The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-09
County Correspondence.
THORNDIKE.

IhOhN D1AE.
Our local physician, DR.. B. P. Hard, is
very busy nowadays. The grip seems to be
the prevailing disease. :. Burton Gross and
family passed Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs.
V. N: Higgins passed Thursday with Mr..
and Mrs: E. M. Hunt. George P. Hig-
business. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Patter-
son visited Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Higgins Fri
day. Miss Cora Curtis passed last we *
with friends in Unity. Mrs. Elvira Stew
ems is stopping for a while with Mrs. Chas.
Larrabee in Unity. Many hearts were
saddened to learn of the death Of Mrs.
Susan Maxim, which occurred at her home
in Unity last week. She was for many
years resident of this town and highly es-
teemed by all who knew her,. The town
election will be held Monday, March 18TH
When the weather mOderates work will
begin in the maple orchards. Some are pre-
dieting a good season and large flow OF
sap.
FREEDOM.
The Glee Club of Freedom Academy will
repeat at the Grange hall the concert given
last month. Saturday evening, March 18th,
Reeves, a student at the Bangor Theological
Seminary, supplied the Congregational pull
pit here last Sunday in place Of Mr.. F. l.
HanscOm, the regular supply. ..... Michael
Clark of Knox Corner is critically i'll. ..
Freedom will hold its annual town meeting
Monday, March 18th. I'D. b. Wiggin is an
advocate of high advertising and has put
his paint sign on the Academy tower. The
mail carrier, Mr.. Arson KnOwlton, has
moved into the Wo0dman Mcdonald house :;
and he has new hOuSekeeper. ....... Mrs.
Chester Written is sick with grip. Miss
hro&
went to Searsport Friday night, returned to
their duties at the Academy Monday morn
ing. Miss Vivian Small attended to the
library during Miss Williams absence. -.
School at the Academy opened Feb. %. ....
Miss Bertha Bryant teaches the Primary
school this spring, beginning Feb. 2Sth....
Mrs. IneZ Bellows circle was well attended
and a good prog am was carried out. Three
new members were added. Miss Frances
Williams entertains the Ladies' Circle
Thursday, March 9Th, and hopes for large
attendance. There will be a good program.
SWANvILLE.
Misses Louise and Mary Cunningham az
rived home from Maiden, Mass, last Thurs
day night. Their nephew, Jewell Bowling,
accompanied them and returned home Fri
day.. Mrs. Nancy Billings returned to her
home in WinterpOrt Sunday. ...MiSS Mary
Stevens went to Waterville Saturday. MIR.
Granville Lenfest has moved from North
Searsport to the Joseph Hamilton place.
His daughter Lila has employment there.
j. w. NickersOn's two-year- old colt caught
his eye on a hook and tore it out. DR.. OAR
ling was called and took nine stitches, but
it is feared the eye will not heal in place..
The following clipping from the Los Ange-
les, California, Examiner OF Feb. 10Th is of
local interest, as MIR. Greeley was formerly
of this place. There are at present about
800 boys and nearly 100 girls in this institu-
ton and about so men and women are en-
ployed as teachers, instructors and heads
of departments:
James Clarke, 7. E. Newlin and DR.. Wal
ter Lindley. composing the board of trus-
tees of the Whittier State School, met in
Los Angeles yesterday and elected j. p.
Greeley of Santa Ana as successor to Super
intendent Sherman Smith, who rendered
his resignation to take effect March LIST. DR..
W. V. Coffin, the present assistant superin-
tendent, probably will be retained.
Superintendent Smiths resignation was
presented subsequently to the filing of conf
plants with Governor Pardee last fall
against the management of the institution.
A committee from the Legislature that
made an investigation three weeks ago re-
ported that the school was well conducted.
Mr.. Greeley is member of the board of
trustees of the State Normal School at Los
Angeles, and is one of the best known educa-
tional men i'll Southern California. From
1SS9to 1908 he was superintendent of schools
of Orange county.
81 had not the least intimation that | was
being considered for this post until last
Tuesday, he said last night eat the
time the legislative committee visited Whit
tier few weeks ago l was invited to
accompany them, and had l known l was
being thought of for appointment to the
office of superintendent l would not have
missed the chance to visit the school |
have for many years taken considerable in
terest in schools of correction, and l might
add that / have always thought the man
agement of the Whittier School to be ex-
cellent."