Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-04
KENNEBEC.
NORTH MANCHESTER.

Grafton Lyon of Caribou, formerly Of
Manchester, is visiting relatives here.
BENZ. Smith has purchased the farm
and buildings at Lyons Mill.
Silas Norton of Augusta, who pur-
chased q wood lot of Joseph Fifield, has
cut and hauled the lumber to mill.
Grace Fifield has been suffering from
an attack of the grip.
Don Fifield is attending school at
Kent's Hill.
NJ. 5. F'ifield has made about 25 gall
Ions of maple syrup.
G. A. Lilly has painted his house.
Several large f1ocks of wild geese
have been seen flying northward.
PITTsToN.
Mrs. Betsey Elkins, wife of the late
Ira Elkins, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Brookins, Sunday, aged
SO years, s months and 4 days. She
was born in Holderness, N. H., July 26,
| 1908. At the age of % she married Ira
Elkins and had always lived in Maine
since. Mrs. Elkins was one of the old
est members of the Methodist church
anu Iittu i've SHI
| life. She was a woman of very fine
character. most highly esteemed by all
who knew her. She was the mother of
seven children and is survived by three
| daughters who were with her during
her last illness.
EAST READFiELD.
| Mrs. J. T.. Lewis of Augusta, who has
| been the guest of Mrs. A. w. Brainard
| the past week. will attend the wedding
| of her nephew, John Lewis. and Miss
| Lizzie Dascomb, at Livermore Falls,
| within n rev days. Mr.. Lewis is the old
est son of T.. w. Lewis formerly of this
place, and the happy couple will reside in
| Boston, where Mr.. Lewis has a good posi-
| ton as electrical machinist.
! Mrs. II. G. Smith is making prepara-
| tons to move to Cambridge, Mass where
she viii be housekeeper for her son. r.
l.. Smith, who is motorman on the cleo
| trio road running into Boston. The farm
| has not been sold but is rented to Mr..
Luther Jasper for one year.
! Mr.. Leslie and Mr. Johns arrived at
| Maranacook the past week and are busy
making arrangements to erect more cot
| tages Mt Craig's Point. The electric road
will boom the hotel business at the lake
| terially to the revenue of the road.
| 1t is reported that Capt. Collins new 80
foot stea will make regular trips to
| Readfield village the coming season and
W. T. Mace has made additions to his
| dairy stock lately and has one of the fin
est herds in town. He manufactures up
wards OF 100 Tbs. of butter a week which
meets with a ready sale in the Augusta
| market.
Mrs Margie Parlin, who has spent the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Maria Mace.
will return to her homo in Massachusetts
the latter part of this month.
CHINA.
Our special town meeting, Wednes-
iday. was fairly well attended, though
there was no issue to call out large
numbers. The only business was the
election of a selectman to fill the place
of Fred F'oye, resigned. Mr.. Mosher.
who has held position the board for
! many years. was reelected.
|. The funeral of Mrs Hubert Hall.
| took place. Wednesday, from the home
near the Town house. 1t was a very
lsad case. The young couple were mar
Tried by Rev. II. f. Wood only last
| Decent Mrs. Hall died of typhoid
fever. s was a young woman of
most :: client reputation and was
highly eemed by all who knew her.
our pie sugar makers report a
fairly 6 "a season in spite of the fact