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The Republican Journal Vol. 87, No. 41 The Republican Toitrnai V(>"ML 87 belfast.Tiaine, THCRSnAYTo^rOBER 14. 1915. -vF„„i^r' •" of journal. nUnts lodays hia machine. He was a ^ OBITUARY. threshing very active The and industrious young man, had a kind word Veterans’ in Richard the Bible Meeting The Emmett, intoxication, noJ prossed. ,f Granges.. Family and Supreme Judicial Court. ! pleasant smile for old and won Donald F' ,rii> of Belfast Wanted..Brooks Died in 30th, of acute young.and Patten, malicious mischief, nol Swanvilfe.Maine, Sept. the Waldo. rs’ Union. ...Obituary... .The respect of all who knew him. He was an Bright’s disease, Hon. Alfred Emery Nicker-* Justice Leslie C. Cornish of Augusta Pre- prossed. > PERSONAL.' .ns Meeting in Waldo.. The houest, man and on Wm. C. Mrs. I. L. of eldest son upright young surely a good Resolutions the Death of Comrade Whitehead, intoxication, nol Wiibaqti Portland is Court..The Great son, of Emery and Abigail (Eames) Al- pross- visiting Judicial mao has siding. Mrs Herbert S. gone to his reward. His age was 27 fred ed on payment of costs, taxed at $15 and Morey. f 1S65..A Tribute to a Com- Nickerson of ihat town. He was born in Swan- Emery Nickerson. State vs Harriet S. indicted for paid. 1 Foyer, John O. Hone Before. .Personal, ville years, month and 13 and he was born in Capt. Johnson of called at seventy-six years ago and had always re- days, The Waldo deceitful was tried 1 Liberty County veteran Association met enticement, Wednesday The Journal office iscences of a Seafarer. Searsport, the son of Mr, and Mrs. F.dmond The Monday. .$2,525 sided there, where he was universally beloved by invitation with Silver Harvest afternoon, Oct. 6th. Emma Boyington of Li- GREAT FIRE OF I865. ; vs of Maine. .The Farm Wood- W. and Grange, and It means to Thompson had resided there until a took the Fred A. Sanborn left respected. much, very much, Waldo, Oct. 7th. It was a delightful berty stand. She testified to being | last Thursday for a i iblem. Belfast Free Library.. tew years day and A Poem by David have lived so ago they bought a farm in Swanville. Earker, who Drove the visit in Boston and ratic Laws Found largely into the lives of others there was a very attendance. present at Unity fair and a “show” vicinity. | Wanting... He was a large The fore- seeing As a member of the Order of Maccabees One-Horse t! the Caribbean and Elsewhere. patriot, he was foremost in noon was which the respondent ran, and for which she Dray. Miss advocating of meeting called tu order by President Margaret Young of is the ! we Searsport, a member of Skowhegan bs Forget move which he Granite Grange of sold Tuesday. Oct. was any felt satisfied was to further Crockett. The records o^the last tickets, The witness testified to going 12th, the fiftieth anniver- guest of her father, Roy E. Young. Interests.. .Schools North and meeting of a .jtBide Liquor his interests and his record as a Civil Searsport later a member of Comet were inside the show on several iary fire which country’s read and adopted. The President occasions. Said the destroyed a great part of Miss Annie E. lieges..The Boys’ Clubs..The of ap- the Going has gone to her old War in Grange Swanville. Funeral services were water front of of veteran, given detail in another column pointed as committee on time and respondent had the show, which was composed Belfast, and in the window home in .nnson Genealogy. .Queen Mary held Oct. place of Union for few weeks shows 4th at the home of hiB of two nf M. P. Woodcock & vacation, _.and. The Baptist Convention.. conclusively hia fearlessness and cour- parents, Mr. the next meeting Comrades James boxers and two singing girls. Asked if Son’s bookstore may be Frank of Knowlton, Fred A. Harriman of :v,et’s Hdppy Birthday... Fairfield age as a valiant soldier and his endurance of Nye Belfast officiating and Rev, she could >een a souvenir of the Waterville was a re. J. G. Trask and Whitcomb. As it was sing, the witness said that she could event, a picture of the David Brackett Ripley the cent guest of Col. and Mrs ; sonals. three of Belfast words of a little and did lire at its This H. E McDonald. years’ hardships of that fearful struggle, Bpeaking annual meeting they proceeded to the election sing in the tent before the rest height. is a photograph by v j torials.. Maine Music Festival.. comfort to the bereaved. Mr. and Mrs. from conflict to with unim- The bearers were of of the show. Evidence the State Henry L. Kilgore of a Frank R. Woodcock left Mon- I in Real Estate. returning