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The Republican journal., 1909-11-18
THORNDIkE.

AhoRN III
There was hustling scene at the barn of
Richard c. Higgins last Saturday night, when
about 10 friends and neighbors met there for
an old-fashioned husking bee. The corn was
well arranged for quick work, and it was fact
that the ladies husked two ears to the gentle
mems one. When the last ear was husked
there a fine looking lot of yellow corn,
which some estimated at 100 bushels. There
was scarcity of red ears, which was matter
of regret with some. The labors finished, all
were invited to the house, where fine supper
of baked beans, brown bread, pickles, white
bread, doughnuts, hermits, cream pie, apple
and pumpkin pie, with hot tea and coffee was
served to the willing workers by Mrs Higgins
and her assistants, the Misses Beatrice Par
sons, Cora Andrews, Annie Thompson, Mrs
Jessie Hogan and Lottie Ward The children
came In for their share of the good time and
fourteen were seated at one table. Could their
faces of innocent childhood, all aglow with fun
and happiness, been transferred to canvas it
would have made a pretty picture indeed.
After the inner man was fully satisfied there
was singing and games of blindman's buff,
tucker, wink and other things too numerous to
mention. Then all went their way, hoping for
just such another good time soon. >. Washing
ton Bowen has sold his home here and himself
and wife will go to Bucksport with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alden Kinney Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Files were in Brooks shopping last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross c. Higgins went to
DiXmont last Saturday, returning with a nice
looking cow. A. L. Ward has also recently
bought COW and William Toles has sold one.
-. Mr.. Ed. Hodges was called to Waterville
last Saturday to attend the funeral of rela-
tive. -. DIR. B. T. Hurd is now able to get around
his house without the aid of crutches . The
schools in town will close this week for two
weeks vacation.
The Republican journal., 1909-11-18
VIII HTDN. Freedom.


he Young people had pound party at Mrs.
its Sylvester's, November End. On account
The bad weather there was not as many
Resent as there would have been, but all pres
III enJoyed themselves. Mrs. Bessie M Har-
s' who has been visiting friends in this vicin-
y returned to Boston Wednesday,. Mrs.
soTgla Taylor has gone to Sanford to spend
's WINTER. Miss Hattie Thompson visited
Y sister, Mrs. Julia Taylor, last week. Mr.
. Mrs. Stephen Murch who have been spend
Y vacation with disqualification and son, have
eaFned to Howard, R. l., where they have
.aloyment. .. Mrs. Carr, who has been quite
/ is gaining slowly. Her sister, Mrs. Onie
4-'sr5n, visited her last week.
The Republican journal., 1909-11-18
FRANKFORT.

FRANKFORT.
Services were held il the new Catholic church
here for the first time Sunday, October 31st
Rev. FIR. McCarty, P. R. of Bangor, who labored
here more than 80 years ago, was celebrant of
the..mass, and was assisted by Rev. FIR. Reilly
of Millnocket and Rev. FIR. O'Connor, pastor of
the church. FIR. Reilly, who is a native OF
Frankfort, preached a forcible and eloquent
sermon, which was listened to attentively by
large audience The singing of the choir under
the management of Mrs. N. S. Blethen, organ
list, was a"pleasing feature of the service. FIR.
O'Connors. was also warmly congratulated on
the success GROWING his untiring labor and
strenuous efforts in erecting the handsome
edifice which. crowns of the most beautiful
locations in the village. Much regret was ex-
pressed that the former pastors, FIR. Phelan of
Bath; and FIR. Clarity Of Bangor, were unable
to bespresent. Ex-Gov. William T. Cobb and
A. S. Littlefeld, ESQ.,, of Rockland, were bust
ness visitors to town recently. -. Three cars of
cut stone for the new public library in st.
Louis, Me, have left the Mt. Waldo Granite
Works yard in the past few days. Henry
West, E. R. Batchelder and F. W. Batchelder
attended the funeral of John Lowell at Pros
pect Ferry. Eugene Grant has bought
and will soon move into the house now occupied
by Fred Maddocks. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Grant spent Sunday, October 31st, with Mrs.
Grants parents in Monroe Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Cuddy of Searsport were weekend
visitors with friends in town.
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''L3LL,
IT, T. N. Pearson has been confined to his
'4a and most of the time to his bed for the
Ssl week from the effects of bad accident,
'Aie he and his wife were calling at house in
lH.Ile he hitched his horse and left his wife
BE carriage. The halter was long and the
use topped on it and became frightened and
EySe t. The DR.. ran out of the house and
F1gat the horse by the bride while on the run
vas thrown against telephone pole and
+ over. The horse cleared himself. Mrs.
arson was thrown from the carriage and re-
'-l slight injuries. The DR.. was badly hurt,
F'lgh no bones were broken He was brought
'ae and attended by DR.. Tapley and seems to
gaining rapidly. Mrs. Sarah Storer and
n laughter, Mrs. Wesley Wiggin, went to
olaston, Mass. November 10th :. Mr.. Nor
| PEARSON went to Taunton, Mass, the first of
n Week, where he finds employment :. Mr..
'rfen Burnheimer from Waldoboro was in
/ va sunday. Mr.. W. E. Jones took an aut to
y 10 Albion last Sunday, accompanied by his
0'ner Frank of North Searsmont i. Rev. A.
Luce breaches here next Sunday at p. m.
|es.
ElEsBoRo.
We Of Islesboro are lamenting just at present
rr the ero;prr ox,or of nr Hunb nolo,,
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MONT.


