Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-15
STATE NEWS.
KEMNEBEc.
WAYN z.

The remains OF the late MIS-. O'eS
Howard have been brought to wayne
for Interment.
G.. E Wing went to Boston, Thurs
day. to attend the funeral OF Z. A.
wing. Mr.. Wing was the son OF An
son Wing and for many years a resi-
dent Of Wayne.
Mrs.. Laurence is very sick, she is 80
years old and grave fears are enter
tanned as to her recovery.
Alpheus Stetson Is on the sick list.
The Friday Club will meet with Mrs
H. A. Dexter Dec. IS.
LAkEsHoRE.
Fred Kennison and Miss Ida Saw
telle OF Waterville. were calling on
friends In town, Sunday.
Alton Wood is confined to the house
with bad cold
b. Sawtelle and Alton Carter COM
menced packing apples for T. w. Long
ley. Monday.
Leola Branch, little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Branch. Is threatened
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Edith Whitcomb Of Waterville.
passed Sunday at the home OF her pa
rents.
Miss Lillian Cowan Is on the sick list.
NORTH AUGUSTA.
The annual Christmas festival Of the
Bracket school will be held. on
Thursday afternoon at the scnooi
building. The exercises will begin az
two o'clock and will consist or songs
and Rotations by the pupils and
Christmas tree. Parents and friends
are invited to be present. The book
case which the children strived to pro-
cure has been received. 1t is OF OAK.
stands four and one-half feet high, has
five shelves enclosed by two glass
doors. They have purchased plat
form curtain and will add few spec
ial books to the library. Next term
they will start an organ fund.
Nearly every one in this vicinity Is
getting wood ready for next year.
Some are having 1t sawed while they
have leisure to house II. 1t used to be
the custom to wait until spring for
the annual tour of the wood sawyers.
Everett Withee owns a gasoline en-
CINE and saw and when the wood pile
Is ready. If the weather Is not to Sc
we're he is ready to saw 1t.
G. l.. Guoir owns a lot Of old growth
timber. The cutting and hauling of
timber from that lot, furnished en-
ployment for quite a number Of men
last winter.
J. F. McGuinness has the contract
to furnish several residents Of Au-
gusta with wood. the coming year. He
is also yearding logs to be sawed
later.
Charles Quincy is cutting wood for
L. II. Tilson.
f. F. Taylor is completing the annex
to his stable, which he began last sum-
mer.
Edwin LovejOy is under a physf-
clans care and confined to his home
with rheumatism.
NORTH PITTsToN.
Miss Edith NJ Patch, entomologist
at the Experiment Station Orono. was
In this vicinity. Monday and Tuesday,
and visited the orchards Of c. X. Green
and others for the purpose Of ascer-
taining. II possible whether or not the
brown tailed moth had taken up his
abode here. 1t may he remembered
that last Augusta an insect appeared
here and In the oak grove near Frank
Sheas on Togus Hill, which was pro-
rounced by a gentleman from Massa-
"lusetts to be the brown-tailed moth,
hrnce the investigation by Miss Patch.
Int from the description which was
given her Of the insect, she concluded
II was a moth which feeds upon the
lichen of the tree and does little or no
injury. But on a farm adjourning Mr.
Green's she found two Of the nests OF
the brown-tail also one ON a cherry
tree near Oliver Gould's on the Gardi-
ner road. which shows they have made
their appearance and the farmers are
not much elated to receive such Wis
itors.
Merrill Clark and crew are pressing
hay for a few Of the farmers in this
section.
Mrs. Fitzgerald has been quite Ill al
the home Of her daughters. Mrs. Mer.
rill Clark at East Chelsea, but Is re
ported as gaining.
The school at No. S, East Chelsea Il
taking a brief vacation owing to tn
fitness Of nearly all the pupils. Franz
McGugin's little girls Lizzie and Mar,
are sick with bronchitis. Little Mar,
Is gaining while Lizzie Is confined t
her bed and is having quite seriou
tine. Several Of Merrill Clark's famil
are quite sick with bad colds or griE
Members Of William Gray's family ar
also on the sick list.
Frank McGugin. who was so badl
injured a little over a week ago by
circular saw. is doing finely and vii
soon be able to be out of doors again
although some time must elapse er
he will have much use Of his RICH
hand.
]. r. Grant and F. P Morrill, passes
Thursday at Joice pond fishing through
the ice. and at night brought home a
the result Of their days labor. fin
string Of fourteen pickerel.
Mrs. Lille Grant and Miss Enz
Green visited relatives in Augusta
Thursday.
School No. s. East Chelsea came yer
near losing their house by fire one day
last week. A large portion Of the fun
mel fell to the floor. while a rousing fir
was In progress in the stove. scatter