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The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
THORNDIKE.

There was good attendance at the Center
Church last Sunday, and Rev. D. Bracket
spoke earnestly from the words Thanks be
unto Cod for His Unspeakable Gift End Cor
915 Mr.. Bracket will be at the church again
Sunday. Nov 1st....V. N. Higgins reached his
three score years and ten Oct. 18th. He cele-
brated the event by having all his children and
grandchildren, who number Ia, at his home and
bountiful dinner was enjoyed by all. A
nrettilv decorated birthday cake from his
daughter, Mrs S. F. Files, looked nice enough
to eat. and upon being sampled proved so. In
the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. A. s. Higgins call
ed to extend their congratulations to the old
veteran and all joined in wishing him many
happy returns of the day, but none could seem
to realize that he had reached his 10th year,.
Mrs. Sanford Mixer of Belfast was the guest
last week of her niece, Mrs Emma Chase, and
Oct. 18th Miss Ada Clements of Belfast was
the guest Of Mrs. Chase. d. Miss Hattie Gil
liatt passed last Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Richard Higgins. Mr. and Mrs James Gilliatt
came and passed the evening and accompanied
their daughter home. Mrs. Lizzie Smith is
visiting her nephew, Burton Gross, and family.
Miss Hattie Gilliatt was the guest Sunday
noon of Mr. and Mrs. Ross C. Higgins. Mr..
Will Glidden of Winslow visited his sister, Mrs
Alice Higgins. few days last week. We
wish to correct statement In last week
items. Joseph Peabody drives milk team for
the H. P Hood Co, Boston, instead of for the
Turner Center Creamery Co., as stated then.
Truman Parsons lost valuable horse last
week, Itwas sick only about three hours with
collie. Lewis P. Philbrook is at work for the
Turner Center Creamery Co. at Unity.
LIBERTY.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter N. Cargill and son Neal
of Lynn Mass are visiting Mr.. Cargill's par
ents, Mrs C. M Aver and Mrs. Charles
Bagley spent Saturday and Sunday in Belfast.
Theodore Rowell has returned from sever
al weeks spent in New York and Boston,.
Mrs. w. L. Bickford and Tileston of Searsmont
were in town last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fifeld of Manchester Me-, spent several days
here last week. :. Mrs. Albert Light of South
Liberty called on friends in town Saturday..
Miss Emily Skidmore has returned from visit
in Union Mrs. Angie Cotton has returned to
Boston after spending the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Caroline Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Mathews have gone to
Somerville Mass, for few weeks visit with
their daughter, Mrs. A. R. McMinn. Capt.
Israel Adams and daughter, Miss Carrie Adams,
have gone to Dorchester, Mass for the winter.
Miss Florence Bartlett of Hope was the
guest of Mrs. Geo. Bullock on Sunday 80. Mrs.
A. M Brown, Mrs. Fred Brown and son have
departed for Philadelphia, Pa, where they
will reside during the winter. -. Mrs. Lincoln |
Raymond and sister, Mrs. Alton Monroe have
to their homes in East Boston, Mass, |
having spent the summer with Capt. and Mrs.
John Monroe.
GA 50 Eo RI
n..,. tha \, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Ss. Il &1XHz1ezM |
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

The inclusion of two representative
business men of Maine in the directorate
of the Boston & Maine railroad is prop
er recognition Of the vital interest OF
this State in the great railroad system OF
northern New England, says the Port
land Advertiser. With Hon. Fred Z.
Richards Of Portland and Hon. E. W..
Kicker on the board of directors there is
every assurance that the interests OF
This State will be we'll looked after. The
Boston & Maine controls the Maine Cen
tral and there has been much interest
and no little anxiety as to the outcome OF
the change ia ownership of the former
road.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
SWANViLLE CENTER.

'SWANViLIE CENTER
The houses of Will Damn, Mrs. Mary Nick
erson, Ed. Cunningham, and Allie Cunningham,
and the store of Niekerson & Damn have all
been painted recently and it gives the village
quite prosperous look. =. Mrs. Thompson of
Monroe village. 80 years old, was buried last
wednesday In the cemetery near the Dickey
schoolhouse.. Mrs. Will Damn has returned
IRON visit to Hampden with her sister, Mrs.
Sumner Greedy. Ed Marden went to Boston
last Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Nicker-
Son went to Boston Monday. :. Miss Ruth
Marden came home from Kent's Hill to spend
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
Legislators-elect, Take Notice.