kt"t tCI L Il INK
Jal' W. H. Hartman spent several days
IL. IS family here last week while his vessel,
't 4cob NJ. Haskell, discharged coal at Bos
IT,, Mrs Jewett CHM and Mrs. Elston Ellis
4 rdypoint called on relatives here last
a--r ay... Mrs. B. C. Avery visited her son
Alert n Brewer recently. Mr.. and Mrs
rding returned to their home in Ston-
asst Friday. Miss Angela Hartman
-4s- g successful term of ten weeks school
-st Saturday.. Mrs. G. B. Brown visited
saa IS in Belfast several days this week 80.
~.rasi Ryder of Boston was in town last
4ea Mrs. Charles Banks and Miss Faus-
f. .arding called on Mrs. Inez Libby in
a- .rt last Friday.
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'tLUO STATION.

-r favorable weather so far for fall plow-
z q great deal is being done this season
be in readiness for next years work.
f. 5,ato crop of this year in this county
+ amed such proportions that it is a great
:91s Of encouragement to the farmers. THE
lna-ned farm" that we have heard so much
a for the past few years is coming to the
tn as good inheritance" Mrs. Wesley
-se y who has been i'll with bad throat
ae is much better. Ross Littlefeld and
rave moved to their new home =. Ber-
I'l hnowlton bought horse of Emery Hussey
|s=r-y.... Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith have a
LIZ son, born October 25th Levi Holmes,
ls'd smith, Lee Cunningham, Willis Harvey
r some others went to Knox recently to cut
-'Sttnas trees.
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FREEDOM.

FREEDOM.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith have rented their
home in Thorndike and are passing few weeks
with Mr.. Smiths sister, Mrs. Lucy Bangs, after
which they will visit friends in several places
and then go South for the winter Mr. Harry
Bangs is having quite serious time with an
liberated tooth. He has had his face lanced
several times. DR.. B. P. Hurd is attending
him. Mrs. Cora Nichols and her daughter,
Mrs. Myra Murch, were in Unity November
9Th calling on Mrs Nichols daughters, Mrs.
Joseph Farwell and Mrs. Merle Morrill,. -. Mrs.
Abbie Lamson is caring for Mrs Parry, who
has been very sick. Mr.. Charles Sampson is
in Lewiston on business. Those who stayed
away from church Sunday morning, November
7th, missed very interesting sermon and fine
music furnished by the quartette... Hon. G.
E. Bryant and Mrs. Bryant are visiting friends
in Houlton. Mrs. Sylvester OF Smithton will
make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ida
The Republican journal., 1909-11-18

