The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-10-01


YORK. ~. Thompson Ford and Mrs. Small Of
Swanville. were resent guests Of waiter Ev-
ans and wife in Monroe... e. b. Littlefeh
has crew installing his new water works.
which are nearly completed. David Wingate
10 coming along finely with his new house.
The masons are building the chimneys. =. Mr..
and Mrs Doliber and three children are in
town and will locate in this vicinity. Miss
Ruby Gray went to Pittsfeld Monday to at
tend school at the Institute... Wilmot Robert
son went to the barn Monday morning to do
his chores. He stepped up into the arket
wagon, put a rope over the scaffold grit. tied a
slip knot and put it under his ear and stepped
out of the wagon and hung himself. 1t was a
great shock to his wife and family. but Mr. r.
had been having odd spells for several years
and his suicide was not unexpected IN some
ways. His family has the sympathy of Mon
roe and Swanville. Mr.. R. was highly res
pected citizen of Monroe. -. E. H. Littlefield
accompanied by G. D. Curtis. went to Bangor
Saturday evening, Sept. 10, to carry MI. Elliott,
the plumber. home When returning and near
Frankfort village something happening to the
onto the bank, across the road again. hitting
the bank, and turning around headed the other
way. when the men realized anything they
were laying with their heads side by side but
their feet pointing in opposite directions.
Mr. L. only received bruises. but Mr.. Curtis
was taken to DR.. Walton's office in Frankfort.
from there to John boyd's home and later was
H. Z oil ,f al
fast was called and ether administered and the
bones in his broken arm were set and if no in
ternal injuries develop he will soon recover,
although badly bruised all over. The auto
was somewhat damaged, but after straighten-
ing the front axle was brought home on its
own power.
WHITES CORNER, tWinterport)
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richie and daughter
of Holyoke, Mass, were guests OF his brother,
E. E. Richie, several days last week. 90. Mrs.
C, H. Libby visited her mother, Mrs. Emily
Parsons, in Swanvile. Sept. 18th. - Mrs. C. W.
Nealey spent few days recently with her
aunt, Mrs. Laurinda Littlefeld, in Lincoln. -.
Mrs, Blanche Clarke, who has been with Mrs.
L. IL
husband, G. L. Clarke, chauffeur. at Prout's
Neck, Sept 10Th, for the remainder Of the sea-
son :. The Saco Valley Canning Co. opened
the Blaisdell factory for corn canning Sept
18th, Mrs. r. L. Clements entertained the
ladies' of the Monroe W. c. T. U. Saturday af-
ternoon. Sept 10Th Mrs. Edwin Twombly of
Oakland, Calf, was a guest at the meeting.
of twill vx,ho has
been i'll for several weeks at the home OF u B.
Jewett. returned to his home Sept. 10th.
Walter Bicknell of Hampden, accompanied by
Mrs. Bicknell and MIR. and Mrs Jewett, took
him in his auto to Penobscot. and from there
friends took him home. Mildred Larby re-
turned to her home Sept. 18th, after visit of
three weeks in Bangor. Mrs. Mary Sargent
and son Robert of Alton were callers at the
home of l.. A. White and family, Sept 18th.
Leonard Clarke went to Prout's Neck Sept.
18th to spend few days with his son, u l..
Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Clements and
Mr.. and Mrs C. c. Clements attended the ia
in Unity Sept 10th. =. Misses Mabel and Ell
mira Porter were guests of their aunt, Mrs
Mary P. Lewis, in DiXmont Sept. 2oth. e.
E. Richie and family visited Mr.. and Mrs
Riley Prince in Brooks Sept goth Ia. Mrs. Z. b.
Jewett entertained few frien IS at whist FIJI
day afternoon, Sept. 18th. in honor of her
quests. Mrs Edith Richardson of Lynn. Mass,
and Mrs. Blanche Clarke. Delicious refresh
ments Of assorted cake and sherbert were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. R L. Clements were
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Horace Croxford IN
Dixmont Sept goth The funeral serv -ces of
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Clarke, who died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Charles Fowler,
in Unity, Sept. 18th, were held at the ceme-