The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-02
SMITHTON (Freedom)


sMITHToN (Freedom)
Mrs. Ella Crockett and little daughter of
Rockland are visiting her aunt, Mrs. Margie
Penney. Rev. Nj. McAulffe from Fords
Corner preached at the Smithton schoolhouse
October 2sth and will speak there again in two
weeks. Quite number of the farmers near
here have sold their apples to Mr.. Harmon of
Thorndike at S1.75 per barrel and he will pack
them this week. Mrs. Georgia Taylor and
Mr.. Sibley were at John Taylor's Saturday
Mr.. I. V. Busher of Montville visited his
brother, M. E. Busher, one day last week.
School began at the Penney schoolhouse Oc-
tober 18th, after one weeks vacation, Persis
Wentworth, teacher. She is boarding with
Mrs. Florence Wentworth.
NoRTHPoRT.
The schooner Rosa E. arrived at Saturday
Cove Monday with a cargo of lumber for the
house which is being built on the Capt. Jacob
Elwell place. All the stonework is done, and
the carpenters are busy on the frame. e.
Osgood Woodbury. hauled load of cement to
the Louis Pennington place Monday. The
Frohock house the place will be moved
back from the road this fall and in the spring
a new house will be built in front of it and the
two will be connected. Clarence Woodbury.,
who has been quite i'll with an ulcer in his
throat, is much better and able to go out of
doors. :. E. B. Elwell is having the brickwork
cellar wall under his house boarded over and
ri boa 6a1 Ike hot NJ
Watkins has sold his naptha boat to Leslie
Crockett...H. W. Elwell is having the back side
of his barn shingled...C. E. Drinkwater is doing a
large job on his house-reshingling new out
side finish and new doors and stills and other re-
pairs. >. The Doak brothers have had piazza
Lane arrived home Friday. -. Lon Preston is
in town for short stay. Oscar Drinkwater
arrived home from Boston Friday, having
made two trips up and back recently =. Red
Gables is closed for the winter. -. Capt. A. F.
Elwell is somewhat better and goes out.
her Monday. Mrs. Cordelia Drinkwater is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Aida Dilworth, in
Madison, Me-. Mrs. Eliza Crockett has gain
ed ten pounds since coming home from the
Waldo County Hospital. She is now visiting
her mother, Mrs. John Nealy. H. W. Elwell
sold nice COW to Mr.. VIM. Hopkins of VIM
terport last week, and three to another party
this week. Bert Bird reports shooting one
deer and hopes to get another, as it was snow
ing when he wrote. He is on trip to the
northern woods with Earl and Walter Dickey
....C Capt. VIM. Hopkins and wife went home
Friday, having been here to close their house
for the winter. Mr.. George Gilchrest is
building shed on the back of his barn.,
Mr.. George Bowden has gone hunting
trip in the Maine woods.
NORTH UNITY.
Mrs. M. A. Parkman has been on the sick
list the pas. week, confined to the house with
a bad cold. :. Monday morning, October 23d.
Ralph Luce, Willie Sanderson and Clair White,
all residents of Troy. started for New Haven,
Conn.,, where they will have employment in
definitely. :. AS Mr.. Silas Bither with the help
of another man was loading a lime cask near
ly full of mixed mortar onto his springboard
the cask slipped and fell, striking Mr.. Bither's
foot and hurting it very badly. He is COM
Portable at present writing, but cannot walk
80. The streets now present lively appear
ance. Farmers are hauling their potatoes and
apples to market, reaping the reward of
patient industry. They are receiving a good
price for potatoes and a fair price for apples
Stone, the potato buyer, is buying apples in
addition to his potato business and has his
packers at work getting them ready for mar
ket. He has shipped number of cars and
is now in Boston looking after his business. =.
Mr.. Fred Hunt of Unity has let his farm for
one year and is going to rent place in Water
Vile and move his family there, as it will con-
vene him much better to have his head
quarters there than elsewhere. Mr.. Hunt is
travelling salesman and has been in the employ
Of the De Laval Cream Separator Co. for
about six years, and is a most profitable agent
for the company. The neighbors and friends
IF the family will miss them very much, but |
wish them happiness and contentment where
aver they go.... Last Friday we had our first |
for the season, although report says
IN abundance has fallen in some of the western
States 1t began to snow about a. m. and con-
;inued to snow until p. m. There must have
been quite quantity fell, although none was
,isible on the ground as the thermometer
tood at Sc Dig. and melted as fast as it fell....
The meeting of the Ladies Aid with Mrs. Ida
Rollins was a success socially as well as fnan-
tally AMI; all went away feeling better for
having attended. It is undecided where the
,ext meeting will be held, as they will only be
,eld once in four weeks, and will meet for
Inner instead Of supper as has been the Gus
,om through the summer months.