Huesey, the coming winter. .. The church cir
Gle met with Mrs. Jennie vose Thursday after
noon, November 4th. Quite a number were
present. Mr.. Harry Moody from Liberty and
Mr.. Leffard have moved into Henry Grady's
rent. ;. Mr.. and Mrs. GeorgeWorth Mrs.Small,
Sparrow and Lawrence, were in Waterville the
past week shopping. Mr.. E. S. Pitcher, piano
agent from Belfast, was in the village Novem-
Der 4th -. Mrs. J. Burford Parry, who has been
very sick, is convalescent.
TROY.
Mrs. N. Bachelor and daughter, Mrs. J. L
Bagley. visited friends in Benton, Waterville
and Albion last week :. Mr.. Everett A. Clough
of Freedom and Miss Sadie Carter of Troy
were recently married in Burnham by A. W.
Fletcher, Justice of the Peace. They will re-
side in Freedom. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Prem
tlss have moved into the house opposite E. H.
Garcelons. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Myrick of
Lewiston have been visiting relatives in Troy.
....M Miss Lora Harding has closed her school
in Etna and returned home to spend the win
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hill have moved to
Waterville Fred c. Lucas of Searsmont is
oSi4NeIHiS apple DafTelS OF MS own mdnuIdc-
ture to the farmers in this vicinity. Reuben
Rhoades has harvested from his orchard nearly
400 barrels of apples this season. I. H. Cook
and l.. L. Rogers are also among Troy's most
successful orchardists Mrs Nora E. DAN
forth is at the Center caring for her daughter,
Miss Nellie Danforth, who is quite ill. DR.. Ben
son of Plymouth is her physician. &. Hon. and
Mrs. Lorenzo Garcelon passed Sunday and Mon
day with friends in Pttsfeld e. Miss E. C.
Dyer is spending few days in Belfast, the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Stevens. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Sargent returned last Saturday
from Islesboro, where they have been visiting
friends. Alton Plummer of Bangor is the
guest of E. H. Garcelon and family in his old
home. Miss Flora Carlton returned last Sat-
urday from two weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs Alma Green, in Wilton The W c. T. u
will hold meeting for mothers and White
Ribbon Recruits with Miss Mile Stevens Sat
urday afternoon November 18th. All are cor
daily invited to come and bring the little ones
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eLEsBORO.
We Of lslesboro are lamenting just at present
2" the going away of DR.. Hugh F. Dolan
The Republican journal., 1909-11-18
NASHVILLE.

lWANVIlLE.
Nr E. B. Greeley has not been as well the
as two weeks. His brother, Henry E. Gree
s ri Bar Harbor, came Saturday night.
y. Fred Brown had valuable COW break her
gs asst week Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Cunning
sr and daughter Edna went to Brooks Sun
.g Mr. Foster Small closed his school in
-s-rict No. last Friday and will go to Bur-
-gt5n, Vermont, to the Medical SCHOOL,.
NJ and Mrs. W. J. Nickerson went to Brooks
ss4ay Mr.. A. W. Damn has returned home
-.n d trip to Enfield.
aAHS MONT.
NJ. Lucy A. Bean is visiting her sister in
mden Mr.. j. S. Mahoney of Methuen,
sss caled on friends in town November 9th
The farmers report large crop of potatoes
very excellent quality. Mr.. Leonard Luce
ss-t 900 bushels. .. Church services will be
II the new vestry Sunday, November 14th.
Farties are in town cutting Christmas
zee for the Philadelphia market. The
sa- Of Mr.. H. E. Holmes were glad to greet
a last week when he was in town on business
j F. Marden has repaired the fiume and
Is his mill in operation. Mr.. and Mrs. Elon
Guchrist returned to Belfast November 9Th
d- weeks stay in town.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
Real Estate Transfers

Emily Olivia Bacon to Helen J.
Cadmus, land in Shohola.
Helen j Cadmus to Emily Olivia
Z con, land in Shohola.
Same TO Ward Brewer, land in
ShohCla.
Heirs Of Anthony Sawyer to Maud
A. Beokford, l2acres Lackauaxen,
part Of Lewis Wolf No 81 5000.
Bhebe j. Tallman 10 Morris Tall
man, 55 acres part Of Elizabeth Smith
Lehman 5000
Norris M Tallman to jeremiah
NJ. Htn, u, same land as above S400
Julia Ann Van tiorden to same, "A
acres Lehman, part of Francis j..
Smi b $3.50
George Titman to Rose NJ. Devore
l23 acres Lehman, parts of Elizabeth
Smiih and Francis j Smith.
Anshel Garmore to Rose Madoff
lOts ia hyde Park Porter township.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
Trout Fry for Pike

