The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-12-24
FREEINDN.

FREEMDM.
Mrs Carrie johnson has returned home after
passing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Francis Jerrold, in Unity. Hon. ID. W.
Dodge J. B. Wiggin and several others were
in Belfast on business December 18TH. The
Ladies' Circle met with Mrs. Susan }. FIVE
Thursday afternoon, December 18th. The
next circle will meet with Mrs. Katrina
Bryant, Thursday afternoon, January 9th. 1t
was put over one week on account of the dedl-
cation of the new church in Thorndike. Dr.
A. M. Small is filling the vacancy in the post
office caused by the death of Hon. A. B. Spar
row. . Mr. Leon Wiggin of Montville began to
haul wood across Freedom pond December
18th He says the ice is all the way from one
to five inches thick. Mrs Katrina Bryant
went to Belfast December 10Th, to meet her
husband, Hon. George E. Bryant, who has
been away on business. ...... Thirteen from
Dirigo Grange, Freedom, attended the meeting
of the State Grange in Waterville Mr..
Frank Flye, our tinsmith, was in Belfast on
business December 17th.... 1t is very pleasing
to the eye, if not to the purse, to step into the
stores of ]. B. Wiggin and the Freedom Supply
Company. You can buy anything you want
from five-cent article up as high as you wish
to pay. Mrs. Ida Clark, wife of Mr. Alfred
Clark and Oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Lawrence of Freedom village, died
in Lewiston hospital Monday morning, Decem-
Der 18th She leaves, beside her husband, five
small children, three sons and two daughf Frs;
her father and mother, and one sister, who so
faithfully cared for her in her last sickness.
Her funeral was held in her home in the south
part of Unity. Rev. j. Burford Parry officiated
and spoke words of comfort to the bereaved
ones Freedom 9uartette sang some very
pretty pieces The floral offerings were very
beautiful She was buried in her fathers lot
in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Mr.. Fred Rankin
of Linconville is visiting his friend, Miss
Bertha Bryant. Mrs. Ida Hussey and sor
Earl visited Mrs. Hussey's mother, Mrs
Sylvester of Albion, December 18th and goth
, .... Miss Gladys Bryant, student from Lewis
ton, visited her friend, Mrs. Lillian Knowlton
December 18TH. Mrs. Pitcher from Friend
ship is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Berth;
Sampson.
UNITY.
Mrs Clair Wellington and two sons from
Montana have been spending several week
here with her mother, Mrs. Dudley Clark. Mr.
: Wellington arrived and joined his family re
Gently Mrs. Elmer Bagley, who has beef
critically i'll for sometime, is reported to b.
very low at this writing. Gardiner & White
lost valuable work horse recently. E. D
Chase has also lost good one. Peter Laf1ane
lost hog last week that would have dressed
nearly 300 pounds. -. The remains of Wesley
A. Harmon, who died very suddenly at his
= home in Old Town, arrived here last week, &C
companied by many of the near relatives. Al
he was former resident of the town, quite
2 goodly number of old time friends met the
, mourning group at the station. Intermen
= was in the Pond cemetery. The sudde1
/ death of the infant son of ]. 0. Pillsbury cas-
i. deep shadow of gloom over the home, which
5 nothing but time can remove. The little on'
5 had bright and sunny disposition, which en-
!, deared him to all who knew him. Funera
S services were held at the home, Rev. w. L
1 Berdeen officiating Undertaken Fairbanks
had charge of the funeral arrangements. Mr.
and Mrs Frank Fairbanks and Mrs: E. M
Soue sang several appropriate selections
There were many flowers from friends. Buria
took place in Pond cemetery. The bearer
> were Ruel Libby, Philip Grant, Bonnie Berr.
and Lloyd Tozier. The deepest sympathy i
Il rendered the grief-stricken PARENTS. Meas
les are still spreading in town. There wer
nine new cases reported recently. The old a
we'll as the young are victims of the disease
1t has been decided to discontinue the schools
for two weeks besides giving up the Christina
entertainment and tree on account of illness
of the children. Although the Sunday schoo
has been somewhat broken up new members
: are still coming in and the attendance was very
good last Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Hilman are pleased over the arrival of a nice
baby boy at their home, December 18th -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Adams of Boston, Mass.
who have been visiting her mother, Mrs. join
, Hamilton, and also his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
I A. Adams for a number of weeks, will return
to their home after the holidays.