, at the old home Sunday.
$40. b. Rhoades made business trip to
Waterville last week. There are no cater
pillars to speak of in this section, but Mr.
Reuben Rhoades reports that another pest
has appeared that is making bad work on
the foliage of the apple trees. He will COM
mence active work in his orchard this week
spraying his trees to prevent any damage
being done to the very promising crop of
fruit which has set... Miss Georgia Jack.
son is attending school at the Edmund's
schOOlhOuSe in Burnham.
THoRNDIKE. The Sunday school conven-
ton meets at the Centre church June 10Th
instead of June Goth as stated in last weeks
paper. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Higgins at
tended the quarterly meeting in Dixmont
June 18th, Sth and 9th. =. Mrs. Clifton Hunt
met with quite serious accident one day
last week while crossing the barn floor she
made misstep and fell, striking on her face
and cutting her mouth severely. 1t was
feared she would bleed to death before med