Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-02

and have now commenced housekeep-
ing IN Frank Collins house, on the
Pond road. We NY
Bert Goodwin discovered nice
plump robin in his yard, Saturday.
| first robin of the season, but ne is
| quite sure he has seen the last one.
/ A family reunion occurred Thanks
giving, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. De Fratus. Mrs. De Fratus' par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ToWle were
present, also her sisters, Miss Eta
| Towle of Lewiston, and Mrs. Thomas
| Seayey.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goodwin
! spent Thanksgiving with their daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Flora Horn.
SPEARS CORNER-Quite a little
rivalry here about in regard to heavy
pigs. Abbott Spear has the record thus
liar, with two six months old ones
whose combined weight was $50 lbs.
dressed.
George Rogers spent Thursday in
town calling on old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Littlefeld will
IiedNt tHcfF 1OfIlc IlCAS wednesday, citN
spend the winter in town with their son
Thaddeus.
The question of a Parsonage in con-
nection with the Free Baptist Church is
being agitatcd. The society has the
refusal of one stand of buildings that
would fill the bill and all the people
wish the members success in the under
taking.
Sherman Whitman is cutting wood for
Frank Wright. He is hard man to
pass, in putting up pile of wood.
Fred Spear is visiting at County
Commissioner John A. Spears.
Mr. and Mrs David Stevens were in
town, Thursday calling on friends.
| Fred Trafton has been hauling bark
to the tannery.
| NORTH SIDNEY.
] Rev. Mr.. Clark of Providence, r. l.,
2. has accepted the pastorate at the Bap-
| fist church in this place and West
Sidney, and has moved his family
here. They will reside in the A. S.
| Davenport house previously occupied
by Rev. E. e. Longley.
1 Silas Bragg, owing to poor health,
has sold his farm to w. E. Perkins of
Augusta, and intends to purchase a
residence in Oakland village. Mr..
Bragg has been a lifelong resident of
Sidney and his departure is regretted
(, by friends and neighbors.
Winthrop Bowman of Boston, and
I Miss Ella Roundy of Clinton, were
recently married and have been visit
ling Mr.. Bowman's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Bowman. They returned
toS Boston, last Monday. where they
VIII reside.
IN Mr.. and Mrs. Runyon of Dorchester,
tMass., spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
tkunyons father, G. K. Hastings.
~ Cecil Clark was at home over
thanksgiving.
III Abram Moore, who was operated
t5upon, Nov. 10, by Drs. o. c. S. Davies
lof Augusta, and H. L. Johnson of this
Eplace, for the removal of another cam
Ger on the under lip, and who has since
been critically ill., is improving at this
writing and hopes are entertained o.
his recovery Mr.. Moore is 80 years
lof age and has undergone three opera
istions for the same cause during the
past four years. He has been in feeble
health for the past six months.
Rev. Geo. II. Hamlen and family of
lBalasore, India. accompanied by Mrs.
fNamlen's mother, Mrs. Avery of JEFF
home here. 1t is reported that they
are to remain for the winter with his
brother, Elmer Famien.
CHURCH HILL.
Mrs. Walter Swain and Miss Annie
Mosher spent Thursday with their
brother c. T. Mosher.
Bert Foster has contracted to yard
100 cords of wood for Chas. Sturgis.
Miss Maria B. Smith is working in
Gannett's publishing house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phelan enter
tanned 10 of their friends, Thanks
giving.
Miss Minnie Thompson is staying
with Mrs. Frank Perry for a short
time.
Amos Cunningham and Chas.
| Mosher are yarding wood for B. M.
Cross.
]. A. Foster and family spent Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Foster in
town.
Mr.. Brown of Brunswick, is holding
services at Inc North Parish school
house, each evening this week.
The people are feasting on venison
| A fine buck deer was shot by Everett
Cunningham, Wednesday.
READFIELD.
There was an exciting and most
peculiar runaway at Readfield Depot
Friday afternoon, when the 3.1S
passenger train from the East arrived
The Readfield and Vienna stage was
standing in its accustomed place near
the station. when the horses took fright
at the ringing of the bell and dashed
madly down the track towards VIM
throp. On starting they struck the
hotel coach of Mr.. Stevens, and
frightened the horses but this team was
quickly captured. The stage was over
turned, but righted itself as the horses
dragged it down the track after them.
When the train started, the son of Mr..
|. l.. Hopkins, the driver started in pur-
suit of the runaway stage. The team
had cometo a high culvert one and one