Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-31

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CROSS HILL.
Mr. Willis g. Austin ana wifa AMI
~. Arthur Rice and wife OF Milford,
Macs. are at W. A. Austin's.- &,
q. AnOwit0n ct FarnliEgtOn, was III thu
pace last week.-Mrs.. Helen Clark Of
Wateryille, and Miss Annie Page oi
Gnlna were calling ON friends on thu
Hi. Thursday. Geo. s. Perkins hAs
Been drawn as Juror to serve At the
september term Of the superior court.
Mrs. Emma Farwell OF Wfnslow,
was the guest of Mrs. Annie TOBY.
Frldny.--Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Aus
tin returned to their home in Whdtins-
Vile. Mass, Fnday.-Mr. ard Mrs. b.
! w. Parker returned to their home Ii,
| CambridgepOrt, Mass, Saturday.-Mise
Nellie Russell returned to Nashua, n.
! H., Saturday. Her little nephew, John
II. Russell. accompanied her as far AZ
Augusta.-Mrs. Emeiine Lewis and
daughter. Carrie, OF Whitefield, were
visiting Mrs. Lewis sisters, Mrs. Sarah
Jones and Mrs. Mary ]. Clark. last
| week.
WAYNE.
Rev. Mr.. Snow occupied the Metho-
| dist pulpit. Sunday.-AlIen White has
received his appointment as postmas-
ter and will remove the office into Mr..
Besse's store this wcck.-Henry Erskine
is very i'll and is not expected to live.
His daughter, Mrs. Mason Of Lewiston,
is with him.-Mr. Goodhue and family.
who have been spending the summer
In Wayne, have returned to their home
In Philadelphia.-Miss Francis Pike Is
visiting her sister Mrs. Gibbs -Rey.
Frank WEIGH Iectured in Wayne hall.
| Monday evening.-Mr. Peleg Pike and
wife have started on q tour through
the West.-Mrs. Myra Sprague is visit
ing her father Rev. Mr.. Ford.-Roger
| Stinchfield is slOwlyrecoyering.- Frank
Sturtevant who has been visiting
friends in Portland has returned.
| ALBION.
Frank Reed OF Massachusetts. il
visiting his parents.-Mrs. Ella Pray ia
spending few weeks in town.-The
Literary Club will meet this week with
| Mrs. Elias Fowler.-Lysandcr Webb
who has been insane for some time
died. Sunday. Saturday night, he
| swallowed buckle from his suspend
| crE. 1t lodged in his throat causing 1t
to swell. A physician as summoned,
Sunday morning. but whether the
buckle was removed or not, we have
not learned, Sunday forenoon, he started
TO walk across the floor and dropped
dead.-The school at Albion Corner be-
gan, Aug. so. Mr.. Cook. principal EN-
ma Peaslee has the primary grade.
FAYETTE.
Mrs. Ella Alyiers and son of Auburn
dale, Mass. spent last week in town
visiting relatives and friends.-Many of
our summer visitors and boarders are
returning home.-Mr. Frank Taylor and
son of Somerville. Mass, Mrs. Edwards
and daughter of Cambridgeport, Mass,
and Mrs. Olive H. Jones and Masters
Harold Smith and Alfred Piper of
Lynn. Mass, left, last week.-Not as
many from town attended the Andros-
coggin fair at Livermore Falls as in
years before.-The Gle Brothers are at
the State fair at Lewiston, with their
herd of Herefords.
LITCHFYEI1D PLAINS.
There was quite a number of guests at
the Plains church, Sunday. among whom
were Prof ard Mrs. s. X. Smith and
liidren. Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. johnson and
Mrs. Johnson's sister and a lady friend,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Shorey OF Chicago,
Mrs. Shorey's niece. Miss Thompson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Berry, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Rogers of Gardiner. Miss George
Lawrence of Lawrence. Mass, Misses
Dot Sampson and Maud Chase of Lewis
ton.-Misses Angie v. Roberts and Clara
Hutchinson are attending school at the
Corner
RaSADFYEL.D.
Scion Mitchell, NJ. D., and a friend from |
Jacksonville. Fla, are spending a few |
days with the doctors mother in this |
from this town.-Mrs. f. Fl. Hatch of /
Pittsfield, is here with friends for a short |
stay.-Miss Mary Weymouth of Boston,
Is passing her vacation with the Hunt0ns
and other friends In Readteld and Fay
ettc.-There was fine display of Chinese
lanterns on the lawn at Elmwo0d hotel
here. last Friday evening. the occasion |
being lawn party to aid the Readtield I
Depot chapel people to buy an organ.
Vocal and Instrumental music. recitations
and a general social time was the pro-
gramme for the evening.-President. A
Il. Chases son John will assist Hon. Par
ker SpOfford in his survey of the railroad
from New Sharon to Augusta, this week.
-. NJ. Williams and son Walter attended
the fair at Livermore Falls, last week.
NORTH WAYNE.
The North Wayne Tool Co. has manu-
factured 5000 dozen of the G. C.. Brooks
corn knives. this season.-L. p. Maxim Is
to build on his lot at Kent's
Hill.-Our citizens who own fast horses
have entered them for the races at the
Readfield fair. Among them is B. FL
Maxim, who will enter Nellie M. Edward
Wells, Arthur Foss and Grace Holiness
Parties in this village have built cot
tage on Pine Island, owned by B.. F. Max
i'm in Rounding pond, for the COM
venience of campers-out, chowder parties
etc.-Mr. and Mrs. w. Hinkley and child
Of Gardiner. are visiting at Alvin Palm-
er s.-John b. Gordon and sons Fred and
Harry of Lewiston. were in town, Friday
Charles Wyman of Oakland is at work
for the Tool Co.. for few weeks.
SOUTH CHINA
An interesting temperance meeting un-
der the auspices OF the w. c. T. u. was
held at the South China campground,
last Thursday. During the forenoon ses-
sion. Rev. MIR. Weed of China, delivered
an able address. Some earnest, helpful
talks were given to the children by differ-
emit members, at the noon meeting. Rev.
Mr.. Buffum of Auburn, delivered an adj
lress on Temperance" in the afternoon.
and spoke in the evening on The Boy of 4
Mr.. Bufrum is very enter
aiming speaker and the manner in which
ne held his audience showed that he was
The meeting was in every