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

week.. MI. Lester TlccHeT VI AlnColHVlue
Beach is stopping for week with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. S. Hunt :. Miss Eva
Proctor was taken to the Waldo County Hos
pital for an operation of appendicitis July 18th.
The community hope for speedy recovery.
.... The Misses Gervais of Westboro, Mass,
are spending few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Hills.
FRANKFORT.
John PIERCE of the John PIERCE Co., contrac-
tors, Bridge Commissioner James O'Keefe.
Chief Engineer Alexander Johnson, President
Horowitz of the Thompson Starrett Co., and
Mr. Fenner of McKim, Mead and White, archi-
tects. all of New York city, were recent Wis
itors in town business connected with the
New York municipal building, which is being
cut here in Mt. Waldo granite. Mrs. William
Hubbard and two children of Barstow, Texas,
are the guests of Hayward PIERCE for few
days. A new steel derrick of SO tons capac-
ty has been erected on the new wharf recent
ly completed at the Mt. Waldo Granite Works.
-. Miss Julia E. Carr and Miss katherine
Haddican were weekend guests of friends in
Springs is spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. E. O. Parker. -. The Waldo
PIERCE Reading room is closed for two weeks,
while the librarian, Miss TAFT is having her
vacation.
FREEDOM.
Mr.. Edward Francis Kilam, former teach
er of Freedom Academy, is passing his vaca-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Bellows.
Mr.. E. J. Vose is grading his lawn and it will
be great improvement to his home.. Miss
Happy Bangs and Mrs Nettie Yeaton from
Lynn, Mass, are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Knowles Bangs. Mrs. T. P. VIII
liams from Houlton is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. A. NJ. Small. Mrs. F. l.. Cunningham
entertained the Ladies Aid Thursday after
noon, July 18th. The next meeting will be
Thursday afternoon, July 9th, on Mrs. Susan
J. Flyes lawn. Ice cream and cake will be
served, and it is hoped that large number will
be present. -. Mr.. Samuel Bryant recently
bought fine carriage horse. Miss Elizabeth
McGray from Pittsfeld is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. L. Fuller. Miss Edith Lawrence is in
| Burnham dressmaking for Mrs. George Bry
ant Mr.. F. A. Payne of Boston, agent for
the International Harvester Company of
America, was in the village July 14th on bust
ness. Mr.. W. r. Sparrow, agent for farm
machinery, sold three moving machines the
past week ~ Mrs. Carl Woods and children
are visiting Mrs Woods father, William Sibley.
MORRILL,.
Mr. George Hatch from Alaska was in town
last week visiting relatives. He went to Bos-
ton last Saturday, but is to return shortly -.
Miss Leona Achorn, who has been teaching in
Iubec, is spending her vacation with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Achorn. =. Miss Ger
trude Shuman from Roxbury, Mass,s the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Roscoe Gross Mr.. W. E.
Jones made a short business trip to Cape Cod,
| Mass, last week.. Mrs. Samuel Quincy
from Belfast recently spent week with her
son, Roy Quincy. Mr.. Freeman W. Shep-
herd from Quincy, Mass, is spending the sum-
mer with his daughter, Mrs. N. R. Cross. -.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Morgan spent last Sun
day in Searsmont, where Mr.. Morgan occupied
the Methodist pulpit. Clarence M. Fogg, a
student from Colby, occupied the pulpit here
last Sunday and we learn that he is to preach
here the LIST and Sd Sundays of each month
during his vacation. Rev. Mr.. Mower, Bap-
fist State Secretary, preached here last Sun
day evening. Rev. M. S. Hill of Belfast will
be here next Sunday at p M, local time.
A large quantity of hay has been cut and is in
the best of condition for feeding. Many have
just begun, however, and grass is getting owe,
ripe, with dogdays and fog approaching. Corr
is looking finely, but other crops, potatoes es-
pecally, have suffered for want of rain. 80. The
thermometer for twelve days, beginning July
LIST, some time in the day. stood as follows: 81
90, "a, SO, 81, SO. 80, So, 80, 9s, SO, "a.
MONROE.
Farmers have had fine weather for getting
in hay the past week and many are nearly
done. There was heavy thunder storm last
Saturday night, but not much rain fell to wei
the ground here. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert