Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-29
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
pIIISIoN.

friends the last week.
Mrs. Eugene Fossett returned from
jefferson, Sunday, where she has beer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Cunningham.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rollins, Fred
Rollins and Abbott Lord returned, Sat-
urday, from a hunting trip to Moose
head lake and vicinity. They brought
home three fine deer
The dwelling known as the Dorl
house and owned by the American Ice
Company, has been secured by Rev. r.
w. Plant of st. Andrews church, who
will have it furnished and use it as q
club and parish house. This will fill a
long felt social want in this vicinity as
heretofore there has been no place ex-
cept the churches in which public
gathering of any kind could be held.
CHURCH HILL.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Perry were at
Eugene Emerys, Sunday.
Mrs. Eastman of Boston, is visiting
Miss Alice Caswell
Amos Cunningham is repairing a
barn for John Reed, Vassalboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Foster spent SUM-
day with the formers father, John
Foster.
Mrs. Lucy Weston is caring for Miss
Eliza Church who is dangerously i'll.
G.. D. Haskell and son, Daniel, called
on Miss Elizabeth Church, Sunday.
EAST PlTTsToN.
The funeral of DR.. C. c. Libby was
held at his late home, Friday after
noon, Rev. L. L. Harris officiating. The
death of this faithful physician brings
sorrow not only to his immediate fam
lily, but to this community where he
will be sadly missed.
Briggs Wright is spending few
days in Boston and vicinity.
Schools We're closed in town, Friday
on account of the Teachers Conven-
ton in Augusta.
William Ware of Sycamore, Mass.
was in town, last week, called here by
the death of DR.. c. c. Libby.
Irving Hapgood of Lynn, Mass, was
guest at C. C. Stilphen's on Thurs
day.
Miss Susia Cary of Randolph, spent
Saturday and Sunday at her home in
this place.
Miss Mildred Moody is substituting
in the school at Beech Hill in place OF
Miss Enza Green who is confined to
her home by illness.
B VASSALBORO.
4 Mrs William Austin of this village
picked a dish of ripe raspberries from
the bushes near her house, Oct. Goth.
Miss Mckay also picked a handful of
the same berries last week.
4 Harry Austin of Auburn, visited his
parents in this village, Friday.
4 The Sabbath school that was started
at the district schoohouse in this viii
lage, last June, under the supervision
of Mrs. Kate Stilson, is increasing in
members and a good interest is mani
tested.
Charles Waldron was in the village,
Saturday evening.
News was received here, Sunday, of
the death of Mrs. William Dutton of
Riverside at the Augusta City hospital,
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Sawtele returned home
from Augusta, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Fred Howard and son visited
her aunt, Miss Emma Mckay, Sunday.
Miss Augusta Pitts attended the r.
w. Mullen Relief Corps at North Vas
salboro, Wednesday.
r.. w. Prescott visited at Mrs.
Franklin Dunham's, Saturday.
Mrs. Seth Dodge and Mrs. Mira
Godthwait of this village attended the
Rebekah assembly which met in Port
land, Oct. 18th. Mrs. Dodge, past
noble grand of the Vassalboro Rebekah
Lodge of this town, joined the assem-
bly,.
Lyman Austin visited his home in
this village, Sunday.
Lewis Haskell still remains in a very
critical condition.
Sergt L. II. Webster. of Vassalboro,
had a yearling heifer shot in his pas
ture the afternoon of the goth. She
was in open land, at least five hundred
yards from the woods. 1t is evident
she was used for a target. There were
eight head in the herd, and she was the
only one having a white face. Two
shots took effect, one in the in
side left fore leg, going up under the
shoulder blade, the other in the fore
head making a large hole in the skull.
NORTH AUGUSTA.
Alton White has fine monograph
and interesting records. Many thanks
are due him for giving his friends the
benefit of it at our entertainment.
MI and Mrs. Jesse Shutel will begin
housekeeping this week in the house
recently vacated by Fred Fishers fam
lily.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shute are house.
keeping in P. M. Brann's house on the
Middle road.
Geo. Bean and family will soon oc-
cripy the small house owned by Fred
Fisher.
James Leighton returned to his
brothers, Manday.
Ed Taylors house is newly painted.
Fl. M. Simpson did the work.
Mr. Longfellow has moved into the
house recently occupied by F. Beck.
The children of the Junior League
and Sunday school spent a merry after