Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-06
went home with arms fun OF chickens.

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christmas tree some 80 feet tall. Sew
eral have been looking for such a tree
| but 1t Is hard to find one limbed wei
for that purpose. The best will b,
shipped him by rail as soon as selec
tion Is made. William Moody ha
charge of this work.
Parties from Dresden have been il
! this place looking after band instru
ments. as they are about to organic,
large band in that place Up to dat,
no instrument has been rented or sold
For the second time since the Pitts.
ton and Whitfield Insurance Compan,
organized, a small assessment has beer
made -
The village school is progressing
finely under the care of Miss Susie
Cary. The school is well attended anl
much interest manifested by the pupils
Henry knights is doing a rushine
business dressing hogs and cattle at his
slaughter house.
Miss Dora Moody Of Lewiston, spen;
Thanksgiving with relatives in this
village. Miss Moody Is a teacher In
the public schools at Lewiston, which
took a recess from Wednesday till the
following Monday.
RIVERSIDE.
Miss Nellie Sherman of Augusta
passed last week here among friends.
Mrs. Lucy Halves passed her Thanks.
giving at Augusta with her daughter
Mrs. f. Z. Gage.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Gilman of Mt
Vernon. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Gil
man and two sons Of waterville, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry p.
Halves, Thanksgiving day.
w. S. Trott of Concord. N. H.. was
at home, Thanksgiving.
Ralph Bailey of whitefield. visited
his cousins. Chester and Edgar Bailey.
last week
Il. S. Forrest bought a pig of some 80
or 20 pounds weight last week, and nut
him in pen. Some time afterward
Mr.. Forrest invited a neighbor out To
look at his purchase, but no pig was
there. nor has been since. though near
~ week has passed. He has been
seen. however. and chased by nearly
the whole neighborhood distance.
fences. fields and woods seem to have
no terrors for him. He roams at will
over and through them all. and is like
ly to for some time. unless some tran
can be arranged to catch him. In the
mean time it is doubtful If piggy is
fattening very fast.
SOUTH VASSALBORO.
The many friends in this vicinity
We're painfully shocked on learning of
ha n 1,
which occurred at his home. Wednes-
day morning. Nov. 80, in the s0th year
of his age. He was man of excellent
character. and high moral principles.
and constant attendant of the NJ. f.
church of which he was a member. and
a generous contributor in an unosten-
tatious way. He is survived by a
widow and two children. Mrs. II. G..
Dickey. who resided with him, and
James S. Clarke of Riverside. and one
sister, Miss Elizabeth Clarke. The
funeral was held from his late resi-
dence. Friday. Dec. !. Rev. c. W.
Lowell officiating.
SIDNEY. 80
Evans II. Bragg returned. last week.
from an extended visit to Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island
William II. Smiley of Wilton. N. H..
who lived in Sidney. Sc years ago. is
here visiting old acquaintance. His
son. Harold. is with him.
Everett Il. Libby, a former we'll
known resident and storekeeper of this
town. who moved away about three
years ago, died in VassaIboro, Thurs
day. of apoplexy. aged Al years. Tho
funeral occurred. Saturday, at his late
home in that town. and the interment
was in the North Sidney cemetery.
Mr.. Libby had been an invalid about
ten years from the effect of a paralytic
shock He was much respected citi-
zen. He is survived by a wife. but no
children. 80
Mss Caroline Taught of Foxboro,
Mass. formerly of this town where she
was born, died of pneumonia while on a
visit to New York. and the remains
were brought here to the home of her
brother. Albert Taught. on the Middle
road. where the funeral was held,
Wednesday.
The winter schools began, Dec. 4,
with teachers as follows: District No.
2. Miss Olive NJ. Palmer: No. 4, Miss
Flora M. Bean: No. 6. Miss Lucy NJ.
Mason: No. 8. Miss Lizzie GoOdhue: No.
2. Mrs. Lillian Campbell; No 49, Miss
Eusenia F. Kelley: No. 10, Miss Annie