Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-15
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
WEST GARDINER.

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SAYS that the good Old corner is abou,
right.
Miss Susie Spear is visiting friends
IN Lisbon and Lewiston.
Good reports from the orchards here
about. Color and size all right for tor
prices Now let us double our spring
order for trees, and give those we al
ready have better care.
Alvin Spear says Everybody that
can eat invited to the husking.'
A good story is told Of a Spear Cor
ner young lady who is employed in
Gardiner. She was wondering during
Saturday evenig, how she was 10 get
home to spend Sunday, as her brother
couldn't meet her. Somebody's brother
could, however, and she found five
young men and five clean buggies
waiting. Rumor says there will be five
next Saturday.
Fred Babcock cut his hand while
shredding corn and is laid up. Blood
poisoning set in and a serious looking
arm resulted. Prompt medical aid UNI
dCubtedly saved his arm.
Edw. Fairbanks and family Of Lew
istcI,, visited his brother, Charles, and
called Oil old friends, last week.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
church will hold sale and supper, Fri
day evening, Nov. 6.
George L. Rogers and family, life
long residents of the Corner Will move
to Purgatory Mills, Ibis week. Mr.
Rogers Is mail carrier on route No. is,
lcc t.,.,r t,n
b, nearnr MS business. They VII lie
nuch missed and the Mills viii re-
ceive welcome addition 10 its con,mu>
nifty.
William Woodbury. has just added Il
large Hereford to his already large
herd.
Sherman Witham has purchased the
apples on the Hattie Spear place. Max
ing good trades seems to be his spec
ailty.
IS WEST CHELSEA.
Theodore Yeaton has gone to Pitts
field in which place he has secured
work. &.A08
Mrs. Richards of st. Adams is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. &. G. DOndero.
MT. anu MIS- NIIoNeS VI 1DctUci
visiting their son, G. Groves.
Mrs. Mary Erslline has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. John Erskine,
for the past three weeks.
The grain crop is good in this vicin-
ity. T.. II. Blanchard raised 800 BUSH
els Of grain.
Apple picking is the order of the day
and the o:chardists find they have more
an, q better quality of apples than they
anticipated.
Mrs. George Phpps of Hyde Park,
Mass, has returned from Il few days
visit to Augusta and is now the guest
of her aunt. Mrs. NJ. L. Rollins.
One Of Chclsea's smart Old ladies is
Mrs. Olive Grown, who is 81 years old
and can walk a mile as we'll as the
girls. Last week, she went to Rich
nonG on a visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Randlett.
G. G.. DonderO is one of our best
farmers, as not only his stock his or
chards and broad acres but the shining
shingles on his roofs testify.
j. G. Longfelow Of Augusta, visited
relatives in town, Sunday.
Miss Amy Heath. teacher in this dis
trict spent Saturday and Sunday at
her home i'm South Pittston.
1t is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Clark are soon to move to Pitts
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have made
many friends during their short So
jnlnn here who will be sorry TO have
them leave.
BELGRADE.
M,. and Mrs Frank l.. Pray visited
relatives in Smithiield. last week.
Mrs. Henry Pray. who has been quite
i'll. is somewhat improved. DR.. Reynolds
is attending her.
Mrs. Name Lord visited at Mrs. Viola
TASKS, East Mt Vernon. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Waugh of Mon
mouth. visited at Il. q; Taylors. Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Penney.
for many years 4 resident of Belgrade.
occurred at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. Jcthro Weeks. in Sidney. last Sat
utday. The interment was at Belgrade.
MIS- u. c. Taylor visited at VIII Lords.
tic past week.
No more cases of scarlet fever reported
as yet. 1t is 10 DO hoped that the promp:
action taken ly the Board of Health will
prevent further spread OF this dread dis
ease. The ScateS girl is about the house.
MI ;iiin NiTS luElOT ItHiieN :iflu udtgH-
ter Lille went to Sidney. Saturday. 10
attend the funeral OF Mr. Pcnrey's moth
er
LITcHFlELD. :.
Mrs.. Richard Norris father Nh Ridley,
passed away ut her home after 4 long i'll
MSS. Monday forenoon. The funeral ser
vices We're held. Wednesday forenoon, at
Mrs Norris home. The interment WAS
NJ Howdnin, his former home.
SEQ. f. Rogers. the r. T. d. carrier. is
moving into his new home. this week.
Miss Susan Crane is spending few
days in Monmouth and Auburn.
Mrs. Lucy Smith of New Bedford.
Mass. has come to spend the winter with
her niece. Mrs. H. NJ. Starbird.
Will Cunningham. Mrs. Mary Small,
Mrs. Cora Cram and Miss Sallie Love. at
tended the Pomona Grange nj West Car
diner, Wednesday.
George McCrum of Maiden. Mass, a
train dispatcher in Boston, is spending
his vacation with his wife's parents Mr..
and Mrs. Simeon Goodwin.
Mrs. Mary \. Hall has sold her plan to
Charles Pray.
WINTHROP CENTER.
H. +. CIough went to Portland. yes
teraay. TO witness the marriage of their
son, Charles Ira, to Miss Georgia NJ. Lib
by of that city. They were accompanied
by their daughter, Mary CIough.