Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
WEEKS MILLS.

Mrs Warren Stewart is again quite
sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jackson of Au-
gusta. spent Sunday with Mr.. Jack
sons parents, MIR. and Mrs. George
Jackson.
George HUFF OF E,dgecomb, was in the
place, Saturday and sunday, looking
after his lumber interests here.
George A. Clark met with serious
| accident. Saturday morning, falling
| from ladder some 10 or II feet to the
floor of his stable. He has been uncon-
Scious part of the time but is reported
better a time of writing.
Ned Harvey is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Frank Doe.
Albert Jones of Augusta, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. a. X. Burrill, this week.
MT. VERNON.
| Miss Anna Douglass. who has been so
very sick, the past winter, is much b6t-
| ter and her friends are expecting a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Melinda Brown Of Vienna, who
was taken with Il second attack of par
alysis. last week. is in Il week and feeble
condition and her friends are very anX-
iOus about her.
Mrs. John Fairbanks is still very i'll.
She has bad heart disease which makes
| her case critical.
| James E. Trask. who went from Vienna
! chusctts. has bought the Nathan Clark
| farm and has moved back to Vienna to
| remain permanently. Mr. Trask and wife
| have been getting on well during these
years. We wish them much comfort dur
ing the remainder of their lives.
Wallace d. Wait of Waterville, spent
| Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs
| Eloise Whittier.
| Miss Margaret Cram returned to IIol-
| yoke College. Wednesday.
| William NJ. Tyler who is in the Central
Maine General Hospital, is reported lit
| tie improved and is expected back before
| Il long time.
Lewis French. who is also in the Maine
| General Hospital, is better and is eX-
| pccted home in a week or 10 days. His
| sons widow and daughter visited him,
| Monday.
The blowing up of the Noah a. Clough
| watering tub is still a mystery.
Fred B. Severy is down from Scion, to
\ which place he will move his family soon.
NORTH WAYNE.
Fred Goodhart will move to Winthrop,
| this week where he will work on the
| electric railroad to be built from Angus
| ia to that place. He has Il fine pair OF
| horses recently bought at Lewiston.
Mrs. Sarah Monk is suffering from
| very finger. DR.. F. l.. Cheney at
| tends her.
| Elmer Lathrop of Brockton, Mass, is
visiting his brother, Henry Lathrop.
| Miss Bertha Lathrop returned from
| Bangor. Saturday. where she has been
| visiting friends the past week.
| c. X. Tilden of Hallowell, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Faunce.
Miss Kittie Huff has returned from
| Gardiner, where she has been visiting for
| several weeks.
| The assessors are busy with their work
for the coming year.
| Jose Taylor has returned to his work
| in Middletown, CT.
Quite an unusual sight at this time of
| year is to meet the children coming from
| the woods with large handfuls Of May
| flowers.
EAST vAssALBoRO.
| Dwight Curtis of Brunswick, was the
| guest of friends over Sunday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marden of Angus
| ia, spent Sunday with friends here.
! Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Sarah Marden.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perkins are enter
| tanning friends.
| Mrs Charles Getchell spent Sunday
with her mother. Mrs. Abbie Doe.
Mrs. Charles Gates is again i'll, the re-
| suit of cold.
The old house that stood near the dam
| that has so long been an unsightly Object
| in the heart of the village. has been torn
| down and the rubbish will be removed
| and the best part used in the construc-
| ton of a carriage house by r. NJ. Small.
| John NJ. Gates has been away the past
| week looking for a farm.
| Mrs Benson, who with her husband has
| lived near here several months each sea-
son in Camp Benson died last week in
| New York. She was a lady highly cs-
| teemed by all who knew her and dearly
loved by her friends. Her character was
! lovely in every way and all who knew
| her deeply sympathize with Mr. Benson
| in his recent bereavement.
Emery Bragg is giving his buildings a.
| new coat of paint.
Mrs. Eunice T. Doe died at Providence,
r. L., April 4, aged 66 years. She was the
| wife of Samuel Doe and daughter of
Moses I. and Mary ]. Starkey, late res
was in the North Vassalboro cemetery.
| Mrs Doe was a sister of Samuel j.
Starkey of South China. one of the vet
Grams of the late Civil War.
WEST CHELSEA.
Some few of the farmers in this place
have planted few peas and potatoes.
The selectmen were in this part of the
| town, Saturday, taking the valuation Of
town property and viewing the roads
which are in exceptionally bad shape.
| What is called the bigguley bridge is
to be thoroughly repaired The abut-
| mentS are very dangerous. and 1t will
cost a good sum to make the bridge safe
and sound again.
Mrs. May l.. Trafton is the guest of
Mrs. w. f. Seekins for few days She
| will return to her home in Dresden,
| Wednesday.
| Mrs. Roberts and daughter of Halo
well are visiting at Mrs. Scott Powers for
a few days.
Mr. Melville Hayes has valuable cow
quite sick at the present time and sick
horse attended by DIR. Pickering of Car
| diner.
Miss Currier of Augusta. spent last
Sabbath with Mr.. and Mrs. James
| blanchard.
Daniel Tasker of Randolph. is hauin
hay from the Davenport barn to his
stable in Randolph.
The roads to Gardiner are dried up
finely and the rutS have been filled nicely
by Mr.. Hunt, the local surveyor.
We notice several parties exercising
| their horses. Among them is James
| Hayes with his fine looking stallion |. Y.
| l.. This valuable horse is son of the
famous Nelson. which needs no other re-
commentator. He can show You smart