The Republican journal., 1906-08-02
The Fourth of July was celebrated at

The Fonrth of July was celeDrateo at
Liberty in 1872. Rev D. n. Utter OF BE-
fast delivered the Grafton III grove on
/ the knowlton road. a foot race IN the
village streets was won oy la1mer
Turner of Palermo, with AnareW Dut-
ton one armed soldier OF Lloefty
among the contestants. But gfanuest
of all was the base Dali game oe.Meeli
the clubs of Liberty ana centre Mont
vile. The game was piaygu III MaJoI
Davis field. | can see tlle Eluel.! eiuo
J now. Their names ana posl1IIoilo ..le oe
/ fore my ewes, Luch Morse. jim hnoWl-
| ton, Walter Neal, viii Mitchell, Les
| Hurd Marce, Heminway, Gus Cargill,
| Will Knowlton and George Palmer.
Such glorious delight, / have since seen
games between teams of the National
/ league, but never have | experienced
such Intoxicating excitement and pleas,
ure as at the game between Liberty and
Montville that Fourth OF July DAY. L
did not know the Montville team, ex-
cept Isaiah Allen, who played tlrst base.
| Much to Liberty's disappointment
Montyille won by small lead.
At this celebration | first saw the
effects of the liquor designated by purl-
tanical prohibitionists as rum Two
patriotic spirits. having imbibed some
| of this spirit. were eager to spill each
Others gore and were only prevented
and separated with much physical effort.
| | have since lived on the Mexican bor-
der seen the effects OF the deadly
mescal in the Philippines ana nave the
| results of the abomlnable Dlno, put L
can testify that neither OF these alcohol-
ic poisons exceeds in pernlclous, CRIME
engendering results the GENERIC adulter-
| nra
| hibitiOn Maine.
Ella Robinson, then of Palermo,
taught the summer schools at Liberty
| in 1871 and 1872. She was fine scholar,
tactful. accomplished teacher, and
| her kindness and patience won the es-
TEEN of all her pupils. 70 no teacher
| of my youth, do | feel more indebted
| than to Miss Robinson. Her guiding
mind laid foundation for mathematl-
| cal thought that has been of lneStlmable
value. Ny esteem and gratitude has
! remained with her all these years. 1t
/ was my last schooling in summer terms.
| In the winter of 1s71-12 our school
was taught by MI c. F. Thomas. He
was a young college student, an excel
lent teacher, and polished gentleman,
| He became physician, and at my last
| information was living III Aroostook
| County.
| Frank A. Greer, now lawyer of Bel
fast. taught terms of High school III the
| tails of ISL and -. Among out of town
students was Frank W. Marden of Pa
| lermo now successful and wealthy
merchant OF Boston. Young Marden
WAS a pleasant, popular young man, and
! in the school Iyceums, held in knowl-
toms Hall, was star performer. His
speciality was negro dialect. His favor
| tie sermon after the negro, was that
from the text. For they shall kno"
| ill, and flee into the mountains OF Hep
sidam, where the lion roareth and the
Wuangdoodle mourneth for his first
born" This was rendered with much
histrionic ability.
Silvia Johnson, now Mrs. John c.
Sherman of Liberty was also proml-
nent in the amateur theatricals connect
ed with these lyceums.
Mr.. Freeman Iinnekln, teacher IN
the winter of 1S72-733, still lives in Lib
erty. Mr. Linnekin was an earnest,
faithful teacher. man of genial klndII-
ness, remembered atfectionately by his
pupils. Few that sat under his lnstruc-
ton that winter can now be found in
old State Bonnie Bean lives in Massa-
chusetts, Allen Fowler in Rhode Island,
Herbert Rowell, Susie Hunt, Addie
Clough and Wilder Merriam are dead.