The Republican journal., 1908-05-21
County Correspondence.
LIBERTY.

Supt. HOWeS and SIX OflnlS teachers nelu
very interesting teachers meeting Fri
day, May Is. The morning session was held
with Mrs. c. NJ. Aver in the primary room
from until II. Mrs. Aver conducted her
usual work, which was of much interest to
the visiting teachers, as she is a teacher Of
much ability and experience. The remain
der of the foreman was occupied by Miss
Mary A. Brown of the Lower Village school
in giving an exercise with class of her
pupils on the word method of teaching
reading The afternoon was spent lntor-
mally in the discussion of various matters of
interest, foremost among them that of an
alysis by diagram. Supt. Howes, Miss Ruby
Howes, Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Ordway il
Illustrated the work. 1t is Supt. Howes aim
to introduce uniform method OF teaching
this subject.
MORRILL,.
The event of last week was the marriage,
Wednesday forenoon, at the home OF the
bride, of Miss Audne Deering and Mr..
Frank L. Young. The nuptial knot was
tied by D. O. Bowen, Esq, who used the
ring service. Mrs. Hattie Cannon and
Mr.. Frank Hatch were bridesmaid and
groomsman. The bride was prettily gowned
in seal colored skirt, white shlrtWalst,
white picture hat and white gloves. The
happy couple took the afternoon boat at
Belfast for Boston and Somefvile, Mass,
where they will visit for week, returning
home for reception this, Thursday, even
ing Mr.. Young has bought half interest
in the Frank Hatch farm, at which place
they will be at home to receive their friends
......Mr. aud Mrs. George Weymouth OF
Stockton visited relatives in town last Sat-
urday and Sunday. Miss Mildred Daggett
of Belfast visited relatives here last week.
.....A. B. Hatch recently built an addition
to his house, and has greatly improved It's
interior arrangements. 1.-The Ladies' AID
met last Thur sday with Mrs. Ernest Town.
send. The grange will devote an evening
soon to an imitation of an old-time town
meeting. Our farmers are actively putting
in the seed There will be an increased
acreage of potatoes, larger amount Of COM
mercial fertilizers used, and modern meth
! DDS adopted to save hand labor. Grass on
old fields is back ward, but most new fields
are looking well.
TROY.
The North Troy Reading Club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woods Friday even
ing, where 81 sat down to bountiful sup
per. "A delightful time" is reported. -.
Harold Piper, who has been very i'll, is i'm
proving. Harold Bennett, who has been
critically i'll with pneumonia, is also gain
ing. He is attended by DR.. Whitney OF
Unity. Freeman Myrick went to Lewis
ton last week to be present at the funeral
services of his brother-in-law, the late Or
rington Small. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sea-
vey of BrocktOn, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
Seavey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. B..
Mitchell. Miss Rosa Lamb, who has been
teaching in Portland, is at home. where she
will spend her vacation..... Miss Edith
Morse had birthday party last Saturday
evening at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Pencil. A large company and
nice time is reported. K. II. Ward last
week sold to a Fairfield man nice horse
!! for $500. >. On account of bad travelling the
| Troy grangers have not met for some weeks
but are to meet next Saturday evening".
Llewellyn Webb of Montana recently sent
to Fred Myrick a "Pride Of Washington"
| potato measuring IL inches long, liz around
and weighing q pounds No fertilizer was
used. We should think our farmers who
spend so much money for phosphate would
feel blue. Mr.. Myrick will plant that pota-
/ to. "What will the harvest be ~