Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-27
STATE NEWS.
kENNuE.BEc.
CHELSEA.

C. w. Searles assisted by Messrs. W..
S, and S. M. porr put in a hard days
work at the Searles Mills cemetery,
Saturday. and the improvement made
il very noticeable as the yard was in
dreadful condition being all overgrown
with wild rose bushes, etc. Lot owners
should feel very grateful to the above
gentlemen for their work. 1t would be
a good place for lot. owners to form q
society and keep the cemetery in bet
ter condition in the future, but for the
c4cdit of the town as, well as their own
1rhe heavy frost of lastb Saturday
night did considerable damage To fruit
trees and orops which were up out o.
the ground. NJ. c. Lawrence lost abou
two acres Of strawberries.
& There seems to be quite an epidemic
of bad colds an town, a great many II
this section being afflicted.
lEben Wellman has raised a very
handsome monument on his lot in tho
douglass cemetery,
iOn account off the new arrangement
fdr Memorial day at the Home, which
VIII. keep ,GEtler, Post in camp all day
there will be oanly a detail of the Posi-
come down in the morning about
O'clock under command of 5. V. Com
mander Perley Hardy, and decorate the
graves in the Searles Mills, Douglas
and Morgelk eYneteries. Immediatel!
after the exetcfses' at the Home in the
afternooa,e the Post will form ant
march to "Riverview" cemetery on tn,
Gardiner road, where the graves
about 40 comrades will be decorated ans
the G.. AfR:|MemoriA exercises be per
formed. All citizens of the town arr
cordially invited to attend this service
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Douglass are
very happy over the arrival of son a
their home. last week. Mother and soI
arc doing finely.
Mrs. L. X. Collins spent Saturday ant
Sunday with relatives in town.
Mrs. L. A. Mckay arrived from Wal
than. Mass, Saturday, for visit to he!
mother. Mrs. Julia A. Farnham.
Miss Elizabeth Dorr of Augusta
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. M. Dorr.
Mrs. John Burgess arrived on tht
boat Sunday fora visit with friends
MOUNT VERNON.
Cyrus Williams Grand Array Pos
with Ladies Grand Army Corps, at
tended church in the Baptist churcl
cdifice on Sunday. The church wa
beautifully decorated with flags, bunt''
ing, flower bouquets and potted plants
This was a union meeting of Methodist
and BaptistS churches. Baptist pasto'
II. NJ burlington, preached a very eX-
CcIlcnt sermon from Timothy III, III;
Excellent music was furnished by tn
choir There was a union meeting il
the evening with preaching by thu
Methodist pastor.
Mr.. burlington of Portland, is visit
ing his brother, Rev. II. M. burlington
Thomas s. Hopkins of Washington
who was stopping at"his summer home
short tinas .ioincd the G; \. i. Pos
and marched IN their ranks on Me-
mortal Sunday. Mr.. Hopkins appears
in better health than last year.
Jabes S..TNler of Augusta, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his family.
There was quite severe frost. Sat
urday night and Sunday night, killing
the early beans and potatoes alst
brakes. Corn and peas stood III
freeze better. Hc toiii"lotS Ni'iNi
were not covered up also We're killed.
Guy e. Healey, teacher of Winthrop
High school, spent, Saturday and Sun
day in town. "
Ethel NJ. Tracy, teacher in the Grahl-
mar school at-Winthrop, was in towns
Saturday and Sunday. -
w. f. Carson, 2. NJ, will occupy hi:
new post office building about the Isl
OF July.
The mail carriers on the new routes
are waiting and anxious to commence
their work. They probably will COM
mence about July l.
The High school and mixed schoo'
commenced on Monday the 18th. A. G
Wright and Doll Leighton, teachers
The district has been waiting about
month for the repairs to be completed
New seats were purchased in Michigan
they arrived, last week, but come to ge
them here, one sized casting and an
other sized wood, so that they coult
not be set up and they We're obliged t.
set up the old seats again in order t.
have the school begin on Monday, o
this week. Whoever had charge o.
sending the new seats did not know
their business and ought to pay dam
age.
The Methodist Society will give {
Rean suppera at the house of Mrs. j. w
Allen, Wednesday. +
Capt.. John r. Carson was in town
Sunday.
FARMlNGDALE.
Mrs. Georgia Coffin has been spending
week at home. previous to go t.
Massachusetts. where she has employ
merit.
lanes Mcl "a uSll nd arrived this wool,