Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-03

Pennington, visited their uncle, Sulli-
van Clifford, Thursday.
Mrs Albert Brown is suffering with a
severe cold.
! Dr. and Mrs. Frank Tozier of Wash
| burn. recently visited relatives and
who have lately had telephones put in.
Fred Drawn. Warren Balentine and
Sewell Jones are among thaenumber
friends in this place.
The Grange hall will be ready for the
masons to begin their work, this
week.
Miss Nora Goodwin is very sick with
the humps.
Mrs. Sprague A. Taylor who has
been confined to her bed by illness is
now able to sit up little.
Mrs. Hiram Potter who has been a
great sufferer from rheumatism, is
much better.
Miss Laura Balentine has gone to the
| hospital in Portland to be operated on
| for appendicitis. She was accompanied
| BY her father.
EAST FAIRFIELD.
Whooping-c cough is going the rounds.
Alfred X. Nelson was in Shawmut,
Saturday.
| Leroy T. Blackwell is making some
repairs on his house.
Melvin Palmer has bought the store
a: this place.
Mrs. Melvin Palmer and son, Earle,
| We're in Skowhegan, Saturday.
The steamer, "Castine,'' from Shaw
nut, and a crew hung the boom, last
week.
Rev. C. w. Hinckley has sold the
house, now occupied by Mrs. Drew and
| her son. to John Curtiss.
Miss Mildred l.. Tracy returned from
Skowhegan, Thursday, where she has
been visiting relatives few days.
Miss Blanche e. Hall went to
Brooks, Thursday, for a two weeks
visit with relatives in that vicinity.
ST. ALBANS.
The High school closed, Friday, after a
very successful term of twelve weeks
lpal .and Lena Butler, of this town, assist
ant. The school gave a lyceum, Friday
evening, with Very pleasing program.
c. ]. Worthan sold six horses, last week.
Eggs are only one cent each and the
poultry KEEPERS are nearly discouraged,
but Wilbur Tracy says keep the Plymouth
Rocks that lay in the winter. Mrs. Carrie
Goodwin tells of the wonderful qualities
of the Rhode Island Reds, but Will Bige-
low SAYS they are great settlers. L. z.
Southards claims the White Rocks beats
them all; II. c: Prescott praises the Klnn
bikes, while his wife shouts for the
Ho1ldans that always lay and never set.
Miss Evelyn Atwood is home on a vaca-
ton.
Alton Leadbetter is home for short
time from Auburn.
Daniel Foss viii have an auction, April
4th, to dispose of his stock, farming tools
and household goods.
d. H. Grant has some steers that are
worth ones while to look at.
Nat Field expects to improve his place
considerably during the summer
Chester Field has been at work for the
Fuller, Osborn Co. ta
Stephen Gordon is kept busy by those
needing stove wood.
NJ. l.. Merrill was home over Sunday
Frank Hanson, who is a hustling farm
er, is looking for an early spring and will
make things hum as soon as the land is |
dry enough. |
WduSWOIlI NToCheT Is dtltilulI1S TO. Ifie l
wants of those who need apple trees and |
shrubs. |
4. G. Croker and son are making some |
maple molasses and sugar of very fine |
quality. -.. ~ |
w H. Moore succeeded in getting his |
lumber and wood all to market on the |
snow
Erwin Parkman is also engaged just at |
present in making maple sweetness.
Walter Hilton has contracted with Will
wind mill for him. He also sowed some
early peas, Monday from which he eX- |
poets great results.
The neighbors and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs Brown rejoice with them that their
infant baby is so much improved in health
HARMONY.
George Pennell has recently had an In |
crease of pension allowed. nr. McLaugh-
lin was his pension attorney.
Charles Spauldings barn caught fire
last week, and burned to the ground. He
lost his carriages. harness and other prop
erty. His little boy had been smoking
rattan on the hay a short time previous.
The family WAS away at the Time except
this boy.
The knights Of the Maccabees have or
ganiZed tent in this town. and 1t prom
Uses to be ore of the best fraternal and L
beneficial orders extant. They meet once
in two. weeks the next meeting being one
week from next Monday evening.
The school board will be in session, Sat
urday, this week, at o'clock in the after
noon. to examine all candidates who de-
sire to teach in town the coming summer.
Mrs. Hadassah Herrick, widow of the
late Jacob v. Herrick, died, last week,
and was buried, Monday. Her age was 70
years.
The town at its annual meeting voted to
appropriate 800 for celebrating the centen-
nal anniversary of the towns incorpora-
ton. A committee on program has been
,hosen consisting of Charles Mclaughlin,
DIR. VIM Mclaughlin, Harry Hurd, Mrs.
}, A. Haynes, Mrs. r. II. Marble and Mrs.
Nettic Bemis. to act with the selectmen to
prepare a program. Mrs. Florence has
been designated to write up the history
If the town and has entered upon her du-
les. The anniversary VIII be June u.
MADISON.
Trouble has been brewing in the Indianl
Spring Wooden mill in this town among
he unions, the result of which the nom
inion help have resigned their places and
,othing but union help is now employed.