Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-17

irving Walker is about to move t
| North Monmouth, where he will built
a house, in the spring.
READFIELD.
The severe snow storm of Saturda!
| IN which about enc foot of snow fell
| prevented the meeting in the forenoon
and evening of Sunday.
| Edward Merriman of the Madiso,
Bulletin. spent the Sabbath here will
his parents.
Frank Alien Of Waterville. was il
| town for few days, last week.
| colds are very prevalent now an'
| some cases OF the grip are reported
| ohe case has proved fatal, that o
MISS Helen Hodgkins, a. student a
| kents Hill, Sunday. Her home was il
| F'ayette.
All feel glad that Frank A. Dow ha:
peen awarded the mail service which
ne has looked after 50 well for the pas
year.
Amanda Howes is suffering iron
general prostration and Inflammation
| OF the digestive organs.
MN L - Hill
Miss Charlotte NJ Brown has been ap
pointed postmistress and will assum
control of the office. this week. She ha
also purchased the store. fixtures am
stock of b. W. Hartman.
Mrs. Smith is i'll with the grip.
Prof. Arthur ii. Mason. who was unabl,
to meet his classes. part of last week
is able to be out again.
The entire community was very mucl
Saddcned by the death of Miss Heller
Hodgkins, which occurred early SUNDAY
morning, of typhoid pneumonia. Mis-.
Hodgkins was a student in the Main,
Wesleyan Seminary and was much like
by all who knew her. Up to the time o
her last sickness she had enjoyed tn,
best of health. \ slight cold quickly dc
veloped into pneumonia, and, although
everything that medical skill could do fol
her was done, she grew rapidly worse
and, Thursday. her 10th birthday ami.
versary, all hope of her recovery was
given up. Friday and Saturday. sh.
seemed to rally slightly. but to no pur.
pose. for the Angel of Death placed his
seal upon her brow and she is at rest
Brief services, attended by the faculty
and student body and many loving
friends, We're held at Mrs. Chase's early
Tuesday morning, and the body was
taken to her home in Fayette, where the
regular funeral services We're held.
MT. VERNON.
Minnehonk Lodge, l. O. o. F.. No. 1S1
organized lodge of Rebekahs, called
Amity Lodge. No. 10l, Thursday night
10 were here from Pennington. The
working team of Merrill Lodge of Re-
bekahs was here in force and worked
the degrees in a most excellent manner
The elective officers of our new lodge
are: y. G., Mrs. Alice +. Jacobs: V. G..
Mrs. Mae Gordon; sec, Mrs. Blanche
Whittier; treas. Mrs. Augusta Dolloff
Mr.. Felker. head of the |. 0. o. +. in
Maine, was present, also Miss Lowering
head of the Rebekahs in Maine. They
had banquet and all-night session, and
grand time.
Several of the people in this vicinity are
i'll with the influenza. Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
l.. Wells. Mrs. r. Towle, and nearly ev-
erybody has more or less of it.
Linda Nickerson is reported very sick
with abscess of the stomach. Miss Geor-
gle Ham of Belgrade, is nurse for Miss
Nickerson.
W. +. Carson and Lon NJ. Philbrick are
in company in buying the store and stock
of goods at Belgrade Mills, of Is. Kelley
and Mr.. Fhilbrick will run the store.
EAST PITTSTON.
School began in this village, Mon
day, with Mrs. May Trafton as teacher.
Rev. j. NJ. Morelan of Dresden, call
ed on friends in the village last week.
Mrs. Arthur Moody and daughter
have returned from a visit with Rich
mond friends.
Rev E. G. Jones, presiding elder of
this district, preached very inter-
esting sermon at the church, Sunday
forenoon.
The remains of Mrs. Amanda Marson
Upton were brought to this place for
interment, Wednesday. from Danvers,
Mass. Mrs. Upton had many friends
in this vicinity who express much sor-
row at her death and extend their
sympathy to the family.
Mrs. Ambrose Carleton, who has beer
| quite i'll, is slowly improving.
CHURCH HILL.
w. s. Weeks of Vassalboro, was on
the hill, Monday.
owing to the condition of the roads
| there were no services at the chapel,
Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Cunningham
We're at George Colman's, Riverside,
last week.
| Z. +. Stackpole has cut about 10000
feet of pine which he will haul to John
Church's mill.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert l.. Foster are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birtE
of daughter, Monday.
| CHINA.
| Messrs. Fred and Leon Lewis have
| just killed a silver gray fox. 1t is 6
beauty and is said to be the first eVel
| taken in town. The skin is very Valu-
able. some placing the price as high as
$500.
| The ice cutting in the lake is nearly
done. A large amount of the very bes1
| ice has been housed within few days
An old resident states he never before