Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-05

man of the occasion. A programme was
arranged, consisting Of prayer, music
instrumental and vocal, recitations and
poems; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Dollofi
furnished violin and organ; Clarence
Cole, champion bone player, made amusc
ment for the company poem by Rev.
j. X. Prescott was read and Miss Grace
Folsom also read q poem; Mrs Alice X.
Farnhain gave recitation, also George
Downs DR.. Burbank made the prayer
and presented the gifts. Mrs. r. II.
Jacobs responded for Mr.. and Mrs.
Downs; Roxie Kelley and Caro- Jacobs
sang song The gifts were number Of
very pretty and useful articles and so In
silver money. 1t was a very pleasant
gathering and will DC long remembered.
Most Of the schools will close this week
WEEKS MILLS.
The body Of an infant child of Toward
and Alice Chadwick of Massachusetts,, was
brought here for burial, Monday. Mrs
Minnie Worthing of Branch Mills and
Miss Belle Fuller Of Boston, were IN town.
Monday. Mrs. Hattie Clark returned
home from Augusta. Friday. There is n
large amount of pressed hay being hauled
to the W. 4 Z. station for shipment over
the W. * q. road The young son of
Prof. and Mrs. strickland is quite sick
Frank Plnmmer is somewhat better
SOUTH VASSALBORO.
Arthur Casey had a very narrow escape
from drowning. While cutting ice he ac-
cidcntally slipped into the pond. AS he
was alone and the water very deep, he had
quite struggle TO get out, and dislocated
his shoulder He was attended by Dr. b
| ". Johnston of South China Mr. and
Mrs. John Church of Augusta spent the
Sabbath at g. u. Pierca's VIII Stewart
has bought the place owned and occupied
! by the late Daniel Lamson
| LifCHfIELD PLAINS.
Parties from the Corner are cutting ice
on L0on pond for home use.-Mrs H. +.
shorcy went TO Lewiston, Monday. TO
1 spend the week with relatives there Mis-
! Edith whitney 81 Richmond. who was
visiting relatives here the las. ~ he week
returned home. Monday --Considerable
many logs are now being hauled TO the
saw min here Of which Mir Llewellyh
| blanchard has charge
WINsLOW.
Mrs Emily Rollins who died at the In
sane hospital at Augusta, was brought
/ here. Monday, for burial u. " Withee
If Hotel Rumford. Rumfard Falls. who
came q attend tho funeral Of Eli Getchell
! is % bis sisters Mrs Hayden Roscoe
Paine s home from Kent Hin on ac-
count Of Illness. Col Drummond IS con
| .ine1 70 his house and j. very I'D
WEST GARDINER
\ sing was held at ". F. Fullers,
/ Thursday evening. which was enjoyed hy
all Miss Ella Towle closed her school
/ with very successful entertainment at
the Grange hall Friday evening Miss
/ Eta Towle returned to Lewiston, Thurs
I day. F. T.. Peacock was in town a few
/ days last week. Mrs Everett Andrews
Is slowly recovering-C f. Getcbell's
little daughter Clara is very i'll with diph.
iberia
/ SOUTH LITCHFIELD.
The I. p s c. f. will hold a mum
( sociabe for the benefit Of the church.
Thursday, Feb 6, at the North Jdtchfeld
schoolhouse
| MONMOUTH
| Mrs. John Aver who has been confined
to thu honse nearly three weeks by Illness
j. now able 10 be- out again. John Aver
81 Monmouth was in Gardiner and
/ Augusta on business, Thursday
NORTH PITTSTON.
/ Augustus Williams Of this town. is a,
work for Fred 3. Gould. - Mrs Merrill
Clark has had a relapse and is quite i'll al
I her home.