Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-08

| MISS Matte Blackwell of Augusta
was present at the graduation at Oak
Grove. Thursday.
Misses Kate and Fannie Low of this
, place attended the music festival at
Bangor. last week.
EAST vAssALBoRo.
Rev. James w. Day of Wiscasset.
spent Sunday with friends here and
preached in the Methodist church,
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Eta Gates has returned from a
visit to Lisbon Falls and Mrs. Percy
Gates has returned to her home in the
same place, after visiting relatives here.
c. 7. Richardson has returned to his
home. for the summer, after spending
the winter months in Newton Center
Mass.
Mrs. Zilpha Butterfield and Miss
Butterfleld returned from a visit to
Knox, Monday.
Rev. Thomas Jones, Presiding elder
of the ROckland District, was in the
village Thursday evening and Mrs.
Jones was calling on friends Friday.
Many of the young people here at
tended the graduating exercises at Oak
Grove Seminary the past week.
Geo. Bearse from Portland called on
friends and relatives the past week.
Clarence Monk has moved his family
to Pittsfield where he has obtained
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pinkham of
Massachusetts, have been in the place
recently to make improvements on
their lots in the cemetery. Their only
daughter Ethel while visiting relatives
in this vicinity last summer was taken
suddenly ill and died. She was young
lady of marked ability winning high
hOnors. Her classmates paid her
memory high tribute by presenting a
gift to the school in remembrance Of
her.
William Priest has been more feeble
the past week but has been able to get
out doors some of the time.
The East Vassalboro Baseball Team
played with China Saturday and won
ii to 10. They chartered Mr.. Butter
fields Steamer and enjoyed the trip
immensely.
Mr.. Frank Marden very kindly took
several of the village people riding in
the new Automobile Friday evening.
1t is a fine affair and it a great pleasure
to spin over the country in it.
Henry w. Abbott, c. w. Sturgis
Charles ]. Means of Boston and George
w. Harvey Annisguam are registered
at the Revere House for two weeks en-
joying the fishing on the lake.
B. c. Benson is spending few weeks
here Mr.. Benson has a cottage on the
shore of the lake.
RIVERSIDE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Robbins and
son of Livermore Falls, visited rela-
tives here, last week.
r. E. Bragg of Lambs Corner, passed
a few days with his daughter, Mrs. J.
H. Reed, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Quincy of Bos-
ton, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Foster
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Gray of Chicago,
Mrs. Susan Fossett of Duluth, Mimi,
Mrs. V. Il. Gilbert of Vassalboro, Mr..
and Mrs. J. f. Fossett of Augusta, and
Mrs. Strong, our pastors wife, were at
N. ii. FOssett's, last Saturday.
George II. Phinney. who bought the
S. w. Mitchell farm here, last year, is
doing quite a lot of farming this
spring. He is putting in three acres
of corn, seven acres of potatoes and
sowing six acres of oats. He keeps
nine cows and makes lots of butter,
which being Of excellent quality finds
ready market at Il good price. He is
Il breeder of white Chester pigs and
he has nine handsome ones now. In
the horse line he has pair of heavy
work horses, nice ones, a family driv-
ing horse and a standard bred mare,
with a filly at her side by Governor
PattisOn, the popular head of Sturgis'
"Broadacres" breeding establishment.
This is a particularly fine filly bay
with black points, and if nothing hap
pens to her, will add to the reputation
of her distinguished sire. He has
named her Harriet. The pride of Mr..
Phinney's stock, in the writer's esti-
nation, is a pair of white faced Here
ford steer calves. They are large look
just alike, regular beauties, and when
they grow up are destined to carry off
the blue ribbon at some Of our fairs, If
they are anything like what they
promise now. Mr.. Phinney is having
one of his barns entirely renovated
outside and in, and when completed,
will be very convenient and add much
to the looks of his very fine place.
ALBION.
A boy has arrived at Wallace Libby's.
His weight was 101a lbs.
Rev. and Mrs. Heikes are attending
the n. Z. Convention at Newport this
week.
Mrs. Norton has been obliged to leave
school for a time on account of tie ILL
ness of her mother. Mrs. Annie Abbott
is substituting for her.
The game of ball Saturday between
the North VassalbOro and Albion
teams, was won in a close contest by
the Albions.
Mrs. Chute and sons will return to
their home in Searsport, this week.
Mrs. A. B. Skillin has an American
Wonder lemon tree in fruit. 1t has one