Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-03

tuesday.
School in this district. which has
been under the instruction Of Miss
Arobine Clark, has been closed for the
past two weeks on account Of illness of
| the teacher. Miss Clark is reported as
very i'll with rheumatic fever and Miss
| Tibbetts of Whitefield has been enra ged
| to finish the term, beginning Tuesday
Of this week.
Mrs. Loyal Leavitt and son Charles
in Massachusetts.
| Mrs. Frank Hayes and Mrs. Walter
Burbank of Waterville, visited relatives
in this vicinity over Sunday.
MONMOUTH.
| Decoration or Memorial day was
iittingly observed in this town. The
school children of the town assembled
at 1.3O at G. a. II. hall and marched to
| the Soldiers Monument where apnro.
pirate exercises were listened to while
| the children strewed flowers and
decorated the monument, then they
marched to the cemetery just below
Cumston Hall and left flowers and
wreaths on the various soldiers graves
| ISrevet Major Sherman headed the line
of march and to him great credit 10
due for the interest on the part of the
children and their most commendable
appearance as a body. In the hall aft
? p. NJ, good program was given nv
local talent under the auspices of Mr..
and Mrs II. Il. Pierce.
| The sermon, Sunday was by Rev. Mr..
Gould and large number were pre-
| sent.
| Stripes swung to the breeze from
several OF the residences about town.
Many visitors We're in town over
| Memorial Day. Among them were the
| Misses Witherell. Boston; Mr. and Mrs.
John Pierce Portland; Mrs. Geo Norris,
| Melrose; Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Flaherty,
Lewiston; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert King,
Lewiston; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph King,
New Hampshire: Mrs. Elmira Prescott,
Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Allen,
Augusta, and Carl Getchell, Dartmouth
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stetson spent
Sunday and Monday in Auburn.
Miss Nellie Shorey left, Monday, for
IL.
Luella Shorey will go in a few days.
The many friends of these ladies sin
cerely regret their departure from the
town where they will be greatly
missed. The best of wishes of all who
know thenf go with them to their new
home.
| CHINA.
Willis r. Washburn of the University
| of Maine is at home for the summer
| vacation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. Snare of Hallowcll,
visited ut Constant McLaughlin's, last
Sunday and Monday.
The memorial sermon was delivered
| before the A. j. Billings Post of China
and Albion. Sunday, in the Methodist
church by Rev. n. M. Hckis of Albion.
Mr.. Helgis also gave the address at
Albion, Monday.
Rev. c. J. Harding rendered his letter
or resignation to the Baptist church,
| last Sunday morning, ana it was ac-
| cepted. Mr.. Harding has received q
unanimous call to more lucrative
position in Raynham, Mass. and will
leave for that place next week.
The people of this village are much
pleased to have the hotel again open.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. McCorrison of
CampelIo. Mass, arrived. Tuesday, and,
will soon have the house ready for
guests. They come well recommended
and it is hoped will have sufficient bust
ness to make the hotel profitable.
READFIELD.
Two or more changes in real estate
Were made in town. last week, and
two new families will soon be at home
here. All are sorry to lose Captain
Mctcalf but glad he leaves good fam
lily in his place.
blanche Gilc was in town Il few days
this week and last.
The sudden cool changes are trying
to the lungs of old and young and
some cases of pneumonia are reported.
on Sunday Rev. Miss Goldthwait of
the Univcrsalist church gave Il fine
| Memorial sermon at the brick
church here, and at the same place
on Monday forenoon. Rev. ii. a.
King of the Methodist church
gaze the Memorial address. Tho
graves were decorated at nine A.
NJ. by the school children and citizens
preceded by members Of the G. A. K.
led by the drum corps from Wayne.
Guy Williams has reshinGlcd his
house, eli and woodshed.
Mrs. Walter Williams returned home
from u visit Of several weeks with
relatives in Massachusetts,.
LITCHFlELD.
Fred Butler and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Johnson of Auburn, have
been visiting A. p. Otis.
Mrs. Uriel Atwood and two daugh-
ters are spending Il few weeks in Bos-
ton.
| Mr. and Mrs. Mark Powers of Port
land, are calling on old friends in
town.
WEST SIDNEY.
Rev Mr.. Kerney. pastor of the Method
list church at North Augusta. called at
Augustus Dyer's and III. f. Carson's,
last week.
Chldren's Day will he observed at the
West Sidney Baptist church. Sunday
| In, ut An will