Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-14

1 w llilIHi Will ACT DIS foreman IL
the making of these barrels. All wish
Mr. Leighton success in this new bust
ness.
Andrew Brainard, SO years of age
rides the moving machine to cut the
hay on two farms. He does very nice.
ly for a man of his age.
1 Mrs. Thomas o. Hall is again on the
sick list and requires the attention OF
physician.
large number of strangers are
, about town.
Mrs. Mary Shaw Bonpey is spending
the week with Mrs. Ella D. Shaw.
Charles M. Cram has arrived in town
to remain through Old Home Week.
LlTcHFIELD CORNER.
! Clarence Frost of Wales, and Miss
Grace Morrill, of Litchfield, Were mar
ried, Wednesday, August 5, in Lewis
| ton.
Chas. Higgins and friend and Miss
| Claribel Higgins, are staying a few
days with Mrs. Fannie Higgins.
| Herbert Earle of Lewiston, has been
the guest of his brother. Mr.. Earle
met with an accident which resulted in
| broken fingers and has been unable to
| attend to his usual business for several
| weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Sims and daush-
ter Frances of Northboro, Mass, are
| at Joseph Earle's.
Miss Lizzie Robinson of Boston, ar
rived Sunday for few days vacation.
| MI. and Mrs. F. M. Robinson are ex-
| pected, Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. White and little son If
| Boston, are the guests of Mrs. Whites
uncle, Dr.. 1. w. Gilbert.
Wallace Purinton of Waterville, IS
visiting his friend, Hank Brown. Miss
| Vinie Brown, VINO is employed by CHM
| & Co, Boston, is at home spending her
| vacation.
| Preparations for the reunion of the
students of Litchfield Academy and
Litchfield Institute are rapidly pro-
| crossing and many visitors are ex-
pected.
The ladies of the parish met, Friday,
and cleaned the church building. The
| new cushions are daily expected.
B. f. Packard, late principal OF
| Litchfield Academy, has been elected
principal of Leavitt Institute, Turner.
LITcHFIELD PLAINS.
The speakers for the reunion of
| Litchfield Academy and Litchfield Lib
eral Institute, August 13, are Hon. ".
| B. Clason, Hon. A. M. Spear, w. w.
Stetson, Bertram E. Packard, A. F..
| Gilmore, M. H. Dustin, H. E. Shorey
| Rev. c. W. Purington, Prescott Keyes
| Jr., Hon. N. S. Purinton and Prof. G.
| M. Gowell. Giffords orchestra of Lew
iston, will furnish music for the occa-
| sion
A. P. Berry of New York is passing a
| few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Donnell of Lewis
| ton are over from Lewiston for a time.
Miss Ruth Kicker of Lawrence, Mass,
| is visiting her sister, Mrs. l. F. Lapham.
Among the guests at the Plains
| church, Sunday, We're Mrs. Andrew
| Elliott and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Briery and daughter, Miss Ger
trude Maxwell, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Shorey, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Shepard
| and children of Chicago, Ill.
Miss Mabel Norcross is at work in
the Kennebec Journal Office, Augusta.
READFIELD DEPOT.
| Services in the chapel were held, last
| Sunday, by Rev. Mr.. Kelsey, Friends
minister at Winthrop and Winthrop
Center. Mrs. H. ]. Bailey was also
| present. This was Rev. Mr.. Kelsey's
| last visit here, as he goes to a new
| field of labor in Palestine, this fall.
| Will Bowen's horse, which was bad
~ cut on railroad barbed wire fence
a short time since, is doing well under
the care of H. ". Dudley, V. S., of
Winthrop. The railroad company
promptly settled the damage.
| G. S. Royal, section foreman was
| severely stung about the face and neck
by bees, while engaged in his duties
| on the road. They, as we'll as hornets,
are very numerous as well as ugly,
| this summer.
| Mrs. Amelia Brown of Winthrop, has
been visiting her son, Sheriff F. w.
| Brown, the past week.
Mrs. Anna Henderson and sister, Mrs.
| Howe of Waltham, Mass, visited
| lTlenuS III IOIlldllu, last WEEK, anu
attended a lecture given by Miss Ellen
| Stone.
Mrs. Leslie Jones was called to
Corinna, last week, by the sickness OF
her uncle, Orrin Wentworth who is
seriously i'll at the age of So.
Mrs. E. w. Henry of Holmesville
Pa, is visiting her relatives and old
friends in this vicinity. She will re-
main for several weeks before return
ing to her home. Mr.. Henry. formerly
with n. D. Gordon in trade here, is
reported as doing we'll in general trade
in his new place of business.
Prof. Ridge, a successful teacher
from New Jersey, with his friend, is
stopping for a few weeks at Mrs. T. ]
Townsends.
Mrs. D. w. Kensl of Portland, ha:
been on a visit to her sister, Mrs
Dunton, and other friends the pas
week. An interesting paper, describing
her visit to Europe, was read at {
gathering of her friends at Mrs
Royals, one evening last week. Mrs
Kensil spent 10 days in Vienna, ant
, while in Italy visited the Vatican.