The Republican journal., 1905-12-28
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
SMITHTON (Freedom.)

ROYAL BAKING POW
SMITHTON (Freedom.)
Miss Melissa Post, who has been stopping
the past few weeks with Mrs. Wentworth,
returned home Saturday.. Miss Kate
Burns went to Troy, New York, last week
to join DR.. Lee and wife,. Miss Eliza
Penney has been quite sick. but is reported
better at this writing. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
E. BuSher went to lbion Monday to spend
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buz-
zell....Y.- N. Sylvester has moved to the
Gregory house. MIR. Sylvester is in very
| poor health and his brother James wished
| to be near him that he might car e for him.
sWANvILLE CENTER.
| Mrs. Isaac Curtis is quite sick Mr.. Ed
ward Marden, master Of Comet Grange, at
tended the State Grange in Bangor last
week. Miss Lamson, who has been visit
ing her grandparents, MIR. and Mrs.
Jennys, for several months, is to spend the
| winter with her aunt, Mrs. Norton, in New
| jersey. Mrs. VIM. Clement is not as well
| as usual... Mrs. Ernest Patterson of Mas
| sachusetts is the guest of Miss Louise Gun
| ningham. Clarence Walker is to teach in
| Frank fort. Mrs. Allen i!u>tus had
Mr.. Ray Pitman and Il friend from New
| Hampshire are guests of his sister, Mrs.
Ed. Marden. -. While Manter Murphy was
| on his way to school last week his horse
| ran away but did no damage otherwise
| than a badly smashed up sleigh. John
McKeen and wife of Frankfort were guests
of his mother, Mrs. RealS, Saturday.. E
A. Robertson has bought the TWumbly lot of
so acres Of the Belfast Fuel 4 Hay Co.. =.
Raymond Marden is gaining quite. fast
again. -. Susie Belle Maddox came home
from Belfast to spend Sunday. Charles
Mari is at home.
FREEDOM.
Wednesday afternoon, Dec Goth, a chin
ney in the farm buildings of Edwin Downer
burned out and got so hot that Mr.. Downer
telephoned to the village for help expect
ing any moment that the fire would break
out About twenty men went to his assist
ance and wet down the woodwork about the
chimney. Consider able damage was done
by the water and fire was averted... The
editorial staff of the Academy Echo gave
poverty social Wednesday evening, Dec.
Goth, which was great success socially
and financially. Miss Morse and Mr.. Carr
carried away the prizes. Miss Morse was
dressed in patches Of all colors and Mr.
Carr in IA burlap suit. School at the
Academy closed Friday for five days
Christmas vacation. ...William Spinney
went to Belfast Saturday to have his eyes
treated. Harry Bangs is at home this
week from the University of Maine Law
School on vacation Miss Bertha Bryant
is home from Colby College for the Christ
mas vacation... There is to be a Christmas
ball at the Grange hall. Fairbanks "rcheS-
ira will furnish music. Miss Winnitred
Dodge is at home for a few days from
Norton, Mass, where she is attending
Wheaton Seminary.... Freedom at this
writing is "a very slippery town and pedes-
trians are half walking and half skating
about the streets. -. Warren Spinney spent
Christmas at home. lie is working in
Unity this winter. -. Fred Rankin went to
Belfast Saturday on business. Sam
Bryant arrived home Saturday night.
Miss Fairbanks spent the vacation at her
home in Lewiston. George f. Bryant ar
rived home Friday night to remain during
the Christmas vacation. Fred Murch and
family are visiting at Fred Nichols.
TROY.
Seldom has the sad tidings of death, so
sudden and unexpected, startled the COM
munity as that which occurred Tuesday
night, December 10th, Rose L., wife of Rob-
ert w. Cook, after performing the customary
duties of the day retired in her usual health
and slept to waken on earth no more. Upon
the grief-stricken family does the blow fall
heavily They are nearly Frustrated by
their great sorrow, which indeed seems
greater than they can bear. Mrs. Cook was
faithful, affectonate wife and mother,
whose happy, hopeful disposition and devo-
ton to home duties made life blest and
home happy. She was kind neighbor and !
friend, generous and unseliSh to all. An |
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their last respects to one SO universally |
loved. The fearful eyes and words of praise |
gave evidence of the esteem in which she |
was held. The family. consisting of the |
husband, three sons and two daughters, |
were all present. The oldest son, with wife wife
brothers and one sister from New Hamp-
shire and brother from Newport were also
present. Comforting and appreciative re-
marks were made by Rev. j. z. Lamb. Mr..
Fairbanks, the undertaken from Unity, Of
fciated, and, assisted by his wife, also fur
the departed as dead but sweetly sleeping,
SO fair and life-like she reposed amid pro !
fusion of Iich and beautiful flowers. An |
unusually large procession followed the re-
mains to FairvieW cemetery. Much sym
patty is felt for the family, who in their |
grief have the comforting thought that she
was spared the suffering of wasting disease !
which is so much harder than death. Miss
Estele Harding, who is teaching in Levant,
and Miss Helea Weymouth, who is a stu
dent at M. c. l., are at home for the Christ
mas vacation. -. Albert Rollins is at home |
during the holidays. Mr.. Charles 0. Moore |
has been drawn juryman for the next term |
of court at Belfast MIR. }. W. Ames has |
moved into the house recently vacated by |
Mrs. Ella Reynolds and owned by Lutte l.. |
Rogers. .... Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Estes have |
gone to Lynn, Mass, to spend the winter.
Mr.. Frank Piper of Troy and Miss Tozier |
of Unity were married in Unity Dec. Goth, |
at the home of Rev. G. w. Ross, and went |
Immediately to Rockland to spend few |
days with relatives. Mr.. Clarence Walker |
of Swanville closed q very successful term |
of school at the Center last week and began |
term in Frankfort this week. Mrs. Ham |
nah Woods is visiting her daughter, Mrs. |
Alphonso Dyer of Pittsfeld, during the |
holidays. Schools in town closed last |
week. :. Mrs. Winnie Green, who has been |
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Flora Batch |
elder, in Oakland for several weeks, has re-
turned to her home in West Troy. Mr..
James Fl. Ames Of Bowdoinham was the |
guest of Mr.. G. A. Woods last week. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Manley S. Green Of Wilton visited |
Mrs. Green's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton |
Carleton, the past week. Mrs Green's
stopping with his daughter. Mrs. Winnie |
Green. An infant daughter came to brigh-
ten the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Hart
recently.