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Library of Congress1918

Image 3 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), September 27, 1918

r g fti rra areUAaat ugJ ttqra MM3gsubJKwa NEWS FROM OVER THE COUNTY J WOLFE SCHOOL NOTES little brevities after an absence of sev eral weeks Mr and Mrs Walter C Keelin of Rosebloom spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs A S Wolfe and family The Misses Whitten were Grena da visitors Friday afternoon Mr J C Whitten was a Scobey visitor Saturday Mrs W M Little was a recent guest of her grand daughter Mrs Joe Mitchell Mr Phinis Osborne is working in Here we come with our Charleston now Raleston Whitten of Rosebloom was a recent visitor ot his cousin Laiand Whitten Mr and Mrs Ed Brunson and lit Cascilla of tie daughter Francis recent guests of Mr R K Rice were and family Mrs W M Little and grand Whitten daughter Miss Annie L _ are visiting relatives and friends in and around Sardis this week Misses Pearle Hughes of Rose bloom and Ocean Shackleford of Center Point spent Saturday night and Sunday with Misses Zania and Jessie Whitten Miss Modie C Wolfe spent Satur day night with Mrs Sadie Mitchell Mr Spencer Osborne was a Gre nada visitor Saturday afternoon Ray Mitchell of Rosebloom was a

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Library of Congress1901

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 21, 1901

LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES The contents of the New England Magazine for November are a3 follows Sherburne Farms by Henry L Hazel ton When Me and Ed Got Religion by Fred W Shibley Isaiah Thomas the Patriot Printer by Frank R Batcliel der A Political Conspiracy by Epes W tSargent Ye Ancient Inns of Boston Town by Frederick W Norcross Self ishness by Charles H Town An Archi tect of the Old School by Henry T Bailey Manda a story by Jeannette Pemberton WashingtonGreene Cor respondence A Castle in Spain by Frederic lteddale Is there a decadence of New England Agriculture by Charles S Phelps The English Com monwealth by Burdett Hart For seventyfive years The Youths Companion has been published every week as a family paper In these sev entyfive years the papers constancy to a high standard has won the confidence of the American people It has kept pace with the growth of the country Its stories its special articles its edito rials its selections represent all that is best in American life For 1002 the foremost men and women of the Eng lishspeaking world have been enlisted as contributors The work of an un precedented number of

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Library of Congress1901

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 19, 1901

NEWS OF THE WEEK Maine Matters The State as sessors havecommiLied the semiannual i tax on the savings hanks and loan and building associations of the State This commitment was 17 higher than the dune commitment and the total tax for the year will be 500723 as i against 448827 for 1900 an increase of j 51905 This increase is partly due to the increase in the number of deposits and to the sale of government bonds exempt from taxation and the invest ment of the proceeds in securities which are taxableAt the head of a party of about 50 of his followers Rev 1 V Sanford of the Holy Ghost and i s band with headquarters at Shiloh sailed from Boston on the steamer New England Dec 4th bound for England The travelers will do evangelistic work for some time before proceeding to the Holy LandA verdict of murder in the first degree was returned at Dexter Dec 4th against Henry Lambert the voung French Canadian guide and woodsman charged with the murder of the Allen family at Shirley last May after one of the longest criminal trials in the history of the State The jury was out less

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Library of Congress1903

Image 8 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 20, 1903

County Correspondence SEARSPORT LOCALS Albert Nichols is visiting friends in town Mr Harry Blake left Wednesday for Bos ton Miss Addie Hubbard left for Boston Sat urday Mr Bert Morrison is spending a short va cation in town Mr William Putnam and son Will left Wednesday for Boston Miss Eva Clement left Saturday for her home in Boston Rev Charles Whittier of Bangor spent Sunday in town Miss Jennie Salvage left for New York by boat Saturday Mr Maurice Dolliver was in Bangor for a few days last week Edward Porter left Saturday for a short visit in Providence R I Miss Rose Roulston of Boston is visiting Mr and Mrs N Roulston Dr S Calderwood of Boston was in town for a few days last week Mr Amos 1 Carver of Brooklyn N Y is in town for a few days Miss Emeliue Nickels is ths guest of Lap ami Mrs E D 1 Nickels Albert Fowler of Ames Iowa is visiting Ins aunt Mrs Geo Sargent Mr Charles Nichols ami family of Port land spent last week in town Mrs Nina Hadlock and son of Boston are the guests of Capt D S Goodell Will Prescott ami his

