Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-10
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efel on Webber pond last week. They
have n fine camp feet by 10 on q sled
in which they lived while here 1t is
built OF Z inch Georgia pine and with
hunks and small stove is as comfort
able as small house. They had very
good luck capturing about so pickerel
besides several cells. They returned to
their homes. Saturday afternoon.
Charles E. Lowe has three blue jays
In a cage, which lie caught the past
week.
The winter school in the Small dis
tfict closed Friday. Those not missing
4 day or not tardy We're Irene and
Sarah Tufts. Another good record is
that Of Ray Coombs, aged eight, who
attended 2s weeks of school missing
only three sessions. and was tardy only
Tour times. The teacher, Miss Eva
Crosby Of Fassalboro, was very gem
crousiy remembered by her pupils at
the close of the school.
This weather eats up the dry wood
and many are burning green wood that
never did SO before.
Notices are posted calling special
town meeting, Saturday. Feb. IS. at
$50 T.. NJ, To elect Il third selectman
and q collector Of taxes.
Charley Lowe went to Boston with a
car load Of apples, Monday night, for
G. s. Perkins.
S. II. Gardner sold 1874 barrels of ap-
pies to l.. G.. Tilley of Sidney, last week.
Mr.. Tilley also bought several other
lots.
A. II. and II. II. Austin shipped their
apples to Boston. Monday.
This winter reminds your correspon-
dcIt Of the winter OF 1875 and sc when
it did not thaw any in the sun from
Dec. % to Feb. 20--;l period of 81 days
of continuous cold weather.
BELGRADE.
THE toughest winter ever saw"
says the oldest iniiabitant" and yet
T.. L. Yeaton on: genial II. F. ID.
carrier. has not failed to make his trip
on time, and has not missed II single
trip as Yet.
Miss Ida Mae Tillson is visiting her
fri. nj Miss Octavil Weeks Of Sidney
for Il few weeks.
Dr. Reynolds who has been quite i'll
with pneumonia, is improving.
Miss BlaHche Hanson of East Mt.
Vernon, visited her aunt, Mrs. Rose
Wadl"igh, Sunday.
Stephen Eickford visited his father
; Milford Bickford of New Sharon Sun
day. Mir. Bickford is quite i'll.
The sick ones in town are all re-
ported as improving.
Elbridge Ieaton, a lifelong resident
of this town died Feb. !. The funeral
was held at the Yeaton schoOl-house,
Wednesday.
The many friends in town Of p. NJ
Arnold of Augusta, carrier of l.. +. ID.
No. 4, will be panied to learn that he is
, again confined 10 his house by illness.
Fred Trasl1 is hauling broom handle
! stuff to Augusta for James Scatas.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Samuel Whitehouse
entertained Mr.. I. o. Williams, teacher
Of the Mckinley school, Monday even
! ing.
Mrs. Celia Trask is helping Miss
, Mary Brown care for her mother who
IS sick.
Miss Bertha Watson of Belgrade is
lNt-t INNS al NNiS outNCoSlUl YIN Ct wv
Lincoln school.
MT. VERNON!
Mrs. Nellie \. French was called to
Pennington. Friday TO her daughter
Gertrude. who is reported to be very
sick.
A. r. Cram is on the sick list and
confined to his bed.
! Mrs. Augustus Dolloff is on the sicI,
! list.
The grip. severe colds and pneumonia
have just struck our village and q
serious time is feared.
| Harry s Russ little child is reported
| very sick.
| Mary Severy is on the sick list with
. = severe cold.
!. Very many are sick in Belgrade and
doctors from Mt. Vernon and Readfield
and Oakland are in attendance.
The travelling is getting very hard OIL
account OF drifting snow.
! Ed. Herscm has returned home from
, Worcester, Mass. Mr.. Hersom has
been in that city since last August.
The little son of Herman H. Healy is
quite sick.
Maurice Chesley is in Augusta tc
work with his brother.
Elbridge NJ. Tracy is having a large
amount of saving at his mill.
Mrs. Eugene Foss is on the sick list
READFlELD.
| The funeral Of Rives Ordway of this
town who died Of quick consumption
at ReaGfeld Feb. Sd was held at his
| fathers Monday. Feb. Sth and he was
| carried to P;ttten for burial being ac-
compaaied there by his brother
! Monday. Feb. S, this town was again
called uponto mourn the loss OF another
valued and much beloved citizen in
| the person of William Holmes Of East
| Readfcld who died after a sickness OF
about ten days from n chronic head
| trouble. Mr.. Holmes had lived all his
life i'll town and had filed some of the
! Offices to the entire satisfaction of his
townslnen. He leaves n wife two
sisters and many other relatives to
mourn his death.