The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-25
County Correspondence.

THORNDlKE.
The service at the center church last Sun.
day was well attended. Mr.. Carson spoke from
Luke 49, 81, "Jeeus of Nazareth passeth by"
The choir rendered good music. There will be
a prayer meeting at the church this. Thursday,
evening. :. Mrs. Will Libby and two children
of Unity passed June 21st with her father, H.
M Higgins. Robert Patterson and his broth
er Fred were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Wing in Albion for several days recently.
Miss Evelyn C. Higgins visited relatives in
East Thorndike last week. Miss Jennie
Gross, who has been attending school in Ban
gor, returned home last week.. The schools
in town will close Friday, June 26th. =. Mr..
Carson went to Castine Monday to attend the
commencement exercises at the Normal School.
His mother is with friends in Albion during
his ABSENCE. Will Farwell and H. M. Hig-
gins went to Bangor June 18th to the great X.
of P. convention. Henry met many OF his
friends from Aroostook county while there.
which made the occasion one OF special pleas
ure to him. :. The recent showers of rain were
showers of BILE sing to all nature. and if we
can have some nice sunny weather corn and
Eaters will rush along some. Field strawber.
ries are ripening well. while raspberry and
blackberry bushes give promise of an abundant
yield. IA. S. Higgins. H. M. Higgins and
Ross C. Higgins are having hay pressed by the
Charles Barnes press of Waldo.
TROY.
A little daughter came to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Heber Seaver June GOTH. -: Miss
Eta Bagley, a trained nurse from the Bennett
school in Millbrook. N. Y. is spending the
summer vacation with her brother Roy in his
home at Troy Center. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bagley of Detroit visited his brother and sis
ter Sunday. -. Many from Troy attended the
graduation at M. C. l. June 10Th. The class
numbered GA, 8 having parts. Miss Clare W.
Linscott, one of our smart Troy girls, had
first honor in science and mathematics and
her essay, "Science and Superstition" was fine.
-. Mrs. M. w. Dodge spent several days in
Pittsfield last week, visiting old friends and
nei ghbors . Mrs. Frank Seavey, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v.
B. Mitchell is with her sister, Mrs. Bert Stew
ems, in Pittsfeld, en- route for her home in
Brockton, Mass. y. Mrs. Ada Estes. who for
long time has been seriously i'll. is now able to
ride out. :. Mrs. Ripley Stevens is critically
i'll, Mrs. John Richmond of Vermont is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo Bickmore.
., Augustus Stevens has rs extra fine lambs
from II sheep. .. Old neighbors and friends of
Alphonso Hillman. who. with his family. some
wears ago moved from Troy to Rumford Falls.
are glad to learn that he has partially recover
ed from recent serious illness. Last week
the sad news came that their youngest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Taylor. died suddenly June
18th, leaving ! husband and three small chill
dren. Much sympathy is expressed for the
sadjy afflicted ones, who have many friends in
Troy, who are hoping to hear OF Mr.. Hillman,s
complete recovery and that ere long they will
be able to visit old home friends In his native
town.