Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-22
STATE NEWS.
kEHNEBEIc.
CHINA.

| Went back 70 1T nome Last "Wednesday.
acute Brishts disease. She wos h, w
| twelve years old, a sweet bright I;t,je
girl. Her loss Is a great blow to her ,,.,r-
ents' NJ ; ana sv mrs. hivah Moshcr ard
| err is chairman or the board of seioctmen
| OF China.
George and John Rowe were called N
their home in Palermo. last week b. the
| Saturday morning. of heart disease
| Mrs Hadley Lancaster. on whom ,ba
surgical operation was performed one
week ago has since had an apoplectic
shock p candiinn The side and lies in
much hope. although il is possibjo Ihot
she may recover. Her ia her Mr. Muodv
came from Boston: Saturday night TO sea
| her and her sister is expected soon
Tristan Fail is seriously i'll. His 1,uch-
ter Ca,ldic Fan. was called from 5nr
school in Portland, Thursday.
| Charles Metcalf. son Of William Mot
calf. has come home sick from the Frs
| kline scnoOl
The condition Of Charles Getcaeil. who
somewhat improved.
| Ihc body of Absha Shaw. father of
Mrs. Fred Nudd OF Matervile. was takcn
| and inferred in this CO me cry
Mrs. Parker went TO her homo in Com
ncciicut last Thursday.
Memorial address before the a. j. BIZ,
ings Post ON Memorial day. HIS subject
VII % ,i'i or War The Memorial
ner.
| Mrs. Nj. Weaver of Batavia. n. Y.
gave an address at the Baptist churci
| Sunday evening. Mrs. Weaver is one of
| the National t.vangelists of the W. g. e
| T., and is now sent out by the Friends
| yearly meeting. She gave n grand tom.
perancc address. and from her varied cx-
| pcriencc as prison EVANGELIST ,or the
great state of New York. related some
| thrilling and affecting stories. showing
| the results OF strong drink.
LITCHFIELD CORNER.
There was ball game played on the fair
| ground at iitchtield Plains. Wednesday.
between the l.itchiield Academy nine ANA
Il nine from Gardiner. We bciiev. the
l"tchiicld toys beat on the bali gro ma
but they could not beat the singing wnicn
was listened to with much pleasure b
the citizens in the evening There wern
as song after song Heated out on the owe
ming air people gathered At their open
doors and WINDOWS TO listen. The were
a quiet, gentlcmanly crowd. ana all hope
they enjoyed their visit well enough TO
come again.
Prof. Angel OF Eatcs College prcache
before the graduating class of litchiicii
Academy, Sunday afternoon. The at
/ tendance WAS good Notwithstanding the
pouring rain and the address was listened
| To with much attention. he prize essay
contest was held Monday evening. The
concert viii take place Wednesday eve
| ming and the graduating exercises d.. urs-
| day evening. Friday evening. the gradu-
lting class Will hold Il RECEIPT on at Stew
arts hall.
| Mr.. and Mrs. y II. Kererson Of Boston
| are in town for a few days.
| Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Hanscome of New
York. are in town. They intend to spend
the house OF Mrs. Hanscome' $ late father
Rev. John jackson.
Mrs. Jane Haskell is very sick with
pneumonia.
! Miss Vinie Brown is at hc me from por; .
| land on vacation.
| Emery Baker ana Norman Higgins arc
| a. home from Augusta for few days.
MARANACOoK.
Miss i. e. Bragdon is having a cot
| tarc built on her lot near MIranacoo1
grove. II. =. Whittier is doing the wrrk.
| Work is progressing on Mrs W. - But
lor's new stable which will lie 4 line build
| ing when finished. IL is 14Na5 feet with
! 10 II. posts There will he Twelve stalls.
an office and carriage room below. and
eleven rooms on the second floor ~ W.
Stevens ot Winthrop Is head carp2nter.
Geo. Flanders caught eight bass ard 4
| piCkerel in two hours recently. Tee
catch weighed twenty pounds.
Mrs NJ. f. Williams of Tugus. visited
! friends ana old neiehbors here last week.
H. II: earle is jan;or ut Camper s
| FONT this season.
| Mr. asa earle OF Lowell Mass. is stop
ping with his son. H. II. earle.
| Harold Leslie arrived from Boston. May
| Is, and Is ut nc Sir Charles hotel. among
! The pines. Mr.. Leslie bought n pair of
| beautiful chestnut horses in Augusta re
| Gently.
Mrs W. s. Butler was at her cottage
Among the Pines for a few days last
week.
| Mrs. O. r. Whittier Of Dover. n. H., is
Mt her girlhood's home. the old Whittier
homestead on Maranacook avenue.
| Alice of Watervillo. visited relatives in
| this vicinity, last week.
! Miss Ella Flanders has hcen quite i'll
| from ever study and will not be abie tn
return 10 school for some time.
| Rob Brann who has been station agent
| at Mar1nacook for several weeks is quite
| i'll at III. IL. Carries on Maranacook aV-
| enue.
READFIELD.
| Only small congregation greeted the
pastors here Sunday. for the storm ans!
| bad travelling seemed too much for the
| majority.
Rev. W. r. Berry Of the Civic League,
will present that cause here next Sab
bath.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Davis and child
| from New York are visiting at Reuben
RuSsellS
Ernest Masterman is at his home in
Readfeld from his work in Boston.
| Quite a number Of good young horses
| are offered for sale in this town and some
are being tried with view of buying.
DR.. Fred Earle who went in practice
| at China last fall reports good success
| there to his friends here.
The children of the Methodist church
are rchearsing for children's day.
Geo. Coleman OF the depot is to build
| two cottages on the east side of the
lake. having already began work on
| them.
| Mr. Stevens is building large stable
and some cottages at Pine Point oppC site
| the station at MaranacOok.
Miss Crockett and her brother are Wis
iting their parents in this village.
MT. VERNON.
Mark =. Gilman has got as far as
Wings mill with his drive of logs to
Oakland and will soon have them into
snow pond.
DR.. II. F. Shaw has gone to New York