Mr.. Howard Owen of Augusta IS send
inc ont his circulars asking for informa-
ton from the members of the Legislature
elect in order to prepare his Biographa-
ical Sketches. The members can great
" help him by full and prompt responses:
MIR. owen is the originator OF tn these
sketches. having started them IN 1917
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

the weekend with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elbridge Greedy of Bar Harbor were in
town the first of the week to leave their horses
on the farm for the winter. Mrs. Besse OF
Foxcroft visited Mrs Wilmot Robertson over
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Small of Sears
port were the guests of Mrs. Martin Robertson
Sunday. Tuesday morning, Oct. 18th, the
thermometer ives rs and ice formed quite thick.
The remainder of the week was midsummer
weather. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Gray spent
last week in Maiden, Mass, visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. McKeen of Belfast
visited Mrs. Beal last Wednesday,. Joshua
Littlefeld shinged his house, recently :. Earl
Lamson and sister, who had visited their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Jennys, for sew
eral weeks returned to Jonesport lastweek....
Mr. Fred Curtis took the job to remove the
rocks from Mrs. Louise Cunninghams well
and sink it ten feet deeper and is getting on
fine so far. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gross of
Massachusetts, and baby are guests of his faith
err, Mr.. Gross, who recently leased the Clark
Marden farm Mrs. Emma Cunningham is
visiting in Belfast Miss Ollie Marden went
to Roxbury Mass, Saturday to visit her par
ents ... Miss Gertrude Mari returned to her
home in Saco Monday. 49,. MI. and Mrs Gold
smith closed their summer home Saturday and
returned to Massachusetts,. ......M Mr.. and Mrs.
Lauriston Nichols of Belfast visited at the
home of her sisters, Mrs. E. H. Littlefeld,
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brown of Bel
fast visited Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Robertson Sun
day..H P. White visited his sister, Mrs.
Jewett, in Winterport, Sunday. Mr.. A. I.
Nickerson and son Kermit visited his sister in
Hampden last Sunday. Mrs Dow went to
Ellsworth to visit her sister for two weeks.
Mrs. Anna White Of Winterport is visiting at
the home of her son, H. p White, Fair View
Farm. .... Mrs Christopher and Mrs. Fred
Moody were the guests of Mrs. Martin Rob-
ertson last Wednesday Mrs. Almon Hustus
recently returned from two weeks visit in
Massachusetts.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

BRYAN has evidently landed in his last
ditch. He is accusing the Republican
party OF preparing to buy the election
That is equivalent to an acknowledge
ment that he sees defeat before him.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Do not forget the parish meeting next Sat
urday evening. Important business.
Hale Rose, who has been improving his
buildings has added nice rollway to his eel
lara very great convenience.
Mrs Rose l. Forbes, who makes a business
of buying and shipping cats to dealers in other
States, sent pair of kittens to Omaha, Neb.,
last week.
Mrs. Curtis, whom we used to know in Bel
fast as Miss Lena Fernald, visited relatives in
Jackson last week and called upon friends in
Brooks.
The Good Templar Lodge had fine time
last Saturday evening, with singing and reclta-
tons by several girls and farce by some OF
the older members.
Lot Jones and wife of Augusta have been
visiting friends in town. Mrs. Jones, who is
trained nurse was called here by the illness OF
Master RAYMOND Merritt and took care of him
for several days.
Mrs. Nora Daniels last Friday sent her
household goods to Manchester, N. H., where
her husband, Frank Daniels, has employment,
and where they will reside Mrs Daniels will
visit her sisters in Boston and Haverhill before
going to New Hampshire.
We received a call from Mrs. Gregory OF
Concord N. H., recently. She was known
here as Ola Bryant when girl and was quite
prominent in our lodge entertainments dozen
wears ago. With her daughter, she has been
visiting her uncle, c. o. Foss of Jackson, and
now is with the family of her uncle, Levi
BRYANT of Waldo She has not been here for
ten years.
1t is said that young fellow has of late been
quietly dispensing booze in this village. with
results not quieting to some of our people.
We are, however a good-natured set and if he
feels that he cannot quit our agreeable society
or cut 5ut this business for good, we will use
our pest endeavors to obtain snug and cozy
apartments for his accommodation during the
cold weather just upon US. AS matter OF
fact we have no use for a rdmseller in this
town.
We have a veteran railroad section hand in
Brooks in the person of Henry H. Webb, who
has worked on the Maine Central for % years,
and has been section boss eleven years,
With the exception of eight years in Massa-
chusetts he has spent all his life in this town.
Short and stubby, he does not make very much
of show on the scales, but the boys say he can
handle as heavy a rail as any man on the line.
Last Wednesday was his 49th birthday and his
crew presented him with meerschaum pipe
valued at So
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

The Topsham fair, neld last week. was
the last of the big fairs for 1908, and all
have been favored with fine weather-ln
fact, with what they call up in Bangor,
|'Beal weather.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
CENTEfS IIDNJVILLE.


