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The Republican journal., 1907-03-14
TEE VILLAGE lGERcHANr.

Upon the quiet village street,
With slanting stOOp and open door,
Whose panes are meager for display,
Through which scarce shines the light of
day,
About the door are grouped the things
Most useful for the farmers needs;
Some rakes and hoes, an ak and spade,
Some kegs of nails on which are laid
A box or two of garden seeds.
Long shelves of canned stuffs greet the
eye,
Each counter, too, is burdened we'll:
While fruits and spices, cOffees, teas
And scores of other things like these
Send forth most inviting smell.
The merchant, now a man of years,
Behind the counter spends each day,
Or labOrs DER some musty book
With slow and scrutinizing look
To keep just account Away.
Began he here when but boy,
He looks with pride around his store;
No great commercial venture his,
A simple, honest trade it is
He seeks enough and nothing more.
He ne'er has been to foreign lands,
Nor yearned his neighbOr to excel;
In honest toll he's passed his days
In giving yet not asking praise
And served his township long and well.
On Sunday he is found at church,
The same receives his loving care;
A class of trusting boys is his,
And in the midweek services
His voice is heard in song and prayer.
| Now who successful more than he,
And who more worthy of name?
| No statesman, prophet, bard or sage
| In this or any future age
Shall more deserve enduring fame.
Upon the quiet village street
This man has built his monument;
No tower of stone, a simple store,
| An honest life and nothing more
Who would not be, like him, content?
| Joe Cone in the New York Sun.
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ment in u hospital. Master Horace Har-
at Benson Halls, returned to Somerville
Tuesday. Ever since he was years old
he has spent his vacation at Mr.. Halls and
has made the trip from Boston several
times alone. He is an exceptionally in-
telligent little fellow and has made many
old and young. Mrs. Georgia Wood
bridge, who has been i'll, is improving I'M
der the treatment of DR.. C. Ii. Leach.
Town meeting March 11th... Mrs. Winni-
fred Young, who is a teacher in Brunswick.
visited relatives in town last week. .Ow-
ing to the cold weather and hard travelling
combined, the old folks ball was not SO
largely attended as anticipated, but q
pleasant and enjoyable evening was passed
and goodly sum realized. Miss Fannie
Moody of Hope is visiting at Victor Wood
bridges
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The Privileges of Old Age

Old age has its drawbacks, but it has
also it's privileges. Not the least of
these is leisure; not idlepess, for that
way lie wretchedness and disintegration
but freedom from the stress of un-
lovely rivalry, and opportunity for the
calm and moderate pursuit of congen-
ial occupation. With its advent one
may def the armor, but not the apron,
and choosing ones bench, work, not
as slave, but as master.-U. s. Sena-
tor William P. Frye in the March
"Circle."
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sWANvILLE CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Robertson visited Mr..
and Mrs. David Moody last Friday....
Bernard Knowlton has gone to Fairfield to
work in the pulp mill..... Sometime ago
Abraham Curtis stuck a nail in his hand
and narrowly escaped blood poisoning. He
has been. laid up some time but is getting
very much better now... Miss Louise Cum
bingham has gone to Boston and Maiden to
visit relatives. ..... Horace Marden has
bought a nice horse and 1870 hens.
Ephram Knowlton, who is So years old, is
dangerously i'll with diabetes. ... Miss
Stevens is visiting Mrs Beal.. Mrs. H. P.
White made a small birthday party for Mr.
White last Friday evening. Cake and COT
fee was served. Mrs. Everett Nickerson
of Belfast is visiting her brother, Martin
RobertsOn....M Mr. Jones of Brooks and Miss
Caroline KnowltOn of Waldo were married
last Friday and the reception was held the
same evening at the home of the bride and a
pleasant time is reported. Their friends
wish them much prosperity through lfe....
Mr.. Davis of Benton, Me, is boarding with
AlmOn Hustns and hauling wood for Chas
Bessey to Waldo Station. MIR. and Mrs.
Ephraim Littleteld visited his parents in
Waldo Friday. Miss Ethelyn Moody visit
ed her parents, MIR. and Mrs. David Moody,
Sunday. Mrs. Beal and Mrs. Webb re-
main about the same..... Thomas Rasock
has bought the CoCmbs farm.
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TROY

