The Republican journal., 1913-05-15
SWANVILLE CENTER.

I SWANVlLLE CENTER.
i Ray Robertson and Mr.. Cakes, a friend,
were weekend visitors at E. A. Robertson's.
Mrs. Anna White of Winterport is the
guest of her stepson, H. P. White. for several
weeks The men worked on the roads two
days last week, improving them greatly.
There will be dance at Comet Grange hall
next Saturday evening and ice cream will be
served. .. Perley Gordon is building a slaugh-
ter house. Last week he shipped two car
loads of pulp wood up the line. :. E. Mr. and Mrs.
Fairbrother are to reside in Monroe village.
| "A fire caught in some unknown way last
| week a piece Of land owned by Lewis Mar
| den of Belfast and had it not been for the tel.
. ephone it would have been very serious fire
indeed But crew got there just in time to
get control of it as it reached the woods
where E. H. Littlefeld has lot of cord wood
piled up....It is easy now to tell the mail
team since his wagon is painted bright red,
and the bakers auto makes US feel quite cti-
fed Mr. and Mrs. Ross Littlefeld and son
of Waldo visited his brother E. H. Littlefield
Sunday. Mr.. Charles Hustus has built
small mill and bought engine and ath saw,
and will saw fire wood. too -. 1t showed. hail-
ed and raned last Sunday -. Mr.. John Morrill,
has recovered from the trouble with his lip.
Mr. VIM. Clements was SO years old last
Sunday an,l last week he papered a room
all alone, . Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Lttlefield
of Waldo were guests Sunday of their son
Ephraim -. M Smart and Mrs Harry Gross
and two daughters of Searsport visited Mr.
Gross Sunday.
WINTERPORT.
nice new kitchen is being added to the
Methodist vestry by the Lend Hand Society.
-. DIR. Edward Mansfield lost valuable horse
Tuesday by collie. Mrs. Ellen Lttefield ar
rived home from Boston Tuesday, having
passed the winter very pleasantly with friends
in Dorchester and Hudson, Mass, Willimantic.
Conn.,, and New York Mrs. H. B. Grant has
been quite ill for the past week. Mrs James
Mason has returned home from Ripley accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Laura Wakefield.
THE annual meeting of the w. c. T. U.
was held May 7th at the home of Mrs. Geneva
Freeman. After the usual business of the
meeting was transacted the following officers
were elected Pres. Miss Emily M. Hall;1st Vice
Pres Mrs. Carrie M .Chase;2nd Vice Pres, Mrs.
Ella M. Kenney; Sec'y, Evelyn Wardwell; Rec.
Secy Mrs. Sarah Moody; Treas, Mrs Alberto
George At the close of the meeting the
hostess pleasantly entertained the ladies, de-
licious refreshments being served. 80. The
buildings of Reuben Gross were destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning. George Weed arrived
home from Boston Saturday for blief visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Weed.
80. From former correspondent: The beauti-
full and spacious home of Mr. and Mrs. G. H
York WAS the scene of most pleasant occa-
sion Thursday evening, May sth, it being the
fftieth. anniversary of Mr.. York's birth, and
celebrate the day. The evening was happily
passed in social converse and whist. Mrs.
York-who, by the way, proved herself an ad-
mrable hostess-served assorted chocolates
ice cream, cakes, etc, all of which we're ex-
cellent c. C. Clements in behalf of the in
vited guests presented MIR. York with hand
some Office chair, to which Mr.. York made
suitable response. poem was read which
took up the principal details of his busy and
well filled life, and was well received. At
late hour the guests departed wishing Mr.
York many happy returns of the day.
Long, long years of happiness, before he
sees life's end,
To be garnered over yonder-wishes each life
long friend
Exract from poem read on above occasion.
A. B. C.