The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-02-20

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vicinity intended filling their ice houses
this week but the heavy rain of Saturday
will oblige them-to wait for time. Quite
| delegation from InvictuS lodge, l. U. y.
F., went to Belfast Friday evening, Feb.
18th, to attend the district meeting. fine
time is reported.
FREEDOM.
| The dinner given by Effie Flye's Sunday
/ school class was decided success. They
cleared SO 5O... Edith Lawrence is dress
making for Louisa Wentworth. Miss
| Celia Cushman has returned to her home IN
Newcastle. The infant son of Mr. and
! Mrs. Daniel Mcfarland died Feb. 12th....
| Arthur Sampson and Seth Banton attended
the masquerade ball in Unity Feb. 11th....
| Mrs Charles Vose of Knox visited Mrs.
! Martha Vose Wednesday,. "A. Il. Sparrow,
| George Z. Bryant and D. ". Dodge were In
| Belfast the past week on business. e. Bertha
| BRYANT, who has heen teaching IN Winter
| port, has returned home. Mlllle Fletcher
of Thorndike is dressmaking for Mrs. Geo.
Worth. Charles Murray of Massachusetts
is stopping few days with his father, VIII
| liam Murray. Mr.. anG Mrs. Luclus Gun
bingham, who have been spending Jew
months with their father, Albert Cunning
ham, have returned to their home IN Mon
tana. Miss Ferne Small OF Branch Mllis
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Susan j.
Five. Benjamin Libby of Albion called
on friends in Freedom Wednesday. ME-
and Mrs. A. Z. Linscott entertained the
Senior class Friday evening, FEB. l4th.
Cake and ice cream were served and they
had a very enjoyable time. Mrs. A. L.
! Linscott was called to Dexter Tuesday FEB.
18th. to attend the burial of her grandfath-
er, Mr.. Moore. She returned to her nome
| Thursday, Feb. 13th.... Clarence Farnum
and his sister, Mrs. Willard Sparrow, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Wood
burv Feb. 18TH The Freshman's prize
reading will be held in the Congregational
church Monday evening Feb. oath. The
Senior play ''Willowdale,' by the class Oh
Os Freedom Academy, will be presented in
! Grange Hall, Freedom, Feb. 2Sth The cast
of characters is as follows:
| Joel Bassett, postmaster and storekeeper,
wv Nelson Wentworth
Tom Skerrett, the accused, Roland Doty
| Joseph Godfrey, a lawyer. FREQ Vose
| Clarence Dinsmore, the school teacher,
Harold Small
Rev. Mr.. Prasser, the minister,
Lem Hackett, leader of the choir ana de-
tectiye, j. Karlton Kidder
Simon Plnner who would s FATHER o ThIste
Millie Bassett, a child of Joers,
NJ ''''' ''''N0>' Nancy Sprowl
! Mrs Bassett, Joefs wife, inclined to nave
/ her own way. Ella Greedy
friend. Mary Martin
in''' 'i''-N'' ' Grace Wing
Oleander, the help who thinks life joke,
| Bessie Sprowl
MONROE.
The annual masquerade bali given by the
| Odd Fellows was a success in every way.
The costumes were better than at the aver
age masked ball. The first prize was won
| by Miss Lena Nye of Searsport as the best
dressed young lady. She wore red mill
| tary costume trimmed with black. The
worst dressed lady's prize was won by Mrs.
Bertha Nealley, who was dressed as an In
dian suuaw. The first gentleman's prize
for the best gotten-up costume was won by
Ludolph Nealley, who represented "Uncle
Sam" The prize for the worst dressed gen.
tleman was won by Jesse Curtis, who was
| dressed as an old man. 1t was very social
dance, a large crowd was present and fine
supper was served. The heavy rain last
Saturday was very discOuraging to those
who have not got their wood all up or lum-
Der to mill. The roads are bare, the ice in
the stream, which was very thick, is all
broken up, and most of it has gone over the
dam. 80. Among those who are recovering
| from the grip are Mrs. Helen Cooper, Mrs.
Annie Conant and others. The selectmen
have been in session the past week settling
up the yearly accounts of the town. Our
; genial collector, Mr.. Frank Littlefeld. has
collected every dollar of the tax of 1907 and
settled with the town. Monroe is out OF
debt, and there is money in the treasury to
meet all coming bills. Mr.. Walter Twom-
bly, and his daughter Florence went to Bos-
ton last week. Mr.. Twomb)y has returned
but Florence will visit relatives for few
weeks. 80. The Weber brothers, with their
gasoline outfit, are saving up wood for peo-
pie in town.. Monroe Lodge, l. o. 0. F., is
rushed with work at present, with number
of candidates. ..... The New England Order
of Protection is in fourishing condition
1t holds meetings regularly at the town hall
and is taking in new members. ..... Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Richie of the Waldo County
Hospital and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Nye and
daughter of Searsport attended the masked
ball here They were all formerly of Mon
roe :. A large lot of lumber has been haul
ed in to the mills of Joseph Palmer and
Fred Newcomb...... The quarterly meeting
of the W. c. T. U. will be with the flower
mission supt., Mrs. Julia White, Feb. Dist
and the birthday of Frances Willard will
be observed. They have met regularly al
winter and the meetings have been instruc
tive and much interest maintained. pic
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