Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-13
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
WEST GARDINER


There will be a Christmas tree a.
Grange hail Saturday evening. Dec. "a.
The grange will furnish the entertain
ents on the tree.
w. c. Curtis spent Sunday at home.
Arthur Peacock and Harry Spear came
home Saturday. They have been on the
steamer kennebec the past season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith of Boston,
are visiting Mrs. Smiths parents. Mr..
and Mrs. d. E. Merrill.
Edna Batchelder has gone to Monmouth
to work.
There will be a Christmas tree at the
| brick church on High street. The Sab
| bath school at Spear Corner will unite
with the Sabbath school on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Collins attended the
| Pomona Grange meeting at Readfield,
last week.
| A few mornings ago Wesley Curtis, on
going to feed his hog, found her dead in
| the pen.
c. p. Lane of High street lost one of
! his work horses last week
| Mrs. Mary Rogers and her daughter,
Maria, are visiting at II. A. Fuller's.
SIDNEY.
Miss Cora Johnson of Augusta, visited
her brother, DIR. Fl. l.. Johnson Saturday
| Miss Mary c. Frazer of Boston, is a
guest in the family of Ambrose Sawtellc.
| Mrs. Mary Burgess, wife of Lewis Bur-
CESS. died of apoplexy, Dec. 4th. The re-
mains were taken to Waterville for inter-
ment.
| The remains of William Toman were
T.
| cemetery. Friday. Mr.. Toman formerly
lived in Sidney and was well known here
He afterwards kept livery stable in Au-
gusta for several years and was at one
time proprietor of the kennebec house
there. During the past two years he had
lived in Nashua, n. H., in which place he
died.
John II. Wyman arrived home from an
other trip to Medtield, Mass, Friday
His wife left Sidney for Medtield on the
same day. No trace of their son, Howard
f., who has been missing from that town
for over two weeks, has been obtained.
The most general opinion of what be-
came of the young man is that he IN
some way, was drowned in the Charles
river which is near there.
The officers of j. w. Lincoln, W. R. c.,
No. IS, for the ensuing year are as fol-
lows: President, Annie Field; S. " P.
Vileda A. Bean; j. V. p, Nettie Hast
ings; treasurer, Alice NJ. Benson; chap
lain Dora Sawtelle; conductor. Franc
Linseott; guard Celnda Darling.
j. w. Lincoln Post, No 113, G. A. R..
has made choice of officers as follows:
Commander, T. s. Benson; S. V. H.
Bean; j. V. c., Samuel Longley; @. NJ.
G. X. Hastings; surgeon, Josiah Soule
chaplain, A. M. Sawtelle; 0. D., J. y.
Sawtelle; o. G., S. n. Waite.
Five new members were added to Sid
ney Grange at the last meeting.
RIVERSIDE.
II. p. Hawes, who has been at the
Charlestown navy yard for the past SIX
months employed as general storekeeper,
has returned to his home.
Mrs vesta Smith, who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Lewis. returned
to her home at Summit, Wednesday.
Mrs. E. A. Morrel of Readfield, visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Robbins,
last week.
Albert Foster was in Bath on business
last week.
w. s. Bradley of East Vassalhoro, was
in the place, Tuesday. Ia
Daniel Rollins lost a valuable mare last
week when clio. sickenedEand died Sha
was a well. bred one and was "a great
roadster and might have stepped pretty
fast if she had been handled for speed.
He Has since bought one in Winslow 10
take her place. It is quite heavy one.
CHURCH HILL.
Mrs. Fred Pierce of Augusta, is visit
ing John A. Foster Of this place.
Fred Later was "a guest Of d. Il. Foster;
Sunday
pare an entertainment for ChrStmas,