Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-06

a day, recently. with Mrs. Sarah Whit
tier.
f. L. Townsend was in Oakland an,
Waterville, last week, on business.
Miss May Gordon returned to he
home in Winthrop. Monday.
Severe colds are prevalent in this vi
cinity.
Ferdinand Henry who has bee,
spending several days with relatives. /.
student at the Cony High school. Au
gusta.
| Alphens Townsend will work Al
house-painting. the coming season, will
Il. D. Whittier.
| MIR. and Mrs. Roland Scribner. An.
gusta, stopped over Sunday with rela.
tives in Readfield.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Harrington. and
Iausnter, Mary Beatrice. New London
Soiih'' arrived at N. D. Gordon's Thurs.
day afternoon.
| All fools day was heartily enjoyed BY
'he youngsters who made some very
cie'er hlts, amusing themselves and
others OF maturer years.
| Ihe auditor in the employ Of the M
=. Il. h. was in Readfield last week ex.
amlning the railroad accounts,
F. ]. Flanders is at home suffering
| from severe cold.
Friends Of Mrs. Abbie Cousins Mel.
rose, Mass. were shocked to learn OF
the death of both Mr. and Mrs. Frank
cousins. Mr.. Cousins was the son Of
Mrs. A. Cousins and had not been in
good health for some years. She has
the sympathy of friends in her bereaye-
ment.
EAST VASSALsoRo,
A complimentary dance was given tho
citizens OF the village and vicinity. We'd
nesday evening. by the superintendents of
the d1erent departments on the pipe line.
| large company gathered and enioyed
the music, dancing and the choice refresh
mentS served at the intermission Tb.,
dancing continued till late hour, when
ure given through the courtesy Of the
several gentlemen The most of the work
| men are leaving as the work is nearly
completed.
William Dow. who has been i'll for sew
eral days the past week. is out again and
his many friends are glad to see him.
Miss Mabel Hescock of Farmington has
heen the guest of her uncle, Dan HeScock
the past week.
Mrs. Percy L. Gates is teaching at Oak
Grove Seminary.
George Gates has completed the repairs
on the interior of his store and placed a
new line of goods on the shelves.
Levi Barker has been having new car
riages and wagons delivered at his car
riace repository for the last week and
still has more on the way.
Mrs. David Gates has been suffering
from rheumatism severely for the past
week, being confined to her room.
The ice has broken away from the
shores OF the lake and presents a water
soaked appearance for quite a distance
ont.
Daniel T. Jones lost his horse which he
had driven for a number of years The
animal had reached an advanced age but
nevertheless Mr. Jones feels his loss
keenly
Calvin Wesley Taylor. who died at his
home last week. was for many years en-
gagged in the tarnery in the Village so
many years owned and run by the firm of
Gates Il Pierce. He was well known and
highly esteemed and many friends here
regretted to hear that another citizen so
nearly connected with the early enter
prlses OF the village had passed from
works to rewards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Getchell were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Doe, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Richardson were
spending part of the day, Sunday, with
MIS-. <AIIld Gates.
CHELSEA.
The roads are not in very good condition
but are not as bad as it was expected
they would be, A good warm rain will
help settle them.
The sick in this locality are all i'm
proving, which is good news.
Union Grange meeting which was held
at the chapel. last Saturday, although not
largely attended was very enjoyable to
those present.
Mrs L: A. Mckay and Mrs. r. T. Fish
er and daughter. who have been in Au-
gusta all winter, spent Saturday and Sun
day at their home here.
Miss Nellie Heath of Gardiner, was the
guest of Mrs A. l.. Hayes, over Sun
day.
Mrs. Annie r. Fields of Augusta at
tended Union Grange. Saturday. and vis-
Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Dorr and Miss Glen Col
pitts of Augusta. spent Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ.
DOrr.
The Misses Edith Castnor ard Gussie
Turner OF Gardiner, spent Sunday with
friends in town.
Fl. R. HAYES has resumed work for Ell
bridge Brothers of Gardiner.
The sclectmen are on their annual
rounds taking the valuation of the town.
The travelling is so bad that it will be
rather tedious job.
The public examination for teachers of
our town schools has been changed from
April to April 10 at A. NJ, at the
chapel. and all who want schools in town
should attend.
Nests of the brown tail moth have been
discovered on the apple trees in the or
chards of Scott Powers and Howard
Hunt. both of whose farms are on the
banks of the river. Your correspondent
has not heard of any others but presum-
ably there will be. 1t means a constant
fight to get rid of them.
VASSALBORO.