The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-03-05

resident personal estate, $o9IU, non-feSiueut
personal, $2O,569. The expenses of the
year include these items: town officers
| bills, $500 50; labor on State highway,
| $3O7.78; town steps to water, $500; care
of the poor, $61266; general expenses,
$500 So; highway account, $1,241 70; abate-
ments allowed, $7367.
THOKNDIKE.
Charles Hogan has sold his farm in East
| This is one of the best farms in town.
natural grass land and very productive in
| hoed crops and early garden sass. Mr..
| Hogan's rhubarb is always up before any
ones else in this section and many table
will lack the sass and pie this spring that
Charles generosity has often suppied......
Mrs. 7. S. Hogan was in jackson several
| days last week, called there by the sickness
and death of her father, S. s. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs r. S. Ward and Mr.. and Mrs.
V. n. Higgins passed last Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. S. f. Files. Mrs A.
l.. Ward and two children are visiting
relatives and friends in Naterville and
Portland. :. Richard c. Higgins and family
and Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Files passed March
lst with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Higgins......
Fred Howe of Newburgh was in town again
last week and drove away several cows.
He bought one COW and calf of Richard G.
Higgins. .... Ross {. Higgins has bought
what he calls "a model heller of A. II. Hig
gins. Mrs. Sarah Howard has been very
i'll for several weeks. Nj. p. Palmer is still
confined to the house. Mrs. Pollard, Mrs.
BENZ. Ames, Mrs. Eden Ward, Mrs. E. FL.
Ward and Mrs F. L. Phibrick are also
confined to their homes by poor health.....
Sumner Abbott and son of Knox are haul
ing some fine looking timber to the Sayward
mill. Mr.. Abbott bought the logs of John
Ward. They were cut on the Milton Ward
farm. Mr.. Keitch and Arthur Simpson are
saving up the farmers wood piles and do
ing good work with their gasolene engines.
Guy Patterson celebrated his 2Sth BIRTH
day by entertaining party at whist at the
home of his parents on the evening of Feb.
9th. A fine clam stew was served by Mrs.
Patterson at the close of the game. 81 Miss
Winnie Patterson, who has been in Fair
field several weeks, will resume her studies
at the Brooks High school this spring..
The rain, sleet and snow storm of Feb. 9th
left all trees and shrubs heavily coated with
ice. Some trees were SO bowed beneath
their burden of ice as to impede travel and
on many streets had to be cut away in
order for teams to pass. 1t was feared that
fruit trees would be badly broken and in
jured, but as there was no wind the ice
gradually fell off without much apparent
damage. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the
effect was most beautiful, making picture
hat no artists brush could portray.
FREEDOM.
The annual Freshman prize speaking of
class of 1911, Freedom Academy, was held
in the Congregational Church Monday even
ing, Feb. 24th. The male quartet furnished
some fine music which added much to the
evenings exercises. The first prize was
awarded to Chester Thompson of Mont
vile, the second to Ethel Vose of knox,.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sampson visited
friends in Pittsfeld Feb. 22nd and Bird.
Mrs George Ii. Pitcher is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. Ii. Sampson of Bath....
fdIHGy W. Ntou VI haaSoSlooCtlc l4uo
hired with the Freedom Lumber Co. and
has moved his family into Noodman Nc
Donald's tenement. School at the Academy
closed Friday. Feb 2Sth, for two weeks....
Mrs. Ruel Shorey of Albion was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Ida Hussey, the past
week, Mr.. Warren Spinney started to
Montana March 2nd. The drama "Willow-
=, Jr, h,,+ ba all Of
decided success. The music furnished by
the orchestra was especially fine. The
seniors received from their evenings en-
tertanment and supper $780,. Mr. and
Mrs George Bryant have gone to Massa-
chusetts to visit Mrs. Bryant parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harding Mr.. A. B Sparrow has
been confined to the house most of the time
the past week with rheumatism. .Albra
Flye and Fred Flye visited their sister, Mrs.
Nj. NJ. Small of Branch Mills, March 1st....
Mrs. A. NJ. Small will entertain the Ladies'
Circle Thursday March 9Th. Mrs. Crosby
Fowler of Unity was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bellows Saturday and Sunday, re-
turning to her home Monday, March 2nd....
Mrs. Willard Sparrow is very sick with
y
gin started for Iowa Monday, March End, to
visit her sister and other relatives. She
expects to spend month in the west....
The Nelson girls of Branch Mills attended
the drama "Willowdale" last Friday even
ing. -. Mrs. Amanda Bumps died Feb. 18th
| of pneumonia. She leaves to mourn their
loss one sister, and two grandchildren, John
and Grace Nickless. The funeral services
| were held in her home Feb. Goth, Rev. j. B.
Parry officiating. The interment was in
| Knox Cemetery beside her husband, Will
| liam Bumps. .......The lady teachers Of
Freedom Academy, Miss Ethel Howard
| and Miss Martha Tobey, have returned to
| their homes for two weeks vacation.
Mr.. Amander Rackliff of Unity was in
town on business Feb. 25th. Miss Wini-
| fred Dodge has returned to her home in
| Freedom after an absence of three weeks.
! UNITY.
| Mae McCauslin, Mary Mosher, Eva Rose
land, Nina Ross and Beulah Knight attended
| the chapter meeting in Thorndike, Feb. 18th.
..... Mrs. Lue Taylor from Pittsfield was in
| town recently calling on friends. Mrs.
Bell McManus ra Their beats the record this
wear in driving clothes Feb 18th she dried