Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-04
WEST GARDINER.

| Inc AHA DraIiitic club VIII present
the drama Little Ruckshot" at the hall
in Litchfeld. Purgatory Mills, Tuesday
| evening, July 4. lit will be followed by a
dance and baked bean supper
| The cottages at CobbosSee are now be
ing occupied. Several new families are
| expected. this week, from Massachusetts.
| Fred Bradford. who has been visiting
| his aunt. Mrs. James Small, has returned
| to his home in Somerville. Mass
| Horace and Lewis Fuller and families,
| attended the First Crusade in Augusta,
| Thursday evening
Rev Mr.. and Mrs. Canham, and Mrs.
| Ethel Merriman and daughter, Phyllis Of
Hallowell. visited Mrs. Merriman's par
ents. Mr. and Mrs a. W. Fuller, last
week.
VIM. p. Haskell and Mrs. S A. Smith
visited Mr.. Haskelrs daughter, Mrs
James Collins, in Manchester, last week
Frank and James Collins are progress
ing rapidly with the telephone work.
The poles were set, last week, to Lam
bert Perkins house, which is off the
main road quite a distance and an in
strumeMt placed in his house. TOwle
Brothers store viii be connected, this
week, and several Instruments will be
placed in private residences
Mrs Allen Wakefield passed last week
at Boothbay.
SPEARS CORNER-Rev. Stanford
Mitchell, pastor of the Rumford Falls
Universalist church, stopped at the Cor
ner, Thursday. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Mitchell and daughter, on a carriage
drive from Rumford Falls to Damars-
Gotta.
James Powers of Whitman, Mass, was
among last week visitors in this section
DIR. Lewis Palmer of birmingham
Mass. was calling on friends here, Sat
urday.
Herbert and Percy Spear have rented
the Brann store and will conduct a gro
Gerry and grain business Repairs on the
building are now in progress and a few
Gays Will see them ready for business.
They will run team on regular routes,
and have the best wishes of all. The one
thing most needed now is a first-class
blacksmith at the Corner. as the closing
of Mr.. Morgan's shop and the removal
of w. a. Merrill to Gardiner, leaves
large section without a nearby smith.
The family Of George Cole of Brookline.
Mass, arrived At their summer camp at
Pottrr'S grove. Saturday.
Mrs. f. &. Wright and family We're Au-
susta visitors. Thursday
Mrs. Harris and daughter Of Whitman.
Mass. are visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs II. O. Powers
LAkESHORE.
The closing exercises Of district No Il.
Alberta Black teacher, were held. Friday.
June -. The program consisted Of reci-
tations and essays OF a very high order |
The exercises We're supplemented by
readings given by Miss Strandberg of
Emerson College also phonogra pffic selec-
lions
The blind evangelist. Rev ]. NJ Con-
nelly. will speak at the Methodist church. !
July o. at 30 F. NJ. All are cordially in
vlted.
Edward Wyman and family are visiting
his sister, Mrs. +. G. Morrison.
Charles Rowe of the National Home, is |
spending few days with his nephew
W. w. Carter,
Miss Alice Woodcock of Massachusetts,. |
is visiting her aunt. Mrs. b. t. SawteIle. |
Miss Alber;a~ Black han been giving Il |
house party for the past ten days. Among |
the. guests az" Hiss Bertha f. Strand |
burg. b. l.. /. Il. NJ. Of Boston, Miss |
Florence a. Young and Miss Annie l.. |
Connick, bdth teachers in the Williams
Grammar school in Augusta. -
SOUTH MONMOUTH.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frost and daush-
ter. also Flora Frost of Lewiston, are at
c. Il. FrostS.
Walter Small of Pennington, is visit
ing his sister. Mrs. Henry Hall /
Mrs. Benner is sick with mumps.
Della Jewell is seriously ill., DS. Blake
attends her
J. d. Buker and sons are cutting f. w.
Jordan's hay.
Clifton Dustin, while digging worms
dug out a plain gold ring with Ivy"
engraved on it. 1t has evidently been
lost many years.
Messrs. Cook and Butterfield of Lewis
ton. and Quin and Gardner Of Sabattus.
with their families are spending the 4th