The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-09-05

SMlTHTON (EreedOm).
Mr.. and Mrs. jenkins of Boston visited at
Joseph Bartlett's last week. go. Mrs. Bessie
Harvey is visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bumpus, who have been at
Mrs. Penney's the past few months, have
gone away and Mrs. Penney has engaged a
man and his wife from Camden to take
charge of her farm for the coming year,.
Mrs. Ada Harlow has returned to her home
in lewiston. Harold Bragdon came home
last Saturday for a short visit with his faith
en-. There WAS an ice cream sale at Frank
Fuller's last Saturday night.
LIBERTY.
The schools in town began Tuesday with
about the same teachers as last term: High,
Miss Gertrude Perkins, Bucksport; Pri-
mary, Mrs. c. M. Aver; Lower village, Mrs.
McLan; South Liberty, Fred Ludwick :;
Sherman's Corner, Grace Boynton; Brad
street, Inez Quigg. Miss Mary A. Brown
| resigned her position in South Liberty to
fill an engagement for the fall and winter in
South Montville. Miss Ida Bowler of
Charleston, Mass, has been visiting friends
| in town.. MIR. and Mrs. Henry Gilman of
Portland are VISITING Mrs. c. H. Nelson. -.
Mr.. Chester V. Duncklee is visiting at G.
n. Stevens. He will be accompanied home
to Brockton, Mass, by his wife and little
daughter. who have been spending the sum-
| mer here. ...Miss Emma Johnston of Wash
ington, Maine, and Miss Jennie Langdon
of Winstead, Conn, visited Miss Mary A.
Brown la st week
sEARsMoNT.
Work has begun on the State road lead
ing from the village to Liberty. Mrs. EN-
ma Taylor is spending few weeks in Mont
vile. .....Mrs. Jennie Knight of Wakefield,
! Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fuller. ....J James L. Bean is at home
from Bangor for brief visit with his moth
er, Mrs. Mary Bean. Ralph P. Fowler is
| spending his vacation in Bangor and Blue
l....John E. Haley of Cherryfeld called
upon old friends in town last week. Eu-
gene Reynolds of Lowell, Mass, is visiting
his mother. ..... II. n. Woodcock, wife and
daughter of Camden, are at Woodbne cot
tage, Lake Quantabacook ......E. L. Wing
and wife attended the State fair in Bangor.
.....Rev. d. c. Bixby preached at the NJ. f.
church last Sunday morning. In the even
ing Professor II. E. Cobb of Lewis Institute,
Chicago, gave graphic account of his trip
abroad. His descriptions of the European
cities and their peoples, and particularly of
the home and life Of Martin Luther, were
specially interesting. Charles Ripley has
| returned to Boston. zee. Mr.. and Mrs. j F.
Marden are spending a few days in Pitts.
field.
TROY.
Most of the schools in town began. Sept
End with teachers as follows: High school
Harry Rowe; Troy Center, Ethel Stone
Ward Hill, George Ward; Rogers Corner
Mae Glover; Barker District, Flora Garlic
ton; Gerrish District, Inez Bennett; Green's
Corner, Angie Garcelon; Cooks Corner
Belle Thompson; Beech Ridge, Josie Phil
brick. Fired Weymouth, Superintendent
of schools, enters Bates College next week
Arthur Linscott also returns to Bates. :. F
| W. Bisbee of Sumner, former teacher OF
Troy High school, is passing a week in
town, where old friends are delighted to
visited in town last week on his way to the
Bangor Fair. .Zue Myrick went to Pitts
field Saturday to reopen her school this
week. Mrs. Lizzie Smith visited in Pitts
field last Saturday and Sunday. The w
&c. T. U. met in Cooks schoolhouse last
week. Miss Mile Stevens was made presi.
dent in place of Mrs. George Tyler. They
1 of MI
Saturday afternoon to make arrangement,
for attending the convention in Lewiston
WALDO STATION.
Aug. 22nd the Waldo Station and West
Swanville Sunday schools Joined with the
South Brooks Sunday school in enjoying ar
| outing at Randall Pond in Brooks. The
locals started from Waldo Station at 9 81
A. NJ, w. P. Hussey furnishing conveyance
in the form of hayrack carpeted with
straw and having comfortable seats Young
and old, the party numbered twenty-five
On arriving at South Brooks they were
creasing the number to fifty-five, and al
arrived at the place of meeting about II
O'Clock. A few families living near Joined
the party, making it seventy in all. This
lovely sheet of water hidden among the
hills is gem and should have name wor
thy of its beauty. 1t never looked more
tempting than on this occasion with ham
mocks and swings arranged among the
trees and boats ready for use moored neal
the shore. The boats, managed by Anse
and Tom Decrow, were kept busy all day
and were sources of great pleasure. Al
noon all partook of picnic dinner undel
the big trees. Mr.. Joseph Decrow, Ros:
and Alta Jones, treated the whole number
present to ice cream, which was no small
task. After dinner remarks by William
Jones of Brooks, T. c. Smart of Waldo anG
singing by the schools were in order; the1
the rowing, swinging, &c, was resumed an(
continued until a late hour, when all re-
turned to their homes voting it perfectly
delightful occasion. Quite a number Of
people from this place attended the obser
vance of Old home day in Swanvile last
Thursday and report a very interesting oc
asion....J. Z. Littlefeld and son Ross at
tended the fair in Bangor one day last weel
Nv. P. Hussey went to Fitchburg, Mass
Sept. End. to resume his former position al
fireman on the Boston and Maine r. b..
H. G. Marden and wife of ROxbury, Mass.