Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-15
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
MT, VERNON.

MT. VERNON.
Miss Hattie Weston of Winthrop, is
Visiting Mrs. j. A. Rundlett of this vii
iIage, for few days. Miss Weston for
merly taught school here and boarded
with Mrs. Rundlett.
Mrs Harry Colder and daughter have
been visiting her parents here.
l.. Vaughn State Bible agent, is can
lvassing Mt. Vernon. The agents visit
each town. once every seven years.
R.. w. Leighton, Esq. spent Saturday
and Sunday in Augusta. .~s
E. o. Greenleaf, Esq. spent Sunday
and Monday with friends here.
! George H. Poole took two of his nice
new wagons to Augusta, Monday.
James Smith took six of his new
double-seated wagons to Augusta, Mon
day. .~ .,-
Miss Lora A. Tyler, who has been
sick, the past week, is much better.
Mrs. John Fairbanks is again very
i'll.
| William E. Carson is rushing his
new postoffice building right along, and
will have it ready for occupancy in
few weeks. ..
Mrs. Emma Drew of Fairfield, is
spending a few weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Geo. McGaffay.
Mrs. BENZ. F. Butler and daughter,
have returned from Northeast Harbor,
| where they spent the winter, and are
again in their home in this village.
Frank Davis has been quite ill with
grip and tonsilitis since last Thursday,
but is much better at this writing.
| Mrs. Fred w. Severy and daughter
Florence. returned from Scion, Satur-
day.
| Miss Lula Butler returned from
Massachusetts,. last week, where she
has been spending the winter.
Capt. John P. Carson spent Sunday
with his family.
1t is getting exceedingly dry in this
locality.
| Mr.. Wiser's family from New York
state. have moved to the John Yeaton
place.
READFIELD.
| Walter Folsom has moved into Mrs.
Frosts house on Chestnut street.
Miss Gilman has gone to Augusta to
spend the month.
/ The grounds in front of the hotel
have been improved, and five fine maple
trees have been set out, to replace those
destroyed by fire.
Miss Cowan has gone to Belgrade
| for the summer.
The grounds in the cemetery have
been cleaned up and generally i'm
proved.
The members of the fire company
gave ball. last Friday evening, at
Giles hall which was we'll patronized
and much enjoyed. The proceeds go
towards buying a gong for the COM
pany. ~
| Mrs. J. M. Williams visited the hos
pital at Lewiston, last week. returning
to her home here, Friday.
Mrs G. w. Russell is spending a
| few days with friends in Auburn.
| At the Methodist Quarterly confer
ence held here, Saturday, it was voted
to accept the bequest of the late Isaiah !
B. Smith, in accordance with the terms
| of his will.
Presiding Elder Southland occupied
the pulpit of Rev. w. F. Holmes, Sun
day forenoon
At the regular meeting of Lafayette
Lodge there was a full attendance of
| the lodge and many visiting brethren
| were present from Mt. Vernon and
some from Winthrop, Augusta and
Wayne
Farmers are wishing for rain fearing |
for the grass and other crops.
Mr.. Barker has moved his goods here |
and will soon be settled on his nice
farm.
| Samuel Daley has gone to Arizona
MONMOUTH.
| Rev. H. A. Sherman of the Metho-
dist church, will preach the Memorial
sermon before the G. X. Norris Post. |
Memorial Sunday at Cumston hall.
! John Cuskley and family have re-
| moved to Minot where Mr.. Cuskley will
take charge of the corn canning busir |
ness. His son George will run the corn |
factory here.
| Miss Helen Pierce returned. this |
/ week from Boston, where she has just |
been graduated from Miss Laughton's
school of elocution.
Lester Andrews of Oakland, was in
town. Tuesday.
| Harry Raymond Pierce of this place
was taken quite sick in Mississippi |
during his travels in the South.
The Grange gave an entertainment |
and supper at their hall Wednesday |
evening.
The ladies of the Methodist circle |
served ice cream and cake at the ves- |
try, Thursday afternoon and evening.
BRANCH MILLS.
Everett M. Dow of this village, and |
one of the most prominent and most |
highly respected men of the town, died, |