The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-10
SWANYILLE CENTER.

DIR. and Mrs. Adams of JoneSport were the
| guests of their aunt, Mrs. Helen Cummins,
several days last week. =. Richard Robertson
is able to work at Mr.. Rogers this week, as
his sprained ankle is very much better. Mrs.
E. A. Nickerson was thrown from her carriage
last Tuesday, and though badly shaken up
| was not seriously hurt, as her friends will be
pleased to learn. Mrs. Carrie Cunningham
while hunting eggs, fell and struck on her
shoulder. She was quite badly hurt and is I'M
able to lift her arm. Hon. A. E. Nickerson
had narrow escape from serious accident
last week while in Monroe He fell from a
scaffold to the barn floor, barely escaping an
open scuttle into the barn cellar. Although
very lame he was otherwise unhurt. -. Mrs.
H. P. White cooked a fine Hubbard squash last
Saturday and it was 50 hard an axe had to be
| used to cut it up. She still has one squash and
! pumpkin left from last years crop. Abraham
Curtis has planted six acres of potatoes and is
to plant five acres more :. Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Clements and children of Searsport, Mr.. and
Mrs E. A. Robertson, Mrs. Fred Moody and
son Alton and Miss Ethelyn Moody of Monroe,
spent last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Moody =. The cemeteries in town did
not show the usual amount of work or decora
i tons as many could not work Friday or
Saturday as intended and flowers are so back
ward this spring :. The daughter of Mrs.
Frank Weber, who lives in the lower part of
this town, went to Monroe Sunday to work for
Mrs. Henry Weber. :. Mrs. Eliza Pattee and
granddaughter of Searsport are the guests of
her brother, Mr.. Will Robertson, for week.
MONROE.
Memorial day was duly observed Sunday
May Both. The members of E. M. Billings
Post and Ladies Relief Corps assembled at the
Town hall at o'clock p. M, and marched to
the church, which was beautifully decorated
with flags and flowers. A very fine sermon
was preached by Rev. Frank S. Dollitf, and ex-
cellent music was furnished by the choir.
Monday, the 31st, at an early hour people from
all over town and many from surrounding
towns met in the village, and at ten o'clock the
procession was formed in front Of the town
hall. The members of E. M. Billings Post in
charge of Commander Moses Larrabee, the
Ladies' Relief Corps, Mrs. Moses Larrabee,
President, and large number of school chill
dren, with their teachers, from the different,
schools in town, all carrying flowers and flags
and headed by the Monroe band, marched to
the village cemetery. Gathered around the
beautiful soldiers monument the memorial ex-
ercses were carried out and the terrace around
the monument decorated in honor of the un-
known dead On the march back halt was
made at the bridge and the water strewn with
flowers in honor of the navy. On arrival at
the town house the band played a few pieces
and then were called in and seated at long
table loaded down with dainties. At p. m. all
repaired to the upper hall, where very inter-
esting program was provided by the school
children and fine Grafton given by Prof. Sib-
ley of Corinna, Me-, and song by Mrs. Bill
lngs of Monroe. The exercises closed with
prayer by Mr.. Stephenson of Newburgh.
Never were the different cemeteries in better
shape than this year and much credit....is due
the people all over town for the manner in
which they honor the dead.