The Republican journal., 1903-07-09
MORRILL,.

turning to IslesbOro last Monday. ..SOme
forty of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Place Spent the evening with them June
3Oth. Mr. and Mrs. john F. Vickery, Mr.
and Mrs. Orris Vickery and Herman Mer-
riam and his family spent the 4th and 9Th
at their cottage on lake Quantabacoo
The meeting of the Christian Endeavo1
County Union in our church was decided
success The day was all one could wish
j The topics discussed related to vital issues
and were dealt with in practical, conser-
vative manner. All enjoyed Field Secre-
tary Cranes address in the evening, on
"Where to place the emphasis The
Standard Bearers will meet with Mrs.
Oracle Bowen this, Thursday, evening". -.
Miss Nellie D. Thompson breaches here
next Sunday at II a. m
sANDYPOINT.
G. W. Royal of Bangor visited friends
here last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Grant and son returned to Seboeis Monday
after a weeks visit here. =. Miss Alice Rich
ards is at home from Waltham, Mass, for
her vacation. Mrs. Ira NJ. Cobe of North
port spent Thursday and Friday with rela-
tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perkins
are here from Seboeis. Mr.. Perkins came
with another pair of horses fer use in his
stable here during the summer. Ruth
French arrived last week from Boston for
the summer. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Y. French
and daughter arrived Saturday and have
opened their cottage. Mrs Annie Thomp-
son is here for the summer. Miss Estella
Perry of Penobscot was the guest of Miss
| lneZ MaXtield on Sunday. Samuel French
of Weymouth, Mass, visited his parents
last week. Mr.. George Showers of Matta-
pan, Mass, is tenting for month at the
Point. Mrs. A. D. Witherel has returned
from Boston,. Mrs Sarah Jordan is visit
ing in Bangor. -. Mrs. Dr. Colson has re-
turned to Bangor after a weeks visit here.
500 Mr.. and Mrs. George Darling and son
are boarding with Mrs. J. H. CHM. MIR.
Darling made the trip from Boston in his
catboat. The McKeag sisters and friends
from New York are at their cottage...,
School in this district, taught by Mr.. Fred
was unusually good and many of the
scholars were not absent during the term.
....Several from here attended the circus
in Bucksport last week. The Fourth pass
ed very quietly. A buck board ride was en-
joyed by the young ladies in the evening. A
number had display of fireworks. The
largest was that by Ralph Richardson near
his ice cream parlor.
THORNDIKE.
V. n. Higgins is so putfed up with pride
that his friends hardly know him. He has
| lust received from W. A. Parsons of Con-
cord Mass, a cane, the body of which is
made from a piece of the First Parish
Church, Concord, when the first Provincial
Congress, John Hancock, President, was
held in the year 1774. 1t was built in 1912
and burned April 10, 1900. The head is
made from piece of the old powder house,
and dark piece of wood set in the head is
piece of the sub sill of the old North
Bridge, from which was fired the first "shot
heard round the world" 1t is needless to
add that the lieutenant is more than proud
of his new possession....M Miss Carrie A.
Ferguson of Minneapolis, Mimi, is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Joseph Higgins.
IA reunion of the Higgins family con-
ssting of Joseph Higgins, wife and daugh-
ter, A. II. Higgins and family, V. n. Hig-
gins and wife, H. NJ. Higgins and daughter,
Ross c. Higgins and family, Geo. P. Hig-
gins and family, was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith July 4th.
Twenty-Five partoOk of the bountiful din
ner prepared by our worthy hostess and
then all took seats upon the lawn, where
historical events, anecdotes, jokes, ETC.,
were recounted. When the o'clock train
arrived from Belfast the party saluted con
ductor Sullivan, who returned the salute in
his usual courteous manner. Mrs. Reuben
Sibley and daughter Rena of Freedom and
S. A. Coffin and wife then joined the party,
when all retired to the piazza, where ice
cream was served. Then followed music
by Mrs George P. Higgins, accompanied by
Uncle Sargent's rich tenor, and it was enjoy
ed by all present At tea time the tables
were again laden with every good thing to
satisfy the inner man, and fire works in the
evening closed the celebration. A vote of
thanks was given to our host and hostess for
their kindness and hospitality, in which they
excel. 80. B. W. Downs passed the 4th with
his family. Mrs. Peter Harmon and Miss
Lillian passed Saturday and Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Howard in Pittsfield. ...
Mrs. Nora Palmer Wight of Colorado is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P.
Palmer. ...H. J. Stevens, wife and daugh-
ter passed Sunday with Ross c. Higgins and
mother :. Mrs. S. F. Files and daughter re-
turned to Bangor July I'd. Fred L. Higgins
passed July 2, 8, in Bangor. Mrs. Bar
low is taking summer boarders. ...M Mrs S.
F. Files and daughter and Mrs V. N. Hig-
gins passed June 3Oth with Mrs. J. T.
Hatch. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walker pass
ed the 4th with friends in Troy. Burton
Gross and family passed Saturday and Sun
day with relatives in WinslOw.
LIBERTY.
The glorious Fourth passed off in very
quiet manner in this vicinity. Large
crowds of people attended the grove dance
at MarshalPs shore, both day and evening,
and very large and orderly crowd attend
ed the ball at Hall St. George in the even