Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-15

Carl Gates. with encore. completed the
program. Refreshments were served 60
sisting Of ice cream. cake and not coH ZEE
| A nice sum Of money was added u 'ne
| treasury.
| Rev and Mrs. Myers were guests OF MI
and Mrs George Gates, Thursday.
| The workmen who were injured Wnlie
| working on the water works are uoiiiS
| Well.
| All are patiently looking for more snow,
| as in some directions the sleishlns Is NM =
and in others it is necessary TO TAKE
| Hiram Pierce of Windsor. passed Sat.
| urday afternoon with his uncle, James
| Pierce, who has recently passed his S'th
birthday.
/ Ernest Priest and Harry Romans at
| tended a sociable at Erskine Academy
South China. Tuesday evening.
WEST GARDINER.
SPEARS CORNER-Idell Blaisdell has
taken a situation at Sawyer's drug store
| i'll Gardiner.
be given at the church an illustrated LEG
| ture on T S. Arthurs Ten Nights in d
Bar Room" The lecture will be given by
Rev. A w. Bradeen for the benent of the
| church. Admission 10 cents: children. IL
| cents The views to be given are said 10
be fine. If stormy. Thursday evening, the
lecture will be postponed until Friday
| evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Glidden of High street
have moved to the home of their daugh-
| ter. Mrs. Fred Trafton, and will make
their home there for the future.
The rehearsal for Christmas was well
| attended SATURDAY. evening. The second
will be held next Saturday evening at 73o
Pit is the. popular game at the corner
and some of the corners made in the game
| show embryo brokers in our midst.
| While coming from Gardiner. Saturday
the loss of a shalt bolt caused Fred Blals-
dell an experience which will leave MN
stiff and sore for some days. While de-
scending Green's hill. the shaft dropped
the horse started, and man, barrels ano
bundles left the team in hurry. TIL,
horse ran home and was secured with ne
damage to anything but the wagon ant
| barn doors. Mr.. Blaisdell arrived 500!
afterward somewhat shaken. with scalI
wound. and thankful that things were NJ
worse.
EAST READFIELD.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Morrill, entertained
| large number of invited guests. las
Friday evening, Ice cream. cake and cot
fee were served.
Many of our farmers are holding theil
apples for better prices. Mr. Light was
Obliged TO suspend his barrel making fol
several days while waiting for some stocl
to arrive.
Mr. and Mrs w l.. Gordon with thcil
children spent nssE Vi wees T5
Luther Butler cared for the stock dur
ing their absence.
Msr Luther Butler a graduate from
W Whn, term in the Plains disirici sh,
has taught several terms in this distric
before the present one, and Is giving gooo
satisfaction.
The removal of a family which had sev
eral scholars from the Hoyt's Hill schoo
district last summer. left the neighbour
hood without the necessary number re
the remaining scholars attend the schoO
at East Readhcld. The balance of pow
err is not confined to political matter:
alone.
c. II. Gordon. who injured his hip, las
summer. by falling from. ladder in Tho
barn is improving and is able to assS
in caring. for the stock and doing othel
light work.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
Mrs. Olive Gordon is enjoying mucl
better health since her severe operation
She is now nearly well.
Cyrus E. Towle vert TO MASSACHUSETTS,
Monday. with his sister. Miss Charlotte
A. Towle They will visit their IS sister e.,
sons and daughter
There are now three cases of knee trou
bic at North Monmouth. Glare +. Wing
who has been laid ur for nearly a year
| Miss Stella Richardson, six months. aut
Mrs: NJ. r. Hanson, about six weeks NO
much improvement is noted in them.
New sheds have been erected at tht
Methodist vestry for horses, for which
| Tie IlluiSttI Is picdStu
Rev. j. B. Fogc has recovered from hi:
quite severe illness.
Thomas L. Stanton.
Of Thomas L. Stanton. Esq, al Mentone
Ala. aged 81 years. II months. II days
He had been sufferer for two or thret
years previous to his death His daugh
ter, Sarah, went to his aid and arrive.
there about a week before he died whici
was a great comfort to Mr.. Stanton. AIR
Stanton was born in Halloweil, Me. Jan
Il. 1871 Perhaps brief history of Thorn
as l.. Stanton $ father might he interest
ing to some of his many friends. Aaror
Stanton was born in Coventry England
Sept. II. 1856 He served in the English
army during the War of 1872 and remain
ed in this country when the the, de lea
peace. He settled in Hallowell. Me.
where he married Olive Moulton in 1918
When lad he had been apprenticed t
a manufacturer to learn to make boo
country he wished to take up his ole
trade, as he knew no other way of gain
tbcrr was there one this side of England
With no guide. no plan. nothing but mem
DRY, he, he BEGAN haat to CONSTRUCT loom ot fh'
ing of the use of tools and could not ok
plain the complicated machinery to skill
ed workmen, So he drew chalk diagram
of each separate piece of the loom. Whel
it was completed and found to do salts
factory work his delight can be imagined
| This first loom was run by hand in Hail
DWELL. From HallowelI he moved to Read
} field, where he took up a residence in tn,
old Gov. HuEton house From there h
moved after a residence of 1--WE or 81,
years to West Winthrop in what is IA
. miliarly known as the Paddock w
Chandler ncighborhood. There he erected
a building for the manufacture of boo
webbing and tape From there he mOveC
to North Monmouth and ran his loom b.
water power and soon added more looms
He carried on the business several year
to the time of his death. He died, Jul.
IS, 1891. He made the first boot webbin;
in America.
When Mr. Stanton died Thomas was
!. years old. He and his mother continued
the industry. They took in a partner
Richard Z. Dodd an Hnglshman. VIII
had been in Mr. Stanton's employ when h
first started the business in iallowell
They moved their machinery into a mil
on the upper dam at North Monmouth
which was built by Gen. John chandle
for q clapbcard mill. This water rowe
enabled them to run their looms NOR
rapidly and the business was beginnin.
: to look most promising when a disastrous
fire on. April 4. ISL, swept evcrythin;
from them. In the meantime webbin:
looms had been built by George 5. Fair
banks e. Co, in the mill. or part of it
now owned by John IL. Mcllroy Il Co
, As Mr.. Stanton was well acquainted will
, the business they were glad to give hin
employment He carried his frs wage
/ home to his mother. who had larg,
family of small children. and put it int