Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

Schools in town began, Aug. 81.
r. F Hussey, with his two brothers
ond their wives. went to McGraW pond,
"Wednesday. on a fishing trip.
DR.. Fl. L. Johnson went to Bangor,
last Tuesday, to be present during the
Eastern Maine fair
Mrs NJ 3. Reynolds and daughter
Callie of Augusta, visited the formers
mother, Mrs. Henry Leighton, last
week.
The friends of Miss Maggie Dunbar
will be pleased to learn that she has
secured a position as table girl in
Massachusetts hospital.
Miss Hattie Burgess, who has been
in Houlton for the past five months, re-
turned to her uncle Abram Moores',
last Monday.
George Robbins and Frank Bourne
have lust completed Il job Of inside
work at Oak Grove Seminary, putting
on a steel ceiling in the school room.
A T. Drummond and family, ac-
COMMANDED by Miss Mamie Clark and
Clvde Lyon, are spending week ait
Ocean Point at the Drummond cottage.
Mrs. Lizzie Barton, accompanied by
| relatives from the West, are visiting
| her son. Fred Barton Of Boston, at his
| summer home in Georgetown.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Albert Chadbourne of
| Fryeburg, are the guests of the latter's
| brother, O: rim Davenport.
Prof Franklin Johnson of Water
| vile. was in town. Monday, in the in
| terest of Coburn Institute.
Alvra Eaton of Scion, and Fred Pal
| mer of Skowhegan, visited, last week,
at Manter Palmer's.
Mrs A. r.. Clark and daughter Ma
| mic. visited Mrs. Eta Clark of Water
vile, last week
Miss Antonette Moore has been Sc
| riously i'll for the past week with acute
| bronchitis and attack of pneumonia.
Abram Moore has also been ill with
| bronchitis. DR.. +. p. Fish attended
| them.
Mrs. Sophronia d. Belle died, Sunday,
Aug 30, at the home of her daughter,
| Mrs. f. E. Longley aged ga years, B
| days. She had been sick for a week
| with bronchitis, and her death was not
unexpected. A simple service of scrip
| ture reading and prayer was held at
| the home, Monday afternoon, and Tues
| day morning the remains were taken to
| Norridgnwock, her old home, where,
after funeral services at the Baptist
| church, of which Mrs. Belle was a
| member conducted by the pastor, Rev.
f. G.. Davis, she was laid beside her
husband and the six children who have
| gone before her, to rest. The last five
years of her life We're years of help
I lessness and suffering with rheuma-
| tism. but she bore her pain with great
| patience and fortitude, supported by
| the expectation of Il land where there
shall be no more pain, neither sorrow,
nor crying. the inhabitants whereof
shall no more say, I am Sick and
when the summons came she rested
| from her labor and suffering. Her
| works follow her
MT. VERNON.
The Dennis Corner Sunday-schooI
held a picnic in the grove of F. l.. Ken
dali near Kendall's Mill, Friday, Aug.
| %. The morning hours were passed i'll
games of nearly all kinds At noon
more than one hundred sat down to an
exceptionally fine picnic dinner. The
afternoon was enjoyed by singing and
games. The day was one OF pleasure to
| all concerned. .....
Charles Barden and Mrs. Barden of
Pennington Falls, George Eustis Of Liv-
ermore Falls. and Emma Daggett Of Bos-
ton, visited Mir. and Mrs. Harry S. Russ
| at their new cottage on Russ point at
| Flying pond, last week.
A. p. Morse, who came from Worces-
ter, Mass, the first week i'll July, to as
sist his brother in haying. returned to
| Worcester Monday. where he expects to
| remains several months. -.,,
| Miss Winnie Gill of Saco, is visiting her
sister Mrs. f. W. Severy in this village
| Mrs. Susan M. Downs and son Loren are
visiting f. E. Robinson and family for a
| few days
! There We're no services in the Baptist
church on Sunday, the pastor being alb
| sent in Portland on vacation.
Dr. Morse and Mrs Morse spent Monday
| in the village with friends. They had
been to Wilton to visit Prof. W. Bach
! ellcr
Mrs. w H. Tenbrook, Miss Katherine
and Master Billie of Philadelphia. are Wis
lting their cousin, j. Fremont Davis Of
Mt. Vernon. A. d. Guild and Mrs. Guild
of Augusta, spent Wednesday with Mr.
Davis. Guy Davis of Manchester, is at
home for Il few days.
r. w. Leighton. Esq, has been in Au-
gusta several days.
NORTH VASSALBORO.
Geo. r. Smith of Augusta, is building
la potato house at Vassalboro for his crop
of 20 acres. 1t is 40x60 with an entrance
into the cellar sufficient to allow driving
a two-horse team loaded. He estimates
his crop at 5000 bushels
The V. A. A. bah team defeated the
team from IIallowell Friday, by a score
of Il to II, and We're in turn defeated by
the Wiscasset team. Saturday, in a poorly
played game, to IS.
T. G. Burleigh has taken his herd of
IIerefords to Lewiston from the Bangor
fair. He captured five list premiums,
threes ends and two 3rds at Bangor.
Extensive repairs are being made Mt
Oak Grove Seminary on the interior of
the building.
The grain and potato crops in this vi
cinity are good, although the bean crop
Will be a failure and the corn crop nearly
so Apples are looking we'll H. d. B.
Aver picked six potatoes of the Green
Mountain variety which tipped the scales
at ga pounds.