Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-12
Danny Aennebec Journal
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
WINDSOR.

The voters of the town met at the
Town house, Monday forenoon, March
10 for the transaction of annual town
business. The officers elected We're as
follows: Moderator, J. II. Barton; clerk,
X. Reeves; selectmen, assessors and
overseers4of the poor, ], H. Barton, list;
Frank Colburn, I'd; John Sproul, Sd;
treasurer A. II. Ware; road commits
sioner, j. w. Sproul; collector of taxes
and constable, B. F. Hussey; member of
school committee, w. F. Stuart; super
intendent of schools, B. F. Donnel;
| truant officers, w. A. Pinkham, f. w.
Barton; surveyors of lumber, o. B.
Merrill, II. A. n. Dunton, c. r. York, ].
NJ. Sproul. Miles Moody; pound keeper,
]. A. Perkins. The selectmen were au-
thorized to act as fence viewers and
sealers of weights and measures. APP
preparations were as follows: Support of
l school, $3.50; roads and bridges, $500;
support of poor, $500; snow bills, $500;
town charges, $500; G. a. r. Post Me-
mortal services. SIS; repairs on school
I house. $50; school books, 800; to repair
! Maxcys MilIs cemetery, $25; to build a
new schoolhouse at North Windsor,
$500. The building committee chosen to
attend to the building of new school
house were Rufus Colby, Jasper Gray
and F. w. Barton. Much credit is due
the moderator as well as every individ-
ual voter for the prompt, effective and
orderly manner in which all the bust
ness was transacted. The meeting ad-
iourned at about 2.30 p NJ.
WEST GARDINER.
The masquerade ball at Grange hall,
Friday, evening, was well attended.
There were many pretty costumes.
w. C. Curtis of Bath, was in town,
Sunday.
Mrs. w c. Curtis and son, who have
been visiting her father, w. ii. Davis,
returned with him to her home in Car
diner.
DR.. Leach of Litchfield, is vaccinating
free. all who wish to be, in West Gar
diner.
A. L. Wakefield went to Bath, Sat
urday.
The roads are bad for this time of
Iyear. The frost is coming out in places
lThose who have not finished their team
ing are wishing for cold weather and
snow enough for sleghing.
Alfred Merrill has moved into part of
Mrs. Kings house.
T.. f. Peacock of Kent's Hill, was in
town, Saturday.
WEEKS MILLS.
;, Miss Media Banks met with a painful
accident, Thursday morning. While
lplacing a Custard in the oven she acct
IDENTIFY overturned the dish and both her
hands Were severely burned.
Mrs. Lerman. houskeeper for A. d.
Miller is quite i'll.
John Horne. who has been an invalid
for years, is reported very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. York of Windsor
vile. were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Estes, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Trundy have
brought Frank Plummer's place on the
South road.
; Alec Jackson has rented Dean Estes
farm on Deer hill, for a term of years
and moved there, last week. Cyrus
Cunningham, who has been on the
lplace, has hired Robert Hills place.
p. G. Brown was in Boston, part OF
last week on business
| NORTH WINDSOR.
All the people. fathers, mothers and
Ichildren are very grateful for the vote
taken at the annual town meeting to
build a new schoolhouse in this section
Iof the town. When any other district
in town becomes so sadly in need of a
new school building as this one it may
lfeel assured of the North Windsor vote
to obtain it.
Nina Caswell and Ida Merrill have
both been on the sick list.
Although quite stormy, last Sunday
morning, services were held at the Bap-
fist church as usual. Subject of the
Isermon: "The Humility of Jesus" This
is the seventh sermon in the series on
the character of Christ. The subject
next Sunday morning will be: THE
Words of Dying Redeemer." All are
invited.
BRANCH MILLS.
The Ladies Society had very fine So
lcial and supper in Grange hall, Wednes-
day night.
Mrs ]. r. B. Dinsmore invited her