Mr.. John Morrill, of Belmont bought apples
in town last week. The packers will be here
by the last of this week Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Sprowl and Miss Nancy Sprowl visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Sylvester in East Jefferson last
week. -. Several ladies met week ago today
at Grange hall to form sewing circle. Mrs
V. Thompson was elected president, Mrs. W.
Mahuren, vice president, and Mrs. J. J. Glenn
emit, secretary and treasurer. The society will
be called the Union Harvest Sewing Circle.
They will hold meetings every two weeks, be-
ginning Thursday, Oct. 22nd. The object is to
promote sociability and, incidentally, to raise
money for philanthropic or necessary purposes
90. Mr.. Latus of Swampscott, Mass, is expect
ed in town soon and will spend few weeks
among his friends. 80. Mr.. Weldon Poland and
family are soon to leave town and will make
their future home in Bridgewater, Mass.
Mr. W. Keen of South Freedom has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Clifton Morse the past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. ]: J. Clement went to
Vassalboro Monday, to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Crosby. Mrs. John Pushor who has
been the guest of Mrs. D. c. Cain, returned to
was at home from Bridgewater Mass, recent
ly..... Mrs. Annie Aver of Union is visiting
Mrs. L. F. Arey -. C. B. Hustus of Burnham
was in town last Wednesday Miss Neva
Poland returned to Waterville Monday; after
passing a few days at home. F. L. Gay got
home Friday. He has been visiting relatives
in Blair, Nebraska; Chicago, Illinois; Providence
R. L. and in Massachusetts, e.. R. P. Downer is
doing mason work in Branch Mills, -. Mrs.
Sarah ]. Sanford of West Montville has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. R. P. Downer.
-. Repairs on the old church at the Center
are in progress this week under the direction
of the selectmen. c. C. Swasey of NeWbury
port, Mass, is at Mrs. H. E. Ramsay's....
Arthur Nash of Peperell, Mass, is visiting L.
F. Nash. -. E. E. Tasker has gone to Boston to
remain until spring. Mrs Ida Briggs of
Freedom is keeping house for her father, S. J.
Tasker... Maurice and Lena Bennett, and
Embert Ramsay on the sick list. =. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Banton of Knox were at w. D.
Tasker's Sunday. G. A. Gordon bought
horse in Belfast last week. e. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Wentworth were at Theodore Thomas in
Morrill,, Sunday. Mrs Henry Wyman of
West Montville arrived home from Portland
Saturday. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F. Jackson
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jack
son, in Belfast last week.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

Every mild and mellow day from now 2
to Thanksgiving will be referred to by
somebody as touch of Indian summer.
Bangor News.
Yes. and some one else will arise to
say that Indian summer, like the LINE
gale, " is myth.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
II orr e.
FOR SALE.
A few horses for sale by b'
Livery Co. at good trades
early as we intend to sell
TO LET
My house at SO Cedar stree H'
modern improvements, including i"
bath room, hot and cold water Appg
LLEwELLyN wv
Belfast, October Is, 1909.-42tt

WALDO STATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Staples 81
large company Saturday evening
their home, it being the birthda'
their daughter. Nearly forty
present, old and young, and all sec
to enjoy the plays, music and %
freshments were served during
Last Friday the teacher and ?
Station school joined in raising
number of visitors were present al
rendered selections appropriate j
sion. Miss Sadie Cummings is the
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

Hon. c. c. Roberts Of Chicago mas made
A valuable contribution to the history OF
Waldo county in his sketch of 1.-The
Davises Of Brooks, completed in this
issu. Mr.. Roberts has an unusually re-
tenuve memory and in years past took
an active part in the affairs of this county
and was in touch with the leading men OF
thar period. He is thus well qualified for
the work he has undertaken as a local
historian. Marshall Davis is still well
remembered by many of our citizens, by
whom he was held in the highest esteem,
and many other familiar names appear IN
the sketch.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

