Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-25
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
CHURCH HILL.


brook.
John Morton and daughter of Wash
ington. called on relatives. Friday.
Miss NJ. j. Spearing spent Christ
mas with Miss Caswell.
Miss Edith Cunningham is i'll.
Mr. Gilman of Portland, was at d.
f. Fosters, Saturday.
d. H. Mosher was at home over
Sunday. ns
w. L. Brown is moving his family
to Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hallowell are at
Weeks Mills.
e. r. Stackpole has exchanged his
fast mare for a work horse.
SOUTH vASSALBORO.
Mrs. l.. A. Stone has gone to Kansas
to spend the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Eva Hull
A. G. Brown who has been in Boston
the past few years, returned to his
home in this place last Saturday for
permanent stay.
Robert Stone is attending school at
Oak Grove Seminary.
Daniel Webber is i'll with the grip at
the home of his sister, Mrs. f. Il.
Lampson.
Miss Lizzie Clark returned home.
Friday, after passing a few weeks at
Riverside.
Frank Moody Of Colby is spending
Christmas week with his mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Moody.
The Misses Ida and Florence Lam
son of Hallowcll spent Christmas with
their father. George o. Lamson.
SOUTH LITCHFIELD.
The pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. II. Palmer at South Litchficld,
was invaded by their friends to the
number of upwards of fifty on Satur-
day evening. Dec. %. it being the
Goth anniversary of their marriage.
Though Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer were
taken completely by surprise, the
visitors were made to feel that they
were not intruding. by the cordial
welcome they received. After sea-
son spent in social intercourse. ice
cream and cake were served. when the
company was called to order by Chas.
A. Metcaif. Esq, who made APP
propriate remarks, and in behalf OF
the company presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer with purse of money. Mr..
Palmer responded in q pleasing man
ner. Appropriate remarks We're made
by Samuel Smith, Esq, and Mrs. l..
f. Shorey. Fine music was rendered
during the evening by Adams or
chestra. Mr.. Palmer lives i'll the
house built in 1906 and occupied con-
tinuously by some member of the fam
lily.
The farmers in this section have
been putting up fine quality of ice
during the past week, of about q foot
in thickness.
Miss Hattie NJ. Woodbury. of Whit
man. Mass. is spending her vacation
with her mother.
Mrs. Harry w. Young will spend the
holidays at her old home here.
w. E. Cunningham is spending his
vacation here.
RIVERSIDE.
j. B. Morrill, of China was in the
place last week buying fruit.
W. L. Williams, station agent at
Chisholms Mills. was in the place a
few days last week.
Mrs c. F. Conner and daughter of
Portland. are at c. r. Coleman's, Mrs
Connors father.
Harry Gardner. who came to at
tend his sisters wedding, has re-
turned to Boston.
Mrs. II. NJ. Mills is at Augusta, the
guest of her brother, Benjamin Gard
ner.
Miss Emma Springer was the guest
Of Mrs. J. NJ. Haynes at Augusta last
week.
Mrs N. II. Fossett was calling on
Captain and Mrs. J. 2. Garland at
Winslow last Thursday.
G. +. Basford. the station agent.
was visiting friends at Pittsfield. Sat
urday and Sunday. r. II. Ballard took
his place here.
Miss Caroline Pollard has shut up
her house and is boarding with Allen
Reynolds at Winslow.
f. f. Warren of South Vassalboro.
and c. l. Pcrley of Cross Hill, are hay-
ing the lumber they bought of Misses
Hannah and Hester Smell cut. and are
employing four men at the present
time. They will soon put teams on
hauling it to the bank of the river.
They expect to get 300 NJ. of pine and
hemlock.
FARMINGDALE.
Frank Johnston, typewriter in the Of
flee of the c. w. S. & l.. Co, is very i'll
with pneumonia. DR.. Sawyer is the at
tending physician. Mr.. Johnston's rela-
tives and a trained nurse have been dis
patched for. He is reported very low.
Elva Putncr is at home from college
for the holidays.
Mamie Welsh of North street, is con-
fined to the house with severe cold
The shoe shop help are out until after
Christmas.
Gilbert Eastman is confined to the
house with infammatory rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Pinkham have
gone to Manchester to spend Christmas
with Mr.. Pinkham's parents.
North street school commenced Mon
day, Dec. II, under direction of Miss
Helen Adams of Rockland.
Mr.. Bartlett the superintendent of the
Berlin Mills Co. was in town the past
week and has gone into the woods in
interest of the company.
Mr.. Hilton and Mr.. Ford have gone to