Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-12
STATE NEWS.
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BRANCH MILLS.

BRANCH MILLS.
Last Friday evening about thirty-five
of the friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Crane gave them a genuine
surprise party, it being the tenth anniver
sary of their marriage. Presents of tin
were in order. A bountiful picnic supper
VIZ served and the guests departed
telling that the mutual bonds of esteem
AID friendship had been strengthened
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Worthing are visiting
friends in Pittsfield.-Ed Dodge and
Charles Clark have purchased a new
thrashing machine. and have been thresh-
ing among the adjacent farmers the past
fortnight.-Mrs Augusta Moody was
home from Gardiner on a flying visit last
Wednesday,. r. b. Dinsmore has let
the water down from his mill pond and is
replacing that part of the dam which
vas of wood, with stone.-Repairs on the
inside of the church will be commenced
this week. The roof has been recently
shingled.-Mrs. Delphina Slater is again
III She is with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman Bry-
ant.
SIDNEY.
Mrs. Louis Ward Scruton is very sick
Mrs. Helen Ward of Boston, is visiting at
Bradford Sawtelle' s.-Miss Helen Waite
went to Portland last week to visit Mrs
Daniel Driscoll.-Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand
C. Smiley of Peabody, Mass, came Sat
urday, for few days visit to the fam
lily of the formers brother, Arthur II.
Smiley-A. Il. Clark, John Reynolds and
Mr. and Mrs. S. b. Clark and little son,
all left town, Saturday, for Massachu-
setts.-Mrs. Frank p. Hastings of Wash
ington, ID. c.. was here last week visiting
her brother-in-law, S. c. Hastings, as
was also Mr.. Hastings sister Mrs Jennie
Tyler of Portland-The two Armenian
brose Sawtelle's for long time, have
gone to Portland where they have found
employment-The Sidney and West Sid
ney base ball teams played on the
.I,,1x r1trIN Cot IIr 10 al
ternoon. The game resulted "A to l6 in ia
vor of the Sidneys.-Charles Towle of
Manchester. and Miss Jeanette Hallett
of this town, We're married here at the
residence of the brides parents by Rev.
Mr.. Bates of Oakland, Wednesday, Oct. 6.
RIVERSIDE.
T.. b. Reed of Waterville, was in the
place last Tuesday.-Misses Mabel Gard
ner and Carrie Sawtelle have returned
from the White mountains where they
passed the summer:-Mr. and Mrs. f. c.
Nichols have a little daughter added to
their family.-Joseph Allen of Augusta,
is at Daniel Strong Minnie Doug
lass and four children of Bowdoinham.
and Mrs. Ella Patten of Bowdoin, passed
through here last Tuesday on their way
home from Moscow.-F. J. Staples of Au-
gusta, was in the place last Friday.-Eu-
gene Clark of Fairfield. visited Mr.. and
Mrs j. II. Reed last Sunday.-H p.
Eiawes spent last week in BostOn.-Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Bragg and children of
North Vassalboro, called on friends here
last Sunday.-Miss Hester Smell has gone
10 Boston for a few weeks visit.-Among
the sick ones here are II. II. Smell and
Payson RObbins.-Rev. c. A. Hayden of
Augusta preached here last Sunday af-
ternoon. his subject being open Win
dows," which he handled with great skill
and ability.
CROSS HILL.
Fred Arthur and Carl Warren have
tn NeU Portland n no n capt 70
days.-The mail is an hour later now, on
account of the change in the trains.-Mrs.
NJ. j. Russell was in Augusta, Monday,
calling on her niece, Mrs. Hattie Haskell
and her nephew, w. f. Bussell.-The saw
mill at Seaward was blown down during
the heavy wind. last week. 1t had not
been occupied for several years. 1t was
an old land mark. having been built over
50 years ago.. j. AmeS has been suffer-
ing for a week past with a carbuncle on
the back of his left hand. DR.. H. H.
Crooker of South China, is attending him..
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robinson of Au-
gusta, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
VIII Tobey, Sunday-Mrs. Vesta Rey
nolds and Mrs. Bertha Anderson of River
side We're on the Hill" Sunday.-Mr
and Mrs. G. Fl. Russell spent Sunday at
East Vassalboro.
MT VERNON,
Corelis. the little son of William A.
Newth, died, sunday, after a long illness,
aged about years.-Mrs. Alice Appleton
and little son Donald returned to Haver-
nill, Mass, last Saturday.-Dr. J. w.
North and family are again at their cot
tage.-Mrs w. Fl. Harris of Augusta. and
son spent Sunday with her parents.-Miss
Ethel Tracy, teacher in the Robinson dis
trict. and scholars, gave a hulled corn
supper, Saturday evening, to raise money
to buy flag. 1t was success.-Adrian
T.. Morse, who has been in Middetown,
Ct. the past summer. returned home,
Friday.-Dr. Austin Reynolds and daugh-
ter were in town, Saturday.