Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-24

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younger and in very feeble health. sur
wives him. They had no children He
was a member of the Baptist church
81 years.
READFlELD.
Mrs. +. Sedgeley, Mrs. r. Russell and
many others about town are on the sick
list now.
Frank Stevens of Kent's Hill, man
past 95 years of age, is recovering from
an attack of double pneumonia.
The rain of Monday brought some re-
lief to those who have stock to water
and have had to haul all the water
used for weeks past, but there was not
enough to aid the milk men much.
F. 7. Brown is unfortunate in having
his water pipes frozen SO that his sup
ply of water is cut off.
MI. Damon of Rumford Falls, is here
for few days stay with his wife at
her fathers
Rev. E. f. French returned home
ter, Saturday.
The selectmen have their town report
in the hands of the printer.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
Miss Lucy T. Shedd died. Monday
evening last, at 9 o'clock. aged ga years.
Funeral. Thursday at 1 o'clock. at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Braddock w.
Chandler, residence North Monmouth.
Miss Shedd was taken about a week
ago with pneumonia. She seemed to
recover somewhat from that, but, Mon
| day afternoon, she became unconscious
and seemed to have a shock which was
the cause of her death. sister and
four nieces. daughters of Mrs. Chand-
ler survive her. Miss Shedd was a
| successful school teacher and much
loved by her scholars and their parents
She had been in rather feeble health
for some years. She was a woman low
| ed and respected by all who knew her.
| In her younger days she was q fine So
pranO singer and sang many years in
| the choir at North Monmouth under the
leadership of j. l.. circuit. The entire
community is made sad by her DEATH
! She was the second daughter of Capt.
| tus to North Monmouth about As years
, ago.
CHURCH HILL.
Mrs. A. II. sturgis and daughters
! called on friends here, Saturday.
Miss Caswell of Windsor, is visiting
| her sister, Miss Alice Caswell.
H. G. Drake is saving wood in the
| WOODS for D. E. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bailey visited the
letters sister, Mrs. Dow in Eassalboro,
Sunday.
Miss Leila Hanks and D. H. Mosher
| were on the Hill. Sunday, callign Oh
! friends.
! Z. II. Stackpole met with an acct
dent, Monday, as the result of the soft
! travelling. No serious results occurred.
NORTH MANCHESTER.
| There vii! be an entertainment at
! the schoolhouse in North Manchester
, Feb. 26. consisting of music. recitation.
reading. dialogues. also a number of the
latest songs and instrumental music
will be given by the graphophone.
Refreshments of cake and coffee will
: be served. Everybody come. A small
admission will be charged. the proceeds
to be used in carrying on the meetings
, in this place.
| The religious meetings to be held at
Franklin schoohOuse North Manches-
j ter. Me-, Sunday next, Feb. 2S. 2 P. Nj.
and p NJ. will be conducted by Mr.
Jefferson Ade. And all are especially
| invited 10 attend.
FAYETTE
Mrs A. F. Jones has been very sick
for the last two weeks. DR.. Higgins of
Livermore Falls is attending her.
w. +. Crane had horse die on the
road while going to Livarmore Falls
' last week.
| l.. p. Maxim of Kent's Hill is pack
T, ing apples III town.
Town meeting will be held in two
weeks.
The rain. Monday. made many re-
joice that have been hauling water
READFIELD DEPOT.
The deep snow sometimes causes unex-
pected events. b. w. tiarriman's horse
with pung attached. tied at Mr. Carries.
| broke away and amused the bystanders
| by running into the ditch. travelling sonic
! distance and leaping adroitly over the
light drifts. until he came into the high
ways all right again. The same day W.
+. Bournc's cow, while on her way to
| drink. left the path and f1oundered in the
snow until it took six men to extricate
her
| While Mrs. l.. 4. Wright stopped to pick
f, up an apple which a pet colt had dropped.
the animal raised his head. which struck
the spectacles Worn by Mrs Wright,
breaking them and cutting her eyeids in
! several places. the eye fortunately es-
Gaping an injury.
| The people are pleased to see Frank
, Hanson. who is again driving the baker
| cart. in this place.
| Frank Brown and sister. Alice Brown
/ Livermore. visited at w. +. Browns last
| week
! Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Scribncr Augusta
arc visiting relatives here.
| F. NJ. Hutchinson. Winchester Mass
| recently visited relatives in this nlaco