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Library of Congress1905

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 28, 1905

IS COURTESY DEAD AVhen we note the wave of brutal dis regard of the everyday amenities of life shown by the young man of ac knowledged respectable parentage the question naturally arises what is the i isi of this lapse of decency of con t and who is to blame for its begin g and growth ie mother of a family is usually lited with possessing the influence t makes a home what it is and of trolling the drift of action or be or of the children This is to a large measure truebut the dominat ii_ and virile force of the father breaks and overrides especially in his rcible influence with the son who tes listens and absorbs the words acts and general conduct of his male parent Everybody knows that the average young man of today is a careless un mannerly boor both in public aud in society and it is time the root and rea on of this evil should be reached and nearly shown up so that in a glaring limelight of open criticism they will be shamed into takiug up again the normal conditions of true manhood iet us then look at the fathers

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 7, 1907

PEIRCE BROS OF FRANKFORT Thousands of Tons of Granite Quarried from Mt Waldo The supply Inexhaustible Boston Sunday Globe 111 the directorate of the recently or ganized Panama construction company appear the names of John Peirce of New York and George Peirce of Frank fort Me Incase the contract is awarded to Oliver the Peirces will be identified with the heaviest of the subcontractors Their specialty will be the granite stone and construction work There are more Peirces down in Maine Hayward and Albert Peirce making four brothers iu all who have been almost literally brought up on granite representing a business started over half a century ago by their father the late George A Peirce but carefully improved enlarged and nour ished until the Peirce quarries are among the largest and most important iu the country While the Frankfort quarries are operated under several different names and corporate titles the great majority of the stock is all in the family John Peirce of New York who has attained fame as a contractor is the real selling agent of the Peirce granite and paving while George Peirce Hayward Peirce andAlbert Peirce see that the goods are delivered In 1853 while

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 1, 1908

POLITICAL POINTS Mr Bryan declares that President Roosevelts letter indorsing Mr Taft is irrelevant and immaterial That is what a tioubled lawyer always says of hostile testimony which he cannot refute Mr Bryan dodged the cameras in Baltimore for fear that the photographer would catch him without his victory ex pression He clearly realizes that his victory expression wont pass at its lace value in Maryland Mr Taft believes in revising the tariff with judgment Bryan proposes to re vise it with a bludgeon Being scared to death and overconfident at the same time is the condition ascrib ed to Chairman Frank H Hitchcock by Bryan organs Those who have known Hitchcock any length of time have never known him to be either Even though Mr Taft were not to come to California there is no doubt that Cal ifornia will go to him Los Angeles Times Now that Theodore Roosevelt Jr has reached his majority Taft has two votes in the Roosevelt family not counting Nicholas Lingworths Bryan is going to visit Judge Parker and Dave Hill Once before in a Presi dential campaign Bryan visited the Sage of Wolforts Roost but nothing happen ed Out in Missouri there

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 31, 1908

MRS BLAINE S LETTERS Edited by Her Daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal Mesgrs Duffield Co published last Saturday The Letters of Mrs James G Blaine edited by her daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal As excerpts from familiar letters that passed be tween the wife of one of the great his torical characters of America and her children and relatives and friends they have a peculiar and intimate charm For Mrs Blaine as this book proves was an excellent letter writer vivacious keen wilted and humorous She draws excel lent little vignettes of Mr Blames fa mous contemporaries his friends and his enemies She makes passing allusions to the great events of the day which are full of insight and acumen Unfortunately she and all her family were in Augusta dur ing Mr Blaines successful candidacy for the Republican nomination in 1884 and the unsuccessful campaign for the presidency that Vilowed Consequently this exciting period goes unchronicled There is very little about Benjaman Har rison that little only indicating that she did not like him The letters begin in 1871 when Blaine was at the height of his popularity as the Speaker of the House and end in 1899

