Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-22
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
CHELSEA.

possession of their pleasant home on
tie river road and proceeding to thol
oughly enjoy themselves. MIR. anu
Mrs. Powers are well known as ilfoSt
hospitablc people and the evening was
delightfully."- passed with music. CONVEX
sation. and the popular game of "iihch.
Delicious refreshments of coffee ana
fancy cakes were served by the hostess
and her daughter Miss Grace ana at !
late hour the guests departed loE lieii
homes. voting the occasion 70 ne olie
Of the pleasantest and long TO De ie-
memDcred.
The stork made visit at the resi-
dcnce of Mr.. and Mrs. George MofaHs'
Saturday morning and presented theii
with a bouncing boy. Mother and chiid
are doing finely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph 3. Rice and lit
tie daughte. Gladys of WOolwich visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs n. NJ. Hemenway, last
week. Miss Gladys will make a lew
weeks stay with her grandparents.
Miss Tina Dorr Of Gardiner spent a
few DAYS last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Dorr.
o. L. Farnham and Mrs. R. T. Fisher
of Augusta. were calling on friends in
town, Sunday.
Mrs Cassie Knox and son Percy Of
Gardiner spent Sunday with Mrs.
Knoxs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Dorr.
Patrick Hayes. Capt. W. S. Oakman
and James b. Mulligan attended the
State encampment q. \. r. at Lewis
ton last week as delegates from Cutler
Post, Togus.
s. NJ. Dorr is hauling logs to the mill
and having them sawed into lumber for
new stable which he will build in the
spring.
ALBION.
Miss Nellie Harding went to Lowell,
Mass. last week.
Fifteen from this place attended the
Sunday-schoOl convention at China
last Friday.
Saturdays wind filled the roads in
some places, so full of SLOW, that it
took all day Sunday to get them ready
for travel in some parts OF the town
considering the quantity Of snow that
has fallen. and the frequent winds, the
condition of III" roads in this town this
winter has been excellent.
The Sunshine Club ut its last meeting
accomplished quite all amount of work.
Seven quilts wele tackled and finished
and quantity of aprons made The
next meeting vii! be teld March l.. at
Grange Hall AMI will be entertained by
Mrs. Lucy Davis and Mrs. Belzona
Hall.
Lewis Haskell last his horse last
week.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
Mrs. Mary z. PettinSill, almost 81
years old. has been very sick, but is
now fast recovering.
T.. l.. Donnell. Orrin F. King, Mrs
Olive Gordon. NJ. and Mrs. {. L. Ham
mOnd and Mrs. a. l.. Walker have all
been quite i'll but are now improving.
The Adventists arc holding a series
of meetings in tine Chapel.
Presiding El1ar Southard held
quarterly meeting here last Sunday
afternoon.
The Order of United American
Mechanics are IN flOuriShng con-
ditiOn. New members are being added
and tae meetings .,re well attended.
The Daughters of Liberty are adding
members to their order and a good in
terest is manifested.
George A. Lindsay has the contract
t" carry the mail from the postoffice to
the railroad station, four years COM
mencing July /, 1905.
Water and coal arr scarce articles at
North Monmouth. The mills cannot
run but one-half time.
l.. Pettingill is getting in a large
amount of pine and birch lumber.
EAST vAssALsoRo.
William Fairfield is staying for a few
weeks With his daughter. Mrs. Oscar
Wand. on Stanley Hill.
The roads for the past week have
been for the most of the time impaSsa-
bic on account of the snow and winds.
The men and teams have been busily
engaged clearing the roads.
Mrs. Percy Gates and little daughter
are the guests of Mrs. Ida Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whitney have
been in Augusta the past week OH ac
count of the serious illness of Mr..
WhitneyS father.
Miss Lottie Mower passed Sunday in
por tland attending the Y. w. &. A.
convention from Coburn Classical In
stitute. WaterVille.
Mrs. Abbie Doe has been i'll the past
week from an attack of the heart.
Miss Ida Taylor is spending a two
weeks vacation at her home on
Iriests Hill.
The ice harvesting is still going on.
The frequent storms have made the
season much longer than usual.
The work is progressing slowly on
the pipe line. The severe cold is a seri-
Gus hindranCe.
Allie Doe and Ernest Priest were in
Waterville. Saturday. on business
\ mystery sociable was given at But
terf,eld : hall. Tuesday evening. The
name of each lady was enclosed in an
envelope and names OF the gentlemen
we're written OH the outside with 4
guess on the height of the lady whose
name was inside. Then he paid for all
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