The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-16
THORNDIKE,

Mexico after his family.
THORNDlKE,
Mr.. Smith, a student at Colby College, Wa
terville, held service at the Center church
last Sunday forenoon and delivered an inter-
esting sermon, Mrs. Oliver presided at the
organ. In the afternoon Mr.. Smith preached
in the Baptist church on Knox Ridge. 1t is cur
rently reported that William Mouton of Unity
has bought of Mr.. Hodges the large farm
known as the Charles White farm. We hea,
that Mr.. Mouton will plant some hoed crops
and cut the hay, but will not move his family
here until fall -. The sudden death of Mrs. M.
A. P. Sayward, which occurred last week in
Brighton, Colo. at the home of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Margaret McCool, brings sorrow and
sadness to the hearts of her many friends in
this vicinity Mrs. Sayward had been faith
full and efficient member of Harvest Moon
Grange for many years and her death means a
serious loss to the order. She is he sixth
member claimed by death from this Grange
since one year ago this month. Much sympa-
thy is felt for her son, Joseph Sayward and
family -. Richard c. Higgins and mother were
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Staples of Brooks called on friends IN town
Sunday. Mr.. Chester Bradley and family
have moved into Joseph Prentiss vacant house
in the north part of the town. III Mr.. H. M.
Higgins passed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. M.
S. Hatch in jackson. Mrs. Richard Higgins
and Mrs. Leroy Pickett We're in Brooks ON bus
mess last Thursday afternoon. -. Mrs. Fred
Patterson DaSSed last week in Rrooks with bar
daughter Mrs. Jessie Hogan, who recently
moved from this town to Brooks. Miss Let
tie M. Hunt was in Brooks, shopping, Satur-
day 80. Mr.. Smith of Waite vile was enter
tanned at the home of Mr. and Mrs James Gil
liatt while in town.
LIBERTY.
Messrs R. F. Dunton and Ralph l. Morse, at
torneys at law from Belfast, won their case on
Georges Lake last Friday. This is the home
port of the junior member of the firm and it
has been their custom for several years to
come annually to this lake to fish for the big
salmon therein contained, but heretofore with
Indifferent success. But they are both endow-
ed with the true spirit of the thorough fisher
man, having both grit and endurance, and can
fish for an entire day without getting nibbe,
and hold their temper.
Ever ready to crack joke,
And always refuse to drink or smoke
But last Friday they obtained their reward
by capturing two of the biggest fish ever
taken from these waters, weighing respective
ly 16 and 13 pounds, when first taken from the
water, though they shrank one-half pound
each by reason of being several hours out of
water. Inas much as they are partners in
business it made no difference who caught the
biggest fish, and tley both seemed equally
pleased. Could you have seen them as they
marched into town over Beans hill, with the
tails of those leviathans dragging on the
spectacle. Though in fighting parlance they
are but light weights, you would have seen
two men who thought that they were at least
eight feet high and well built in every partic-
ular. Why, Daniel Lambert was but a pigmy
in comparison, and the countenance of each
was SO open that it was easy to see as to
whether or not they each had gold filling in
their teeth. The entire community rejoiced
with them, and it is hoped that they will come
again soon and capture still bigger fish, which
we know await the lucky one. 80. L saw by The
Journal that Arthur v. Martin of this town
had been drawn as juryman to the U. S. Court.
He is the first and only juryman ever drawn
from this town. Several years ago, noticing
that the town of Montville frequently sent
jurymen to the U. S. Court and that Liberty
sent none, called on the clerk of the U. S.
Court in Portland to learn, if could, the rea-
son why He informed me that under the law
only so many jurymen could be had in the
State and as the population was greatly in ex-
cess of the number of jurymen required they
had dropped out all towns that had not nine
hundred inhabitants, and that the list was re-
vised once in twenty years. It is presumed
that there has been q new revision which has
let US I'M. o.