Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-17
EAST PlTTsTON.

| CURED. Saturday afternoon and even-
ing. There We're gathered over 100 rela-
| tlves ana friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Biinn in their delightful home at the
| top OF Bllnn's Hill to assist them in the
| celebration or their 50th wedding ami
| vtrsary. All of the arrangements were
| made by their children and came os a
| complete ana pleasant surprise to the
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Blinn are both
| In excellent health and busily engaged
| in the activities Of life. He is IS and she
| - years Old. and most remarkable
| thing is that sickness or death has had
no snare in their lfc's experience.
| FL, ssed with three children, Alice,
| (Mrs. Winfield Blinn). Jennie, (Mrs.
Orrin Ham). and Miss Grace Blinn, al
| so five grandchildren, all of whom We're
| present to enjoy the festivities of the
! occasion. Other relatives present were
| MI and Mrs. Seth Whitcomb of Som
| ervi.le. Mass. Mrs. Whitcomb being a
sister of Mr.. Blinn. Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
| Moody Of Randolph, Mr.. Moody a
brother, Mrs. Caroline A. Bonner, Mrs.
Fred l.. Goodwin. Miss Sercsta r.
Moody, sisters of Mrs. Blinn. Mrs. DR..
Edgar Young, a niece. with her daugh-
/ out. of Everett, Mass, Miss Hattie
| Moody of Lewiston, and many other
cousins, nephews and nieces from
| Dresden. IittSton and vicinity together
with ncighbors, friends and three cler-
gymrn. Revs. J. A. MOrelan, w. A.
| Hanscom and l.. l.. Harris, constituted
Il most enjoyable PARTY. Mr.. Hlinn has
been member and strong supporter Of
L.. Il, e.,
| than 20 Years. Mrs. Rlinn is a Baptist
He has been prominent in the affairs of
his town having served as a selectmen
| and been favored with many positions
of trust. The guests were entertained
by music, vocal and instrumental,
speeches. etc. Ice cream and other re-
| frcshmcntS were served in the after
noon. and n bountiful supper with more
Cake and ice cream in the evening
helped to fill to overlooking the golden
cup Of happiness. Many beautiful and
useful presents were received as tok-
ems Of love and esteem from relatives
and friends.
vAssALeoRo.
/ POPE AVENUE.-Miss Ava Cod
dard of Massachusetts, a former resi-
dClt Of this town, is the guest Of Mrs.
Phebc Pinllham.
Mr.. Lester Simpson of Wmslow was
a business caller in the place, Monday
Chas Pope and Christine Weber
went TO North Vassalboro Monday.
TIL" annual meeting of the China
Union CampmcetinG Association will
begin. Friday. Sept. LIST, and close,
Sunday. Sept 10th. Good singers have
been engaged, and 4 musical treat un-
doubtedly awaits those who attend the
Sunday services. Members of the as
ISOLATION are requested to report to the
secretary in person or by letter as ear
ly as possible. Address l.. W. Pope,
Nassalboro, Maine. Route so.
Friends of Walter Taylor will be
glad to know that he has secured a po-
sition in a machine shop in Portland
and will enter at once upon his duties
as apprentice.
Robert Weber left last week for
FoXborO, Mass. where he has secured
Ia good position. His many friends
wish him success.
LITCHFIELD CORNER.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. r. Robinson, and
daughter Elizabeth, of BOSTON, came
down on the Saturday night boat ana
arrived here sunday rlorning. They
will renl"in two weeks at the Robinson
homestead. Mr.. ami Mrs. j. w. Star
bird, of Lewiston are there also
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perry and Mr.
and Mrs. McManuS spent Il few DAYS
with Augustus BoSworth at his camp
last week. Mr.. Bosworth. Mr.. Perry
ana Mrs. No Mhnus went out fishing,
and Mrs. McManus caught large
black bass weighing nearly five
pounds: she also caught one large
nirkerel and several smaller fish. The
gentlemen didn't get 1t bite.
Eugene, the eldest son of Eugene
Campbell is very sick az de hospital in
Augusta. having been operated on for
IHppcndicitis. Mr.. ana Mrs. Campbell
went to Augusta. Thursday ana found
him quite sick. Mr.. Campbell returned
| nome, leaving his wife. \ few minut IS
after nc got honlc he was called to the
telephone when he Was requested to re-
turn 10 Augusta ut ONE, as an opcra-
non must be pcrformel immediately.
~ instructed them 10 proceed with the
operation and he would get there as
|
| rang"mcnts to lcav" his children dur
ing the night. he drove back to Angus
ta' arriving Just after the operation
was over. He remained until Friday
AFTERNOON. The young ilan is now do
ing as well - could be expected. He is
y smart young fellow and has mauy
irlcncs here who have been yer.,
ANXIOUS aboIt him Turing his critical
illness.
MIS-. Thurston Smith is away from
nome visiting relatives She expects TO
De away about two weeks.
M s. Asa Smith is visiting relative,
in Lisbon Falls
IT. McouriE. came from Springfield
Mdss., friday. 70 join his wife. who III
been visiting her father and mother =,
the parsonage
Whiitn ana Leland Buker, of Oak
| I'LL. visited friends NJ tL, f,,,r,,... 1,