Fish Commissioner Meehan has ap.
portioned for use in this county one
hundred cans of brook trout fry and
they will be sent free of charge.
By writing Hon Alfred Marvin.
Box 8, II. R., at Harrisburg blank
applications may be obtained and he
will forward them to the depart
ment.
The offer should be promptly &C
cepted. The last season by reason
of orouth no doubt greatly depleted
the streaus ami unless measures are
taken to restock the streams trout
fishing here for some years to come
will not furnish much sport. If the
trout fry are obtained and then if the
law is obeyed with respect to size of
fish caught, our streams in a very
few years would furnish file fishing.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
Poor Saint Valentine

TIES Has Taken Absurd Liberties will
His Once Rsssred Name
The paradoxioal. not to say absurd
antics of Time were never more
quantity exemplifled than in this
matter Of st. Valentine, says Rich.
ard Lo Gallienne in the February
Delineator Never was insult more
whimsically added to injury than by
the arbitrary association of the stern
and slaughtered saint who fell mar
tyred beneath the clubs Of the Elm.
peror Claudlus, somewhere toward
the end Of the third century, with
the joyous and essentially papan fes.
iival which takes his name in vain
Recorded as "a man OF exceptional
chastity Of character, to be asso.
ciated with Opbelia's beautiful, ri
bald he&s' breaking song:
And l u maid at your window
To be your Valentine
and to be grossly libeled by Charles
Lamb as "a rubiound priest Of Hy
men, attended with thousands and
tens Of Thousands of little loves'!
The historical fact Is that poor St.
Valentines reputation az a saint was
sacrificed 20 that astute policy of the
Christian Church, which, finding the
old pagan festivals too deeply rooted
in the popular sentiment, changed
their name to that Of some Christ
ian saint, and adopted them for its
own.
Thus Valentines Day was origin
ally a feast Of Februata Juno, and,
on the night before, boys would draw W
the names Of girls in order to divine
who should be their sweethearts in
the coming year. The Church
frowned on this innocent game and
substituted the names of saints for
sweethearts-wherebr, it may be
supposed, the game would somewhat
languish. Yet, in spite of the
Church, the old pagan manner #
playing the game has gone on until
this day and country girls will still
pin five bay leaves to their pillows
on st. Valentines eve, hoping to
dream of their young man." and
by divers other sorceries strive to
wrest from the futnre the secret nat.
urally nearest to the human heart
the face or name Of the beloved
For the sternest of saints cannot pre-.
vent the world from keeping immor
tally young, and the birds will go on
mating on the fourteenth of Febru.
ary in spite Of all the DEGREES of tine
Church.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER

In spite Of the fact that the word
dyspepsia means literally bad cook.
it will not be fair for many TO lay
the blame on the cook if they begin
the Christmas Dinner with little an.
petite and end it with distress or
nausea. 1t may not be fair for any
to do that-let Us hope so for the
sake Of the cook! The disease dys.
pepsia indicates bad stomach, that
Is weak stomach, rather than a bad
cook, and for a weak stomach there
is nothing else equal to Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1t gives the stomach vigor
and tone, cures dyspepsia, creates
appetite, and makes eating the pleas
ure it she uld be.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
For Free Bridges

Hon Alfred Marvin las introduced
in the House a joint resolution to
provide fer the appointment OF
commission to act jointly or separ-
ately with like Commissions from
either New York or New Jersey TO
ascertain the probable cost Of aequir.
ing toll bridges across the Delaware
river between the States and making
an appropriation # 5000 for expen.
sss of the commission. l. Ike com
missions have been, or will be, ap.
pointed by the otl er a e and IL is
pro able that ihe cost Of purchasing
the toll bridges will be carefully de-
,eTIniued that bills may carry the
proper appropriations. The steps
taken should have the cordial sup
plrt of all oi iz7ns. Some bridges
may be, and no doubt ars, good div
idend paying properties but the few
stockholders should not he considered
to the detriment Of the many who
are taxed to cross from one stute TO
another.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON

The Prohibition wave which is
sweeping the country skipped the
National Capitol this week when the
committee of the lower House of
Congress disposed of prohibition in
the District of Columbia by .abling
the bill introduced for that purpose.
The liquor question has been thoroly
gone over in Congress and viii Q
there are many members of that
body who believe that temperance is
a good thing for their home towns
and states there were many dissent.
ing voices to the proposition to let
our legislators go thirsty for the sew
eral months that Congress is ia So
sion here every year When it was
apparent that the District Committee e
was opposed to letting the Capitol
go dry the friends of prohibition ex-
pected to effect coup by proposing
that the matter be left to the resi-
dents of Washington and that evas.
Ion was also voted down. Two mem
hers, Representative Campbell OF
Kansas and Representative Sims OF
Tennessee alone supported the bill to
introduce absolute prohibition in
Washington.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
MEDICINE THAT Is MEDICINE

