Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-28
STATE NEWS
kENNEBEc.
CROSS HILL.

Mrs. Sarah B. Jones will close her
house this winter and stop with her
sister, Mrs. M. J. Clark.
Carl Warren shot a very handsome
deer, last week, on the Richardson
farm.
Merton Knowles has purchased the
farm formerly owned by Albert Ran
dali and moved his family.
Mrs. Sarah Perkins is staying with
her niece Mrs o. A. Snow at North
Vassalboro for a few weeks.
Cross Hill can boast of three smart
old men, Stephen Lawton who is in
his SD year, James D. Randall who is
in his S7th year, and Zaccheus john
SON who is in his 85th year. Mr.. Jonn-
son takes care of a horse and three
COWS, has raised As bushels Of pota-
toes the past year and picked 100
bushels of apples this fall.
Many of the wells on the Hill are
dry and the farmers have to drive
their stock some distance to water.
Should the ground freeze without a
good rain there will be water famine.
Prof Geo. C. Wright of Oak Grove
Seminary was the guest of John Fl.
Russell during the Thanksgiving holi-
days.
Charles f. Lowe saw two handsome
bucks in the Ballard field, Sunday.
The temptation to shoot was strong
, but Charlie remembered it was Sun
day.
The winter schools in town will
open. Monday, Nov Goth.
Clarence Gardner is still running his
cider mill. There has been an unusual
number of gallons of cider manufac-
tured at this mill this fall.
S. H. Gardner has sold his hay
to G.. w. Reynolds of Waterville. 1t
is thought there would be IS tons. Mr.
Reynolds will begin to press the hay
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Crosby of Sea-
ward spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Russell.
o. T. Pearson and f. D. Farley of
Oak Grove Seminary passed The
Thanksgiving holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster on the pond road.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Perkins We're the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Perkins,
j Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs E. E. Jones took din
! ner with Mrs. S. B. Jones and Miss
Hattie Buzzell, Thanksgiving day.
| MONMOUTH.
| Mrs. Julia A. Libby of Oakland, De-
! partment president of the Woman's
Relief Corps, inspected the local Corps,
Monday evening. An interesting pro-
gram was presented, and an oyster
supper was served. Several members
of the G. x. Norris Post were invited.
Mrs Libby was entertained while in
town by Mrs. A. C.. Sherman, Presi-
/ dent of the Corps.
There was a wedding at the Meth
odist church Wednesday afternoon.
+, the contracting parties being Mr.. Lo-
rim Merrill, of this town, and Mrs.
Stewart of Lisbon. Rev. H. A. Sher-
man was the officiating clergyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill will reside on
Maple street.
Mr.. Twombly, who has been very ill
for some time past, died Wednesday
at the residence of VIM. Sprague.
Mrs. A. c. Sherman recently pur-
chased the building next the Macom-
Der block, now occupied by C. L.
Thompson as a grocery and feed store.
Thanksgiving service was held in
the Methodist church, Thursday morn
ing. Sermon by the pastor, Rev. H.
, A. Sherman.
The Knights of Pythias are pre-
pairing for bazaar to be held in Pythi-
an Hall, December Is to IS.
Winfield Packard, who has been
teaching in Searsport, is at home for
the Thanksgiving vacation.
Mrs. Smith Flanders has gone to
Massachusetts, to spend the winter
with her son, William Prescott.
Miss Olive Ham spent THANKSGIVING
with her sister, Mrs. MARI, of Wales
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lane left, this
week, for California, where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Wilcox, of Mil