Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-14

next Sunday.
The sweet corn canning shop Il 4
busy place. these fine days. but the
weather has been SO warm that some
Of the sweet corn became too hard be-
fore they could use II.
BRANCH MILLS.
Miss Ella Dove is visiting in Angus
Ia and Gardiner.
Mrs. Martha Bowler has returned
from South Bridgton.
Mrs. Agnes Pleadwell and son, and
Miss Gussie Longfellow Of Boston, will
return home this week.
Village school commenced September
IL, under tuition OF Miss Winifred
Worthing.
Percy Dove and d. w. whitmore OF
Worcester, spent three days with rela-
tives and friends here. last week, Mrs.
Whitmore and children returned with
them. Wednesday.
The store OF Crommett and Brad
street was entered on the night Of Sep
TENDER Z, through the cellar. A lighted
lamp was found in the cellar next
morning, also about a dozen pairs of
shoes. A watch and several small ar
ticles have been missed. No clue to the
thief. Mr.. Crommett went to Boston,
to join his wife, who was in the Shar-
on Railroad disaster. They have not
returned yet.
MONMOUTH
Mrs. ID. f. Marston is in Boston.
Misses Luella and Nellie Shorey are In
Portland for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Medcalf of New
Jersey. are in town for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Gray and son. Of
Portland. have been in town week.
Mrs. w. ". Woodbury. and sons. OF
Nashua. are visiting Mrs. H. B. Blake.
Miss Woodman and Miss Day of Port.
land. are guests of Rev. Mr.. Woodman.
Misses We.ch and Judkins and Mrs
Crosman, all Of Boston. have returned
home.
DIR. Daniel W. Marston has returned to
New York City and gone on duty in the
hospital service.
Miss Mofiitt who has been here for sew
eral weeks, guest of Mrs. Morse. re-
turned to Boston, Monday.
Horace Judkins. u aormer citizen of this
town. now a resident of Dexter. was here
calling on old friends, Wednesday,
Mrs. VIM. Tirrell of East Boston. and
Miss Choate. were called here a few days
ago by the Illness of Mrs. NJ. J. Blaisdell
The fresh air children who were taken
care of by the w. c. T. u. have all re-
turned to Boston. The general report is
they were all well behaved and good
children Eight boys and girls were here
in good homes for two or three weeks.
The schools are in session. At the
academy Prof. Masterman and Mrs
Godnine are in charge with an atten-
dance of Sc pupils. Miss Bracket Of
Freeport. teaches the center school with
2s scholars registered. The primary is in
charge of Miss Annette King. Twenty
little ones are in the school.
NORTH VASSALBORO.
The fall term at Oak Grove began Sep
TENDER 5.h.
Ezra r. Weber of Bath. was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Varney. nee Weber from
Oregon. is visiting her parents in this viii
lage.
Mrs. L. F. Mason, dealer in fancy
goods, is in Boston to purchase her fall
stock.
Bert Meservey of Meservey & Lord
who has been spending his vacation AT
Pemaquid. has returned home.
Oscar Abbott is in Lewiston attending
the fair. He has a flock of Shropshires
that took the cake" in Bangor.
Officers Hodges and Thomas raided the
drug store and carried off some forty
gallons of ardent one day last week.
After threshing $500 bushels of grain for
the neaghbors in his own barn in China,
Mr.. Fred Gerald is in this vicinity with
his machine. Grain is reported as yield
ing well.
WINTHROP.
John Pinkham. an aged citizen of this
place. is very i'll.
The Winthrop Military band will play
this week at the Rcadfield fair.
c. c. Stevens. Esq. was in Augusta.
Saturday, in attendance on court.
Arthur verrill of the First Maine Regi-
ment, is spending few weeks in town.
Two hundred and fifty persons from
here bought tickets for the Lewiston fair.
last week.
Winthrop would offer good opening
for a regular photographer. custom
tailor, and restaurant keeper
A company of the Salvation Army are
expected here. September %. The COM
pany will consist of four members.
The building of the foundation for the
new Quaker church, is progressing slow
~. The stills will rest on brick wall
about eight feet in height.
A soldier from Camp Powers. some
time ago, hired horse at kimball's
stable. The horse was never returned,
and Mr.. Kimball was obliged to SO in
search of 1t.
George D. Hcgarty Is in attendance this
term at Coburn Classical Institute. Wa
terville. He enters the class of 30. and
intends to continue in the class of 90,
Colby University. Mr.. Hegarty is a base
pail and foot ball player. playing in the
position of quarterback on Winthrop
foot ball team last fall.
Miss Evangeline Ballard of the ''Phil-
harmonic club" Portland, who is the
guest of Mrs. Eugene Lewis of this
place, rendered some excellent cornet Sc
lections at the Congregational services,
Sunday. At these services. also. a new
vocal quartet was brought out. 1t con-
sists of Mrs. Fred Whitney. soprano;
Miss Minnie Washburn, contralto; Ed
ward Thomas tenor and F. X Maxfield