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Library of Congress1910

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 7, 1910

County Correspondence 1 Deferred from last week HALLDALE The school here closed June 24th The pupils net absent during the term wese Maynard Susie and Asa Hall Absent onehalf day Hazel Hall and Hattie ClarkMiss Eva Hop kins of Lowell Mass is visiting her aunt Mrs E 1 Hall There is much complaint of pota toes rotting in the ground Many have planted their ground over NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS Mr and Mrs Henry Littlefield and family Mr and Mrs Howard Littlefield and Mr and Mrs Fred Lane and son Amos attended the wedding reception of Mr and Mrs Charles Kenney at the home of the brides parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Dunaver Sunday Mrs Linda Partridge Miss Bertha Partridge and Mr Herman Partridge visited relatives in Swanville last week_ Miss Beatrice Eames is visiting her brother Mr Jacob Eames and wife at the villageMrs William Smith and Miss Helen Calderwood left Friday for a weeks visit in Unity and ThorndikeMrs Alberta Kenney and children of Hallowell vis ited her sister Mrs Blanche Littlefield last weekMrs Flora Marden visited Miss Amy Lane recently PROSPECT FERRY Mrs L D Berry and son Harry and Mrs C G Carley and daughter Hazel went

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Library of Congress1910

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 25, 1910

orrespondence purred from last week and two children Marian Jcrn1 Atlantic Mass arrived Monday 5ts 0f Mrs Annie Bunker rt r kf r left Saturday for a short Yotts _Mr and Mrs Ray t r v1 Brighton Mass are visit Mr and Mrs E G Coombs W Pr es Wood of Forest Hills ft Saturday for a visit with y Kdith WymanMiss Ger ton is visiting her mother Miss Josephine Johnson s the guest of Miss Beulah 3 Moody left Friday for a v Harry Hull returned to Mr Wyman Warren of luirday for a visit with his Point Comfort Mr W v ton Center Mass arrived t visit with his family stville Kdith and C aro Murray of Pitts n of Fall River Mass fords last Thursday and Knowlton wife and son ted Preston Rowell last Kid opened his new home He invited fifteen of his mem and ice cream was triven the name of Hill o la Carll celebrated her h Mrs Abbie Daniels of this town is visiting Brown of Warren and ont Edith Cushman of m My rick and Delbert M ay and Edgar Sawyer at Frank Cushmans last oth and wife visited es Hummer of

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Library of Congress1910

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 29, 1910

obituary her 16 1916 William J I NoTVorthport Maine passed i f peacefully to his reward fc siwi le months and 27 days KC Mr Greenlaw North fjhe death _f js most highly re Vind the sympatny of ll it entire ccmmunity is ff V Waved family Mr 1 third son of the late fc v Ktherine Staples Green IW irn in the town of Waldo 1 vs where the E 1 until he was grown to 1 ge was educated in native town and at the f minary Kents Hill J iving the seminary he veral years When J was 21 years of age the Knox Maine It was fii r hat the West appealed spirit and accordingly in Sacramento California 0r wiated in business for 1 rothers Alonzo and tin gone there several years went to Nevada and M miik business first at 0C veral months later vs h n he remained un 1865 he came back to ji nr Gy to Northport moved during his r decided to settle it nil bought the farm v as part owner and the ianiel A Wad 1S68 he was unit Miss Clara J Pres ide Joel and Kath same town

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Library of Congress1911

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 27, 1911

Jr 1 _ INDUSTRIAL BULLETIN j 1 WANTED STEADY RELIABLEMEN ARTISANS BOOK KEEP T ERS CLERKS MECHANIC SALESMEN THE TEXTILE CRAFTS ETC ETC MEN ADDICTED 1 JO THE USE OF I INTOXICANTS 1 NEED NOT 1 APPLY I EMPLOYERS AND H Business men W of America B lierOlT TWAT PART OUT CAnY Yi ITS A 4K VIRY TO Af BUSINESS f iiftmtv Ttmm J _ By courtesy of the Kennebec Journal UN AND BRAWN of Skowhegan has Both ant Things on His Farm entReporter July 13th imes to working to the ad 1 all concerned Roscoe G ids at the head Mr Bige st farmer in this section tc is haying He had about 4 and had been at it about ve July 3rd up to Saturday led in 30 double ox loads ll he said that he hauled in for one of those oxen was id family ox that equals twc wn way Mr Bigelow has carried ng deserves a great deal of lis crew has consisted of the Mr Bigelow Mrs Bigelow Palmer Mr Palmer is th year and he was the only hat Mr Bigelow had Mr been right there with Mr the field every day He

