Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

Willard f. Richardson came very near
losing his large fine set of farm buildings,
last week. by fire. Mr.. Richardson lives
in the winter in the main part of the
house. The fire caught in remote ell,
two rooms from the living room. Mr..
Richardson had caused q fire to be built in
the ell part to heat water. When the are
was discovered by a little boy. it had
burned up large wood box filled with
dry wood, the plastering had fallen off
and the fire was burning up between the
lathing. A door and casing was on fire
and it was fast working up into the attic
of the long ell that extends to the large
barn. In five minutes or less the fire
would have been beyond control The lit
tie boy and the boiler of water on the
stove saved the buildings from destruc-
tion. At the time of the fire Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson were both sick, Mrs. Richard
son being under a physicians care and
had been for some days. They are now
convalescent.
Emery Bishop went to Boston. last
week, with carload Of apples for w. III.
Keith.
Mrs. Ada Williams has been quite SICK
but is improving.
T.. H. Bent is yet in feeble health. He
is much missed in our community, as ne
has always been an active man. He is
especially missed in the gospel temper
ance meetings, in which he took great
interest.
| Miss Augusta Plummer received a good
Nv number of substantial presents from
| her kind neghbors Christmas day.
Miss clara J. Lindsay of Boston, visited
her mother. brothers and sisters, Christ
mas.
+ John f. Lowell received quite serious
injury to his side, recently. while hand
ling barrels of apples, but is somewhat
better.
A. l.. and f. F. Walkers cattle barn
looks like old times $40 Tor in it are I'VE ~,
pairs of fat, sieek oAeH anu Steei'' nc
| sides other stock.
The heavy rain of Dec. 10 helped out the
Iii mon Annabessacook mill has run
nicht hours a day since. and l.. Pettin-
oils box mill has run two wheels part
Of the time.
-f,u,ton T.. Prescott is ut home from
,, IM,,.o" where he has been making bar
M For Houston & Co. He will be at
home number OF Wee"s'
rnooh 8 Robinson has. suffered much
H., na ct weeks with TROUPE IN the palm
| -; h;s hand. 1t is of a humorous nature
aud has troubled more OF iess lof e num-
Der of years.
The Sunday school at Noath MONMOUTH
I neIs ap pfp,eninh at the chapel. The exer
= f,a I.' Given by the school are worthy of
LIZ A fine entertainment was given
,oSer the direction OF j. q, sMciifoy. vi, su-
| nerinteudent, ana tlc 10 :, II D,.,,., ~
pes as follows: Singing Dy ,s q chorus Of
Nh Voices composed OF MIS- Margaret
e 81 cIlroy Verna r. Leadpe,ter' .sopra-
y. Mrs Harry e. Merritt mrs: +. T.
nu altos: Carl F. Getcneiii Il; IraW
S.a Mciirov. tenors; HaIfy u ~, merrill;
lolu m " Rent, bassos. MISS "innllreo
Carroai '" orpanist. This dcunie quartet
A. no.a, wn1ds of praise as !. IS so well
i neeus 1t is always safe 70 sa ;o .iiat ~
Music mus was excellent. i prarer Song h.
tire Iea nec;tation. Helen Sannoan, recita-
tinn Matte Dudley; music; ernie Wing Ing
ia t, flor Ethel Chandier, ,,rov. recitation,
sone Mary Elizabeth MEL ;a' GlsdyS Cor.
1 Ethet ROBINSON: recitatioI,c; class excr-
IN. solo Gertrude Robinson' Mrs 4
uoa ;ofont class; class song fIara 80 ~
VS. us r,s class; recitation ,,.nr. ms
Walker ac;tation, Edgar RonilisJtt rncito
ooIin: erac;ta ton. Hazel PfesJI Ror,it5
cioI ssvrtle Fairbanks; Filth 81
tion. a nJcIlroy; recitatio Enhnie. ran
Cr9lloru racitation, Eva MclAs;e e eborns
a ;tn,;' Mabel Prescott; mu,' md hea, Il.
ltu , ~, hove was finely givel. a,,c,ins -,
Al the as5 Then came the ppales and
y enloy ,stn,as tree. desks tan aessie,d.,l
s enc from The floor. Ine share Of the
Eulf and all got good Wicked S;, by Ron
Aid Crofford Mcllrcy; ,G;ataibuted by Miss
and 4 s. Dudley, ana ol Esya McKechnie.
1 Ethel Robinson. Miss Ey Miss Gertrude
s sise' .ceorgic T.. Berry; MIC Richardson. A
i S,fi and Miss Bertha h''