Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-25
WEST GARDINER.

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pupils are attending this term.
John \. Spear shipped carload of
potatoes to Boston. last week.
Another daughter has arrived to
gladden. the home of Mr.. and Mrs. y.
NJ. Douglass.
Mrs. Baxter Small is reported to be
very low. DIR. Sawyer Of Gardiner is
attending her.
Heman Howard is hauling hardwood
lumber to Gardiner to be worked into
flooring.
Fred Trafton's wood pile is of sIgan-
tic dimensions and is now peiiis
worked into stove wood.
The PLANTING Of early peas Is prac-
tised quite extensively in this locaiity'
The town assessors are busy settins
the assessments into shape.
George Howard of Litchfield was IA
Sunday visitor at the Corner.
Mrs. Sarah f. Emerson is very SICK
with pneumonia. She is attended pv
DIR. Cobb Of Gardiner.
Samuel Stinson died at his home on
the Indiana Road. Friday, OF con-
s,I,,ntion. Mr.. Stinson has been
natient sufferer for many years. Inc
fuueraI occurred on Monday and the
body was inferred at the Fairbanks
cemetery.
Miss Annette Spear who has been
confined to her bed for several days
with severe case of the grip Is re-
ported to be slightly improved.
The petition of the New England
Telephone Co. has been granted by the
board of selectmen. and it IS under
stood that the company will begin the
construction of the line very soon.
WEST CHELSEA.
Mrs, r. Is. Anderson Of Boston. is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Rollins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burbank of
waterviIle. passed Sunday with rela-
tives in this ncighborhoOd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrill, left.
Thursday. for Providence. r. L., in
which place they will make their flu
ture home. The best wishes of their
friends III this vicinity accompany
them.
MIR. and Mrs. G. r. Moody of Ran
tolph. who recently returned from
spending the winter in Boston and
New York, were the guests Of friends
in this
Schools in town will begin. Monday.
May l.
Parker Powers of South Pittston.
visited his brother w. S. Powers in
this place, Saturday.
Jefferson Longfellow and family WIS.,
tied relatives in town. Sunday.
Warren Marson, who has been i'll for
several weeks, is now thought to be
gaining, slowly.
CHELSEA.
The school committee which is COM
posed of Messrs. P. Hayes, N. NJ.
Hemenway and William Chase. with
the superintendent. X. b. Caldwell.
held the examination Of teachers at the
chapel, Wednesday. Quite q number of
applicants for school We're present and
tho following were engaged to teach
the several schools in town: No. l.
Rebecca Slosberg: No. 3 Ella Percival;
No. 3. Selma Trask; No. 4. Tilla Law
renee: No. :. INA Clark: No. 6. George
White: No. !, Florence +. Blake: No.
Is. Ivy 4. Thompson; No. ., Amy B.
Hunt. The committee nave made a
thorough examination of all the school
houses ard necessary repairs will be
made during the vacation between the
spring and fall terms. The spring term
will commence. Monday, May l.
4 son arrived at the home of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Il. V. Morgan. Monday. April II,
Lloyd Robert. Mother and child are
doing finely.
People in this part of the town were
greatly surprised to learn of the burn
ing of the residence and store of c. A.
Jones. Sunday night. Ar. Jones has
been in business at the Corner for
e>eral years and the stor., will he miss
ed very much unless he decides TO re-
build.
Jerome Corbin OF Randolph. passed
Sundav with his sons family in town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Iodgdon and
daughter Of East Boothbay, are guests
of Mrs. Hodgdon's sister, Mrs. +. 4.
Meader.
Sunday.
Miss Ncthnia DOTr Of Gardiner. pa SIS
cd Sunday with her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. S. NJ. Dorr.
Miss Mabel Mclaughlin of Augusta
passed Sunday at her home in town.
Mrs l.. A. Mckay was called to Leo
minister Mass. last week. by the seri-
Gus illresE Of her daughter. Mrs. X. X.
Gould.
The Allen Brothers are on their an
nual rounds with their saving machine
making havoc on several large wood
piles III this section.
Several citizens in this part OF the
town have large amour; of wood pre-
pared for the stove for the next WIN
ter'a trade. among them being George
Caldwell. 100 cords; Theodore Hayes. 80
cords: w. X. Thompson. 40 cords and
Edward Gcyer. about 30 cords.
FARMINGDALE.
Georgia Coffin has returned from
Massachusetts. where she has been a,
work during the winter.
Mr.. Brann has moved into the Nor
gan house on Grant street.
VIM. Ring is having his tenement
houses repaired.