TROY
Mr.. Charles o. Wyman, a veteran of the
Civil War, passed away Feb. 2Sth, after an
illness of four days. He was 70 years of
ago. He leaves three sons and two daugh-
ters His son Ezekiel, aud daughter, Mrs.
Minnie Knight, are living in Aroostook
Mrs. Addie Palmer live in DixmOnt. One
son, Lllewellyn, is in an Asylum in
Augusta. All except the latter were
present at the funeral services, which were
held at the Town House, Sunday, Rev.
J. c. Lamb officiating. The burial was in
Fairview Cemetery. There is much sick
ness in town.. The High school reopened
Feb. 25th with an attendance of 2S.. MIR.
l. j.. Wright spent three days with his sis
Shaw, who is in the Maine General Hospi-
tai. Portland, is rapidly recovering since
her recent surgical operation. Her CHEEKY,
hopeful letters bring much comfort and
| joy to her friends. Rev. c. W. Ross was
called to Detroit Wednesday to attend the
| funeral Of Amasa Harding. Addison
Prentiss of East Troy, who had for some
| Feb 26th. The funeral services were held
at his late home March 1st....E E. P. Hop
kins, who recently opened a store at Ben
| ton Station, was in town last week to at
tend to his duties as a member of the
board of selectmen. Fred Weymouth, a
member of the class of '07, NJ. c. l., is at
home for the two weeks vacation. Mrs.
guest of her aunt, Mrs. David Piper.
Miss Estelle Harding has gone to Worcester.
Mass, to visit her sister, Mrs. G. +. Long
ley. The North Troy Reading Club was
| entertained Friday by Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Bagley.
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CENTER LINCOLNvILLE.

CENTER LINCOLNVILLE.
S. J. Moody arrived home this week
from Boston,. Addison Elms of Boston
who was called home on account of the ill
ness Of his father, returned this week..
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cross, who spent the
winter in Boston, arrived home Friday.
Their many friends are glad to welcome
them back :. Our popular dressmaker, Mrs.
Carrie Hall, has gone to Maiden, Mass, to
visit her brOther-in-law, W. w. TraftOn.
While away she will obtain the late styles
in dress-making in Boston and return in
June. One of our most prosperous farm
ers is Chester D. Cross. He has nice
creamery equipped with modern machinery
and the principal part of the work is done
by steam power. He buys about ton of
cream each week besides what he gets
from his own herd of % COWS, and
ships about $50 pounds of butter a week to
Boston, besides shipping to the same place
nearly 1000 pounds of cream. Another of
Oursuccessful farmers is A. II. Miller. He
has fine herd of cows and supplies some
of the best families in Belfast with the best
dairy butter that can be found in the
county. Besides his butter trade he has on
hand for his customers choice fruit,
vegetables. poultry, veal and pork. He re-
Gently dressed four pigs months old that
dressed 1,O2O pounds, an average of 255
pounds each. :. Mrs. Edna Mckinney and
Miss Bernice Miller left Monday for
Palmer. Mass. where they have employ
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WINTERPORT.

WINTERPORT.
The many friends of Capt. Varnum Phil
brook regret to learn of painful accident
sustained by him on board of his vessel, the
schr. Howard c. Peck, in New York.
While at work around the engine his sleeve
caught in the machinery, carrying him over
the shaft, dislocating the right shoulder and
breaking his arm. Capt. Philbrook was
alone in the engine room at the time of the
accident and displayed rare presence of
mind by stopping the engine with his un-
injured hand, and by SO doing in all proba-
bility saving his life. He was taken to St.
GATHERINGS Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y.
and is now as comfortable as can be expect
ed. He expects to be at home in about six
weeks. Rev w. A. and Mrs. Luce attend
ed the Ministers Union of East Maine Con-
ference. which met in Grace NJ. E. church,
Bangor, Feb. 9th. Miss Ella Page ar
rived home Tuesday for a visit to her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs Jefferson Page. Mrs.
Charles Carleton, who has been in such
poor health for some months,is seriously ill.
Mrs. D. L. Cole and daughter Evelyn of
Hampden are spending a few days with
Mrs. Coles parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jason
Smith. The supply of grain at the mill
of c. A.. McKenney is nearly all gone.
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Al.IIIK;BIIK |, I,,.,,

On and after Dec. 9, 1906 -r4.4, oe1sr,
at Burnham and Watervil'a s.. through mn
for and from Bangor, Warefy ra5. a
Boston, will run as follows.
ERnM
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Standpoint.

