Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-17
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CHINA.

Miss Della Button. who has been
teaching school at South China. is very
sick with typhoid fever She closed her
school on Friday last. but was SO i'll
that she was unable TO reach home.
Mrs Morris Cook is in East Nassal-
boro. called there by the illness and
death Of her father. David Wycr.
Mrs. Fred Evans of Lewiston. for
mery Miss Nesta Rice of this place,
with her little daughter has been visit
ing friends here the past week
Several deer have been seen near the
village lately. on Tuesday, Charles
Wiyon shot two very near his home.
Beech-nutting parties are the orde,
OF the days, this bright October wealth
er. The nuts are unusually plenty this
year.
Miss Jennie Harris will spend the
winter in South China with Edwin and
Peace Jones.
Fred Gerald has sold his farm on the
east side of the lake to Ernest Taylor
of Lynn. Mr.. Taylor will come here
next month. Mr.. Gerald will move to
the house formerly owned by Elmer
Parmenter Of Woodfords.
Many of the farmers around are SELL
ing their apples at an average price Of
$50 per barrel.
Miss Sadie Ward has gone to Pema
quid to visit at DR.. W $. Brainerd's.
W. w. Washburn made business
trip to Skowhegan, Wednesday.
The Baptist people in this place have
Just reopened their vestrics after
somewhat extensive repairs They
nave papered both walls and ceiling.
painted outside and in, placed new
carpet on the floor, furnished the room
with new chairs and built and fur
hlshed a commodious kitchen. Several
remarked at the reopening that it is
now better than many city churches.
ms with the recently repaired church
make fine and convenient church
property. The people have good rea-
Sun 10 take just pride in it.
The family of Hon. John A. Wood
sum are in Chelsea. Mass. and his
large mouse is closed. The people hope
II VIII not remain closed long and will
ne siad I" welcome them back. They
ior many years have been intimately
'onhected with all the good things OF
'he town and 50 are greatly missed.
MI. Wells and wife of Lynn Mass
nae Just settled here. Mr. Wells is a
~ p'lcN mason and is finding work
,ne people Give them hearty wei
Come.
|. Mt. VERNON.
MRS. Sally NJ. Brown. widow Of the
idte Eben NJ Brown. was stricken
with Paralysis last Monday and died
,as morning. aged 81 years. She
es iour daughters who were With
uur'hS her illness. They are Miss
,'ue }. Brown. Miss Ee!ta Brown.
D IS c -Alice Brown Mooers. Mrs Martha
uieehoush. A brother. Hon. NJ. X.
Cs"loh and Il sister Mrs Sumner
'is" survive her. Mrs. Brown Was
'ioef of the BAPTIST church for
aHE Years. She was d very excellent
Imam ana viii be mach missed in
this place.
o,, ". ManSur has bought the
t,'a prich store and lot and will repair
MIN same II it an he done. If not. he
h, "n tear 1t down and build new
ras. Mr.. Mansur and ". F..
iSoh nave also bought the saw mill
es,a, iS village which belonged to the
''a'e OF the late George Fairbanks
,;., Is som" prospect that electric
81, wires "lll he run from Belgrade
aa,,' 10 this village \ meeting is
LED LED 10 see il the town will vote to
poIa t'e setting OF poles from the
e'sraae lie 10 this place.
WIS Bell Hall Groves died very
suddenly last week in Massacbusa,,s
'"e remains We're brought to