Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-22

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well attended.
rbe Junior Order of American Me-
chanics vii give a grand entertain
ment sometime in may.
A goodly number attended the enter
| tajnment at West Winthrop Grange
hall. Thursday evening last. Their ell
| tertainments are very much liked and
especially their suppers.
Charles SanbOrn vii move his FAM
ily into the fine residence of Mrs. Lu-
| ella A. Crockett in a few days.
Miss Hattie Walker is going to
Portland to engage in the millinery
| business.
Their are some fOe colts and noble
stallion ut North Monmouth. of which
| mention will be made hereafter.
LITcHFiELD PLAINS.
Guy Benner of South Monmouth has
| been hired to preach at the Plains
church the coming year.
James A. Chase OF Augusta was in
town, Saturday.
James Bowie in the south part of thu
town Friday.
Mrs. Eva Toothakar, Carrie Allen
and Clara Hutchinson were in Lewis
| ton, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Rogers were in
Augusta calling on friends Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens and children
| who have been very i'll are on the gain.
Mrs. Wyman Mrs Stevens mother :
| still very i'll.
| Stillman Ring. is II, is in a very
| critical condition.
Miss Edith Small is reported on the
sick list.
Cold weather still continues but all
hope for warmer weather soon and
water. Many wells are dry round here
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. n. Rogers have
moved into their tenement which they
have repaired by mastering, laying
floors, painting and papering.
| The logs are being hauled to the mill
in large lots these days. All is ready
but wafer.
| Tapping trees will soon be the order
of the day.
| VIII Maxwell finished hauling his
apples, Wednesday. He had 12l bar
| rels.
| A. r. Bucklin has his wood sawed,
split and neatly piled up.
| Hon. Samuel Smith is getting ready
to build an ell this spring.
| Wallace Stewart, wife and child of
Gardner visited Mr.. Stewards mother
at the Corners. Sunday
| School begins at the Academy this
week.
Chas. Earle is in town stopping at
his aunt's. Mrs. w. G. Williams.
| Edward Ring was called home from
| Auburn by the illness of his father.
| Among the visitors at the Plains
| Church. Sunday, We're Mrs. True and
daughter Sallie. Mr.. and Mrs. Merch-
ant and daughter from South Litch-
| field.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchings are very ill.
WEST WINDSOR.
| The many friends of Thomas O'Brien
| will he glad to hear that he is on the
| road to recovery.
| Among those who attended the cot
tage prayer meeting last Tuesday
evening from this vicinity at the home
of Asa Robinson, North Windsor. were
Mrs. II. ~. Tabor, Courtland Tabor.
Mrs. w. p. Lamsop, Mrs. Rose Proctor
and son Fred. Miss Josie Seekins and
| Robert SeellinS. Daniel Merrill very
kindly transferred them from this
place. They report very interesting
meeting.
| George Pierce sold his farm and
moved into the house owned by NJ. r.
| Davis recently.
| Parties from Rhode Island We're in
the place looking for fancy driving
horses last week.
| They are about finishing the work at
the Barton sawmill. Something like
one million and half feet of lumber
| have been sawed.
| Mrs. NJ F. Hutchinson of Winslow
WAS a visitor at c. F. Taylor's. last
week.
| Messrs. Barnes and JudkinS are
| painting c. q. T;iylor's house.
| j. w. johnson of NaSsalbOrO has
been in the place picking up the odd
lots of apples for SIPS per barrel.
| Mr.. Chandler came to visit his
| daughter, Mrs. Adelbert Merrill, Il few
| days ago.
One of the first harbingers of spring
| was distinctly heard in the welcome
notes of the robin and bluebird within
the past few days.
READFIELD.
The relatives and friends of Mrs
Ruth II. Packard widow of the late
Samuel Packard, assembled at her late
residence on Friday afternoon AMI
listened to the funeral rites, which
were very impressive Including sermon
by Charles WoOdman, minister of tn,
Society of Friends, Portland. and sing
ing by the Aulean Qua.tette. Said tha
speaker in alluding 70 the dead: "rC
enumcrate her good qualities would
seem like sacrilege. rs all present
especially her own family must know
her unselfish and devoted life" Mrs
Packard became member Of the Bap-
tiSt Church in early life. She was
highly esteemed by those with WHOM
| she had been so long asSuCjated. having