The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-02-20

| PALERMO.
Mrs. Alice Tibbetts of East Palermo went
to Portland last Thursday for a week s
visit Cora A. Goodwin is keeping house
for her during her absence. The farmers
are fitting up with ice houses to put in
supply Of ice, and many will sell their cream
| at the new creamery at the station Mr..
Clark now has his creamery fitted with the
necessary machinery for operation John
| Black has taken the contract to gather
cream and made his fl st trip list Saturday.
| Tuesday the men turned out with their
| teams and cut and hauled ice to fill the ice
house at the creamery MIR. Clark furnished
dinner at the hotel &C. f. Carr is getting
| out lumber for a silo, and W \. Nelson is
getting out lumber to make repairs on his
barn. George Wesley Marden has gone to
| Ellsworth for short visit to his son, Fred
Marden,
| WALDO STATION.
The last snow has remained long enough
to set the teams going in all directions and
give people chance to have Il sleighride
IA good deal of shipping is being dor e at
this station. Cord wood, pulpwood, hay
lumber and household goods were among
the last weeks shipments ... Mrs. George
| Walls, who died last week in Belfast, WAS
for many years resident OF this town.
She had been feeble for number OF years
past. In her younger days she was regard
ed as a very capable woman in every de
partment of housewfery and an unusually
efficient person in the sick room, her
neighbors not thinking it necessary to call
a physician when they could secure her
help. People in this vicinity are harvest
ing their ice. 1t comes from Teddy Pond
and is of nice quality. L. c. Whitman
and. wife recently went to Boston, where
they have employment. w. O. Went
worth intends going to Madison, Maine,
soon to visit his sister, who lives there.
calvin E, Reynolds, q respected citizen Of
this town, has been i'll for Il long time and
does not seem to improve The grip is
among us and in some cases grips hard.
PROSPECT FFRRY.
The body of Capt. Frank F. Harding that
| was washed ashore at South Hampton from
| here Monday, accompanied by his Oldest
| son Archie and his nephew Frank +.
| Harding. Capt. Harding left New York
| Feb. 2nd in the tow With the Antelope and
| Mystic Belle, and the crew of the Mystic
| Belle are all that is left to tell the sad tale
of that terrible night Capt H. leaves to
mourn their loss a wife, and three sons
4 rG1,ix of
| Willis Of this place, one daughter Orianna
! of Worcester, Mass, a BROTHER Capt. W. c.
| Harding of this place, a sister, Susie, three
nephews and niece. The wife of Capt
| W. {. Harding is a sister of Mrs. Frank f.
! Harding. Capt II. was kind husband
and father and the blow falls very heavily
upon them all. The two families have the
sympathy of the entire community. Capt
| Harry CHM of sch. Pearl is loading for Port
| land. 49,. George Avery is sick in bed with
lumbago in his back and hip. He is attend
ed by DR.. Emerson of Bucksport His
many friends hope to soon see him out. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Emerson of Frankfort
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Emerson last
| Sunday. Miss Addie Partridge of Sandy
point was at Mrs. w. F. Bachelors last
week dressmaking. Mrs. Kate Hartman
entertained the Helping Hand Club Feb.
| 9th. Mrs. E. w. Grindle was to entertain
| the club Feb. 10Th, but owing to the death of
Capt. Harding it was postponed to Feb.
| 18th.
FREEDOM.
| Miss Irene Sibley has returned from Bos
ton. where she has been spending few
weeks. Have you seen the stAcademy
J Echo" for the winter term? Better buy
one; it is only fifteen cents, and one of the
best numbers ever published :. Mr. and
Mrs Nathan Libby, Mr.. Joseph Brown,
MI. and Mrs. j. W. Libby and Nh Knowles
Bangs are going to Augusta this week -.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. b. Banton are spending the
! winter in Montvile. -. Mrs. d. ". Dodge
! and Miss Wnifred are spending few days
! In Boston The winter term of Freedom
Academy closed Feb. 18th. The academy
was we'll attended and the work done by
pupils and teachers is thoroughly satisfac-
tory. The spring term opens Feb. 18th.
About twenty-five new pupils are expected
80 The great social event of the season
was the exhibition given by the senior class
OF Freedom Academy last Friday evening
at the Grange Hall. The members of the
class covered themselves with glory The
entertainment consisted of songs, readings,
and two unique farces. The parts were
well taken and much credit is due the MEM
bers OF the class After the stage perform
ance the members of the senior class led
in the grand march. Later they escorted
the members of the junior class, with Prof.
Perkins and wife, Rev. W. A. Richmond
and lady and the members Of the executive
committee of the academy, into the centre
OF the hall and served them with ice cream
and cake. The remainder of the evening
was spent in social way, with games, etc.
1--WE regret that Miss Allen, who has
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