The Republican journal., 1915-09-23
SWANVlLLE.

Hon. A. E. Nckerson is critically ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs O. P. Robbins of Augusta are
guests of Mrs. Luela H. Nickerson.
The L. A. S. will meet with Mrs. Flora Lit
tlefeld Thursday afternoon, Sept. Both.
William Mckinley Damn left Monday fol
i Hanover. N. H.. to enter Dartmouth College.
I Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Blair of Belfast were
guests of MIR. and Mrs. z. D. Hartshorn Sept
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Patterson of Belfast
spent last week at the Dickey cottage, just
! above Hotel Marden.
| Master Milton Nickerson stuck nail in the
hollow of his foot last Saturday and at this
! writing he is unable to attend school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Nickerson have
moved to Belfast, where they have employ
| ment, and have taken a house on Water street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Nickerson and son Cln-
| ton returned to Portland Monday afternoon,
after spending the summer at Maple Terrace.
Miss Winnie Nickerson returned Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. D, Hartshorn and daughter
| Martha went to Belfast last Friday. Mr.. H.
has been reelected Principal of the Grammar
! school, They will reside at AZ Congress street
Miss Alice Young arrived in town last week
and left Tuesday for her home in Woodfords,
accompanied by her aunt, Mrs Sarah Crockett.
Their address is 102 Concord street, Wood
| fords, Maine.
Friends of Miss Annie Nickerson will be
pleased to learn that she is pleasantly situated
at kent's Hill and has entered on the senior
year and expects to finish next June if good
luck attends her.
DR.. F. C. Small of Belfast, Messrs. George
Hart of Belfast and Harlan P. Rowe of Spring
vale, returned Sunday morning from an auto
trip through Maine, New Hampshire, and YER
mont; going to the White Mountains and Bur-
Gngton, Vt, where DR.. Small attended Medi-
| cal school. They were gone eight days.
BY unanimous vote at business meeting
held before the regular services last Sunday a
Unlversallst church was organized by the pas
tor, Rev. A. A. Blair. instead of a Union
church. The following officers were elected:
Moderator, A. 7. Nlckerson; clerk, W. E.
Damn; treasurer, Mrs. w. E. Damn; deacons,
! E. A. Robertson and H. M. Chase. After the
sermon there was baptism and communion
service. Twelve received the rite of baptism
seven ladies and five men-and two Joined
by letter. This will be the last afternoon ser
| vice, but it is hoped later to arrange for some
Sunday evening services. Much credit Is due
the pastor for his untiring work here this sum-
mer and we extend our sincere thanks
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Briggs and son George
and her sister, Mrs. Bert Wiley of Portland
returned Tuesday evening, Sept. l4th, from 9
wonderful auto trip to Windsor. Nova Scotia.
| They were gone three weeks were five days
| going and five days coming, a distance of 55i
miles each way They passed through 81
miles of forest with not single house anc
climbed hills that were so per cent grade, two
miles up and two miles down. The ladies
walked up these hills and in the Londonderr,
mountains. N. S., they went over miles o.
road that was solid rock, the ladies' making THU
journey on foot. They visited many points O.
interest, one being the public garden at Hall
fax which Mr.. B. says is the most beautiful
spot on earth. There the national coat-of
arms is growing in flowers of every kind ant
color. Mrs. Wiley returned home to Portland
last Thursday.