The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
SOUTH MONTNILLE,.

SOUTH MONTNILLE.
| Miss NJ A. Randall, who has been visit
/ Ing in Lewiston, returned home last week.
| ....MisS Erva Conner returned home last
week after spending the winter in Provi-
dence, L. I.....1 he rainy weather is hold
ing the farmers back from farming. Some of
them have their early peas in, Rev. f" \.
Dinsl0w and wife visited Mr.. and Mrs VIM
Carver of Appleton last Friday.
CLARkE's CORNER (Prospect.)
Mr. and Mrs. &. O. Clarke of Prospect
have returned from Massachusetts to Bel
fast. where he expects employment for the
summer. Myron and Horace Clarke at
tended the grand ball at Stockton springs
last Thursday eyening...,A little stranger
came to the home of NJ. +. Clarke recently
TO stay. Her name is Addie, -. Charles
Grant has been appointed surveyor in the
| Clarke dist. n the place of Melvin Clarke
resigned Mr.. Ansel Gross is building a
| new barn ON his site of one burned by light
ming TWO years ago....JameS Clarke and
wife viii visit Belfast next week.
PALERMO.
! week on the roadside in front of his new
| house,. Everett Haskell Of China is NOV
| ing into the Daniel Whittier house,. Mrs
| George Soule returned April 10Th from a
! visit to friends in BrunSW lick 80. The
! schools in town began last Monday.
| Alonzo Merriteld bought Buckeye now
ing machine last week of VIII Jordan.
! is hay
| built on to his house. Fred Norton went
! to Liberty Friday with II bushels of beans
! to sell. He had little mlshap and spilled
bag of them. Elder StetSon of Water
vile bought horse last Thursday of Elder
| Abbott. .. john Perkins work ed for Charles
Arnold last week, painting his house 49,.
Gilman Turner has painted his house. His
| brother Dexter helped him. :. Fred Jordan
went to Augusta last Saturday. -. Leroy
| Howard went to South Liberty last Friday
with load of lime casks. ... Elisha Norton
OF Belfast was in town last week calling on
| friends.
FREEDOM.
The graduating exercises of the class of
| 1902, Freedom Academy, will take place on
the 18th, 18th and 18th of May, as follows
! Sunday, May 18th, Baccalaureate Sermon
at the Congl church by Rev. W. A. Rich
mond; NeSper Service at 730 P NJ, with
address by Rev. II. l. Holt. Special music
is being prepared for both services Mon
day, May 18th, base ball game, Freedom
Academy VS.. Bucksport Seminary; Junior
prize exhibition at Grange Hall at p. NJ.
The following speakers have been chosen
for the Junior contest: Misses Stevenson,
James, Sampson, Carter and James Messrs.
! Kelsey, Woods, Titon and Sylvester. The
prizes are s. and So. The Male Quartette
i Will furnish music. Tuesday, Nav IL, base
! ball game, Freedom Academy VS. Castine
Normal school; graduating exercises of
| Freedom Academy in the Cong'l church
address by Rev. Charles L. White. presi-
OF Colby College; music by Unity Orches-
| ira; reception to Senior class. The class
parts have been assigned as follows
Salutatory, Leander jackson, Morrill,
class prophecy, Flora Cunningham. Free
dom; class Grafton, Fred Thurston, Free
dom; class history, Leroy Woods, Knox
| valedictory, Anna Lamson; address to
undergraduates, Della II. Kane The fol-
lowing members of the class will have
essays II. l. Holt, Morrill, Fred Hutchins,
| Freedom; Edgar Post, Freedom. We
understand that our Academy is to be en-
larged during the summer. .Arbor Day
was observed by the students of the Acad-
envy. Pro. Linscott worked hard all day
and with the aid OF the students did great
deal to beautify the grounds around the
Academy. Our base ball team covered
themselves with glory on the Belfast
grounds last Saturday. They played the
Belfast high school in the forenoon and the
Bucksports in the afternoon. The Free
domites appreciated the kindly treatment of
both teams and are specially grateful for
the support of the students Of the Belfast
High school in the afternoon. The Ladies
Circle will serve dinner at Grand Army
Hall Thursday noon.. DR. A. NJ. Small
took day off Saturday and went to the
base ball game: Miss Flora Cunningham
and Misses Orie and Louise Sibley began
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