The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-09-03
LIBERTY.

Howe the photographer, is occupying his
saloon in this village as he has done for sew
eral years. His business started in well,
by reason of the reunion last week of the
Howes family at the home of c. NJ. Howes
in this town. The children of the late K. E.
Howes assembled, fourteen in number, and
came to the village and were photographed
in one group. 1t was quite an incident Four
teen children, all of one father and mother,
and never death in the family. The oldest
is Al and the youngest q. The old farm on
which they were all born and grew to man
hood and womanhood is situated in an isola-
ted position, somewhat removed from schools
and neighbors, but they all improved their
opportunities and all secured a good COM
mon school education and ranked through
out the town as scholars above the average.
There are eight boys and six girls c. NJ. of
this town is the oldest of the family and
Mrs. Arthur Martin of this town the oldest
of the girls. All are natives of Liberty, but
their hailing port appears to be South Mont
Vile, though not one of them lives in that
town. -Four have homes in Waldo county
C. NJ, Mrs. Arthur Martin, and Mrs. John
Prescott living in Liberty and Emerson
in North Searsmont; one, Chester, lives
in North Carolina; three, Silas, Her.
bert and Laforest, live in Massachusetts;
Alden lives in Aroostook, and is a rep
resentative to the present Legislature from
the town of Washburn; and Leroy, the
seventh son, is an NJ D. and located in
Penobscot county. Four of the girls live in
Knox county; three in Rockland, and one in
Union. Howe, the photographer, says that
he never took larger family group but
once, and that was this same family with
the adjunct of the father and mother, seven
teen years ago. Mrs. S. T. Young and
family will move to Pittsfield this week..
L. C. Morse and family will be at Lewiston
attending the State fair this week, as will
W. j. KnOWlton and wife, SilaS Nelson and
wife, and others will 60 as help. Nearly
the entire population of the village moved
| to Washington camp ground Sunday.
Percy Boynton has obtained a position at
the State Reform School as help. I'D. r.
| Lamson brought potato into the market
Saturday that weighed q pounds, and had
several others nearly as large The potato
crop would be very large in this locality
were it not for the rot, which is getting in
its work in many fields. lone of the
coaches while returning from Washington
camp ground Sunday evening was over
turned, but no one was seriously injured
Those who went to the camp ground in this
coach did not return in it for reasons best
known to themselves. go. Miss Catherine
! Walker has returned from st. Louis, Mo-.
| Mr.. and Mrs Perley Jackson and daughter,
Gladys, are visiting his mother, Mrs. A. A.
Jacks wv. II. Moody is on business
trip to Kennebunk. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Burkett of Concord, N. H., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Miles Burkett of Appleton were the
guests of W. H. Moody the past week. I'D.
| W. Kicker of Augusta, brother and two Sis
| tiers, arrived in town Monday for a two
| weeks stay at T. P. Mathews cottage on
the island in Georges Lake.. Charles Fl.
White of Augusta and family have been in
! town visiting Mrs. Whites father, Mr.. Ed
ward Bridges. Mrs. F. e. Gay and son,
Brier, of Brooklyn, N. Y, were in town
Saturday visiting at G. M. Hurd's... Miss
Nav TAYLOR of Pittsfeld is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. w. w. Hurd. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Norton are at their old home spend
ing two weeks vacation. Prof. John jew
ett Tu rner left Monday for Camden, en- route
for Boston. :. The ladie of ArbutusI Chap
ter, No. 10 O. E. S., held a reception at their
hall Wednesday evening Aug 26th in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Norton, Off
| Ger and head matrOn of the State Aims
house, Howard, R. l., who are spending
their vacation with his father and brother in
the lower part of the village. There were
about 60 present. Quan titles of sweet peas
and other cut flowers, with the light dresses
of the ladies gave the hall quite festive
appearance The evening was spent in So
cial conversation, interspersed with games,
music, readings etc. Ice cream and cake
were served by the young ladies present.
All united in wishing Brother and Sister
Norton happy and prosperous year in
] their work.