Standpoint.
IL. n. Bowker and wife Of Brewer visited
Capt. and Mrs. j. P. Showers recently.
Miss Edwina McCambridge of Winterport
is the guest of Miss Cynthia Bennett at the
Narrows. ..... Mrs. Ira Ward Of Prospect
spent last week here with her sister, Mrs.
Mary French. The grip seem to have
struck Standpoint Your correspondent has
been a victim the past week THE enter
tainment given at the hall Thursday even
ing, Feb. 2Sth, was a great success in every
way. The program was as follows: Music,
Miss Fostina Griffin; recitation, Cynthia
Bennett; music, Mrs. Melvin Grant; farce,
ga Slight Mistake" Mrs. Maud Grant, Mrs.
Clara Erskine, Miss Vera Rollins, Miss
Marie Grant, Miss Gertrude Grant; song,
Mrs. W. D. Hartman; reading, Mrs. Ed
win Grant; song, Flora Erskine; recitation,
Ralph Shute; singing, Mrs. W. d. Harri-
man, Mrs. Melvin Grant drama, "The Last
Loaf" Mr. Ivan Grant, Mr.. Willard Grant,
Mr.. Melvin Grant, Mr.. Henry Staples, Mr.
Harry Partridge, Mr.. Carl Grant, Miss Lot
tie Grant, Miss Fostina Griffin music, Mrs.
Melvin Grant. The parts were we'll taken
and thanks are extended to all who helped
make the affair success. Ice cream and
cake were sold and goOdly sum realized.
lit is bad travelling in this vicinity.
The snow is very deep and teaming has
been abandoned for present.
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BROOKS.


The twelfth annual concert and ball of
Golden Crown Lodge, K. of p, took place
in Union Hall, Tuesday evening, February
Goth, with music by Kendall's Orchestra of
Skowhegan. The concert numbers were as
follows: Alexander March, Weingarten :;
Overture, Poet and Peasant, Suppe; Catch
of the Season, A. Maks; Passion, Hagar !;
IDAHO, n. THAR. The march of the
Knights was led by Master-at-Arms, W. F.
Emmons, and over 80 men were in line
This was Immediately succeeded by the
grand march of over so couples. The dance
music was superb. The last number of the
long program was finished at 2.20 a. m. The
attendance would have been much greater
but for the impossible condition of the
roads, due to the recent storm. ..... The
schools began their spring terms Monday,
until April. L. L. Woods is principal Of
the High school, Miss Agnes Vaughan
teaches the Grammar and Miss Maud Saw
yer the intermediate. 1T. A. Elliott and
E. A. Carpenter have been on the sick list
from the prevailing distemper of grip or in
fuenza. 800. Miss Linda Chase of Monroe,
who is assistant in the Eigh school at
Rangeley, visited Mrs. E. c. Holbrook dur
ing her vacatiOn....E. d. Bessey, who has
been teaching the High school in Stowe,
VT, has resigned the position and will take
charge of the western business of the Bes-
sey Granite Company, with headquarters in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. He and his wife, former
ly Miss Alice Dow. are now on their way
to their new home. 49,. Meetings are being
held at the Friends church, conducted by
Miss Elose Hafford, pleasant and talent
ed lady, who makes her home while here
with Rev. H. Small. George Thompson,
who lives in West Brooks, has been quite
seriously ill with heart trouble. 30. W.
Lane, W. S. Jones and W. ii. Rolfe attend
ed the meeting of King Solomon Council in
Belfast last Tuesday night. Isaac Leath-
ers is again on duty as baggage master at
the railroad depot, after a six months alb
sence on account of sickness.
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0A9TozIA.
Bear, ii. HIhs Kind You Have Always Buugta
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HALLDALE
The Ladies Club met with Mrs. Fred
Myrick March 1st About 50 were present
will be with Mrs. Jennie Clement March 9Th
-. Several in this vicinity are afflicted with
very bad cods....It is reported that Rev.
S. w. Brown is meeting with good success
in the meetings he is holding in Belfast. 80.
Fred Poland spoke to the people here at the
church last Sunday. Elias B. Hall is in
poor health.
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He has only one vessel running and the
river is blocked with ice If any grain ar
rives it must come from other sources.
Capt. and Mrs. A. E. Fernald returned from
New York Mar. 9th. Foster Luce is quite
i'll
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WANTED

Women between 10 and 80 years of age to work
as attendants in the Medfeld Insane Asylum at
Medfeld Junction, Mass, 20 miles from Boston.
tunity to become trained nurse. Address
DIR. EDWARD FRENCH,
1yr3o Med1eld, Mass.
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DARK HARBOR.