peace officers, the President L. C. Put- produced by drawing by William M. .rsfers .Wedding Lee H. appointing on a McKeen, O. Bachelder, Ernest and was in Hall, a artist of day business and to Autumn Modes in New paired vigor of body and mind; with | Al- nam, D. O. Bowen and as support of the contention that the girl gifted that went pleasure trip Boston. York. resuming fred J, G. Trask nominat- day,who out Maddocks, and the Miss had m the harbor James H. !,. Churches. .Secret Societies., marked success the vocations of teaching, ; singers Harriet ing committee, and the been enticed to go to Bangor The evi- opposite the city in a boat and Cunningham returned Mrs. they presented names Tuesday j unty Correspondence. Nickerson, A. F. Mrs. dence J>ade the sketch. from a farming and trade. As a politician he was Nickerson, Chas of J. G. Trask of for for the defense was to the effect that the It ia easy to recognize visit with relatives in Nickerson and Newburg president, Al- Dorchester, Mass, ,i News of Belfast. Mr. j, W. Nickerson. had come to nany of the most conscientious, endorsing the Republican He fred Stinson of North for girl their tent at Unity fair of her buildings, the churches in the Mr. H. of Searsport secretary Harry Upton Colby College was leaves to mourn the loss of a own * to Disinfect.. The “Stitch in in soif and accord and had to their com- lackground, the McCIintock and platform its broadest sense and many times worthy and treasurer, and L. Merrill of sought join block, others. the guest Sunday at the home of Maine Teachers’ Con- brother his father and George Capt. J. O. The mother, three pany; that had advised her to return to Williamson's History that the filling responsible offices of trust, having been brothers. Searsport for chaplain, and they were they says fire Hayes. ., as Feed. Re- duly non Potatoes Hog William k. or her darted at 10.30 honored a term in State Senate and Sebago, Henry H. of Embden elected. home and had in no way sought to have p. m., Oct. 12, in the Deaths. ..Aroostook Potatoes.. by the Secretary Stinson in his report 1865, Mrs. Fred L. Toothaker j and Elmer C. at and two her to loat of James has returned from a .The Failure of the several terms as home, sisters, Mrs. J. stated that go Bangor. Evidence was to shop C. Lewis, which stood Potatoes. Representative to the State there had been eleven meetings produced three weeks’ W. Hutchins of vhere the visit in Massachusetts and rine. .Gounty Correspondence. Brooks, and Mra. E. B. Sum- show that the defendant was not of railroad freight now Rhode Legislature, and he was for many years first during the year and that twenty-three com- i proprietor depot stands, Island. mers of rhe tide was Winter for 1 Waltsburg, Washington. The flowers the show in After out low, the reservoirs and Seabury_James selectman of his town. He had an enviable rades had joined the silent majority. question. being twenty dry, only mb 62nd were me Mrs. Ambrose J. Riley’s Birthday.. beautiful, Bilent tokens of sympathy and Two minutes the returned a verdict of not engine, Hydrant,was fit for use. The other V Morrison returned reputation as a successful school teacher, hav- veterans were reported as having pass- jury Monday Russian Retreat. .Government from a respect, and included a pillow from the father mgine, Vigilance, was disabled The fire week’s visit with relatives in Reports for Maine. .Wedding ing taught nearly, if not one hundred ed away since the last meeting: Comrade A. E guilty. spread Brunswick quite, and and Portland. Death of Codman.. mother, bouquet of pinks from the broth- W. B. Kendall retracted his apidly, the burned district from 5 Bishop terms. As a friend and neighbor he was ever Nickerson. Co. E, 19th Maine Volunteers, of Henry plea of I extending ers fid Personals. Appleton. .The and sisters, bouquet of Wm. to an -.ewis wharf across Common and Mrs. Robert with and pinks, Thomp- \ Swanville, and Comrade William Smith of Wal- guilty Thursday morning appealed case Pleasant P. Coombs left for an l aws. When Builds the ready quick sympathy friendly aid; ; Thursday Daddy son, basket, Mr. and Mrs. of intoxication and was itreets on the northern side of Main extended visit in and hundreds can recall the crisis over which | Joseph Brock, bou- do. A spirit of sadness pervaded the meeting, sentenced to 30 days in street up Massachusetts, Rhode Is- poem). from Mr. and ;o quet Mrs. John due to the county jail. Kendall is an old offender and Washington street in rear of the Phoenix land and Connecticut.
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