Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-17
KENNEBEc.
BRANCH MILLS.

weighed l3 lbs. at birth. Who can beat
that:
School began on the Palermo side
Feb. s, taught by Miss Emma Nelson.
Edna Osgood is rooming at her
sistere, Mrs Alice Parmenter's, and at
tending the school.
f. RAYMOND Dove went to Freedom
last week for two runners and took
hem to North Palermo. Branch Mills.
South China and Weeks Mills.
Ruful Gardner is slowly failing in
health.
Walter Tobey has begun to haul his
bark to the tannery at Liberty.
Mrs. Alice Parmenter and Mrs.
Matte Worthing went to South China
last week to attend Pomona Grange.
Mrs. Emma Whidden and Mrs. Ella
Campbell were at the home Of their
brother Fred Drake last week called by
the sickness of their mother, Mrs.
Isadore Worthing.
Pine Cones Union will meet with
Branch Mills Grange. this week. fs
The Liberty Band Boys gave a
musical concert at Grange hall. Tues
day evening, Feb. 9. 1t was reported
good. -
The Whist Club met at II. L. Pink
HAMS saturdayevening.
A sign bearing the word Baskets"
has been erected on the front Of the
shop formerly owned " e. NJ. Dove
but now occupied byshis son E. r. Dow.
Chas. T.. Dove -hassthe grip and is
confined to the house bait is quite COM
Portable. ". NJ. Dove Is also better.
W. II. Daley had a leap Year dance
at the Grange hall. Feb. II, quite a
crowd vas reported.
Chas. G. Dinsmore sold two yoke Of
oxen to Will Pope OF Vassalboro. Satur-
day.
Mrs. Dana stevens is stopping at
Ambrose Halls. -
Rev. Mr.. Leach occupied the pulpit in
Union Church. Sunday.
MT. VERNON.
There will be q box sociable at the
Courier school-house. Feb. 90.
Wesley and Francis leighton have
finished hauling their logs to Long
pond. From there they will be run to
oakland as soon as the pond is clear
from ice. .
Gordon Bros have a very nice yoke
Of high grade Hereford calves one
week old. They also have the yoke
they showed at the Maine State Fair
Lewiston. last September, and which
won the first prize. 40
J. Frank Hammond. who has beer
spending two weeks on business in Au-
susta, has returned home.
Rev. II. NJ. burlington. pastor Of the
baptist church, is Ill with influenza
u ne was not able to preach Sunday. He
mas been confined part of the time tt
hs bed. but is reported better.
The little child Of Harry S. Russ. who
; has been very sick the past week. is re-
ported little better and there is now
hope Of its recovery.
Fred w. Scvery is at home from So.
Ion. this week.
The daughter of Mary Severy is
somewhat better of her cold.
benl FRANK Allen. who bought some
% thousand Of pine lumber. has got il
nearly all cut.
The Russell Brothers and Mr. Brigg.
ot Pennington. are carrying on a larg,
business at West Mt. Vernon. From
.neir new purchase Of timber. they ar.
hauling large amount Of white bircl
I" their mill. One hundred and fit!
cords will be sawed into spool timber
ihey are also cutting a large amount o
poplar, also about 200 thousand of hem
lock. which will be hauled to the Fay
cite mills to be sawed at that place
ihese gentlemen are adding quite
large amount to the business of Yves
Mt. Vernon.
business at the tannery of Charlie
w. Mansur at West MI. Vernon Is eoo6
ne Is having all the tanning that h
ean do. He finds il difficult to get he'll
10 run the business.
Mrs. Mira Sanborn was called t
portland. last week. by the death of
.iiehd. She almost persisted with tn
'o'd in riding up from the Depot whe
sue returned home.
Mrs. Nellie French returned fror