Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-15
STATE NEWS.
kennebec.
EAST VASSALBORO.

| EAST NASSALBORO.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Romans les1
for their Western home, last week.
We wish them a pleasant homeward
trip.-The ladies of the Foreign Mis-
sion Society held their annual sale
Tuesday afternoon. and realized nice
little sum of money for their treasury
The ladies of the Aid Society of the
| Methodist Episcopal church met with
Mrs. David Wyer. Friday afternoon
Mr.. Henry Jenkins while driving a col.
Friday morning. lost control of the ami
NAL and was thrown from the sleigh
The colt then ran short distance
making a complete wreck of the sleigh
Fortunately no one was injured.-The
! mail route from this place to Water
vile has changed hands. Mr.. George
Aver of North Nassalboro. is the pres
ent carrier, and the public naturally
expect fine service.-Miss Edna Hall
spent the Sabbath with Miss Florence
Pierce.-Miss Eva Goddard is teaching
school at Vassalboro this winter.-Mr
Chas. Mower has been on the sick list
this last week.
SIDNEY
Miss Helen Graves is stopping in Fair
field for Il few weeks.-Edwin +. Rcy-
| nods of Stoughton. Mass. made Il brief
visit to relatives here. last week.-Mrs..
Lena Hoyt of Belfast. who has been here
taking care of her mother. Mrs. John
Philbrick. Sr., during the latter'S serious
illness. has returned home. Mrs. Phil
brick is now much hetter.-Howard L..
Wyman. one of Sidneys most highly re-
spected citizens. who lives on the Pond
| road. had a severe paralytic shock. Nov.
| hn Ci hoo in s,vtts II
condition. According to last accounts
however he was improving IA little
Fred. the 20-months- old son of Jesse
Halves. died. Thursday. of pneumonia
A new boy came to the home of George
Hanson, Dec. 5. and a girl to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest SibIey. Dec. 9.-Delwin Weeks
and Miss Stella Bartlett. daughter of
Daniel Bartlett all of this town. were
married Dec. 9.-All the winter schools
are now in full blast. with the following
Flora NJ. Bean; No. a. Miss Laura NJ Ma
SON. No. I. Miss Pearl Reynolds: No. 3.
Miss Eugenia f. Kelley: No. II. Charles
Clifford: No. 10, Miss Olive NJ. Palmer:
No. Il. Miss Minnie c. Jewett: No. Is.
Miss Lizzie Goodhue-Misses Bertha
Manter and Caro- Bailey intend to go to
Oakland. this week. to attend the High
school there.
READFIELD.
Sleighing was very good for few days
last week. but all are on wheels about
town now. This kind of weather makes
it bad for workingmen. and Il few inches
of snow would change things here very
rnuch.-Mrs. J. Is. Low was in town on
business "A short time. last week-'rhere
was a large circle at Mrs. T.. A. French's.
Wednesday evening last The Ladies
Tome Missionary Society met with Mrs.
VIM Harvey, Tuesday afternoon. and
voted to send barrel of clothing to a
family in North Carolina. this week.
Helen Lord and Alice Halves. two small
girls Of the Methodist Sunday school OBJ
tanned the sum Of $3.50 to buy library
books for their school, which had been IN
need of replenishing for some time. The
EpwoWn League heidi It's regular monthly
meeting at the chapel. Monday evening
Dec. lS.-The Methodist Sabbath school is
rehearsing for the Christmas festival
M. w. Manter and niece Annie We're
guests of Mrs. f.. H. Hatch at PittsfieId.
last FridaE-No cases of KlOndike fever
here as yet.
FAYETTE
All the schools in town began, this
Week.-Mrs. A. NJ. Jones is teaching
school at Kent's Hill--E. II. Kent was
very sick, last week. but is improving
All hope he win be out soon.-Wi,l
Smiley has gone to Oakland to work.,
At the hearing in the case of r. P.
Rice, the seiectmen reported that a