Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07

G. w. Smiley of Riverside, was a
business caller on the Hill, Friday.
Charles Lowe and Frank Ballard are
harvesting their years supply Of ice.
The report is that Miss. Edith Far
WE'LL who is attending the Normal
School at Pennington, is quite sick
with typnoid fever.
Mrs. ]. O.. Bragg and Miss Kate
Phelan of South China, were in the
place, Monday.
READFlELD.
Business in ice cutting is active here
now. The ice is IA inches thick and
of first class quality.
Business in the lumber wood and
hay lines have been lively, the past few
days. Frank and Charles Fogg have
loaded a car with dry wood for the
Portland market; Hollis Jacobs is de-
livering hay at the station for Boston
parties.
Charles Whittier is preparing lumber
of new house which he eontemplates
building in the spring.
! Many farmers are also disposing of
their apples believing that they are at
the highest price now and the weather
is not favorable for keeping them
! longer.
There was a special meeting of La
| fayette Lodge of Masons, Monday
evening, for work in the third degree.
Samuel Cove died at his home in this
village, Saturday, Dec. II. His age
was IS years. The funeral was at
| tended by Rev. w. F. Holmes at the
| chapel, Thursday.
Philip Walters returned to his home
| from the Central Maine General hos
| pital, Monday.
VIENNA.
| Mrs. Elisa French King, wife of
the late Henry King, died in this viii
| lage at 9 A. M, Friday. Jan. 2, aged
SO years. Mrs. King was born in this
town, November ~, 1919, and this was
her home the larger part of her life,
| although she spent a few years of her
early married life in Boston. She leaves
no near relatives. Her only son. Henry.
! died in the war of the Rebellion and
her husband died a few years ago.
Since his death she has lived alone in
| her home here in the village.
| 1t will be remembered that two other
aged widows died here only a little over
two months ago, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
| Dowst These ladies were childless
widows. Each lived alone and each
| was in comfortable circumstances and
they lived only few rods apart from
each other. =.
| Two more aged widows are ILL., Mrs.
| Marden, in the village, and Mrs Bessee.
| two miles away.
WAYNE.
| WILDER Tribou of Green, is visiting in
town.
Mrs. Frank Chandler is very sick.
Mrs. Colt is caring foryher.
| The many friends of Mrs. Stanch-
| field will be pleased to know she is i'm
| proving.
| Mrs. Jennie Presby is at her mo-
| theirs, Mrs. Wing.
| A social was held at Rigger hall,
Saturday evening. g
A reception was given Rev. and Mrs.
Ellington, Dec. 81, in honor of their
| fifth anniversary. A beautiful lamp
was among the gifts received by them
| Miss Jessie Smith is the guest of Mrs.
A. S. Wright. l-
J. M. Moulton has returned from his
| trip to Boston.
Miss Blanche Maxim is at home.
The Baptists will hold their annual
roll CALL Jan. 10.
| Edwin True and Harvey Lowell have
| returned.
MT. VERNON.
The Baptist and Methodist churches
are holding union meetings during the
week of prayer.
A daughter was born, Jan. 4, to the
| wife IF Jesse G. Tyler. Mother and
! child doing well.
| Miss Marguerite Cram returned to
Holyoke College, Tuesday.
| James Henry Dolloff is reported
somewhat improved.
Excellent sleighing in town.
! j. w. Allen and .Jabes S. Tyler were
at Wilton, Saturday and in Farming
ton, Monday, visiting the Odd Fellows
Lodges.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will
have fine meeting, on Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren F. Dolloff of New
Sharon. visited the latter's mother,
Sunday.
! LlTcHFIELD PLAINS.
| A. r. Bucklin and G. L. Powers We're
scraping ice on Loon pond, Thursday.
J. E. Chase is reported as somewhat
improved although still confined to the
house.
Rev. E. Manson of Farmingdale. was
the guest of Mr.. Roberts, Wednesday.
! Mrs M. E. Rogers has a flock of 40
hens that produced $685. eggs during
the year ending Dec. 81, 1902.
The Plains church had new years
present of GA singing books from Dus-
tan Kicker of Lawrence, Mass.
READFIELD.
Br. and Mrs. w. H. Hunt of Read
field, visited their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Heffernan of Boston at the City. hos
pital in Augusta. Monday, where Mrs.
Heffernan had very successful opera
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