Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-22
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
Mt. VERNON.

The farmers are harvesting fine
crop of apples. VIM. Dudley viii
gather about 800 bushels of apples. He
gathered Il barrels from q tree of Bald
wins.
Mrs. Damren and Mrs. Wing, who
have been very sick, are better.
Joe Weston has taken home his fine
thoroughbred colts from the island
pasture. They are looking finely. He
makes speciality of raising colts.
Mrs. NJ. L. Sherburne of Dover. and
Mrs. Henry Tucker, We're in Augusta
recently on business and also called or
friends. Mrs. Sherburne called OF
Major House at the State House.
LAkEsHoRE.
Charles A. Clifford left, Monday af-
ternoon, for Chicago, to attend the con-
ference of the missionaries, superin-
tendents and friends of the American
Sunday School Union, under whose
auspices he was sent.
Road Commissioner Houghton is put
ting a new bridge on Sawtelle brook.
Mrs. T. W. Longley has returned
home from Massachusetts.
Mrs. n. II. Swift of Skowhegan, was
the guest of Mrs. M. w. Cowan over
Sunday.
Roy Palmer of Oakland. is spending
the week with Merton Sawtelle.
Presiding Elder Southland will hold
a meeting, Saturday evening, at the
Methodist church.
LITCHFiELD.
George McCrum has returned to his
home in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Flosie Perry and little son are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Gilman.
Hiram Howard is spending q few
C. Z. Howard.
The company that has been playing at
Union hall for the last week will leave
Tor French's Corner, Thursday, for a
week.
Miss Eva Cannon has gone to her
home in West Gardiner, for vacation
BELGRADE.
The New Century school at Belgrade
Lakes, TAUGHT by Lille Mae Penney
Belgrade Depot. will close. Thursday,
after very successful term.
WEST GARDINER.
\ Journal reader sends the following:
In your issue of the Goth there is an
item in regard to HALLS Horne having
picked IS barrels of apples in one day.
Allow me to correct it. Mr. Horne
picked, Oct. 10. for W. c. Curtis 81 bar
rcls of Baldwins.'
NORTH WINDSOR.
Henry circuit died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Crossman,
China, Oct. Is. at the age of 70 years.
The funeral was held. Friday forenoon,
at Palermo Center. conducted by Rev.
J. Frank Jones of North Windsor. Mr.
circuit was a member of the Palermo
Center Baptist church for many years.
He lived an exemplary life in his fam
lily and elsewhere. He is survived by
~ wife, three sons and one daughter,
who have the sympathy of a large circle
Of friends in their bereavement.
Work is again moving forward on
the NJ. +. chapel at the Corner. A good
crew OF strong men including the pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Stetson. were busily en-
gagged. Monday. placing a fine under
pinning to the chapel. The stone work
is under the supervision of Stephen
Reanes of Windsor.
Visitors at the Baptist parsonage,
this week, We're Frank Wood, Colby
'04. Mrs. Octavia burlington of Bow
doinham, and Mrs. Hannah Merrill of
Maiden, Mass.
Asa Merrill. who has moved here re-
Gently from Newport. Me- is putting
up blacksmith shop and pushing the
work rapidly. This will be great con-
venience to the people of this section.
Mr.. Merrill excels in horseshoeing and
we predict for him good patronage.
Donald Pierce, who has been en-
ployed at Augusta in the grocery busi-
ness, Is now at home for a short time
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Pierce. He will seek employment in
drug store ere long. and later proposes
to take a course in pharmacy at the
University of. Maine.
Burr Jones of Colby. is at home. this
week, nursing a bad cold.