Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-21
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EAST VASSALBORO.


Mrs. Phoebe Pinkham gave her class
in Sabbath school a lawn party. Thurs
day afternoon. There were Is children
present and I older people, making 25
in attendance. 1t was Miss Ediths
birthday and many pretty gifts We're
carried by her little friends. The table
was very handsomely spread with all
that could please the eye and tempt
the palate. The afternoon was spent
playing games, swinging. music, etc.
After the collation. was disposed of by
the children, an expression of thanks
was extended the hostess by Miss Alice
Washburn, which was responded to
feelingly by Mrs. Pinkham.-Miss Eta
Johnston, Mr.. Percy Williams. Mr..
Converse, Miss Leighton and Mr.. John
ston came from Mrs. II. j. Baileys
Winthrop home to Mrs. Pnkham's,
Friday, Saturday they spent the day
ON the lake and returned to Winthrop
late in the evening.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lewis are entertaining guests
from Providence, II. Miss Lillian
White Of Augusta is visiting in the vii
lage-Miss Madeline Clark has two
young lady guests for q few days
Mrs. Minnie Getchell and baby are at
her former home, visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs George Doe.-Frank
Jones and family and Samuel Clark
spent Sunday with Mrs. David Gates.
BRANCH MILLS.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Parmeter are re-
ceiving the congratulations Of their
friends on the happy event OF the ar
,.ixv of II a.,
Monday. The little maiden tipped the
beam at nine and half pounds.-Mrs.
Agnes Pleadwell and son, Stacy, and
Miss Augusta Longfellow of Boston, are
guests of j. r. b. Dinsmore.-Miss
Lena Fowler of Palermo died, Monday
from the effects of la grippe.-Jonathan
Kane is still quite sick with dropsy.-
Miss Annie Ray will preach at the
church here, next Sunday, at 3 +. M.
WINSLOW.
Mrs. Caroline NJ. Mills, nee Paine.
who has been living with her niece in
Maiden, Mass, for n few years, came,
last week, to stay with Miss Jen-
nie T. Howard for a while. She is
in poor health.-Geo. G. Drummond
from Atlanta, Ga, with his family are
at c. L. Cushman's for a visit.
READFIELD.
Some few of the citizens here are
good looking enough to have whooping
cough the second time and many of the
children are suffering severely from
this disease Measles claim the atten-
ton of a few here, this week.-Mr
Buffam lectured to small audience
MI.
evening last and he also occupied the
desk for Rev j. b. Lapham on Sunday
forenoon having good house-By q
runaway on Sunday last, Mrs. Fl. Wad-
leigh, living in the edge of Belgrade,
was thrown from the wagon and Sc
verely hurt.-George Handy is criti-
cally i'll and not expected to recover
George Millett from Massachusetts is
visiting at r. Russeil's in this town.
Dell French and Ernest Masterman are
at Winthrop engaged in haying.
Mt VERNON.
1T is expected that DR.. and Mrs H.
F. Shaw will sail for home July %. and
arrive the first week in August.-Han-
nah X. widow of the late James Car
son, died, Saturday, and was buried
from her home. Monday. in the Bean
cemetery. Rev. A. S. Staples OBLIGATED
at the funeral Her age was 10 years, 6
months.-Dr. j. w. North, family and
friends came to their cottage last
week DIR. w. III. Harris and family
are spending few days with them
MANCHESTER.
DIR. and Mrs. Packard from New
York city, are at the Lake House for a
few days to try their luck bass fishing.
They have engaged John Merrill as