The Republican journal., 1903-06-25
CENTRE MONTvILLE.

CENTRE MONTV1LLE.
It renorted that George Gordon has bar
gained for the Benson Thompson farm....
George Edmunds' horse that was sick is SO
much better that he drives it,. Ebert Baker
worked on the telephone line last week,
cntting away bushes that interfered with
the wires. Vida Jones had seventeen
teeth nnlled one day last week. .... The
schools in town closed last week. The
school In the Plains district, taught by Miss
Gertie Henry of Palermo, closed Saturday.
This was her second term in this district.
Miss Henry is good teacher and has the
love and good will Of all her scholars. Ice
cream and cake were served to the school.
The pupils not absent or even late were
Pearl M. Oxton, Addie NJ. Palmer and Edith
E. Palmer. The schoolroom was prettily
decorated with flowers and evergreens. and
the following program closed most sue
cessful term: Recitations by Pearl Oxton,
Harold Mehuren, Hazel Oxton, and by six
little people; essay by Addie Palmer; reci-
tations by Ruby OxtOn, Herbert Mehuren,
and Edith Palmer quotations by the school;
recitations by Addie Palmer, Willie Menu
rem, and Roy Oxton essay by Pearl Oxton !;
dialogue by Harold Mehuren and Addie
Palmer recitation by Clayton jackson.
THORNDIKE.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. u. Lander are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a daughter,
born June 21st.. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Webster are rejoicing over the arrival of a
son in their family. Mrs. Wilbur Dolloff is
caring for Mrs. Webster. -. The Misses
Mildred and Marion Monroe attended the
graduating exercises at Searsport Friday,
and Saturday,. Fred Howard and wife,
who have been passing a week with rela-
tives in Pittsfield, Winslow and Thorndike.
returned to their home in Belfast Saturday,
go. Miss Addie Ward has been the guest
for week of her sister, Mrs. Nora Osborne
passed last week with Mrs. Eta A. Har-
mon. . Mrs. Bert Palmer of Lowell, Mass,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Peter Bohn.
....Miss Addie Belle Pendleton of Water
vile is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. III.
Higgins. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Stevens
Rev. and Mrs. II. Small. Mrs. Ephraim
johnson passed few days last week with
relatives in Waldo. =. Mrs. Annie Morse of
Unity passed last Thursday with Mrs. o. J.
Farwell. .. Miss Flora Farnham spent a
few days last week with her sister, Mrs.
William Ryan of Knox. The Helping
Hand Club met last week with Mrs. F. N.
Vose. The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Leslie Bradford. Mrs. B. w. Downs re-
turned home Saturday,. Miss Margie
Ryan of Knox is at work for Mrs. Leslie
Bradford. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso Huff
of Brooks passed Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Patterson. Miss Leila
M. Higgins returned from Burnham Satur-
day.. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph higgins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benj. Ames and Mr.. W. H.
Coffin were in Jackson Thursday to attend
the funeral of Mr.. A. Croxford... Mrs. A.
R. Murch of Unity passed Saturday night
and Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. W. Ward. Farmers are anxious now
for sunshine and warm weather.. George
White, who has been in California the past
two years, is the guest of his brother, Chas.
White. MIR. and Mrs. George P. Higgins
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White pas sed
Thursday in Waterville.