The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-15
CENTER MONTYILLE.

The schools in town will begin April 18th,
Mr.. B. F. Foster, Supt... Mr.. Gardner Berry
lost valuable horse last week =. Mr.. Fred
Gay recently bought three-year-old colt of
Mr.. Young. Eight men began work last Mon
day on two story building, 5Ox10O feet, which
Mr.. Fred Allen is erecting between his house
and Mr.. Rings. He proposes to have dance
hall up stairs and dining room below. John
Penney of Knox superintends the work. Miss
Miriam Bartlett returned to Newton Center,
Mass, last Saturday after a pleasant week
spent with her parents. Several people are
ill with grip. Mrs. Helen Cushman is more
comfortable. M. E. Busher Jr,, of Freedom
was at j. w. Nutter's Saturday. 80. Misses
Neva Poland and Marguerite Wyman returned
to Waterville Wednesday Mrs. J. W. Nutter
has tomato plants budded. -. Mr. and Mrs. P.
son in Morrill, last Saturday and Sunday.
Claude Nutter was in Freedom at NJ E. Bush
er's last Sunday. Mrs. Ira P. Allen, Mrs.
Elijah Gay and Miss Cassie Cushman are on the
sick list. While saving wood for M. M.
Wentworth, George Edmunds spoiled his cir
cular saw, and when cumming another to finish
the job, his emery stone burst, cutting hole
in his hat and going high in the air landed in
Clara Palmer's orchard. 1t was a narrow
escape for Mr.. Edmunds. He returned home
Monday with his engine, having sawed in all
about 500 cords this spring. Mr.. Edmunds
recently brought buzz planer in Bangor for
his workshop, which is run by a gasolene
Harbart Harmon is AFT WORK, for Oscar
Boynton in Searsmont.. Roscoe Downer of
Liberty did a job of mason work for Merrill
Gordon last week.
THOENDIKE.
Mrs. Mary E. Gordon, aged resident of
this town, died at her home April 9th. The
funeral was held at the Centre church, Friday,
Rev. J. c. Lamb of Troy officiating with V. N.
Higgins undertaken. The deceased was SO
years of age. The body was laid in the receiving
tomb at the Centre Cemetery :. Among the
most seriously sick ones in town are Mrs. Fran
els Gordon Written, Mrs. F. l.. Cunningham,
Daniel Dolloff and Lincoln Black, and no hopes
are entertained of the recovery of Mrs. Eliza
NJ Philbrick, who was stricken with paralysis
last week. Dr's Hurd and Kilgore in at
tendance. Madame Hodges, Charles White and
Gladys and Hazel Heath, children of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Heath, and Sibyl Clements. child
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Clements, are other adj
dtions to the sick list. 1t keeps our local doc
tor, B. P. Hurd, more than busy Mrs. B. P.
Hurd has returned from the Maine General
Hospital, Portland, much improved in health.
Mr.. Leslie L. Higgins of Springvale passed
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Philbrick, returning to his home on the
Monday morning train. Mr.. Elisha Gordon of
Dracut, Mass, and Rev. Warren Gordon of
Knox were in town last week to attend the fu-
neral of their mother, the late Mary E. Gordon.
Miss Martha Small is visiting her sister,
Miss Ruth Small and other relatives in Ban
gor Miss Evelyn c. Higgins was the guest
of her friend Mrs E. c. Dow in Belfast, last
week .. S. F. Files was in Brooks last Saturday
and bought Robbins potato planter of E. A.
Carpenter :. Real estate is changing hands as
usual. Daniel Jones has sold his place near the
station to Leon Parsons, and report says that
Mr. E. L. Bartlett has bought the buildings and
several acres of land on what is called the Wat
son farm. =. Lewis S. Hogan is driving the
mail on R. F. D. No. 2 until permanent carrier
is appointed by the P. O. Department.. At
the recent town election F. L. Cunningham was
drawn as juryman for the April term OF court.
Money is coming in well toward the papering
of the old Centre church and it is expected to
be in readiness to hold meetings again by May
LIST The cousins of S. c. Higgins were
panied to learn of his death, which occurred at
his home in Castigan recently.
WATERFORD.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Bartlett gave a party in
honor of the birthday of their son Charles last