Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-30
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
WEST GARDINER.


Grace Haskell visited friends in Au-
gusta over Sunday.
Mrs. w. c. Curtis and son are visit
ing her father, w. H. Davies, for few
days.
Sherman Callahan was at home from
Winthrop. Sunday.
Mrs. WILDER Towle was in town last
week.
Monday morning as w. H. Davis
family was at breakfast, a deer came
across the road to within five feet of
the open door. then turned and
jumped over a wire fence, ran through
their garden and jumped over nigh
board fence and ran for the woods.
He was followed by two large dogs.
Forest Wakefield and William Bachel-
der seeing the dogs in pursuit stopped
them and drove them back so they lost
the track of the deer.
The Davis cottage at the Oxbow will
be occupied by party OF young ladies,
Helen Clough, Alice Curtis, Grace
Haskell. Emma Curtis, Maude Davis
and Master Jesse Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Warren of Massa-
chusetts. are visiting Mrs. Warrens
sister, Mrs. Fred Towle.
Fred Blake and son Grin, are visiting
MIR. Blakes mother. Mrs. Anna Blake.
They have been cutting the grass on
the farm the past week.
Miss Ethel Fuller is visiting friends
il Gardiner.
Mrs. Lucy Grinnell of Bath, is spend
nell Mrs. Grinnell is in very poor
health.
Warren Davis is adding some very
fine Jersey cows to his dairy. Mr.
Davis has one of the finest dairys in
town.
There will be seve.. new arrivals in
summer boarders at Ed fuckers the
coming week. Nearly all are residents
of Boston.
Miss Emily Larrabee is spending the
summer with her uncle, Frank Collins.
Quite n number went to Augusta.
Friday, to hear Mr.. Bryan.
The old and faithful Newfoundland
cog known as Leo, and owned by the
ToWle Bros, met his death, last week,
by being chloroformed. He had suf-
fered several weeks with cancer.
Mr.. Doloff of Gardiner, has been
cutie successful canvassing for books
IN town the past week.
William Bachelor while working
about q hive of bees, was quite sari-
cusly sturg about the neck and face
He became quite sick and blood
poisoning was feared. Last reports he
was cut OF danger and feeling better.
WEST CHELSEA.
Miss Lottie Tasker of Randolph, has
been the guest of Miss Anna Hunt for
the past week.
Mr.. Powers of Monmouth, visited his
! rother, Scott Powers. last week.
Master Walter White of Lynn, Mass
is visiting ut his uncle's, Henry White
in this place.
The news of the sudden death of
Mrs. Theodore Hayes of Caribou,
Aroostook county, was received last
Saturday. Mrs. Hayes mad many
relatives and friends in this vicinity
who are deeply gricved to hear of her
death.
Miss Marion Hunt of Gardiner, spent
Sunday at her home in this pace.
Miss Lizzie Call Of East Pittston
who has been visiting friends in this
place for the past week, returned to
her home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hunt of Gardi-
ner, visited friends in this neighbor-
| hood, Sunday.
A party of friends We're very pleas
antly entertained at the nome of NJ. j.
Rollins. Thursday evening.
Miss Clara White of Augusta and
her sister. Mrs. Nellie Tasker. visited
their brother, Henry White, last week
! Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Reed of East
| Pittston, visited at the home of w. f.
Scekins, Sunday.
A social dance was held at tie Town
house, Saturday evening.
Mr.. James Blanchard, who has been
| i'll for the past two weeks, is now able
| TO attend to his work.
Skunns are very numerous in this
vicinity and are doing much damage.
Quite a number have recently been
shot.
Haying has been at stand still TO
| The past week or more and farmers are
quite discouraged on account of the
weather. All are anxious for pleasant
weather 50 as to be able to finish hay
ing.
EAST VASSALBORO.
Mr.. A. Williams of Maiden. Mass,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. David Gates.
Monday.
Geo. Burgess seems to be one of the
successful fishermen of the town, for
whenever he goes out on the lake he is
seen coming home with fine string of
fish that is the envy of many who are
less successful.
Miss Mabel Mackay and mother from
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