The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-17
FREEDOM.

week from CaStlne, where they have been
attending the Normal school.
FREEDOM.
The very heavy rain last Thursday set
tied the snow somewhat and repenished
wells and cisterns in this vicinity. Quite
party of our young people went to Albion
Wednesday evening to attend the night
cap social for the benefit of Albion Grange.
....Mrs. Rankin died last Thursday even
ing from pneumonia Her body was taken
to Lincolnville Friday for burial. Mr..
Rankin and sister returned home Friday
morning. -. MIR. Charles Bryant died at his
home in Knox Friday night after few
hours illness with heart disease. He leaves
one little daughter to mourn her loss. She
is now bereft of both parents. Two broth
ers, Benjamin and Buchanan, and two sis
ters, Mrs. NJ E. Fletcher of California and
Mrs. Theodore Thompson of Montville, sur
vive. lie was good neighbor and will be
sadly missed in the community School
closed Thursday, March Sd, to open again
March 18th. My. Killam went home with
Sidney Fisher of Winterport to spend his
vacation. Miss Williams will spend hers
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Will
liams, in Searsport. The Bryan Debating
Club held an open meeting Tuesday even
ing, March LIST, when the following pro-
gram was carried out: Music by the Aca-
DENY orchestra; question, Resolved, That
Cuba should be annexed to the United
States aft, Mr.. PendletOn and Mr.. Banton
neg, Mr.. Rand and Mr.. Cooper; violin solo,
Mr.. Thurston; stump speech, Mr.. Higgins;
solo. Mr.. Hamilton music by the orches-
ira; song, Mr.. Rand. Rev. Mr. Hawkes.
worth was with us last Sunday after an alb
sence of three weeks and gave an able dis
course. His subject was Jesus Tempta-
tions.
TROY
Chester Hillman, one of Troy's enterpris-
ing young farmers, has new cream sepa-
rator. Mrs. Jennie Woodland moved to Pitts
field last week, where her son Arthur has
employment. ....After a weeks vacation,
Miss Auvena Myrick has returned to Ban
gor to complete her studies at the Business
College. 80. Misses AZuba Myrick, Addie
Stone, Erdene Pierce and Maude Clark go
to Pennington next week to attend the
spring term at the Normal school. Miss
Clark will graduate in june. Mr.. |. j.
Wright has returned home from the woods,
where he spent the winter cooking for a
crew. Mr.. Edwin Carleton has hired the
Merrill place for the coming year,.
Charles Temple and family, who spent the
past two months in Detroit. have returned
to their home at the Center. They are pre-
pairing to move soon to the place adjoining
AT the pleasant Sunshine meeting last
week, Misses Azuba and Auvena Myrick
delighted the company with their singing
and reading; Vera Getchell gave recita-
ton, and the following original lines were
readily Mrs. Emma Hillman:
A sUNBEAM's MISSION.
Away on lovely mountain,
Where sparkling rivulet fell
From the snowy height above it
Down to messy dell,
OF the sunlight's mystic power,
When the darkest shadows gathered
Around his lofty tower.
Came message softly stealing
Which hid in his heart away,
And he would bear the burden
For many weary day.
He sought true heart, bleeding
In the dark, and toll and wrong,
It's mOurnful cadence falling
In time with the rivulet's song.
The labor he might not tighten,
Yet he banfshed the gloom and care;
And now the tenderest sunlight
Ia ever ref7o1tafi thoro