The Republican journal., 1903-02-05
FRANKFORT.
The Sunday school is getting up a drama

FRANKFORT.
The Sunday school is getting up drama
for the benefit of the church. 500. Venus
Grange, recently burned out, now meets in
the Congregational vestry.. The Grammar
school debating club is discussing the 18th
mian canal question. 80. Walter Eldridge,
who has been serving in the Philippines in
Co. g., 9th u. S. Infantry, has got his dis
charge and arrived home. ....N lille skating
last week Charles Cyphers slipped and dis
located his shoulder.
MORRILL,.
Miss Nellie Thompson arrived home last
Friday. After a weeks rest with her
mother she will begin Evangelistic work at
Eastport. Mrs. Edwin Perkins of Bel
fast has been spending few days with her
mother, Mrs NJ. P. Wood. Mr.. Elisha
Merriam returned to Augusta Tuesday
after two or three days at home. ... Last
week was a busy time for our dairymen
and Others All were hard at work filling
their ice houses. -. Mr.. l. d. White is sad
dened by news from his son, Stillman
White, who lately lost the fingers from his
right hand, while shackling cars in Massa-
chusetts :. Social meetings are held each
Tuesday evening at different houses, by in
vitation. There seems to be a good attendance
and much interest is manifested. Rev. e.
E. Edgett of Belfast breaches regularly the
I'd and 4th Sunday of each month at O'Clock,
local time. Rev. W. c. Stetson is with us
the 1st and Sd Sundays at IL A. NJ, so our
people are blessed with the best of preach
ing. The Standard Bearers will meet to-
night with Mrs. Helen Wentworth at her
sons, Arthur Sheldon's.
THORNDIKE.
EARLY Sunday morning the farm buildings
of Chas. Smart and Jos. Peabody with nearly
all their contents we're entirely consumed by
fire. Mr. Peabody succeeded in saving his
three horses. Seven head OF cattle, three
nice hogs and about 400 bushels of grain, a
carload of super phospates, etc. were total
loss. Mr.. Smart and wife are old people
and the loss of their home is very hard for
them, and the loss falls heavily on Mr.. Pea
body, who has large family of children.
B. w. Downs is critically i'll with typhoid
fever Dr. b. P Hurd is attending him..
N. A. Webb was the guest of his pupil,
Lewis P. Philbrick, Wednesday night. MIR.
Webb, whose schools are always successful,
closed his winter term Jan. 31st.. Willis
Hasty closed successful term of school at
the Station Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Roberts of Brooks passed Feb. 1st with Mr.
and Mrs j. G. Cilley.... Miss Charity Walk
er returned from Unity last week. Mrs.
Ed Mutt of Unity passed last week with Mrs.
Bert Mutt =. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stevens are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. K. j. Knowlton,
and other friends in Somerville and Law
renee, Mass. Peter Harmon passed Mon
day in Belfast. .. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Brad
ford passed Jan. 9th in Belfast. Ira
Howard of Pittsfeld passed Jan. 2Sth and
29th with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Howard. -. Miss Nellie Elliott of Massa-
chusetts is visiting Mrs. B. w. DownS...
Mrs. Adnah Morey is stopping for a few
weeks with Mrs. Albert Palmer in Knox.
...Danel Gordon and wife were guests
last week of MI. and Mrs. Nelson Gordon
Mrs. Clara Hayes passed Friday with
friends in Gardiner. -. Mrs. Clarence Bleth
with relatives in tOwn.....MlsS Alfredo
Ward, who has been attending the M. c. l.
at Pittstield, returned home Wednesday,.
Geo. G. Cilley and Wilber j. Hunt, who
have employment in Andover, Mass, are al
home for few weeks vacaton..... MI
7 u nj
Belfast were guests of Mr.. and Mrs II. L.
Wing Sunday. 80. Mrs. Ella Rackltf of Ban
gor was the guest of her brother, S. A. Cof-
fin,a few days last week. Mr.. and Mrs. A
H. Higgins passed Friday with Mrs. Rebec-
ca Files ;. Miss FloSsie Wing called ON Miss
Alfredo Ward Feb. 1st.. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
L. Philbrick passed Feb. list at the Minera
Spring Farm.
UNITY.
Mrs. E. d. Chase and son Hugh, who has
went to Portland last week to consult a
specialist E. Frank Bartlett, who went tc
Boston recently to have bunch removed
from one of his eyes, has returned much
benefited The bunch was pronounced an
abscess, was opened, and at this writing is
nearly healed. News was received here
recently of the sudden illness of E. E. M
Causlin's sister, Mrs. John S. Hanson OF
Lowell, Mass. She was stricken with
shock while preparing to take walk. Al
this writing she is slightly better. Will
liam Moulton lost nice horse several days
,oo II xuaS ono Of his black work horses
and can not easily be replaced. Elmer
Bagley made flying visit at E. E. McCaus
Inns last week. He is employed for time