Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-21
KENNEBEC
BELGRADE LAKES.

The Belgrade.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Miller and Master
Stamford Miller passed Sunday at the
Central House.
The Village school will close, Friday,
for the summer. after a very successful
term taught by Arthur Hoyt of Rip
ley, who is a student at Pennington
Normal school.
Miss S. Lord is passing a week with
friends in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Mildred Damren is at home from
Rents Hill for the summer vacation.
"Bub" Hunnewell is once more at
The Belgrade as night clerk.
Bait casting began. Tuesday. Good
catches are reported.
The Merrill Bros. have built a nice
little cottage near the button factory
and are making il their headquarters
for the summer.
The large driving belt broke at the
light station, the other evening, plung-
ing the village into darkness for a
couple OF hours. There was tall scratch
ing round for old kerosene lamps.
SOUTH WINDSOR.
The friends of Hiram s. Watson were
shocked to hear of his sudden death.
which occurred in Portland. June Is.
Mr.. Watson was well-known and held
in the highest esteem. In young man.
hood re married Miss Mary f. Pratt
Of Whitefield. Their only child died In
his childhood. There was profusion
fol 1.y
the set pieces from the u. w. Clark
Ice Co, with which Mr.. Watson had
been associated in business for 81 years.
Mr.. Watson was so years Of age and
the cause Of his death was apoplexy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danfortn Drake, who
were married in Augusta. are visiting
Mr. brakes parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Drake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Malany are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a daughter.
Mrs. A. L. Simpson Of North White
| field, is passing several weeks win
Mrs. Winslow Jameson.
r. o. Moody recently lost a valuable
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cooper left,
| Tuesday, for Boston, TO visit relatives
MT. VERNON.
Mt. Vernon Grange will hold a
Strawberry festival on the evening Oh
June "a, at Odd Fellows hall. COM
mencjng at 7.30. After the festival a
lecture will be given by DIR. H. r.
Shaw. Subject: "A Visit to Belgium.
| All are invited.
SOUTH MONMOUTH.
Mrs. Frank Tinkham has returned
from n visit to Portland.
Wendan Tinkham is sick with the
mumps. He is being cared for at
Joshua Stover's.
Gan. Dixon is putting piece onto MS
barn. w. Z. knight is doing the work
LlTCHFIELD.
Mrs. Della Emmonds is at Horace
Gilpatrick's.
Mrs. Fred Clayton. who has beer
quite sick, IS better.
| II Is announced that an examination
Of pupils desiring to enter the Academ,
will be held at the Academy, at A. M
Saturday, June -.
LjTCHFiELD PLAINS.
Edward Shorey without doubt has
the finest strawberry patch in the
state. Nine hundred plants were set
last spring. and the vines are unusual
" mxuriant and loaded down with
green fruit.
Walter A. Elliott's desirable place
here il offered for sale.
CHURCH HILL.
Mrs. Ira c. Taylor and daughter OF
Stratton are visiting her sister. Mrs. D
E. Foster.
Chas. w. Bailey is charging his
house which Is a decided Improvement
Amos Cunningham has Joined thu
CARPENTERS Union and Is working fo
Hanks & Spaulding.
Miss Florence Taught went to Farm.
ineton. Thursday, to attend the gradu.
ating exercises.
Freeman Chase was on the hill, Sat.
urdav, calling Oil old friends.