A Nevada clergyman, aged ~, pleaded
guilty 10 bigamy and was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary. He ad-
ynitted the charge when confronted by
two If his four wives. His excuse was
thar his memory was bad and that he
could not always remember whether he
was married. We have heard of such
}apses Of memory on the part OF husbands
when away from home, or during the ab-
sepcs of their wives, but never before OF
its lzading to wholesale matrimony.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

They are making money in Philadelphia
at the U. S. mint.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

1t is a waste of time to argue with
liar.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22

If he American people wish to have a
4aIlzirr man in the White House during
H. next four years, Mr.. Bryan is I'M
o1estionably their man; but if they wish
for }G;ng mana man who has always
hef47 ding bic things and doing them
wei -.TuA1-a Taft is their man. 1t is an
absolutely g,ain choice between words
and acts. Hartford Courant.
Trz talking man" is not in it noW-a-
DAYS with the man that does things. The
Bellman of Minneapolis said the other
iay. N connection with the denomination
Of CONGRESSMAN Frederick c. Stevens,
that in Washington talk is very cheap,
and the Congress of the United States
has about as much use for spell-blndlng
as his satanic majesty has for hot-water
bag. " We recently had an Illustration near
home of the evil effects of hot-and foul
air On a candidate and his party. Talk
ing machines are cheap and may be con-
troIlpd which is not the case with the
two-legged kind.
In q recent issue of the Boston Tran
.ScflDJ the VI yin PoNiAi 800
Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight IS
again brought into question, and quo
tation is given from a book written by
Lamar Fontaine, in which he claims to
have written the poem. He had also In
cluded this poem in book OF his poems.
Forty years ago the authorship OF 'All
Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight" was
investigated by William Evelyn Of New
Orleans, a Southern journalist, and his
conclusions were published in one OF
Harper & Bros periodicals. The writer
e an only say, from recollection, that Mr.
Evelyn efectually disproved Mr.. Fon-
taine's claim to the poem and declared
Mrs. Ethel Beers to be the author. Joel
Chandler Harris (.'Uncle Remus) IN a
letter dated at Forsyth, Georgia, June,
1878, came to the same conclusion. The
poem itself was said to give evidence OF
its northern origin, and there was moth
ing in the poems acknowledged to have
been written by Mr.. Fontaine which
would warrant the suppositlon that ne
had written this popular wartime ballad.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
TROY.

TROY.
A quiet wedding occurred Thursday noon,
Oct 18TH at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Israel
Stone Their daughter Ethel was the bride
and Elmer W. Hillman was the groom. Rev.
f. W. Walker of Pittsfield officiated They are
among Troy's most esteemed and popular
young people and have the best wishes OF
host of friends 1t is hoped they will locate IN
Troy. A little son came to the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bagley, Oct. 18th. -. Charles
Cunningham has sold his farm to Augusta
parties Louvile Sanderson, who IS moving
to Pittsfeld has sold his home farm to j. L.
Bagley. George Estes has sold his farm to
JAY Small -. B. F. Harding formerly of Troy,
but who for some time has been a popular
teacher of the High school in Billerica, Mass,
returned to Troy last week and sold his place
at Troy Corner to Allen Rollins. Neighbors
and friends regret that Troy is no longer their
permanent home, but trust that, as usual, their
summer vacations will be spent here. .....The
common schools in town will close this week,
except the school on the Ridge, taught by the
Supt, Mrs. Arthur Cunningham. Mrs. Henry
Seavey of Auburn and her mother, Mrs. Hester
Smart, returned home to Auburn last week..
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. Lettie
Hollis, Oct 18th :. "A mothers meeting Of the
W. C. T. U. will be held with Miss Mile Stew
ems, Oct 9th. All mothers are cordially in
vited to be present and bring the White Ribbon
recruits. The North Troy Reading Club met
with Mrs. Clarence Whitney, Saturday evening,
Oct 18th, and 80 partook of the bountiful sup
per prepared by the hostess. 80. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alphonso Dyer and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Frost of
Pittsfeld visited at George Woods last Satur-
day and Sunday. -. Sewall Crawford of Dover
is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs
Louville Sanderson. Roy Libby of Portland
was in town Saturday So. The many friends of
Mr. E. E. Bagley will be glad to learn that he
is improving under the medical treatment re-
ceived in New York 1t is now hoped that no
surgical operation will be necessary. He is
still under the care of trained nurse. {. Mr..
and Mrs. T. W. Halves spent Sunday in Ply
mouth go. Misses Angie and Edwina Garceon
are visiting friends in Boston. Frank Thomp-
son and Guy Luce, with several others, left
Sunday night for the lakes . Reuben Rhoades
from half an acre raised 145 bushels of pota-
toes. Thirty-tWo potatoes measured bushel,
and one potato weighed 2 lbs and ounces 49,
The raspberry bushes set out by Fred Myrick
last spring have been bearing both fruit and
blossoms all the fall.
The Republican journal., 1908-10-22
County Correspondence.
FREEDOM.

