Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-19
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
WEST GARDINER.

"Cot 0AhOINER.
MIS-. Hannah Fuller will close her
residence and go to Gardiner. this
week, where she will spend the re-
Iilalhder OF the winter with her sister.
Mrs. cross, who is an invalid.
Warren Davis made business trip
10 Monmouth, Saturday.
The ice harvest commenced in good
earnest, Hast week, and will be con-
tlnued nearly all this week. There are
very rev families who do not put up
supply Of ice. The cakes measure
ABOUT IL inches in thickness and weigh
some over 80 pounds. The ice costs .
cents cake at the stream. Will Hop
kihs is doing the cutting.
Mrs. Frank Fuller and daughter
blanche, visited at Mrs. Alphen
Spears, Saturday.
George Norton, who worked on the
steamer Kennebec, last season. ar
rived home. last week.
SPEARS CORNER-The horse of
Joseph Trafton is quite badly famed.
Inc horse ran away. but Mr.. Trafton
escaped without injury.
F.d Spear started his saving ma
chlne last week. He will saw only
at his own lot and do no outside work.
this winter
I;alph Colby is at home after a sever
al months absence.
John Annis Spear is doing considera-
bic butchering, this year.
Heman Howard has purchased of
Arthur Newell a lot of standing wood
and is cEffino 10
Lillian Howard has returned from
Natelville, where she has been visit
ing her sister.
Fred z. Blaisdell and son Idell. were
in town over the Sabbath.
LiTcHFiELD CORNER.
Mr.. Rand, principal of Litchfield
Academy. is so much improved in
health that he has returned, and will
resume his duties, Monday Harold
Cummings of Bates College, who has
been supplying in his absence returned
to his home, Saturday.
The teachers and students took their
annual sleigh ride, Wednesday even
ing. They started for "Purgatory" in a
snow storm. but as arrangements had
| been made for an oyster supper at that
place, they did not postpone it. They
had a comfortable ride going, and a
very pleasant time after they arrived.
but the snow storm having turned into
rain storm, they had to ride home
in the pouring rain. Though they got
pretty wet, no serious consequences
have been reported.
Emery Baker spent a day or two
with his family, last week. Mrs. EN-
cry Baker has returned from Portland.
Thelma Buker and Walter Knight.
who have been quite sick with Il cold.
are able to be out.
Rhona Maloon has been quite sick
and is still confined to the house.
Miss Lola Merriman has resigned
her position as assistant teacher ut
l-Itchfeld Academy to accept Il better
position as assistant at Leavitt Insti-
tute, Turner. Her place here is very
acceptably filled by Miss Katherine
kindrick of Bates, 1908.
EAST vASSALBORO.
Nancy Gates, who has been i'll for
the past two weeks, is slowly recover
ing.
Fred Whitney has returned from |
Fairfield, where he was engaged pack |
ing ice.
The harvest of ice has begun and !
several are engaged cutting ice for the |
parties who have ice houses to fill.
Rev. III. 3. Campbell, a returned mis-
sionary from the Congo Free States,
spoke at the Friends church. Sunday
morning and afternoon. His descrip-
ton and illustrations We're very in
structive and interesting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Priest and little
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
CoombS. last week.
Clark Gates was confined to the
house. last week, with an attack of the
grip.
EAST WINTHROP.