Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-11
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
CHURCH HILL.

Gideon Hallowell's. Wednesday.
G. W. Wadleigh has employed i
number of teams to haul logs t.
Church's mill.
Miss Ella Sproul of Lewiston. visited
Miss Alice CaswelI last week.
Fred Pooler is numbering for j., E.
Church. 1ur-i
CO. Stone has sold his hay to VIM,
Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Caswell Of Wind
sor. were on the Hill. Saturday.
Dan Gilley is at work for e. A. Hus-
sey. Vassalboro.
Chas. Bailey is cutting and hauling
box wood to the factory.
Mrs. Henry Worthing is recovering
from her recent illness.
The farmers have harvested their
annual crop Of ice from the river.
Z. e. Stackpole is cutting and haul
ing pine logs to John Church's mill.
VIM. Judkins is enjoying a vacation
at his home.
While at work in the woods. Thurs
day, G. l.. Wentworth cut his knee. 1t
required eight stitches to close the
wound.
Chas. Smith and Henry Brann have
taken the contract to haul building
timber for b. NJ. Cross.
Mrs. Rachael Hallowell died at her
home. Sunday morning. after a pain
full illness resulting from a cancer.
al IN Gov
in March. 1880. but mas resided on
Church Hill the past fifty years. She
is survived by a husband. Gideon Hal
lowell of Church Hill. and by one
brother, E.ben Caswell of Windsor.
The. funeral will be held from the resi-
dence. Tuesday at 10 A. NJ.
Everett Cunningham is i'll with IA
cold.
Two heifers and one steer escaped
from the barnyard at Oak Ridge Farm,
three weeks ago, and have not been
captured.
WEEKS MILLS.
Mrs. NJ. F. Perkins and daughter.
Verda are visiting relatives in Bristol.
Mrs. May Miller and Eliza Clark re-
turned from Wiscasset, Saturday
night, where they are at work for Dean
Estes in the coat shop which he has
just opened there.
Miss Edwina Banks returned from
Union. last week. where she has been
teaching for some time.
VIII Grady. while driving a few days
ago. had the misfortune to have his
horse stumble and break her leg in the
ankle joint.
Forest Holloway is at work for II. p.
Reed. and Miss Daisy Davis has taken
the place in the house left vacant by
Mrs. Grady.
Miss Media Percival, who was been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. NJ. F. Perkins.
for a few weeks, has returned to. her
work in HallOwell.
The travelling in this vicinity is very
poor, neither sleighing nor wheeling.
There are n good many large drifts. but
barring them it is practically all bare
ground.
Messrs. Huff and Estes have large
crew of men on the Perkins lot cutting
EAST WINTHROP.
Frank Davis is at work for w. r.
Hewett.
Mrs. Martha Perkins is suffering
from an attack of rheumatism.
Ansel Brann has bought a horse.
Irving Jackson is building an auto
mobile. Although boy Of sixteen he
is doing a job that an experienced
workman would be proud of. He is in
hopes to have the machine completed
by the time the ground is settled.
Albert and Robert Jackson of Liver
more Falls. visited friends here. Sun
day.
FAYETTE.
Fl. J. Hutchinson and others have
petitioned for free rural deliver
through Fayette.
The friends of w. Il. Cram and fam
ily are glad to know of their return to
their old home where they will remain
permanently.
By the recent deaths of Arthur D.
Berry and John a. King. two respect
ed and useful citizens are removed
from our midst. The former was a
native Of Fayette. and always a resi-
dent here. The latter was a resident
Of this town many years. but was
born in West Mt. Vernon. Both were
in Riddle life. and leave families to
whom the sympathy of many friends is
extended
Services are held at the Baptist
church at Fayette Corner every Sab
bath morning, Rev. Mr.. Kimball
officiating.
The Sabbath school at South Fayette.
under the instruction of W. w. Walton,
will close the coming week. this being
the last Of the winter terms. George
Underwood. the superintendent. ex-
presses satisfaction at the general re-
suits of the work Of the past school
year.
The annual reports Of the several
town officers, now being prepared. will
soon be ready for the printer.
A good supply of ice has been har-
vested by the farmers. The main
roads furnish excellent ,sleighing. al
though there is yet but light body of
STOW. t...t-,4
Last week. two well-known citizens
OF the town died. Arthur D. Berry died