Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-20

Cd Sunday at her sisters, Mrs. A. w.
DeFratus.
DR.. Merrill returned home. Saturday,
from Connecticut.
SPEARS CORNER-The Longfe!-
low school will have an entertainment
on the closing day of the term, FRI
day. June g. in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Of Lewiston
were Sunday costs at r. p. BlaSsdcll.
Tho sermon preached on Sunday was
to the little ones
M,ss Blanche Stevens OF Gardiner
was a visitor at the corner. on Thurs.
day.
Horace A. Fuller was among. the
Monday visitors at the corner.
Mrs. Josie Marsh is passing a few
davs with her brother. /. L. Ware.
M;ss Mae Frances Littlefield of Hal
,ow.u WIS a guest at the co rner, on
Sunday.
p,v and Alton Ware were among
tho arrivals on Saturdays bpat. They
have nassed the winter attending
school at Glib ertville, Mass,
CROSS HILL.
Mrs. Lucy G. Prince is visiting
friends on Pope avenue, Vessalboro. TO-.
a few days.
| Mrs Mary ]. Clark Is the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. Weston Lewis in Angus
ia, for a week.
| Mrs Sarah Randall is quite sick
Mrs. Addic Briggs OF Vassalboro is
caring for her.
Jacob Stevens expressed a couple Of
coon cats to his niece. Mrs. Charles
Cassidy Of WilmiI gton. Del. few
Gays ago.
| Fred Merrill of Augusta. was in the
place, last week, on business.
Fred Crosby is building a stable for
| a Mr. Crowell of Riverside.
| Mrs E. p. Page of Skdwhegan was
visiting her mother, Mrs ]. d. Ran
dali, several days last week.
The weather for the Fast few days
has been of Il torrid nature, but it was
| Just what is needed to st art the crops,
which are very backward.
LITcHFiELD co RNER.
Mrs. Charlotte Hanscome died very
suddenly Saturday naorI hing. She had
been ill several weeks, h ut was getting
better and her son, DR.. Howard Hans
some of New York, WHO came to at
tend her in her sickness, was to return
to his home in New York, Saturday
afternoon. She was ia ken worse about
10 o'clock and died in a few minutes.
Mrs. Hanscome was the daughter of
| the late Rev. John Jackson, who moved
| here from the northern part of the
State, about 60 years ago, and built the
house now occupied by the family. At
ter her marriage to Mr.. Hanscome she
moved to Auburn, where they lived for
| many years. She leaves a husband and
| three sons, Walter HaEscome, Warren
| Ha1scome and DR.. Howard Hanscome,
all of New York. Also two brothers,
Dr. A. NJ. jackson and DR.. J. H. Jack
| son, both eminent PHYSICIANS of Fall
River, Mass. She was an educated, in
telligent woman. of lovely Christian
| character, loved and respected wher-
ever she was known. She was a val
ued member of the Woman's Relief
Corps and will be much missed in the
community. Funeral services at the
house, at 10 A. NJ. Tuesday. The re-
mains will be taken to Auburn for bur
| ial.
l UeS'SiNs
Mrs. Hattie Mahoney IF Massachu-
sctts. is visiting ner parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Timothy Sanborn
Mrs. Gines of Melrose, Mass. accom-
| panied by her niece Miss Harvey of
Berwick, is visiting at N. NJ. Heikes'
Henry Abbott of WaterviIle, was out.
Sunday. on his auto.
c. N. Hussey Of Waterville, passed
through town, Sunday.
ALBANIA Libby and family of Water
vile. were in town, Sunday.
Eleven from this place attended the
Sunday School convention at South
China, Saturday. All report an inter
esting convention.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
| meet. Wednesday evening. at Grange
hall.
The Good Cheer branch Of the l. S.
s.. will meet. Wednesday, at Grange
hall and will be entertained by Mrs.
Baker and Mrs. Blake.
Everson Holmes died. June IA. after
an illness of about n week. He was
twenty years of age. An aunt who had
her home with him. a father who lives
in Pressure Isle, and a sister. Mrs. Josie
Wilson of this place, survive him.
The funeral services were conducted
Friday. from his late residence by Rev.
n. nj. Hcikes. There were many beau
tiful flowers. A wreath of roses from
the young people. pinks. roses, and IN
abundance of flowers from relatives
and friends covered the Casket. and
were tastefully arranged in the room.
showing the love and sympathy of
friends.
LiTCHFIELD.
w. E. Preble, who has been teaching
i'm Simmons College in Boston. the past
year, is at home for a few weeks with
his father, G. B. Preble.
Mrs. NJ. j. Bradstreet, who has been
staying in Augusta for a time, has re-
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