The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

SWANvILLE.
Alonzo Damn of Maple Terrace Farm
shot a fine doe at Mt. Ephraim Monday
morning.. The brothers of Comet Grange
gave nice entertainment last Monday
evening and also served peanuts and mixe(
candies. County Deputy Webb was pres
ent. s. d. Greeley and Miss Edna Edge
comb of Hampden visited friends in tow1
last week Miss Nellie Greeley accompanied
them home. We were sorry to hear of the
illness of Mrs. Martha Nickerson of Mel
rose, Mass
FREEDOM.
| Mrs. d. W. Dodge and Mrs. Myra Brown
will attend the National Convention of the
w. c. 7. L. at Por tland. Mr.. Albert
Stephenson is on the sick Iist.... Mr.. Wood
man Mcdonald has moved into his new
house. Mrs. Robertson, who has been
visiting her brother, d. W. Dodge, starts
for her home in New York Friday. She
will stop off at Portland to attend the Ma
tional Convention of the W.. C. 7. U.... Rev.
W. \. Richmond, Miss S. r. Perley, Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Thompson attended the
County Conference of Cong'l Churches held
Circle will give a five cent social at the
home of Mr. James W. Libby next Friday
night. The Academy base ball team play
ed the last game of the season last Saturday
afternoon with the Thorndike team The
score was 10 to 10 in favor of the Academy
r r Ra Lost
in town.. Miss Lillian Hutchins is attend
ing the Academy the last half of this term
....Dr. NJ. Small and wife were in town
Sunday The reception given the base
ball team by the teachers and students of
the Academy last Saturday evening was "a
very pleasant occasion. The Academy
orchestra furnished the music, which was
exceptionally good. Refreshments were
served b! the young ladies, and all report
d very pleasant time. There will be a
yesper service at the Cong'l church next
Sunday evening at 1.30 O'Clock. -. Mrs. Net
tie Carter, who has been spending two
weeks with her father. b. W. Williams, re-
turned 20 her home in Providence. r. l.,
last Saturday.
THORNDIkE.
Nearly all the slos in town have been
filled, NJ, Frank Harding having done the
harvesting with his new Mccormick har-
veSter and Mr.. J. H. Sayward with his
portable engine has done the cutting. The
meek-eyed Jersey COW has done the rest,
paid the bills. 1t was rather a novel
sight to some in this town to see the modern
corn harvester and binder at work Quite
d complicated piece of machinery il seemed.
Yet doing lis work like a thing of life and
Intelligence. 1t reminds Your scribe of the
farmer ana automobile An Old farmer was
moving grass near the highway when his
moving machine gave out and refused to
operate. While busily engaged upon re-
pairs with hammer and chisel an auto
mobile came putting along the road and
stopped nearly opposite the farmer The
tiller of the soil, who had never seen inst
such vehicle, stared in amazement al the
"critter, then Strai ightenng up thus ad-
dressed the traveller: "Say young man what
on airth do you cali that kind of machine ~
The man very politely replied; "This, sir,
is an automobile Then mischievously
glancng at the disabled moving machine
inquired: ''What kind of machine do YOU
, call that >" The old farmer, who had some
what recovered his composure, shifted his
cud and dryly replied: "Wall, that is an
au-to-mo-h hay, but the dang thing wont. -
&C. b. Cox entertained company :from
Ripley last week. -. Miss Addie Ward is
VII CIT hor in
Mrs. Ellen Hunt of Hermon Centre, who
has been visiting in town, was accompanied
home by her sister, Mrs. Alonzo Coffin.
They will visit at Waterville and Skow
hegan before returning. Mrs. Sarah Stur-
tevant of Salem, Mass, is passing a few
weeks with her sister, Mrs C. B. Cox. -. F.
S. Hogan and wife passed Oct 10 with Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Hogan. Mrs. B. A. Gowen,
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Volney
Thompson of Centre Montville, passed a
/ few days last week with relatives at Water.
vile. Willard Sparrow and family have
moved into the rent over A. W. Wards
store. Carl Coffin and wife, who have
been passing the summer with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Coffin, started
Wednesday for Massachusetts, where Mr..
c. has employment. Mrs. Prince Ressey
of Unity, lady So years of age, is visiting
her granddaug hter, Mrs. B. P. Hurd.. Mrs.
J. II. Stevens passed a few days last week
at Granville Smal'S. -. d. w. Downs passed
Sunday with his family..... Fred Vose
passed Sunday at home, ". n Higgins
returned from Washington, ID. c., Sunday
night. The Helping Hand Club met last
week with Mrs. o. }. Tarwell. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Peter Harmon
and will be held in the hall when they will
tack a comfortable that the Club have set
together. Asa Cole of Jersey City and
Mrs. Sarah Cole and Mrs. Edwin Lander
called on friends in town last week. Mrs
Geo. p. Higgins and children visited at w
II. Collins a few days last week. :. The
best yield of potatoes in this town so fal
reported is that of Nelson Cornforth, who
has just harvested six hundred bushels OF
large sound tubers from three acres OF
ground. =. The contest at Harvest Moon
Grange began last Saturday with a fine
program by the sisters. The sisters also
filled the officers chairs. Next Saturday
the brothers have the meeting in theil
hands. A good interest is manifested and
| each one ia TRYING tn helm