The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-20
THORNDIKE.

THORNDIkE.
A few years ago some of the merchants here
got so bold in violation of the laws in relation
to Sunday observance that the authorities
threatened them with prosecution. Some of
the work lately carried on on Sundays such as
loading cars, hauling pressed hay to the cars,
spraying potatoes. hauling merchandise, and
other unnecessary work, seems to indicate that
there is occasion for the Civic League to get
busy again. Miss Leila Walton has returned
from weeks visit with friends in Waterville.
.... DIR. B. ?. Hurd has bought residence in
Watervlle and will move there in the near
future. :. Mrs. Yeaton and Miss Happy Bangs
of Lynn, Mass, visited at c. E. Smiths last
week. il. Knott Gates is in poor health this
summer and Mr.. Walton is cutting his hay for
him. Howard Hurd has moved to China to
cut the hay on his other farm there, and may
remain for an indefinite time
WHITES CORNER. (Winterport)
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward R. Wingersky of New
York visited R. L. Clements and family last
week. :. Mrs. c. A. Durgin of Dixmont was
the guest OF her sister, Mrs C. w. Nealey,
several days last week -. Joseph Blaisdell and
family were weekend guests of A. L. Blais-
dell They came from Northport in their auto
mobile. .... Mrs. Lottie Buzzell and little son
Eugene of Revere, Mass, arrived Saturday for
a visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Foss .. Mrs. L. A. White and daughter Erma
last Friday. Mr.. Young remains in very poor
health. :. Miss Marion Tracy of Winter Har-
Dor was the guest of Miss Viola Conant last
week. -. Mrs. Annie Fifeld of Old Orchard has
been guest at the home of F. A. Lowe and
left last week for visit in Hampden. Mrs.
Sarah Sayward and little granddaughter, who
have been guests of Mrs. Marcus Littlefeld,
returned to their home in Burnham Saturday.
-. Miss Jane Thompson of Bangor is spend
ing the summer with Mrs. S. ]. Fish The
news of the marriage of W. A. Thompson and
Mrs. A. D. Jones of Wollaston. Mass, was re-
ceived by their friends few days since.
Mrs. Sadie Hartman of Bangor is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Foss. The selectmen of the town have re-
ceived the State tax, which did not come as
early as usual, and the taxes will soon be ready
for commitment to the collector
SWANVILLE CENTER.
What might have been a serious runaway
resulted only in a demolished moving machine.
Miss Louise Cunningham's chauffeur drove the
horses and moving machine from the field to
the garage and left them to see the time by
the clock on the auto. They started and ran
into the wood pile and the cutter bar caught
and turned the machine bottom up. Clearing
themselves the horses ran over to the Center
and Mrs. E. H. Lttleheld caught them. They
were not hurt, but were nearly wnded. -. The
thermometer was not below 80, and has been
up to SO in the middle of the day, from June
18th until July 18th. Mrs. Hannah Ward
who has been visiting relatives in Swanville
and Monroe, has gone co Thorndke to visit
her son John. .. Roy Robertson is hayng for
Horatio Elwell in Waldo. Charles Curtis and
Richard Robertson are haying for E. H. Little
field, who has five farms to cut the hay on.
Ernest Robertson and family were guests of
Mrs. E. A. Robertson Sunday. -. The Hussey
Brothers are haying for Mrs. Flora Littletield.
.... Hermon Batchelder cut Mr.. John Morrills
hay. The robins must have language they
all know and answer to. There is large, tall
apple tree just back of E. A. Robertson's build
ings and the robins have nestled in it for sew
eral years, and last week the nest was filled
with young robins. The family cat thought
she would have q feast and started to climb
the apple tree, and the parent robins began to
make loud screaming noise and robins came
to the rescue from all directions. until there
were 40 or SO of them. They flew So close to
the cat that one lighted on her back and she
was SO badly frightened she could not climb
higher and finally dropped to the ground and
they chased her to the wood shed door and
then left as quickly as they came. The cat
has not been near the tree since. 1t is SO dry
in this section that vegetables in the gardens
are drying up and turning yellow.