81 have suffered q good deal with
malaria and stomach complaints, but
l have now found a remedy that
keeps me well, and that remedy is
Electric Bitters; a medicine that is
medicine for stomach and liver
troubles, and for run down condi-
tions," says W. C. Kiesller, of HalH
day, AK. EIestrio Bitters purify
and enrich the blood, tone up the
nerves, and Impart vigor and energy
to the weak. Your money win be
refunded if 1t fails to help you. SOC
ut both drug stores,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
Harrisburg, Pa, January 20 1909.


WHEREAS, There is reason
to believe that the disease known as
rabies or hydrophobia exists in
Smithfield, Middle SmithHeld and
Price townships in Monroe County
and Porter township in Pike County
and the nature Of this disease is such
that for the present all dogs, within
certain limits, must be suspected of
being capable of spreading it.
IT Is HEREBY ORDERED. bv
authority of the State Live stock
Sanitary Board under the provisions
Of the Act Of March 27, 1903, that all
dogs in the above described district
are hereby declared to be in a state
Of quarantine, and must be strictly
conhned or firmly secured on the
premises Of their owners, and NOS
allowed to run at large or enter pub.
tic highways excepting when led or
when muzzled wi5h a well fitting
muzz|e that Will effectually prevent
biting.
This Quarantine shall remain in
force for 100 days from the date
hereof or until removed by the Stats
Live Stock Sanitary Board.
Attention is called to the following
Sections of the above mentioned
Act:
Section 3 Should dogs be per.
mitted to run at large, OF to escape
from restraint or confinement, or to
go without Inuzzle, in violation of
the quarantine, or regulation, or
order, established by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board to restrict the
spread .: rabies or hydrophobia, as
provided by SAID act, such dogs may
be secured and confined, or they may
be shot or otherwise destroyed, and
the owner or owners thereof shall
bave no claim against the person so
doing.
Section 4. Any person violating
the provisions of this act or of a
quarantine, or of regulation or or.
der to restrain, confine OF muzzle
dogs, duly established BY the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board for the
purpose of restricting the spread OF
rabies, or hydrophobia, in the man
ner provided in the other sections of
this act, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall forfeit and pay fine OF not
less than ten dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars, at the discretion
Of the court.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON

A complaint was made TO the p
o. Department. about 1s months
ago, that q certain mail carrier got
mail bag the night befue so as to
start from his home earlier in the
morning. A P. o. Inspector passed
through here last week to investigate
the complaint and all offices. No.
body hurt.
Mrs. Abbie Benschoten and Ms.
Lizzie Grover of Newton, paid their
sister in-law Mrs Florence Montross
at Layton a visit last week and along
with others took in the Grange Oys.
ter supper and dance.
The 10th and goth were the two
coIdest mornings Of the winter so
far.
On the former morning the mer-
curry stood IL below, and on the lat.
ter 2 below.
1t was proposed to establish a park
of about 1000 acres near Tuttle's
Corner, and Sandyston parties were
back of the deal But the lumber on
the tract proved a stumbling block.
and the proposed park may not ma
terialize.
Jersey has law tnat the poll tax
must be paid, OF go to Jail, and yet
in looking over the various township
statements published in our county
papers, I notice a good many delin.
quent poll taxes. The dollar paid
for votes at the last election would
just square the poll tax.
Saltwater township paid nearly
one hundred dollars in payment of
bounty on ground hog scalps the
past year. They must be pretty
thick there.
The Sandyston youth who went to
Newark came back with the measles
and now there are cases all over
tho valley. However they are of |
mild type.
The Grange Oyster supper and |
dance at Asher Snooks, near Culver.
mere. was well patronized, and judg. |
ing by the time some of the parties
got home must have hId a very good !
time
1 am glad to note that William
Heater is rapidly convalescing.
He has been confined to his room
for the past three months with ty.
phoid fever, and it must seem good
to get out again.
Sandyston is having a denl of trou
BILE financially.
Tho B. of E increased the school
term from nine to ten months, and
raised the salaries of all z teachers
i've dollars on month, and the re.
suit is a shortage. Teachers can
take their orders to the bank as they
did before. See.