Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-24

Weeks News From Busy Maine Towns
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SOMERSET.
NORRIDGEWOCK.

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| NORRiDGEWOCk.
Fred Worthley and Hugh Hight have
returned from hunting trip up river
bringing with them three deer.
Ross Haggett, formerly of this town
has gone to Rhode Island, where he
has a position.
| The ladies of the Congregational and
Baptist societies are very busy prepar-
| ing for their sales, which will be held
in the near future.
George Porter and Herbert Hale have
had electric lights put into their
houses.
Maurice Moore is working in the
freight depot here.
PALMYRA.
A masquerade sociable was held at
Grange hall, Saturday evening. Nov
| II. There was q good attendance and
the proceeds, about SIT, was given to
| the local band.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Frost visited Mrs
Frost's mother in st. Adams, Sunday.
r. A. Conant of Pittsfield appointed
| a meeting at Grange hall, Monday eve
ming. for the purpose of organizing a
! class in vocal music.
Mrs. +. l.. Fitzgerald was the guest
of relatives in Winslow last week.
Henry Wellington Of West Hartland
was in town two days last week.
Mrs Pamela Longley who is Sc years
old has been quite poorly but is some
hot To. n WRITING
Mrs. Emeline Robinson who has been
in town for the past two weeks re-
turned to her home in Newport, Fri
day.
SMITHFIELD.
The funeral of Miss Florence Clement
occurred at the home Of her father
Sunday.
News was received here, Sunday, OF
the death of Avery Ellis, one of Bel
grades Oldest citizens.
On account of the travelling the at
enhance was not large at the Sunday
afternoon service. but the meeting was
none the less interesting.
East pond was well frozen over agair
MONDAY morning.
Howard Varney has sold his apples
| Tor $3.50 per barrel.
Otis :. Holmes wishes to announce
trough tile Journal that he has en-
red the educational contest now be
| ing conducted by the Boston Globe
| and any votes sent him by friends vii
'je most thankfully received. He is
| The youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
| Holmes and should he succeed in win
| nlng one of the prizes offered, the
| money will be used in helping to secure
| such an education as he is DESTROYS o.
| obtaining. Please forward coupons tt
| Otis $. Holmes, Oakland, Maine, f. f
d. 81 .s
r. ST. ALBANS. 3, y
Miss Kettle Upham of Lewiston, il
.SIsiting hsE sister, 9I MfS Melvin blse
S. r. Prescott and P. F. Emery wer'
| IN Augusta, Saturday, on business.
c.. j. WORKMAN lost a valuable .hors
| last week. =
Oscar w Bigclow. supervisor o
| schools. called a meeting Of the teach
| ers, Saturday, at the village schoo
| tuItGIi1. liz SuDyCtt uiibci uio1uot7iC'
was the different methods of teaching
| common school studies.
| Frank Vining returned from Boston
| Saturday.
Geo. w. Martins horse Tim is OF
| the sick list.
w. a. BigclOw has disposed of all hi:
hens except the white Leghorns. III
| l,;Y
Joe Croker expects to winter abou
275 hens this winter.
II. C. Prescott has fine flock o
| Puff Orpingtons.
| G. G. Hanson installed a telephone a
L. NJ. Martins, Saturday.
| A play, NY Neighbours Wife," vii
be presented Wednesday evening at the
Town hall.
The hay pressers are pressing hay a
NJ. Bigelow's farm.
Mrs. Harriet Thompson Of Brighton
Mass. who has been a guest at Mrs
Mary Turner's, has returned.
MERCER.
Mrs G. s. Morse has been on the scl
list for two weeks.
The village school will commence
Monday, Nov. 27, in charge of c. w
Morse.
Geo. Wood is doing quite a bushes!
at numbering.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ d. Frederic of Stark:
We're i'll town last week, visiting Mrs
Frederic's sister. Mrs. G. S. Morse.
All are sorry to learn that Charlie:
Berry of Lewiston, formerly of thi:
town, who fell from an apple tree while
mere on a vacation five weeks ago. ant
dislocated his shoulder, is not doing
very well.
JACkMAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hilton of Bangor
are in town visiting relatives.
There WIS box sociable held at The
home OF Mrs. l.. NJ Harvell, Friday
night. The proceeds will go for new
! organ for the Congregational church.