The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-16

MONROE.
The Rebekah fair, held at the town hall De-
cember End, was grand success, both socially
and financially. The booths We're prettily ar
ranged and the fancy articles were disposed of
| readily and sold well. The candy booth and
| the booth where ice cream and cake were sold
| were we'll patronized and realized good sum-
More ice cream could have been sold easily
The silk quilt was drawn by Miss Flora Twom-
bly,, the End prize, sofa pillow, by Eddie Lit
tleheld, and the Sd prize, set of bureau mats,
by Ruth Emmerson. The print quilt was dis
posed of by guessing the number of seeds in
pumpkin, and Mr.. William Champion got the
quilt for guessing nearest the correct number.
Fred Barden got the End prize, an apron, and
Maud Knights the Sd. The play The Village
Gossip by several of the ladies was fine and
well rendered. A dance followed with music
by Cunninghams orchestra. A large crowd
was in attendance. Mrs. Wealthy Grant has
had severe attack of rheumatism and is quite
sick at the present writing. Miss Ethel Chase
has returned home from Dover. She was I'M
able to finish her school there on account of
sickness Mrs. John johnson has returned to
iei HUME III oloohS dlttI visiting NeT
Mrs. Laura Palmer. -. The W. c. T. L. met with
Mrs. Kicker, December Sd. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Mary Putnam, December 18th.
TROY.
Monday, December 6, 1909. Why, MOI
must have dated this wrong or have | slept
the winter through, for this surely is April,
which means 1910. The High school, taught
by Miss Olive Gould of Albion, will begin next
week. Miss Lille Head has opened pub
lie school at the Grange hall. Mrs. Arthur
Cunningham began teaching at Rogers Cor
ner this week. Miss Erdene Pierce returned
after vacation at home. Mrs. John Rich
mond of Thetford, Vermont, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo Bickmore.. Mrs.
Lucy Rhodes of Northport is the guest of Mrs.
Georgia Woods. There were % present at
the W. c. T. U. meeting at G. L. Tyler's last
Saturday afternoon. REGULATIONS We're given
by Aubine and Ermine Gray, Rosamond Woods,
Hazel Young, Ervena and Vera Goodale, and
Florence Hllman. Mrs. George Woods and
Mrs. G. B. Cook were appointed to choose sides
for membership contest. The January meet
ing will be with Mrs. E. D. Sidelinger.. DR..
M. T. Dodge leaves today for New York,
where he will enter hospital for medical
treatment. His many friends are anxiously
waiting to hear encouraging news from him.
STANDPOINT.
Mrs. Josephine Showers is in Boston for
several weeks visit. 49,. Mr.. Allston Ellis and
daughter, Miss Juanta Ellis, returned last week
from visit with his mother, Mrs. Albert Call,
and family, in Gardiner. Miss Abbie Perkins
! is here from Massachusetts for visit with
relatives. Mrs. George Holmes has been
sick the past week with tonsilitis. Arthur
Perkins came from Penobscot Saturday and
,, remained at his home here over Sunday.
Mrs Mary p French has gone to Skowhegan
for awhile Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hartman of
Cambridge, Mass, spent Thanksgiving here
with Mrs. Sarah Jordan and family in their
new house . Flora Erskine spent Saturday
and Sunday with her mother in Bucksport. -.
Ralph Curtis of the tug E. D. Ha'e y arrived
| home Friday for the winter. Mrs. f. f. Per-
/ kins was in Bangor two days last week. Mr.
c. B. Merrithew recently returned from Port
land, where he had been for two weeks.
Schs. M. H. Read and Stony Brook sailed from
here December Sd for Boston with lumber. -.
Mrs Nathaniel Partridge spent Tuesday in
Bucksport -. The members of the Maccabee
Lodge recently organized here gave dance
and supper at the hall last Friday evening
There was large attendance and fine time
with music by Mr.. George Berry, violin. and
Miss Laura Blanchard, piano. The drama, "od
Acre Folks" will be given at the hall Wednes-
day evening, December 18th.
SWANVILLE CENTER.
Mrs. Charles Curtis has been more comfort
able the past week. Mrs. Elwyn Dlckey and
son Clarence visited her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Watson Robertson, last Sunday Mr.. Ed
Marden of the Lakeview Hotel, Swan Lake,
prepared and served duck breakfast last
Sunday for his father, Mr.. Clark Marden his
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs Emery
D,ouay of Hamndep his sister Mrs Carrie