FREEDOM
Rev. ]. Albert Cary, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Dexter, will speak in Free
dom village church Sunday morning, Oct 25th'
... Mrs. Hattie Wiggin and Miss Winifred
Dodge attended the musical concert in Unity
village Oct. 18th. Freedom Academy base
ball team played the Albion High school team
Wednesday afternoon Oct 18th, and Freedom
won by score of to S.. Dr. A. M. Small is
charging the barn on his farm .... Harry
Bangs is getting the frame ready to put up
cottage at Windermere park. The farmers IN
this locality are very busy just now. The vii
lage is full of teams loaded with potatoes on
their way to Thorndike Station. Mr.. Lewis
Murchs mother from Thorndike is visiting him.
80. The Freedom Supply Company is booming.
They have one of the largest varieties OF dry
goods ever seen in the store and have enlarged
their drug business SO that you can get any
thing you want in that li;.e. They are making
quite extensive repairs on their corn mill.
Mrs. Martha Vose is putting some new win
dows into her house and doing other repairs.
I'D. w. Dodge is giving the building he
recently fitted up for rent coat Of paint.
Everything seems to be prospecting in the vii
lage and town. Mrs. Emma Jaquith and
Mrs. Eliza Penney visited their sister, Mrs.
Cliff Sleeper, last week. Mrs. Susan ]. Flye
and Mrs. Lou Sparrow were in Portland Oct.
goth on business. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Morse from
Palermo visited their niece, Mrs. Arson
Knowlton last week -. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Murch are visiting her sister in Pittsfeld
Mrs. Nellie Bangs visited her parents last
week Re-. W. ]. McNeal from Winslow
preached a fine sermon in Freedom church
Sunday morning, Oct. 18th His text was in
Matthew A. The church was well filled and
the singing was excellent -. Mrs. A. e. Lin
scott entertained the A. A. A. club Friday
evening, Oct. 10Th. They read up the life of
James Whitcomb Riley. Fancy cookies and
punch were served
, 1908-09-26

Daley Republican SO cents a month
, 1908-09-26

Edward White of Fort Wayne, Ind,
who has been inspecting the mining
properties at that place.
w. H. Bridger arrived in the city
from Wayside last night and will re-
main here until Monday. Mrs. Bridger
and family will return with him on
that day.
Mrs. Fred N. Brees and children
left last night for Douglas. where they
will visit with Mrs. Brees' parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. c. Barrow, during the
state fair next week.
Peter Mordhurst and Willie Mills
left this morning for their home at
Lusk, they having arrived a few days
ago with David Hill, who has entered
the university here.
Engineers James King and Frank
Coombs left yesterday for the Newfork
country in Fremont county, where they
will visit on the ranches of the form
er's brothers, Tom and Dick King, and
incidentally burn a little gun powder
in an effort to stop some of the large
game which abounds there.
, 1908-09-26
YOUNG GIRL FOUND


Some of the Union Pacific car clean.
ing force, while engaged with their
duties this morning, found a young
girl curled up on a seat in an empty
day coach on a side track in the yard,
says the Cheyenne Tribune. Upon
being questioned she stated that she
was homeless, friendless and with bu,
one known relative in the world, he
being a brother Is years of age Who
vas somewhere in California. Tom
Cooper, the big hearted passenger d.
rector, was called and he found a more
comfortable and appropriate place for
the child in the ladies waiting room
oped, rather good looking and quite
bright. She gave her name as Doro-
thy Hickman and said she had not vet
attained her 14lh year. She had been
living for some weeks with different
families at Buford, having gone there
from Canon City, Colo. Last Satur-
day she came to Cheyenne to find en-
ployment or a home, the Buford lady
1t whose house she had last found
shelter having arranged to leave the
small station on the hill. The child
helped with the work in two or three
Cheyenne homes since she reached
here, but had been able to find no per-
manent place. Last night she slept
in a cheap lodging house and climbed
into the empty coach early this morn
ing. She had in her possession about
$3.50 in money and said she had some
clothes in a trunk at the depot.
, 1908-09-26

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