Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-22
STATE NEWS.
KE:MNEBEC.
READrlELD.

The tempest of last week did much
damage here. Lightning splntered
the roof of f. Hutchinson's stable and
also set it on fire, but prompt work
by Mr.. Hutchinson extinguished it.
Other buildings were injured by the
wind and the crops were much dam
aged by wind and hail. A dozen or
more telephone poles on the West Mt
Vernon road We're damaged by the
lightning and communication by tele-
phone to Kent's Hill and Winthrop
was cut off for time.
Progress in the bayfield, was much
interfered with last week and this
week thus far it seems no better.
Mr.. Philbrck furnished new potatfes
to his customers from his garden, last
week.
Willis II. Wright from Old Town,
spent the Sabbath at his old home
here.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes gave his second
lecture at the chapel here. Sunday
evening. Subject: Jacob"
Walter A. Turner of West Mt. Ver-
non, died at his home there, Saturday,
after many months of sickness from
consumption. He was buried at Read
field, Monday.
VIENNA.
Farmers have made good progress
harvesting their hay. Some are nearly
through. The crop is much better than
was expected earlier in the season.
Blueberries are ripe and in largo
quantities. Apples bid fair for an av-
erage yield.
Mrs. James e. Trask has been very
sick, but at last accounts was improv-
ing.
f. c.. Robinson of Brunswick, to-
gether with his wife and sons and a
friend. Miss Merriman, are at the
Shakespeare cottage on High street for
a few weeks. This cottage is owned
by eight Brunswick ladies, Mrs. Robin
son being one of the number.
Mrs. David Brown and four children
OF Winthrop, recently spent two weeks
with her brother, Fred Allen.
Maurice Trask of Boston. recently
spent few days with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Trask. His wife is still
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dearborn, Of
Lewiston. and babe are at his fathers,
r. M. Dearborn, for few weeks.
Mrs. Marietta Eaton is visiting her
brother, Everett Leighton, and other
friends in Massachusetts,
Mrs. Rose Day of New Sharon, spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. Laura
TraSk.
EAST WINTHROP.
Ellie Jackson of Brockton, Mass, is
passing his vacation with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Seabury of Boston,
are at Cobbossee Farm.
o. T. Baker of Gardiner. and r. f..
Beane of Augusta, passed Sunday at
Cobbossee Farm.
Dunton Hamlin. Mrs. Laura Hamlin
and Miss Emily Hamlin of Waterville,
visited at S. f. Packard, the past week
WEST GARDINER.
Eugene Wakefield took from one hive
of bees. last week, 50 pounds of very
fine honey which he sold for Is cents
per pound.
Mrs. Mitchell of Massachusetts, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Alpheus Spear.
The two large chestnut trees in front
of the Gilman house are now in full
bloom and are objects of beauty to all
passersby. Their fragrance fills the
air for great distance.
Cherries have been very abundant
and a large number Of people have
been engaged picking on shares on the
farms of George and Walter Fuller.
Wild raspberries will be a failure,
but there is promise of large crop of
blackberries.
Mrs. Snow. who has been visiting her
son. r. l.. Snow, has returned to her
home in Springfield.
The school house on the Hallowell
road was entered, last week, by opeE-
ing a window. Pictures were torn
from the walls and the contents of ink
bottles turned on the floor, quite a