The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15
FREEDOM.

|
! Buttertield and Gates of Nassalboro are the
guests of Miss Nellie Brown. Miss Edith
Murray and Master Harry Sprowl are
| spending few days with Mrs. James
Libby Miss Myrtce Small is the guest
of her brother, A. NJ. Small, NJ. D.. Mrs.
| Dickey is visiting her brother, Joseph
! Brown. -. Mrs. LinScott is spending few
| days with her son. Prof. A. E. Linscott
| See other columns for graduating exercises
at Freedom Academy The East
Maine Conference Seminary team of Bucks
port played the Academy nine here Monday
| afternoon, winning the game by a score of
10 to l. The game was won by the superior
batting of the visitors, and was one of the
cleaneSt and best exhibitions of the season.
The field work of both teams, was remark
ably free from errors.
WALDO STATION.
The cold wave which has visited us re-
Gently, with frosts and high winds, left
many tender plants in limp condition.
Repairs on bridges in town have been going
on for the past two weeks On the Pierce
bridge new strlnger was put in, an addi-
tiOnal abutment built and other needful re-
pairs made; new bridge was built near
where there has been many washouts, and
the Bragdon bridge was repaired. :. Ohm
Gilmore, Jr. of Boston is in town for a short
time. Schools in town began Monday,
May 10Th. Garcia Atwood is teaching at
the Station, Sadie Cummings in the west
part of the town and Nesta Rose at Evans
Corner. The Waldo Union met with Ms
Gilman Roberts May 6th. Though mostly in
the nature of business the session was inter-
esting. The next meeting will be May 2oth,
with Mrs. Sarah Reynolds. Geo. @.
Holmes and family will soon move to the
kaler place in Belfast The location will
be more convenient to school, and also for
running the milk route in Belfast. They
are good citizens and we hope it will be only
a temporary absence.
LIBERTY.
The sad event of the week was the death
Of Miss Gertrude Crockett, aged y years,
which took place at the home of her mother
Mrs. Ella Rowe, ON Bolan Hill, May 9th
The funeral services were held at the
church in this village May 10th, Rev W. H.
Abbott OF Palermo officiating. The imme-
date cause of her death was rheumatic
fever, although She had been in poor health
for some time. She was young lady very
well thought of in the community, as the
floral tributes at her funeral abundantly
testified. Among the contri buttons were
the following; Members of Patrons of Hus-
bandry, of which she was a member, a
wreath; flowers from Mrs. Herbert Fales,
Thomaston Mrs. Charles Z. RhoadeS. Bel
fast; Mrs. Annie Berry. Montville, Mrs.
Skidmore. Miss Mary Brown. Mrs Hoyt,
Miss Twtchell, Mrs. Moody. Mrs. Mitchell,
and others whose names we were unable to
learn-all of this village. The untimely
frost of last Friday night nipped many a
plant, bud and flower, both out of doors and
in, and made sad havoc among the tomato
plants in particular. The leaves of the
rhubarb were frozen hard in many places.
The only trees fully leaved out in this
vicinity are the horse chestnut, and their
leaves are killed as by fire. Many of the
people of the village have been sick with
colds for the past few weeks, and among
them is your scribe.
THORNDIKE.
V. n. Higgins has a peach plum tree
which was in full bloom last week, but he
fears that the freeze of Saturday night has
ruined his prospective peach crop. =. The
third and fourth degree will be conferred
upon several candidates in Harvest Moon
Grange next Saturday.....A. H. Higgins,
who is canvassing for nursery stock, was
soliciting orders in Monroe last week.
Miss Evelyn c. Higgins of Massachusetts is
visiting relatives in town. On her way here
she visited her father, L. L. Higgins, in
Springvale, Me-. The Helping Hand Club
hold their next meeting with Mrs. Peter
Harmon. The ladies of this club are doing
quite an amount of sewing for the little
girls at the Home in Augusta. ...B. W.
Downs passed May 4th at his home. -. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Quincy of Belfast were
in town last Wednesday,. Several from
town attended the funeral of Mrs. John
Ames in Unity Saturday afternoon. Nh
Brown of Waterville is in town selling
spring BEDS ironing boards, clothes dryers,
etc, and is meeting with good success. -.
Mr.. Rollins of Unity has been improving
the looks of the buildings of William Bar
low and Edwin COrnforth with new coats
of paint. Mrs. Adnah Morey and little
daughter have been visiting friends in Cas-
tine. Mrs. Peter Harmon and Mrs Will
lard Sparrow passed Friday in Belfast....
Chester Harding of Knox is working for
his brother, Frank Harding. I'D. S. Files,
who has been in Bangor for several weeks,
has returned to his home... Nelson Hunt
lost nice yearling colt last week. -. The
Misses Bessie and Grace Higgins attended
the sociable in jackson Saturday evening.
.... Miss Mabel Bessey left Friday for few
weeks visit with her father, Charles Bessey,
in Barre, Vermont. Emery Written went
to the town of Madison on business last
week. Miss Effie Coffin passed last week
with relatives in Pittsfeld. :. Mrs. Frances
johnson, who has been in the hospital at
Lewiston for several weeks, has returned to
her daughters, Mrs. F. N. Vose, and is much
improved in health. Little Olive TOwle,
who has been at the Maine General Hospital,
Portland, for several months for treatment,
returned to her parents Thursday in much
improved condition. Benz. Ames and L.
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