Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-06

weekly meeting with Mrs. L. L. Harris
Monday evening.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs,
H. H. Cary. this week.
The Twentieth Century Club will
meet with Miss May Marson next
Thursday afternoon. All members are
cordially invited to be present.
Arthur L. Harris of the class of 'Os
Bates College is at home for the spring
vacation.
G. r. Mansir school superintendent,
reports a large number of applicants
for positions as teachers.
Atwood Kennedy has taken his old
position as stage driver for a few days.
WEST GARDINER.
SPEARS CORNER-Thomas Bick-
ford has entered the employ of Herman
Howard.
Mrs Charles E. Colby is i'll and is
diner.
c. NJ. Stevens has sold his farm to
Dawson Dale of Gardiner.
Mrs. Potter who is cared for by Mrs.
Carrie McCaslin is reported to be no
better.
Idell Blaisdell of Gardiner, visited
his parents at the Corner, on Sunday.
Alton McCaslin has hired out to
William Woodbury. of Litchfield.
G. H. Clough, Hubbard Goldsmith
and d. E. Merrill have been appointed
to the local board of health.
day, looking for a lost team.
Mrs. George Williams and her son
Herbert are making preparations to
visit relatives in Providence, r. l.
Judge A. NJ. Spear was at his cottage
on April I'd.
Miss Ellen Howard is confined to the
house with severe cold.
The schools are to commence on
April II, according to latest rumors.
LITcHFlELD CORNER.
Mrs. Agnes Earle, wife of Joseph
Earle, died suddenly Saturday after
noon. She had been in poor health for
more than a year, but was able to be
about the house much of the time.
She was taken worse Friday evening
and suffered much until she passed
away. She leaves husband. two
Mrs. Abbie Sims of Northbo-
70, Mass, and Miss Edith Earle, also
two sons Percy and Ardra, who are
both in school, the youngest only eight
years old. The people here sympa-
thize deeply with the grief stricken
family. The funeral was held Tuesday,
at II A. M.
Asbury Earle came from Lewiston
Saturday night, called here by the
death of his brothers wife.
]. W. Starbird, of Lewiston, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town.
The school board met Friday after
noon, and voted to open the schools
April Il. The schools We're assigned as
follows: Miss Augusta Edgecomb, to
the Holmes school, Nellie Ham the
Washington school, Maude Lane the
Willard school, Sallie True, Stetson
school. Mrs. Matte Mitchell, Roosevelt
school, Mrs. Eta Taylor, Lincoln
school, Miss Mary Palmer. Lowell
school. Miss Pearl Packard, Whittier
school. There will be no school at the
Longfellow, as the building is unfit.
Schools will be held in the Plains
schoOhouse, also one in the Earle
school. Mrs. Annie Dustin will take
the one in the Earle, and transport
scholars.
WAYNE.
Word has been received of the death
Swift was a member of the Baptist
church in Wayne.
Mrs Winnifred Walton is quite i'll.
Miss Katherine Cram and brother
Lorin have gone to Portland to visit
their grandmother, Mrs. Harding.
Henry Wing of Bath has been a
guest in Wayne, the past week.
Miss Haskell is visiting her sister
Mrs. Gardiner.
Mrs. c. H. Barker has been called
to Skowhegan by the illness of her
daughter Miss Louise Barker.
An entertainment was given at
Wayne Hall. Friday evening. by Sam
uel Maxim and daughter.
Miss Alice Wing who has been visit
ing in Vinalhaven. mas returned to her
home in Wayne.
club. Friday March 81. At the close
of the meeting some very dainty hand
painted programs for the next months
work We're distributed by Mrs. Bur-
CESS who has the work in charge.
Arthur Lord has accepted a govern
ment position at Fort Popham.
Mrs. Edith Swift and son Harold are
both quite sick.
LAkESHORE.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Sawtelle are re-
joicing over the birth of an eight pound
girl.
Mrs F.. f. Sawtelle passed a few days
with her daughter Mrs. c. A. Branch,
last week.
Rodha Tillson is at work at Loren
caring fo' his aged mother
who is in very poor health.
G. w. Manter entertained his Sunday
school class of boys at his sap camp
Saturday, April l.
Loren Robinson who has been con-
fined to the house with the grip is now
able to be out again.
Howard Thompson who resides on the
Daniel Townsend place is very sick
with pneumonia.
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