Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-27
very sick at c. L. Minot's, is very
much improved.
Mrs. Frank Page is very i'll.

Mrs. Frank Page is very i'll.
Road Commissioner Alexander has
been doing some excellent work on the
roads this spring, having got then
nearly all in fine shape.
Mrs II. L. Sherburne of Augusta
visited friends in town, last week.
Miss Annie Weston has returned
home from Minneapolis, where she has
| been teaching.
Miss Eda Tillson has returned to hel
home in town after closing u very sue
cessful term of school in Rome.
L. Wright of Augusta. has opened a
blacksmith shop at Belgrade Depot.
Frank Bunker whose eyes was badly
| injured by a piece of hot steel, is i'm
proving, though he will lose the sight OF
the eye.
The Lincoln school. A. B. Lord OF
Wayne, teacher, closed, Friday, June
10, with a picnic at the farm of j. c.
| Hewitt. Ice cream, cake and candy
were served for refreshments. The
names of the pupils not absent for the
term of 10 weeks are Angie Bartlett,
Blanche Hanson, Eva Aslin, Lucia
| AElln, Harry Hewitt
Harrison Hill of Sidney, called on
friends at South Belgrade, Sunday.
EAST READFlELD.
Mrs ]. B. Mayhem and her sister,
Mrs. Mary Frye, attended commence
| ment exercises at Wellesley College,
| last week, from which their niece, Miss
| Maggie Bass of Wilton, was graduated.
Some farmers estimate their hay crop
as better than last year. Corn has not
come very well, and several pieces have
| been prepared for hungarian.
A party from Lynn, Mass, are oc-
cupying Mrs. A. w. Mrainard'5 rent
for the season. There are five in the
party.
Mrs. Sophie Smart Of Quincy Mass,
| IS with her sister, Mrs Marion Mace
and Mrs. Holmes, for few weeks.
Mrs. Susan Halves of Palmyra, visit
ed her brother, ]. p. Dudley, this week
Mrs. Halves will attend commencement
exercises at Bates College, her young
| est son, Allie Halves, being mmber
| of the graduating class.
Mrs. Lorin 0. Dudley and children,
with her mother will return, this week,
from Hyde Park and StoughtOn, Mass,
where they have been visiting relatives,
| the past week.
The funeral services of the late
Adorinam J. Mace were held at the
Methodist chapel, Readfield, Monday.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Rev. Mr. Holmes
officiating. Mr.. Mace was the last sur
viving member of a family of seven
children of the late Richard and Eunice
Mace of this place. He was in his 18th
year and had been in feeble health for
many years. He had been nearly blind
for several years, and within a year fell
and fractured a bone in his leg, this
being entirely helpless. NotWithstand-
ing all his infirmities, he always
manifested a cheerful, accomplishing
and hopeful disposition. Replying to
the expressed sympathy of friend on
the occasion of his broken limb, he
said: II have been through good
many mishaps, and I guess 1 shall get
through this all right A widow and
five children, survive him, one
daughter having died several years
ago Two daughters, twins, are mar
ried and settled near by at the village,
while the other children reside In
Massachusetts,. 1t is to the kindness
and thoughfulness of these children
that their parents have been enabled to
enjoy the comforts of life in their old
age, while the neighbors have ever
been ready to help in their time of sick
ness and distress. The deceased mar
ried for his first wife, Miss Almira
Dodge of Fayctte, q sister of the late
Moulton Bodge, Esq. of that town; she
died in early life, and the surviving
widow was Miss Ellen Chandler of
Winthrop.
MT. VERNON.
The Mt. Vernon and Vienna Sunday
school convention held at the Methodist
church, June 18th. was on occasion of
great interest. A bountiful dinner was
provided at Masonic hall. There was
good attendance all Of the schools being
| we'll represented besides visitors from
other places. Among the speakers who
discussed the topics presented We're
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