The Republican journal., 1911-12-14

the trouble in China and for other unavoidable
reasons.
Mr.. and Mrs Alec Stevens, accompanied by
Miss Arlene Estes, went to Swanvile to the
Thanksgiving ball, and several of the young
men Of the place went on blackboard. The
new hall in Swanville is said to be 60x100 feet,
and there were 1923 couples on the floor.
Several of our young people came home and
spent Thanksgiving week with their parents:
Bernard Staples from Higgins Classical Insti-
tute, Albert jenkins from Oak Grove Semina-
ry, Raymond Merritt and Miss Edith Hobbs
from Coburn Classical Institute, Airline Estes
from Morgans Business college, and Frank
Holbrook from Houlton, where he occupies
the position Of civil engineer in the office of
the B. & Nj. R. R.
The Ladies Aid met Nov. 18th, in the ves-
try and had another quilting bee. A large
number were present. In the evening the
Christian Endeavorers held sociable there and
served ice cream and cake. Thursday even
ing there was praise service in the church,
which was largely attended. The new song
books are used, and much interest is displayed
in attending evening services and learning the
new and beautiful songs.
EXCURSION TO WALDO. Saturday evening,
Dec. End, the members of Harvest Home
grange to the number of AZ awaited themselves
of the opportunity to visit their neighbors in
Waldo, having received an invitation to pay
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visit. The roads were rough and the sharp
frosts of winter were in the air, but who ever
knew such conditions to deter the granger
when he is interested in the object ahead? 1t
was jolly company that started out, and it is
safe to say that they came home in an equally
pleasant frame of mind, for our kind hosts had
provided everything possible for our enjoy
! ment and the hours passed pleasantly and
quickly away. Sociablity prevailed and every
body was ready to talk with everybody else,
and it was easy to pick out copgenial themes
i for conversation. The meeting was called to
| order by Worthy Master Evans and the bust
ness of the evening began. After the usual
| opening ritualistic ceremonies Brother Edward
| Evans, in behalf of his grange, extended to
| the visitors a cordial welcome, to which A. B.
Payson, master Of Harvest Home Grange,
responded in happy vein. After recess the
| visitors furnished the following program: song
| by the chorus; song, Gertrude GoddiDg; farce,
| "Frank Quimby Som" song, Gladys Godding;
rec, Phyllis Reynolds; farce by the company;
song, Airline Estes; rec, Ruth Quimby; song,
H. M. Brown; dec, F. H. Quimby; song, Charles
| Ryder; dec, Raymond Quimby; Duet, Gladys
| Godding and Donald Forbes; song and encore,
Geo. Ryder; closing song. Goodbye, Ladies,
| by the chorus. Then interesting remarks were
| made by Edward Evans, who was followed by
| Marcellus J. Dow, otter which all did justice
| to a typical grange supper which pleased the
palate and hit the right place. Then, the final
| courtesies of the evening finished, the visitors
| wendell their homeward way while the moon
was dipping over to the west with sly indica-
| ton Of mirth at the grizzly grangers Of Brooks
caught SO far away from home SO late in the
evening, or rather 10 early in the morning.