The Republican journal., 1913-10-23

was appointed sole agent to make the
purchase.
Wasbington's birthday, the 22d day of
February, was celebrated throughout the
country by the Washingtonian Temper
ance Associa tons. The celebration in
this place was at the Unitarian Church
the ground floor and galleries were crowd
ed. The house was beautifully decorat-
ed with flags and floral ornaments. The
exercises of the evening were introduced
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hill of the
Methodist Church, followed by music
from selected choir, and an address by
Hon. Alfred johnson worthy the occa-
sion. 1t was listened to with the most
intense interest and was replete with
classic wit and sound argument. 1t was
subsequently published in pamphlet, form
and had very wide circulation in this
and other States. A republication of it
at this time, although its doctrines might
sentiment of the day, would be produc-
tive of benefit to the cause of temper
ance
The afternoon of the 2Sth was devoted
by large portion of our population to
gazing at a luminous body in the sky,
apparently in close proximity to the sun,
which was subsequently ascertained to
be comet. IL was visible to the naked
eye until about sunset; and for some
minutes after the sun sank below the
horizon luminous strip was visible, ap-
parenty in its track. The advent of this
wanderer Of the sky had not been pre-
dicted by the astronomers and it's unex-
pected and unannounced appearance fur
nished occasion for many fearful fore
bodings.
In the month of March, Bradford S.
Foster bacame landlord of the public
house at the foot of Main street on the
site of the store now occupied by L. A.
Knowlton and Co. 1t had been occupied
previously by Hiram Littlefeld, profess
eddy as Temperance House 1t was
afterwards occupied by John Hussey
and by Josiah N. White, row of the
Phoenix House, and was long known as
the Farmers Inn
A new and in this locality unheard of
method of contributing to the support of
ministers Of the gospel was inaugurated
this spring under the name Of Donation
Parties. Since that time they have be-
come of frequent occurrence; but the
question then raised, whether the money
paid for the purchase of ham is not of
more value TO the pastor than the ham is
after being eaten by mis- parshioners, all
but the bone, still remains an open cues
ton.
There was another important question
on which the public mind in this locality
was much exercised about this time; and
that was whether the article of female
dress denominated hustle was or not
conducive to the health. or beauty of the
sex. Male psychologists were down on
it in the severest manner; the medical
faculty unanimously denounced it; ar
lists failed to discover in it the cline of
beauty" No one came to its rescue
save the "artless bard," who in "par-
oxysmar' parody of Mcore's, This
world is all fleeing show" broke forth
in the columns of the Journal with
"Bustles are not an empty show
For mans illusion given;
They're filled with bran, or stuffed with tow,
| They stick out bout feet SO.
And look first rate. by heaven!'
The poet came off victor in the con-
tlict. Psychologist, medicine man, artist
to the contrary Notwithstanding, the ar
ticle of dress still has name and place.
All efforts to curtail it will be unavailing
so long as women sternly and steadfastly
asserts her inalienable right to initiate
in her person the pattern of the symmet-
rical bumble-bee.
At the annual spring meeting the
monies raised for expenses for the mu-
nicipal year were as follows: for the sup
pOlt VI SSloOio 1ooU,uU, 1OF SuppoIl VI
paupers 600, 90, for construction and re-
pair of highways 10000 in money and
100000 in labor, for payment of debts
and expenses 10000. An effort was
made to pass vote instructing the Sc
lectmen not to license retailers of ardent
spirits; it failed because those engaged
in the business, and their friends, and
those who disapproved of the arbitrary
measures adopted by some of the indis-
crete advocates Of temperance opposed
it.
The following town officers were re-
elected: Nathaniel M. Lowney, Benja-
min F. Blackstone, Samuel Haynes, Sc
lectmen, David W. Lothrop, Clerk,
Timothy Chase, Treasurer. Messrs.
Chase and Blackstone are the only men,
bers of the municipal government for
the year who are now living.
Mr.. Lowney was the son Of William
Lowney, a graduate Of Dublin College,
Ireland, originally school teacher by
vocation, who came to this place from
Monmouth. Maine. and died here in 1915.