The Republican journal., 1911-04-20

inventory of the property in town last week
and were in session at their Office at the Gen.
ter last Saturday and Monday. April 9Th and
10th. IA valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Harrison Berry was badly injured in his stall
recently ...Mr. T. S. Erskine will start new
cream route to Belfast next week. going two
days to Thorndike and two days to Belfast.
Mrs. Clifton Morse returned home from
Knox last Saturday night. Mr.. Adelbert
Watts of Watervile is visiting relatives at the
Center
WEST WlNTERPORT.
The Waldo County Veterans Association
met at the o. Gardner Grange hall on Thursday
afternoon, April 6th with small attendance
The program was furnished by the local schoo
children, under the direction of Mrs. Susan
White, with Mrs. William T. Hall as accom-
pianist and pianist, and consisted of marches.
recltations and songs. :. The community was
shocked on Thursday afternoon to learn of the
sudden death of Mrs. Louisa Coffin, wife of
Mr. Amos Hall. Mrs. Hall had been poorly for
some time, but sudden passing out from heart
trouble was unlocked for. -. The grip in new
form seems to be making second visit. MIR.
Fred D. Clarke is convalescing under the care
OF DR.. Edward Mansfield. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
L. Dyer and two sons, Daniel and Dale, also
Mrs Lucy JDyer,ar all very sick with the grip.
Mrs. d. l.. Dyer and the infant are thought to
be on the mend. Dr. VIM. Ellingweod is in at
tendance. -. Mr. Nathaniel Twombly of Mon
ic IL.
his daughter, Mrs. Dyer. -. Letters from Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Clements who are visiting rela-
tives in Massachusetts, tell of very enjoyable
sojourn, with the date of their return undecided.
The Larkin Club of Ten met with Mrs. Ida
Emerson Tuesday, with most Of the members
and several guests in attendance. A baked bean
dinner was served, with an abundance of other
substantial and dainty good things for which
Mrs. Emerson is noted. There was plenty of
good music and all enjoyed the occasion. -.
Mr.. Chester S. Curtis, Road Commissioner, is
making his appointments and mapping out
new boundary lines to the various districts.
full list Of deputies will appear in these col
umns next week -. We note the successful
raids made in the Belfast bar-rooms by the
new deputy -sheriffs and hope they are headed
up river Every Republican voter who poled
the Democratic ticket last September should
read the article by Mr.. Willis Blake Hall in
the Bangor Daily News of April 9th and then
Ego way back and sit down." an old slang
phrase, but most fitting and pertinent. -. Mrs.
Walter S. Clarke, nee Beulah Sawtelle, went
to the Eastern Maine General hospital for
treatment April 18th. Her many friends hope
for speedy recovery and early home coming.
Our selectmen have been busy the past week
taking the inventory DR. Norman Cook was
n town Sunday in consultation with DIR. F. w.
Morse. The scarlet fever patients are con-
yalescent but it will be some time before the
quarantine will be lifted. DR.. Morse seems to
@ be the right man as health officer and is
lsing every precaution against the spread of
his dread disease. -. Large hocks of robins
ire seen daily -. DR.. Darling was in town last
week to see sick COW belonging to Fred
iasty's herd. Lewis P. Philbrick, who was
appointed to look after browntail moth nests
n neglected orchards, and on the highways, |
inished his labors Friday. He reports pretty
rood yield of the varmints -. Fred L. Higgins
las moved his family and household goods to
Augusta. The kind wishes of many friends go
With them. Fred sold his farm and one horse
% his brother, Richard c. Higgins. This farm
oins the home farm and will yield good results
+ properly cultivated. 1t has long been known
IS the Toole farm, and is one of the best in
this part of the town Mrs. Leonard passed
Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
been caring for sick lady in Burnham for
several months, is now the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mr.. J. G. Cilley -. The many
friends of Mrs. Hannah Hunt, who has been
SO i'll, will be glad to learn that she is GONZALES
cent. Prof. H. W. Lewis of New Ipswich,
Mrs. F. L. Philbrick Mr.. M. P. Palmer
dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Ross c. Higgins April
3rd :. Mr.. Joseph Higgins is at his old job
again this spring. He will be 80 years old
next month. Nearly every day he spends
several hours saving wood and when finished
wood piles in town Our local traders paid
so cents per bushel for potatoes last week,
and Ia cents per dozen for eggs.... Mr.. F. L.
Philbrick has sold his little house and parcel
of land to a Mr. Buzzell, who will move the
house from its present location onto the parcel
recently bought. . Mrs Ebert Ames, who has
been passing two weeks with her mother,
Mrs Fred Patterson, returned to her home in
Brooks April 9th. .... Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tweedie, who moved with their family to
Thorndike from Pressure Isle about five years
ago have had during that time six of the chill
dren married. The last one to start on the
matrimonial route was their son Charles, who
was recently united in marriage u Miss Alice
Ladd at Augusta. The young couple have the
best wishes of friends for a happy and pros
porous journey through life. Mrs. Sarah
Howard was the recipient on her SD birthday,
April 10th, of several handsome post cards,
few pretty gifts and box of lovely cut flow
ers, Easter lilies and ferns from her sister-in-
law, Mrs Lizzie Vose, and family. at Provi-
ience, R. l. Mrs. Howard extends thanks to
all, especially to relatives in Rhode Island 1t.
The friends of Master Charles Berry, who has
oeen ill for several weeks with scarlet fever
md tonsilitis, remembered him with a postal
shower. which was pleasing to him. Master
Charles is now imnroving,