Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
RIVE SlCE,

Fir. end Mrs. Merton Rowe gave =
whist partyNto a few of their friends.
Saturday evening and "A fine time was
the result. After playing whist from
eight to ten o'clock the party was
invited to the dining room where Il
very bouniiful repast was served, after
which Mr.. Rowe entertained the COM
pany with choice selections on his fine
monograph The result of the whist
was that n. H. Fossett and Mrs. n.
H. Fossatt won the first prizes, and
A. S. Foster and Mrs. c. +. Conner
captured the boobies.
Mrs. Farwell, Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Dunlap We're called to North Nassal-
toro last week by the serious illness
| of their father, Rufus Bragg
Miss Maude Andrews of Augusta
visited her sister, Mrs. Phlhney' i"S'
Saturday.
Albert Foster was business VISITOR
at Waterville, Saturday.
Charles E. Hicks, graduate OF
Bates college, class of 'OS. Ralph =.
| Wehber. class of '06. Bowdoln, MISS
Elizabeth NJ Whittier and Miss florle
Stuart all of Belgrade, were at N. ii.
Eossett's. last Sunday. They were out
on !, carriage drive for a little recrea-
,ion. their objective point being River
side They had Il picnic dinner which
they brought along with them. and re-
turned in the shade of the evening"
to Belgrade.
1t does rot seem to be necessary
FOR Maine Farmers to buy SO much
Western corn when they can raise it
here as successfully as William Cobb
has this season. From three -fourths
Of an acre he has harvested Owe: 200
bushels of ears of nice, sound corn.
So.ce Os the ears were more than Il
foot long.
CHELSEA.
Rev. Mr.. Lowell preached most in
teresting sermon at the chapel last
Sunday. He is planning to exchange
pulpits with Rev. Mr.. Canham of Hal
lowell next Sunday if pleasant.
r. Walker of Danvers. Mass, was
the guest of Mrs. l.. A. Mckay, last
week.
Mrs. Eliza Dorr is visiting in Gardi-
ner and Farmngdale.
Tho Misses lea and Lettie Blanchard
of South Gardiner spent a few days
last week with their aunt, Mrs. j. o.
Page.
Miss Jennie Theobald of Randolph
snent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Hayes.
Mrs. Mclaughlin has taken a house
in Randolph and will move there at
once.
Rev. G. r. Lowell of Randolph was
making calls i'll town. Friday.
Miss Apbie Dore who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Geyer
for several weeks returned to her home
in Lynn, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove of Randolph and
Miss Nettina Dorr of Gardiner, spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. NJ. Dorr.
H r. Ha--es. who is employed in
| Gardiner, passed Sunday with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. Hayes.
Thesrain of the past week was very
! welcome AS many of the wells were de-
| cidedly low.
| Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Corbn have
! moved. to Randolph in order that Mr..
Corbir can be nearer his work on the
Kennebec Central.
Miss Rena Sherman of Randolph
visited friends in town last week. /
VIM. Rankin of Gardiner is visiting
at w. S. James.
BRANCH MILLS.
Mrs f. E. Worthng has returned
| from Portland. where she has been to
purchase her stock of millinery for the
winter trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Is. Whitman have
been visiting relatives and friends III
Turner for a few days.
L. A. Pinkham entertained the l.. r.
! Fl. Club Oct. 3lst and the Whist Club
| Nov. 4th. Mrs. J. r. B. Dinsmore re-
! ceived first prize at the whist party.
Il S. g. Parmonter, blacksmith. met
With Il painful accident while setting
tires one day last week. His slcdge
slipped. striking his foot instead of the
tire. cutting quite cash.
WINDSOR.
Alpheu5 Bragg of this town and his
brother Asher OF Benton, who have been
tapping III this section during the
month Of october, have established
record hard to beat in KennebeC
county. having secured in that time.
IL foxes. IL raccoons. seven skunks.
five ruskrats, and three mink
G. p. Merrill and son Herbert of
Augusta. were in town. Sunday.
Mrs. r. r. Jewell. who has been Wis
ting Mrs. J. f. Meigs in Augusta for
several days. returned home. Sunday
Mrs. II. a. n. Dutton is passing a
few weeks in Massachusetts, visiting
relatives in Boston and Gilbcrtvillc.
Arthur Recd of Augusta. was in
town. Sunday, having been called here
by the Illness of his mother, Mrs. J. \.
Reed.
4 MISS Icunic Morrill, WIN ~ r.. IlnI