DARK HARBOR.
The Dark Harbor school, assisted by
members of the Westside school, gave a
very pleasing and nicely planned enter
tainment under the management of Miss
Mary Hall, teacher at Dark Harbor, in the
Red Mems Hall, Friday evening, Feb 22nd.
The program consisted of Rotations, sing
ing, Instrumental music and dialogue, all
of which were carried out in an excellent
manner and speak highly for both school
and teacher. The singing by the schools
was especially good and shows how much
good the music in the schools for the past
two years has done. The proceeds of the
evening, which amounted to $16.5 net, will
go toward furnishings for the new school
building: Miss Mary Hall returned to her
home in Rockland, Monday, Feb. 25th, after
closing a successful term of school Of ten
weeks in this place. Misses Effie Hatch
and Letitia Hatch arrived home last week
Z, from Deer Isle and Frankfort respectively,
F, in which towns they are teachers in the
public schools. Mrs. E. NJ. Thomas gave
Miss Maud Knowles OF Acre Island. About
fifteen were present and each enjoyed the
evenings paStimeS. Captain Herman Far
row, wife and small son Henry arrived from
Rockland Wednesday morning. The many
friends of Captain Farrow will be pleased
to learn of his improved health. e. b.
Williams of Boston spent few days last
week with his mother, Mrs. LeyoLia Will
liams.. Miss Mollie G. Williams arrived
home last week from North Haven, where
she has been teaching. -. William Hall of
Rockland and U. of NJ. 'O7, spent Sunday in
town.. .Gilkey's Harbor is entirely frozen
seen in West Penobscot bay and but little
in the east bay, and the outlook is that
ISesboro will, for the third time in four
years, be ice bound.
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0ORhlLL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Storer have returned
from Melrose, Mass, where they spent the
past three months with their Children.
Misses Phebe and Flossie Cross are spend
ing their vacation from Freedom Academy
at home. They graduate at the close of
next term....; The Morrill, Soap Club met
Saturday evening. ....... Misses Mertie
and Rhoda Weymouth visited friends
in Belfast last Tuesday and Wednesday.
....Mr. and Mrs. Perley Jaquth
of Montvile visited her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Merithew, last Saturday
and Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-15
ABOUT FREE ALCOHOL

So slowly have applications to the ag.
ricultural department. at Washington for
the right to erect distileries for free alec.
hol that many have been led to think
that the grange was "bunkoed" into Civ.
ing its support TO the denatured alcohol
bill. Not 80. The law isall right. and
it will work out in time, and the farmer
will realize the benefits it will confer, but
not suddenly, not Immediately.
Already various movements are in pro-
gress to amend the regulations, says
western grange journal, and Senator
Hansbrough has introduced bill to
amend the law and make farm distilleries
possible. New inventions are sure to
come, and it won't be many years before
free alcohol will be pointed to as the
grange's greatest achievement. Mean
while we must be vigiIant and see that
the farmer has square deal and not get
impatient, for it will take time to get the
capitalist to invest in new thing, but in
a few years the alcohol distillery will be
as much in evidence as the creamery or
cider mill in rural communities.
Even this year the increased demand
for corn by the big distiIleries to manufac-
ture alcohol will steady the price of last
years bumper crop.
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pEAcoCKs As FOOD

