Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-28
HARMONY.

Susie Rogers of Norridgewock spent
Sunday at s. A. Taylors.
HARMONY.
Farmers complain that their pota-
toes are rotting badly Some farms
yield Well but over half are rotten.
Mrs. f. o. Turner has gone to Bos-
ton to select a stock OF millinery and
fancy goods.
Mrs. Ernest Willis has gone to
Erockton. Mass, to visit her sister.
Nalnetta Brown.
| Ralph Durham while working in the
woods cutting ship knees one day last
Week, was attacked by moose. Mr.
Durham climbed up a cedar tree, but
the moose bent the tree over and then
! hooked Durham with his horns, tore
the clothes nearly off his body. He
Was then thrown quite a distance and
| hastily climbed another tree near him
and remained there out of reach of the
I moose several hours into the night,
cold and bruised, before the moose left
| So he could come down and go to his
! house about a half mile away.
ST. ALBANS.
! Mrs. l.. P. Southland has returned
/ from South Ryegate, VT, where she
las been for several weeks.
1t is estimated at the corn canning
| factory that the pack will be about
| two hundred and fifty thousand cans.
| The packers expect to get through by
| Wednesday night.
W. 0. Hilton has returned from
! Skowhegan.
| j. w. WEIGH who was in Bangor for
! medical treatment has returned. He
| seems much improved.
All very much regret to learn of the
death of Mrs. Charles Martin who
passed away Saturday night. The
funeral will be held Tuesday at 10
o'clock at the home. Rev. Mr.. Coons
of Pittsfield will otficiate. Mrs. Mar
| tin was one of Natures noble women
and will be greatly missed by all who
knew her, but the blow falls especially
heavy on the husband who has lost
one of the most congenial companions,
| and the three grown up children who
have been bereft of one of the kindest
of mothers.
| ann INNS iiStACANOob,
| got second money in her class at the
| Dover-FOXcrOft races.
| Our farmers will lose many dollars
this season by the rOtting of their po-
tato crop. Many acres will not be dug
at all.
MOOSE RIVER.
On Friday, Sept 90 1904. at the old fam
| lily buryine ground of the Holden family,
Y n a
| stone to mark the final resting place of
| Rachel Farnsworth, widow Of Capt.
Jabez Holden. who was one of the valiant
| defenders at Bunker Hill Mrs. Holden
| and her son, Captain Samuel Holden,
were the first settlers OF Moose River,
moving there in March 1870. about the
| time Maine became a State. OF the fam
! ily there are seven generations who have
generously contributed toward the buying
| of the stone. Among those most worthy
| OF commenda ton is Mrs. Lucinda Holden
Campbell, through whose effort the pur-
| chase of the stone was made possible.
also little Alice Childs and Harry Moore.
! who represent the seventh generation In
this most kind and benevolent act
Moose River had quite a snow storm.
Wednesday, OF last week. which is quite
| an unusual thing for this time OF year
| Mrs Kate Quincy was called to Con-
nectcut. Wednesday by the illness of her
| daughter. Mabel.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dunton and son.
/ Neil returned home. last week, after a
visit in Skowhegan andAMadison.
PALMYRA.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Canny of Pittsfield,
| have been Visiting at F. l.. Fitzgerald )
| for 4 f W days
Mrs r. w. Thompson was called by tel
! cphcne to Auburn. Saturday on account
| OF the Illness of her daughter, Mrs. +. L.
! Palmer.
Romance Parkman. ]. c. Millett and
Mrs Eta I.eavitt are having telephone
/ Instruments put in their homes
| William F. Thompson and Elva Max
| field started. this morning. for Auburn
and Lewiston. where they Will visit rela-
tives and take in the falr.
Mrs Kinda Fitzgerald gathered fresh
| wild laspbcrries for tea. the I'D inst
BLACKWELL.
James Wills. of Arson. recently called
on friends. in this vicinity.
Miss F,mogene Gilman. from Madison,
was the guest, last week. of Miss Nellie
Turner
Tie young people in this vicinity.
enjoyed 4 corn roast. Friday evening.
at the home Of WALTON Mantor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Colby from
Moose River are visiting old acquain-
tances and relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Henry Adams from Bingham is
the guest, for several days, of her
/ mother, Mrs. S. S. Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Danforth were
guests of relatives in Fairfield, last
week and attended the Central Maine
Fair in Watervil!e.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Spear leave
this week for Lewiston, where thew
VIII attend the Maine State AFR.
thence they will go to Boston for a
short stay.
MI. ana Mrs. Meier Eames and son
Aus.lh: from North Arson, and Mrs. ].
n. Mcheeman of Rumford Falls were
$3.50. sunday, of their aunt, Mrs. Ell