The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

CHINA.
About O'Clock last Saturday afternoon
the house and barn on the farm belonging
to F. E. Doe, one mile north OF the village,
and occupied by L. D. Gowell. were burned
to the ground. Nothing was saved. No in
surance. The fire is supposed to have
caught from fire crackers.
sWANvILLE.
Mr.. E. II. Nickerson and family of Port
land arrived at Maple Terrace Farm Sun
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Nickerson
have lust returned from short visit in
Portland. .....T. d. and G. 7. Nickerson
spent the Fourth in Camden. There were
several picnic parties on the lake the
Fourth, and among them the Head -of-the-
lake and Corner Sunday schools. Mrs. F.
E. Nickerson and three children of Everett,
Mass, accompanied by her sister. Miss
Julia Chase, arrived last week and will
spend the summer with their parents, MIR.
and Mrs. H. NJ. Chase. Mrs. j. w. Nick
erson. who has been visiting in Somerville,
Mass, returned last Wednesday,, accompa
MED by Master Walter Pitcher. by the
courtesy of the Maddocks Brothers Comet
Grange enjoyed fine graphophone enter
tainment last Monday evening. Comet
Grange will have no more meetings for four
weeks. Mr.. S. A. Sborey OF Lowell was
in town last week, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. A. D. Moody. Mrs VIM. Clements,
who has not been out for two years, was
the guest of Miss Louise Cunningham last
Sunday. MIR. w. E. Damn broke ground
for his new house Tuesday morning. -. Mf.
S. D. Greeley and family visited friends IN
town Saturday and Sunday. MISS susie
Greeley of Hampden is visiting trlehds III
town.. Mr.. James Pomeroy has gone 10
Hampden, where he has employment.
Miss Celia NJ. Nickerson is at home from
Belfast for the SUMMER. Last Saturday
afternoon the Swanville nine and the North
Searsport nine had a game T ball on the
Heights. Mr.. Arthur Kane, who has been
the guest of his aunt, Miss A. &. Kane, at
Kane Farm, has returned to his home In
New York.
MONROE.
The celebration of the 4th in Monroe was
complete success. The weather was fine,
the crowd large, and very orderly. NO po-
licemen were needed. The program for the
day was begun soon after midnight Friday
by ringing the church bell. In the early
morning a salute was fired and at 9 a. m.
the parade of the antiques and horrlbles
took place. The different features and rep
resentations were fine and it was conceded
by some of the older citizens to be the best
ever seen in town. The races and games
were hotly contested. The horse running
| race was won by Sidney Fisher, with Roy
Leonard a close second, but almost at the
| finish his horse fell down, throwing Roy.
| The horse was badly hurt 1t was the only
! accident of the day. Roy was unhurt. The
two hundred yard dash was won by Harry
Clements, the tub race by Myron Parker.
and the creased pig was caught by Warren
STAPLES. Sam Bowden won in the pole
walking contest. The village street was
decorated with flags AMI bunting. The large
campaign flags were swung across the street
one from the Nealley corner, the other be-
tween the stores of F. L. Palmer and A. II.
Mayo The residence of Mrs. Wealthy
Grant was beautifully decorated, and from
the porch of the house, surrounded by flags,
Frank p. Wilson, Esq, of Belfast delivered
the Grafton, which was well received. After
the Grafton II. r. Dawson made a few re-
marks and called for three cheers for Old
Glory, and they were given with will. The
Monroe Cornet Band then formed and
marched with the ball teams to the fair
grounds, where a game was played between
the BuckSport and Brooks mines. The score
was to l in favor of Bucksport. In the
evening there was grand display of fire
works. Ice cream and cake were served at
the Grange hall, and everyone went home
feeling that the day had been we'll spent.
There was an entire absence of drunken
ness and rowdyisn.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
| Miss Mabel Simmons left early last week
to join her sister, Miss Lillian, in Boston
and attend the great international teachers
convention the present week, after which
| she will visit in Pennsylvania. Mrs. j.
| Il. Lamson and sister, Miss Harriet II.
Grant of Portland, arrived July 1st to visit
| their cousins, the Misses Hichborn. Miss
! G. returned Friday. Mrs. L. was joined
here Monday by her husband and accompa-
MED him to Portland Wednesday,. Mr..
Darius Bowden arrived from Boston Thurs
| day and is the guest of his brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bowden. -. Our
town schools closed Friday after most
pleasant and successful terms. -. Our juve-
nile celebration of ''the glorious fourth" in
cluded the customary changing of bells,
banging of cannon crackers, discharging of
guns, exploding of torpedoes, and general
iisarrangement of all out-of-door movable
articles during the early morning hours.
No damage was done, and all remembered
when (as boys) such pranks constituted
their ideal celebration of American Inde-
pendence. During the day many partici-
pated in the various blackboard rides, pic
mics and family gatherings throughout the
town and in the evening quite a company
drove to the Centre to witness the fire
works. Mr.. A. NJ. Gardner arrived Sat
urday from Boston for a brief visit with
his wife and daughter at their summer
home here. =. Mr.. R. p. GOodhue came by
| Saturdays boat from Boston to spend July
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