Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-05
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
WAYN e.

Boston and vicinity.
Miss Lydia Smith is at home for the !
Easter vacation.
Miss Louise Barker is at home.
Mr.. Libby and family are at their
home on the Hill.
Mrs. Plummer and Mrs. Smardon
have returned to their home in Wayne.
Mrs. Berry who has been on the sick
list in convalescent.
Rev. F. Fl. Ellington who has been
attending conference at Rumford Falls,
has returned to his home in Wayne.
The Glove club held a candy sale at
the NJ. Z. vestry, April l. Quite snug
little sum was realized and great credit
is due these young ladies as they
worked very hard for the success of
their sale.
Easter was observed at the Baptist
church, Sunday, by service in the at
ternOon and concert by the children in
the evening.
Mrs. Berry who has been visiting in
Wayne, has returned to her home in
Fayette.
WEST GARDINER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins of Lynn,
Mass, arrived, last week, and are
guests of Mr.. Hopkins father, Benja-
min Hopkins.
A young child of William Shepards
was taken i'll, Wednesday evening, and
died Friday. Funeral services We're
held. Sunday, at their residence on the
Neck.
Will Knights of Winthrop, was in
town on business, last week.
Bert Fuller visited friends in town,
last week.
Samuel Stephens who has been visit
ing at Albert Fuller's, will return this
week to his home in Nashua, N. H.
Litchfeld, visited their cousin, Miss
Mary McCaurlance, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Seavey visited
lat Mrs. Seavey's sisters, Mrs. A. w.
DeFratus', Sunday.
Albert Fuller, George Clark and Mrs
Nettie DeF'ratus are on the sick list.
Charlie Philpot, who went to Nor
ridgewock to live a few weeks ago, has
returned to his uncle's, Joseph Wake
fields, where he will make his future
home.
The board of assessors commenced
taking the towns valuation, Saturday.
CHELSEA.
The superintendent of schools and the
| committee We're in session at the chapel
nearly all day, Saturday, and quite a
\ number of teachers took the eXamina-
I ton preparatory to securing schools in
| town.
Geo. Morang who recently bought the
farm of Mrs. Ida Howe on the Gardi-
ner road, has new house up and
boarded and is rapidly pushing the
work on il as he is anxious to move his
family as soon as possible.
J Prof. +. D. Searles of Wilbraham
Mass, called on old friends, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Dorr of Augusta
wore calling on old neighbors, one day
last week.
Mrs. L. A. Mckay went to Bath
Thursday called by the illness OF hel
daughter, Mrs. G. X. Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patterson Of
Waterville, were guests of his aunt
.. Mrs. N. NJ. Hemenway, Sunday.
Stanley Webb of Boston. is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Arthur N. Douglass.
F. NJ. Hayes of Augusta, was the
guest of his brother, Theodore, one day
, last week.
j Mr.. and Mrs. Searles and little
daughter Mary of Bar Harbor, arrived
> in town, Friday. Mr. Searles returned
home, Monday. but Mrs. Searles ant
| lar 10 elf witty ha,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Collins.
r. T. Fisher came from Boston, Fri
day, to spend a few days with his fam
lily here.
| The assessors are making their year.
ly rounds taking the valuation. They
will he at the town house, Saturday
April 9th. at o'clock for the purpose OF
receiving an inventory of property, etc
Miss Matte Wellman of Pawtucket
r. l., is visiting her father, Joseph
, Wellman.
LlTcHFIELD CORNER.
Mrs. Jane Haskell who has been in
feeble health for some time, died quite
suddenly. Monday morning. Her only
son, Roby Haskell, was sent for as
soon as her illness became alarming.
He started for home Immediately on
: receiving the dispatch. reaching home
Monday morning, but too late to see his
mother alive. Mrs. Haskell had lived
here only few years, and her feeble
health kept her prisoner at her home,
but those who knew her loved and
respected her, and all sympathiZe with
the son in his great loss. Mr.. Haskell
:. lost his wife few months ago. He
4 returned to his business in Massa-
I chusetts after the funeral.
Rev. f. y. Harlow. and his grand
daughter Miss Ellen Aikens, returned
from n visit to South Windham, Satur-
day night.