Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-19
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC
WEST GARDINER.


struck the corner of his eye. making
quite a bad wound. 1t was very mar
rok escape from losing an eye.
The faithful horse known as old
John. and owned by Towie Brothers
met with a bad accident last week In
some way, one leg came in contact
| with the moving machine knife. cut
ting the cords and rendering him al
most useless.
Reuben Snowe. finished cutting the
grass on Lambert Perkins farm last
week. This week he will harvest the
| hay on George Dixon's farm.
Will Hopkins has purchased the
grass on the Allen farm, Highland
avenue, and Eben Horn the grass on
the Plympton part Of DIR. Merrilfs
plsce. Johr Horn will cut the hay on
shares on Everett Pinkham's farm on
| the Neck.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Davis visited
friends in Hallowell, Saturday.
Mrs. NIFTY Mitchell OF Waltham,
Mass. arrived, Friday, to pass the re-
mainder of the summer with her sis
ter, Mrs. Alpheus Spear.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. DeFratus visited
at James Smalrs, Sunday.
| Irving Blake of Augusta. is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Blake.
Miss Eta Pinkham, who has been
| the guest of Mrs. Thomas Goodwin for
several weeks accompanied by her sis
ter, Mrs. Grace Foote and little son,
| Omar of Hallowell. left last week for
Abbot village, where they will visit
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
| Pinkham.
| Miss Ella Bachelor is passing two
| weeks at her brothers, Chester Bach
elder in Hallowell.
| Carl Weston and Francis Butler
| have rented and taken possession of
| Frank Collins house on Sand Hill.
| Miss RcIntire of South Gardiner. has
come to keep house for Mrs. John
Dudley on North street.
| A nephew of Hartwell Clough is
passing few weeks with him at his
home on Mill street.
| Mrs. Dora Cannon came home from
Augusta last week and opened her
house on Hallowell road, which has
been closed the past year.
| Harry Spear and family passed Sum-
day with friends in Manchester.
| SPEARS CORNER,The construc-
ton of the telephone is promised for
| the coming week.
Thu Misses Myra and Grace Wing
are visiting their uncle, Sherman
Witham of the Indiana road.
Thaddeus Littlefield is at the home
| place during the haying season.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Wright and
| children, Warren and Eunice OF Dor
| chester, Mass. are twisting F. G.
Wright at the corner.
John Annis Spear and daughter.
Jessie of Hallowell. passed last week
| at their farm home on the Gardiner
road
This section was considerably start
experienced at o'clock, Saturday
| morning.
Miss Blanche Wrenn of Cambridge.
| Mass. is a guest at her aunt's. Mrs.
Robert Smith
Gardiner Small is reported on the
| sick list.
FARMINGDALE.
Dewitt Foster and son Walter, are
| haying for Oscar McCausland.
Mrs. Allen Lewis passed a few days
of last week at Old Orchard.
Miss Mary Gilman Of Madison, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Reed of
Maine avenue.
Mrs. Elva CHM and little son are
passing the summer at her GRANDPA !
thers's. Joseph Atkins.
VIM. Ring has had a new walk laid |
| to one of his houses on Main avenue.
The earthquake aroused most Of the |
people in Farmingdale, soaring several |
| ladies so badly they became uncon-
scious.
The Rrann boys are cutting Rev. Mr..
Manson's hay.
VAsSAL
Walter Stone of Augusta. is passing
two weeks vacation at his home in
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morse of Angus
ia, We're guests of their son. Charles
Morse. at his farm in this place, Sum
day.
Miss Nellie Clark of China, was a
guest recently, of Mrs. Florence Stone.
The remains of the late Mrs. Lot
Trask of Riverside. passed through the
place, Sunday. en- route for Branch
Mills. where they were inferred in the
family lot. They were accompanied by
her daughter. Miss Flora Trask.
MANCHESTER.
Henry Freeman of Manchester, Her
bert Greenlaw of Washburn. and
Ralph Putnam are assisting z. H.
Thomas in securing his hay crop.
c. c. Putnam of Winthrop, called on
relatives and friends in Readfield,
Tuesday.
Churchill Greenlaw Of Washburn. is
haying for Fred Snow of Manchester.
Mrs. jefferson Dudley and daughters,
Jeanette and Mary, called in Manches-
ter Sunday.
One of the heaviest earthquake
shocks ever noticed in this section
was heard little after S, Saturday
morning /