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Library of Congress1916

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 6, 1916

u Sylvester Cottrell and Some ot His Descendants Sylvester Cottrell belonged to the Westerly R I family which is still rep resented in that town Buying land in Islesboro about 1772 he settled on what is now called Hewes Point having a tannery there it is said The Westerly records show that on June 7 1767 he was married to Peggy Margaret Pen dleton daughter of Thomas Pendleton of Stonington Conn and later of Isles boro Maine Sept 4 1789 Silvester Cotterell sold 100 acres of land in Isles boro to Stephin Pendleton the deed be ing witnessed by Gideon Pendleton and Sylvester Cottrell Jr also July 1 1790 Silvester Cottell sold 100 acres to Samuel Jackson for 73 pounds 10 shill ings The name is variously spelled having four different spellings in one deed These transfers were probably made about the time he removed to N B where he died atMiramichi it is be lieved According to the Bangor Hist and Gen magazine his tombstone re cords that Sylvester Cottrell died Mar 20 1830 aged 88 and his wife Margaret died Oct 20 1833 aged 84 So far it has been impossible to find the record of Sylvesters birth

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 23, 1917

HUMPHREYS Humphreys Homeopathic Remedies are designed to meet ihc n eds of families or invalids something that mother father nurse or invalid can take or give to meet the need of the moment Have been in use for over Sixty veaiis R FOH Price 1 FeversTSongestions Inflammations25 2 Worms Worm Fever23 3 Colic Crying Wakefulness of Infants23 4 Diarrhea of Childrc and adults23 7 Coughs Colds Bronchitis23 6 Toouccheo Faccache Neuralgia28 Heartache Sick Hoa icne Vertigo_23 XO DypcpsiaIndigc i bWeakStomach23 13 Crjyp Hoarse Cough Laryngitis23 14 E zjma Eruptions28 15 Rheumatism Lumbago25 16 Fever and Ague Malaria23 17 PilesBlindBleedingInternalExternal 28 19 Catarrh Influenza Cold in Head23 20 Whooping Coutfh23 21 Asthma Oppressed Difficult Breathing 23 27 Disorders of the Kidneys28 30 Urinary Incontinence28 34 Sore Throat Quinsy23 77 Grip Grippe La Grippe23 Sold by druggists or sent on receipt of price Medical Book mailed free HUMPHREYS HOMEO MEDICINE CO Corner William and Ann Streets New York ITEMS OF ALL SORTS Freight on Deck Carrying a large portion of her cargo on deck a steamer arrived today at an Atlantic coast port from South Africa with more than 2000000 worth of wool and hides The vessel is one of a few

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 22, 1917

Thousands of Children Have Worms Their Parents Do Not Know It Symptoms of worms inBbihlren are Der fired stomach swollen upper lip sour stomach offensive breath hard and full belly with occasional griping and pains about the navel pale face of leaden tint eyes heavy and dull tvfiching eyelids itching of tte nose Mb narkEsL itti itching of the rectum short drv cough grinding of the teeth little red points stick ng out on tongue start ing during sleep slow fever Grown folks are subject to worms also The one best remedy is Dr Trues Elixir the Family Laxative and Worm Expeller Good tor pdults also Mr Curtis of Houston Texas believes this and writes that she will be glad to tell her friends of the b nefU she has re ceived Get a bottle today at your deal ers 40c 60c and 1 00 Write for further in IVvyvTtJaui 7 formation Auburn Maine MAINE ITEMS Chosen Becaust of Fitness Mrs Florence Moore Walla e has been appointed as the Waterville district man ager for the Kennebec Journal Mrs Wallace was born in Portland and is a graduate of the Portland High school She did her first newspaper work as

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Library of Congress1918

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 31, 1918

6 WormsA Danger to Children No gain in a childs health and strength is prihe until all worms are removed Signs of worms are De ranged stomach swollen up per lip sour stomach of fensive breath hard and full bellv with occasional grip mts and pains anout the nave pale face of leaden tint eyes heavy and dull twitching eyelids itching of the nose itching of the rectum short dry cough grinding of the teeth little red points sticking out on tongue starting during sleep slow lever If you see any ot these symptoms in your child dont lose another minute hut get a bottle of Ur Trues Elixir the family Laxative and Worm Expeller Mrs Norrat of Houston Texas writes I would not he without Ur True s E ixir in my home No better Laxative made for young or old At all dealers 40c 60e and 1 00 Write to us for further in tJUjddwJLy 7 formation C Auburn Milne ALL SORTS Horses for Food in England At a recent meeting of the Butchers of Harrow one of their number said the shortage of meat had become so serious that the authorities had asked him to kill horses

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