The peacock cannot well be recon-
mended as q market bird-it is too tender
in early youth, too slow in reaching ma
turity. But as choice rarity, the crown
and cap sheaf of country gentleman's
feast, il is unapproached and unapproa-
chable.
This was we'll understood throughout
the age of chivalry-hence the knightly
oath: "By the peacock, the heronshaw,
and the ladies' Whoever swore thus
was trebly bound to keep bis vow.
Turkeys bad not vet come out Of the
Western world to conquer place among
the noble birds which alone we're held
worthy of being served to royalty, The
swan and the peacock were the chiefest
of them, and bore rule even beyond the
days Of Queen Elizabeth. At the Christ
naassings the peacock came in the state,
the same as the boar's head and the
Drawn.
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ness and your loyalty will be
my well soi life, Sarah. You
may be sure of that.-And now,
listen to me! His voice grew
stern. You must go back to your
friends at Bar Harbor. # you
don't care for that place, go to
other places. Travel, Sarah,
and get the good Of the property
that came to you late-but, thanE
God! not too late.
She regarded him with an
amused tenderness. You don t
know me half SO well as I know
you, Morton. I don't want to
spend my money in travel, at
present. Icame to the place 1
like and here I'm going to stay.
His look of alteration seemed
to be nothing more than she ex-
pected. But he pulled himself
up again resolutely.
I'm right, though, We can't be
chums any longer. In spite OF
yonr heavenly kindness, it can't
be the same as it was when we
we're both poor. My dear girl,
don't you see thatit's different /?
His eyes and voice were peril
ously close to tears. But she
kept her balance.
Certainly, I see that its's diff
ferent. Because now I have
the means to keep a house for US
both.
He was trembling. Sarah
just once I'll say my Sarah
your husband must be q more
brilliant man than this old friend
though he can never be more
faithful. Your husband must be
of your age and your own finan-
cial standing. You make it hard,
child, but you must go back to-
morrow.
You talk of my husband, she
said low and clear. But I shall
never have a husband, Morton,
unless it is this unselfish old
friend.
By a strange coincidence, he
turned pale as she turned rosy.
His plain face became beautiful.
His eyes glowed with the fire of
first youth, as he cried gaily,
You rogue! are you going to
marry me by force ?
She nodded with a wise smile.
He leaned his lips close under
her hatbrim, SO that the murmur
was just audible. I love you it
sang; Ileve you, I love you, I
love you. 1 can never say any,
thing else but this, Sarah, for
my heart has been saying it
all summer.
I know. she said quietly; |
heard it, even at Bar Harbor.
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ALI MEATS RIsise n CHICAGO

Meats Of al kinds, with the exception
Of the poorest cnts Of beef, have been
rising steadily in Chicago for three weeks.
and dealers say that the advance will
continue. In some Of the poorer sections
ofthe city retail dealers have not handled
a piece OF meat, except beef, for the last
three weeks, Lamb, pork and other
meats sre beyond the reach of their cus-
TONERS. Lamb has advanced three cents
9 pound in the last three weeks, and the
big wholesalers say that they cannot oet
enough at any price to supply the big
downtown hotels, cafes and restaurants.
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LEMONADE THAT WILL KEEP

As summer approaches il is we'll to
TO make groundwork for lemonade that
will keep. so that glass or pitcher
Of the cooling drink is needed it may be
ready quickly. When lemons are cheap
squeeze the juice into a large bowl or
porcelain lined stewer, and strain out
all the seeds. Into another saucepan
put the pulp and for each dozen OF lem
ons add one pint water, set on the stove
and boil a few minutes, strain this into
the juice and to every pint add one pound
of white sugar. Let them come to boil
and then bottle. Put it into quart Jars
and seal as preserves. 1t is 30 much Iess
trouble than to bottle. Put as much of
this into glass Office water as the taste
dictates. Keep in cool place.
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McClure's MAGAZINE

$1O0 to-day
December free
with subscriptions for 1906.
s.. MCCLURE COMPANY, Street, NEW YORK
good income taking the business securing subscribers
McCure publication
would like The 25 81 subscription in addition
big Write full
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DEaIsTER's ORDER.
REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE,

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, A pril is, 1907
Upon the application of Mordecai T. Gibson
Administrator de bonis non cum testamento
annexo Of Mary G.. Hutchison late of
ppoQuinimink Hundred, In said county,
deceased. 1t Is ordered and directed by the
Register Of Wills that the Administrator
Aforesaid give notice of granting of Letters
Testamentary upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date Of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted with
in forty days from the date OF such letters
in six of the most public places Of the
County of New Castle, requiring all per.
sons having demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same, or abide by an act Of
Assembly in such case made and Jrovided:
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in THE MIDDLETowN TRAN
SCRIPT, 9 newspaper published in Middletown,
DEL, and to be continued therein two months.
r~, Given under the han nd and seal Of
SEAL Sofilee of the Register of Wills afore-
t@~J said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County Aforesaid, the day and year above
FRANCIS M. WALKER, Register of Wills.
EoTIcE-Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary were in cue form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the Fl teenth
day of April, A. ID. 1907. and that all per.
sons having claims against the estate of the
deceased must present the same, duly attested
to the said Administrator on or before the
Fifteenth day of April 1878, or abide the Act
OF Assembly In such case made and provided
MoRDEcAI T, GIBSON,
Address, Martin B. Burris ESQ.
Middletown, Delaware.