The Republican journal., 1908-06-11
County Correspondence.

Thompson, all of this town, took part In the
Junior prize speaking at Freedom Academy
Monday evening, June Sth.....Mrs. Volney
Thompson has been spending few days IN
Belfast with her sister, Mrs. Frost. ....Levi
Smith. who has been doing the trimmings
on Volney Thompson's carriages, has finish
ed his work and returned to his home In
Pennington. Mr.. Thompson sold carriage
last week to Mr.. E. Vose. Good weather
and good roads helped the sale of carriages
Mr.. Townsend of Morrill, continues MS
Friday evening dances. The next comes Oh
the 10Th. Sandwiches and coffee Will De
served at intermissiOn.. Mrs. Sarah Ihomp-
son has been visiting her son, bentoh
Thompson. The summer term OF schools
will close June Goth.
WEST FRANKFORT.
Mrs. Emma Mortland of Oregon is VISIT
ing her sister, Mrs. Jennie Cass. Walter
p, Clarke of Hancock is spending few
days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Clarke. Mrs. Grace Thayer has returned
from Monroe, where she has been dress
making. Edgar and Raymond Ward were
called to Searsport, May 25th, by the death
of their mother, Mrs. Mark Ward. MISS
Margaret Riley of Charlestown, Mass, ac-
COMMANDED by her little niece, Ethel Moore,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Moore last week.
..... Mrs. Hobbs of Brooks is in town, the
guest of her daug hter, Mrs Charles Holmes.
Ira Veazie and Miss Harriet Nickerson
of Swanville visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Nickerson one day last week. ,... Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Jewett of North Searsport spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. b. Thayer.
LIBERTY.
The machine shop connected with the
foundry owned by George Palmer was as
covered to be on fire last Friday afternoon
about o'clock The alarm spead quickly
and after an hour of hard work on the part
of big crowd of men the fire was extln-
guished The roof will have to be rebuilt.
The fire caught from sparks from the melt
ing furnace and was not discovered until
the roof was all ablaze. Had it not been
for the fact that the building stood where
there was plenty of water, nothing could
have prevented a serious conf1agratlon'.
Keith Norton,the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward S. Mitchell, passed away May Both,
after two weeks illness with tubercular
meningitis. He was two years and ten
months old and was much loved by all who
knew him. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell have the
sympathy of the whole community III their
bereavement. The funeral took place on
Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. L. H.
Pentecost. Mrs. G. H. Cargill sang two
HYMNS. The burial was in the Mitchell lot
in the Sherman's Corner cemetery.
LINCOLNyILLE.
Several cases of the summer grip are re-
ported in town....I. V. Miller of Belfast
has been spending the past week in town..
Everett Scruton is at home from Boston for
a vacation. =. Mrs. William Farrar. accom-
panied by her daughter, Annie Farrar, OF
Chelsea, Mass, arrived this week. Mrs. Far
rar will spend the summer with her daugh-
fer. Mrs, A. p. Wentworth. Mrs. Edna Nc
Kinney has gone to Portland for treatment
at the Maine General Hospital. Mrs. II.
l.. True is spending week at her cottage
at the Northport Campground. .... Fred
Moody, who has been at home on vacation
has LETT for a trip West. Harry Mathews
and Miss Helen Sleeper visited relatives in
Stockton Springs few days last week..
Davis Rubinstein of Rockland spent Tues
day and Wednesday in town.. Mrs. Clara
Mckinney and daughter Maude left Mon
day to attend the graduation exercises at
Castine this week 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pendleton of Camden were guests of Mr..
and Mrs George Mahoney Sunday.
SWANyILLE CENTER.
Mrs. Bea spent last Tuesday with her
son, Isaac Mckeen. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Robertson of Kennebunk visited Mr.. and
Mrs David Moody and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Robertson last week ...... Leroy Bucklin is
having his barn repaired. Charles Curtis
did job of plastering for Watson Robert
son last week Two dogs attacked Joseph
Mardens flock of 81 sheep and lambs and
only three were left sound and they were in
very tired condition. Part were killed
and others badly torn. 1t is hard for the
farmers to have so many worthless dogs
running at large. go. Mrs. Harriet Robinson
of Monroe visited her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Clements, the past week. Miss Nellie
Mari has returned from Castine Normal
school ...... There were frosts the nights OF
j une 2nd and 4th...... Miss Grace Noble of
Massachusetts is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Z. A Robertson, for several weeks. Lewis
Robertson returned to his home in MaSsa-
chuselts last Monday.... E. E. Clements
and family of SearspOrt visited at E. A.
Robertson'S Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
mot Robertson attended the quarterly meet
ing last Saturday and Sunday in Thorn
dixie. Mrs. Pattee of Searsport kept house
for them while they were away. Fred
Webb is slowly recovering from a trouble
with his knee.
FREEDOM.
Mr. Joseph II. Brown was in town on
business June 4th... Mr.. Dana BantOD was
in Waterville on business last week. Gus
tave Bellows, who has been quite sick, is
able to be out again. Mr.. and Mrs. Seek
ins of Portland visited Mrs. Seekins' father,
Mr.. Woodman Mcdonald, last week. Mrs.
Eliza Penney spent few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Clifton Sleeper, last week...School
at the Academy closed Friday, June 5th....
Mr.. M. Lawrence is working on Will Far
wells store in Unity...... Miss Young of
Winslow visited her niece, Miss Ethel How
ard lime 3rd Mrs Stephen McKenney