The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-08-26
THORNDIKE.

very pretty and quiet home wedding was
solemnized Thursday, August 18th. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Fred R. Cole. when
Mrs Coles sister, Miss Sadie L. Leonard of
dorchester, Mass, was united in marriage to
Arthur Leroy Oliver. The ceremony was
performed at 1870 a. m. by Rev. F. S. Dollff
OF jackson. The bride looked very sweet in a
gown OF pale lavender pineapple silk, gift
from the groom and which was bought in the
PHILIPPINE Islands, where Mr.. Oliver snent
some years engineering. The house was
beautifully decorated with golden rod and
evergreen and the contrast between the deco
ratlons and the brides costume was pretty in
oeed. Mrs. Oliver is a young lady of fine
musical ability, and has won a large circle of
friends, who trust the coming years NAV be
happy ones and well-tlled with the true and
oeautlful Joys of life. Immediately after the
ceremony bountiful dinner was served by
Mrs. Cole and was thoroughly enjoyed by all
Lovely bouquets of sweet peas adorned the
tables. At ESQ p. m. the happy couple left in
big touring car for Windermere Park, where
/ they will pass few days before leaving for
d
employed as chief of an engineering party.
! among the summer visitors to our State is
MISS Carrie A. Ferguson of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, who for several years has spent
portion OF her summer vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Higgins of this town.
Many of our towns people remember her as a
girl in her "teens," when she taught school in
this and adjoining towns and always with
marked success. Possessing natural talent
for figures, and not finding the pay in our
country schools sufficient to satisfy her am
bltion, she went West and obtained most ex-
cellent position as teacher of higher matbe-
mates IN the public schools of MINNEAPOLIS
! mat her services are appreciated and priced is
attested by the fact of her being retained wear
after year with large salary and many
privileges and opportunities not accord.
ed the average teacher Her soiourn in
Maine is usually divided between Ocean
Park and Waldo County, where her many
friends are always glad of her arrival anc
where many berrying expedition has beer
made more enjoyable by her pleasant company
Whlie she has visited many different States
yet she says that nowhere does she find such
complete rest and quiet as in the good ole
town of Thorndke Miss Ferguson is now al
Ocean Park and Old Orchard, Me-, and from
there Will return to her adopted city about
September LIST to resume her school duties
Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Ward Mr.. H. W. Lewis
Misses Helen Philbrick, Hazel Ward EVELYN
Z. Higgins, Lewis P. Philbrick and other
I friends passed very pleasant day at Winder-
mere Park last Friday. Miss Beatrice Par
sons is visiting friends in Bangor this week
! 1.-THE Free Baptist Quarterly meeting will
! convene at the Center church, September Sd
and 18th. Rev. Simeon Whitcomb of Baneo,
will be present and other speakers from
abroad. 1t is hoped there will be good at
tendance.... H. w. Lewis, who has been visit
! ing Mr.. and Mrs F. L. Fhilbrick and other rel
atives in town, returned to his home in New
Ipswich, N. H., Monday. Mr.. Theodore
/ Myr1ek and nephew of Boston are guests Of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Ward. -. Mrs. Fred Hasty
and daughters were guests of Mrs. V. N. Hig-
gins August 18th. Mrs. Mary E. Pitman
and Miss Susie L. Higgins of Springvale, who
have been visiting relatives in town, went to
Belfast on the Friday evening train and will
visit her mother and sisters there. Mr. and
Mrs. j. H. Stevens and Mrs S. F. Files and
daughters passsd August 10Th with Mr.. and
| Mrs. V. N. Higgins. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Higgins received pleasant call recently from
Mrs. Cook and her sister, Miss Ruth Berry
Mr.. Ruel Berry of Unity and Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Berry of California;. Miss Evelyn C
Higgins of Waterville and Mr. H. W. Lewis
were guests August 10th at the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Ward