The Republican journal., 1917-07-19
MONROE.

Miss Nellie Rose is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Harold Richie.
. Mr.. and Ms. Edwin Dickey motored to
Bangor last Friday.
Mrs. Peavey and Miss Bernice Peavey
went to Belfast last week.
FRS. Susie Dawson is visiting Mrs
Herbert York of Whites Corner.
.Ar. and Mrs. Calvin Young visited
Mrs. Young's parents on Sunday.
Mrs. Forrest Grant has been spending
some time with her son, Ralph Arey, in
Thorndike.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Evans on Sunday night. Both
mother and child are doing well.
Mrs Ralph Arey, who has been visiting
her parents and other friends here, re-
turned to her home in Thorndike last Sat-
urday
, Mrs. Lydia Woodman spent last week
at North Searsport with her brother,
Henry Conant, returning to her home on
Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Brown has arrived from
Medford, Mass, to pass the summer as
usual with her grandmother, Mrs. Daniel
Mansur
Tolford Durham of Belfast, who had
been the guest of his cousin, Charles
Durham, for a week, returned to his
home on Thursday.
| Mr.. W. M. Chapman, who has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. S. L. Richie,
has gone to visit friends in North Mon
roe, but will return here later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jenkins and Miss
Mertie Jenkins, with their guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira jenkins of Massachusetts,
called on friends and relatives here one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Curtis, with their
daughter Mildred and Miss Marjorie
Brown, went to Camden recently to visit
ASioIiNOo, HudhluB tlC Illp NY dutoIuoUilC
with Fred F. Palmer.
Miss Idris Rogers of Belfast has been
the guest of Miss Geneva Curtis, and
was present at one of the meetings of the
Red Cross Auxiliary, of which she is an
enthusiastic member.
Miss Madge Grant of Medford, Mass,
arrived on Saturday for brief visit to
Mrs. G. A. Palmer She came from Ban
gor, where she has been staying a few
days with her cousin, Mrs. Murch.
Mrs. A. F. Durham went to Belfast on
Saturday and visited the Red Cross rooms,
where Miss Fletcher, the Red Cross nurse
from Boston, was teaching methods of
work and brought home to the auxiliary
here valuable information.
Mr. Morton Enslin spoke in the church
on Sunday afternoon, delivering an ex-
cellent discourse He is preaching on
Sunday mornings at Monroe Center, and
it is thought probable that he may fill the
pulpit here more or less during the sum-
mer.
The Red Cross Auxiliary is holding
regular and we'll attended meetings and
considerable work is being accomplished.
Mrs. Herbert Peavey has loaned a fine
sewing machine, which is a great help.
Quite an amount of supplies will be sent
off this week and all who have knitted
bandages are requested to bring them in.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Littlefield and fam
| lily motored to Augusta last week to visit
their son Maurice, who recently enlisted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Edward
Evans also went the same day to visit
their sons, Fred Walker and Chester
Evans. They found them well, except
for the slight effects of the inoculations
which had been administered
During the thunder shower which pass
ed over this village on Saturday evening,
lightning struck the house of Robert
Smart, doing considerable damage. 1t
tore off shingles aud entered the kitchen,
completely demolishing the contents of
the dish closet, then apparently passed
out by way of the chimney. The damage
to the building is covered by insurance.