Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-10

At II church meeting held at the
church Saturday afternoon, Rev. L. A
Harlow was engaged for the coming
year. Much qualification was express
ed at the success of the new furnace
which is u great improvement on tht
old stoves. The Ladies' Home Circle
are now working to paint the inside Of
the church.
Mr.. Abel PurintOn is quite sick.
Mrs. J. w. Starbird formerly of this
place, is reported quite sick at heI
home in Lewiston.
WEST SIDNEY.
Mrs. Annie Foye is visiting heI
daughter Mrs. Clarence Richardson.
Maud Blaisdell of the Cony High
who has been home for a number OF
weeks sick, is reported as getting along
well.
Mrs. Florence Townsend remains
| about the same.
Bessie Wyman is stopping a few days
at the home of her grandparents, Mr.
ard Mrs. C. H. Lovejoy.
Ernest Wyman who has been con.
fined to the house with grippe is fully
recovered.
Herbert T. Corson has a flock of Al
hens that have made Il record worthy
OF notice. Besides what the family OF
four have used. he sold during the
month of January GAS eggs: il
February 4SO. Amount received fol
same 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Scribner were al
Fred Scribner's, Sunday.
Clarence Richardson spent Saturday
and Sunday in Gardiner.
The friends of Mrs. j. f. Ballard are
glad to know she is improving.
The Republicans of Sidney hold theil
caucus at the Town Hall next Satur-
day afternoon, March II, at 2 o'clock.
CHINA.
Monday morning. Deputy Sheriff c.
hay in the barn of Perry Pulen
stepped near the edge of the NOW
when the hay instantly slid from under
him, precipitating Mr.. Jones headfirst
IA feet into the bottom of the bay,
striking on the board flooring on his
right shoulder and the right side of
his head. Mr.. Jones was taken home
and DR.. Mabry summoned. who said
no bones were broken. but the Shout
der is very lame and will cOnfine Mr..
Jones to the house for some days. 1t
was a narrow escape from a more seri-
Gus accident.
Last Monday, Perry Pullen. while
harvesting ice. accidentally slipped and
fractured his knee pan. Dr.. Nelson
was called and reduced the fracture
and Mr.. Pullen was made as comfort
able as could be expected.
BELGRADE.
The citizens of this town held their
annual town meeting at Belgrade
Grange hall. Tuesday. and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Board of selectmen. James Tibbetts,
+. +. Yeaton and Frank L. Pray. Z. IL.
Mosher was elected town clerk and
town treasurer. Don C. Stevens was
elected to succeed John Cummings OH
the school board. and II. II. Adams
was elected as the third member of
the committee. John Thyng was
elected as sexton. Allie r. Damren as
constable and Paul Hammond collec-
tor. There was no contest except on
the road commissioner. and that was
decided by the election of HerberG
Alexander as road commissioner TO,
the north part of the town and II. o.
Pray for the south part. Considerable
| interest was manifested in regard tt
school matters and appropriations
| The town voted to build new school
house in the Foster district and APP
propriated 500 for the same. The
sum of $500 was appropriated foi
the repair of schoolhouses and 1890
| for the schools; 5000 was appropriated
for town charges. $500 for snow bills
$1,000 for roads $500 to build n State
| road. 5000 for the purchase of two
snow rollers, $3.50 for the purchase oil
two road machines. The town votet
to maintain Free High school an,
appropriated 1925 for the game, also
$40 for High school books and $3.50 TO-
school books. The taxes were bid Of
at auction by Paul Hammond at OILS
present the play The Vagabonds" a
Sidney. Tuesday evening, weather per
hitting.
| Howard Yeaton. who has been $,
very i'll with pneumonia and hear
! trouble is slowly improving.
Charles Dunlap is still very feeble
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Turner and Sol
Harry. Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Pinkhar
and I. o. Williams. were very pleas
antly entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. H
l. /. Tucker, at their pleasant home Of
MT. Nebo." last Sunday.
Miss Annie johnson is caring TO
Mrs. Name Lord, who is i'll Of slo,
fever.
| Miss Edna Rickford visited at Mr..