Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-26
NeWSy Items From Maine Towns

Tuesday. OH a business trip. He re-
turned on the night Pullman.
Mr.. Flagg, president of the Maine
Undertaker's Association. went to
Portland one day last week, and there
arranged for the annual meeting Of the
| association at Lewiston the first of
October. Negotiations are being made
to secure FrOf. Eckels of Philadelphia.
| to deliver postgraduate course Of
| lectures on enbalming and sanitary
| science. This meet bids fair to be the
| most interesting and largely attended
| of any in the history Of the organiza-
! ton.
Mrs. John Leavitt died at her home
| on Gardiner street, last Wednesday,.
The funeral took place from the home
of Mrs. Joseph Call. a near relative. on
account of the serious illness of her
husband and daughter Una at their
home. The sympathy of the whole VIII
lage go out to the fever-stricken fam
lily. Services by Rev. Mr.. Perry of the
Free Baptist church.
Capt. Darrah Of the vessel Henry F.
kreger, with his family, arrived at
the home of his wifes father J. c.
FlagS. last Saturday. The captain has
been gone about 10 months, during
which time he has made the following
ports: New York. Metanzas, Calves
ton. Punta Garda, Baltimore. and
stockton, Me-, at which place his YES
sci is now discharging a cargo of rail-
road iron. When discharged, he will
load with ice at Sargentville and sail
for Baltimore with his family also. 1t
will be remembered that Capt. Darrah
took the Henry F. Kreger new and re-
ports her an easy craft to manage, has
Weathered several severe gales and lost
only one anchor for the past year. His
many friends wish him future sue
cess.
The vaudeville entertainment at the
Opera house, last week, was well at
tended and pronounced by all to be a
success. This was their first perform
ance Of this kind as the company or
ganiZed here.
The bowling alleys are well patron
lied. and some very pleasing and in
teresting series of games are being
playd by some of the best citizens in
town. The alleys are all right.
Miss Alice Herbert of Boston. is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. John Fl. Stuart at
Il Main street. Her parents were once
residents of this town and she has
many warm friends here who are al
ways pleased to meet her.
Last Saturday the Richmond High
school ball team played the Litchfield.
The score stood to - in favor of the
Litchfelds. Next Saturday they play
at Dresden Academy and expect bet
ter results.
The wife of DIR. Peabody is reported
to be very sick with typhoid fever.
There seems to be an epidemic of ty-
phoid fever i'm this village and our
board of health members are doing all
in their power to find the cause, SO as
to stop its career. Seven patients are
sick with it at present.
Mrs. Ruth Maxwell attended the
last week.
WooLWIcH.
a young son.
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Brier of Boston.
have been visiting his mother. Mrs.
Call.
Joseph Call and mother will move in
to the Howard Corliss' house at Days
Ferry, this week.
Mrs James Maincs and Thelma, of
Westbrook, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. r. Names.
Miss Louise Leonard of Boston, is
spending the spring with her aunts.
Mrs. f.. r. Warren and Miss Emma
Leonard.
William Reed and family have NOV
ed to Stockton Springs. Mr.. Houd-
lettc of Dresden. has moved her fam
lily into the tenement lately occupied
by Mr.. Reed. and will be employed at
F. w. Cartons farm.
Ship carpenters are wanted to work
in Cartons yard at Sagadahoc Ferry,
this summer.