The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
County Correspondence.
FREEDOM.

FREEDOM.
Edwin Nichols and Fred Flye are spend
ing their vacation in this village. The
Juniors of Freedom Academy went up to
Reuben Sibley's last Thursday evening and
had very social time, playing games and
enjoying a nice treat but of course they
!! did not return until it was 1904 instead of
1903.. DR.. A. NJ. Small accompanied LeOna
Russell to Lewiston, for medical treatment,
last Thursday... LOring Penney of Newton,
Mass, arrived last Thursday and went i'm
| mediately down to his brothers, Wilbur
Penney's, in Montville. "A number of the
| students of the Academy are sick with the
measles. The past week was one of ex-
| IRENE cold weather The thermometer
| registered 140 below zero Sunday morning,
and Monday was 1S0 below, which is the
coolest here for the season.. Mrs. Fred
| Vose is at her brothers, Mr.. Frank John
| sons. MIR. Hawkesworth returned to
| Bangor Monday. Mrs. Katrina Bryant
started for Massachusetts Tuesday to make
! her mother four weeks visit. -. Dinner
and installation at G. A. r. hall last Friday
. ~ AN
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Nickerson, who
| spent Christmas with their daughters in
| Somerville, Mass, are expected home this
| week. ... Miss Celia Nickerson is at home
| from Belfast.... Miss Lillian Phillips, a
student in Banks Business College, Bel
| fast, spent the holidays at home. Many
of our young people attended the New
l,,I
| Cunningham is quite sick... Mr.. and Mrs.
d. c. Libtey of Unity visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. W. S. Nickerson, last week -. Miss
Carrie Pendleton of Stockton was in town
New Years. Capt. and Mrs. n. Smart at
tended the meeting of Pomona Grange in
Winterport Tuesday. The thermometer
was 250 below zero Monday morning..
Cutting ice in Swan Lake began Friday.
| The annual Christmas gathering of Sill
vanus Nickerson's family was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Patterson.
"Uncle Vene," as he is called, although in
his Goth year, was able to ride over the
rough roads to meet with all his children.
presents for all, both useful and ornamental
A short program was listened to, after
which the presents were distributed. Fruit
nuts and candy were then served and the
company departed for their several homes
feeling that Christmas day had been a
merry one. j ula Chase, who is teaching
school in Everett, Mass, spent Christmas
with her aunt, Lulu Patterson. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. d. Greeley and two children OF
Hampden spent Christmas with Mrs. Gree.
ley's mother, Mrs. Mary d. Nickerson.
UNITY.
Miss Nellie Tabor is at home on short
vacation from Boston and her sister ViyiaI
has returned to Rumford Falls to resume
her duties as assistant in the High schoo
there 500. Mrs. Frank Fairbanks, who ha
been very i'll with pneumonia, is somewha
better. .... The Rev. Mr. Ross of Newport
who was expected to occupy the pulpit il
the Union church Jan Sd, was unable t.
t meet his appointment on account of tn,
: severe storm. His next appointment is Jan
17th... Charles Webster lost a horse recent
9 | ly..'. hoyce Mitchell of Bangor arrived il
7 town recently to visit his parents, Mr.. ant
| MIS-. I. L. Mitchell Miss Sarah n Nor
ton is spending the winter in Grttvsbura
, Pa. William Lowell and Meier Steven
are at home from Montana. Miss Mabel Ba
a con returned to Nnaihaven Dee 18th, wher
: she is teaching school,. Miss Maui Nun
, roe tlon, Troy called on friends at the sta
ton last Saturday on her way to Bar Har
Dor, where she has employment teachin,
school MI. Eugene Counor from Belfas
, arrived at this station last week on his wa,
to Troy to visit his aged parents, Mr.. an,
. Mrs John Is. Conner. Mrs. Isora tiilpat
rick of Danforth, who has been VISITING
relatives IN this town and Troy for IL few
weeks past, returned home recently Oti
McCausln from Bangor spent few day
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Nc
Causlin. 800. George Pillsbury, who was &C
cldently hurt while helping kill steer, il
getting along finely. Ed. Reynolds is salt
to be Improving. Rodney Whitaker is ais,
better. Mrs. lisa D. Cali from Troy ha
secured employment at Capt. Larrabee's TO
an unlimited time. William Scribner, VIII,
lived in the west part of the town, died yer,
suddenly Dec. 9th
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