Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05

Mr.. Lancaster is cOnfned 70 the
house and Ned Baker is taking care
of him.
Gilman & Boynton have number OF
men cutting wood on the Rowell place.
Mrs. Schofield and her nephew Arthur
Kingsbury are spending a few days
with her nephew John Pierce in Lewis
ton.
Arthur Fogg has moved into a house
on Pleasant street.
r. G. Clough is putting up building
over his water works.
/; The apples have nearly all been
shipped in this section. The price Of
fered at the present time by buyers is
SO barrel.
Andrew Pinkham has moved into the
Macomber mouse on Maine street. \
j. L. circuit has been appointed ad-.
| ministrator of the John Fogg estate.
Farmers in this section received good
! money for their sweet corn this year
and are getting a good price for their
apples.
Mr. Moss of Greene, is shipping a
number of new milk cows from this
| sections. He paid as high as $50 for
one recently.
Sheep are high and scarce in this 10
| cality.
progressing well and will add much to
the beauty of the place when it is fin
| ished.
EAST VAssALBoRo.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Whitney and
Master Stanley We're guests of Mr. and
| Mrs. Howard Bragg of Winslow.
Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Abbott enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Gates,
Miss Nancy and Karl Gates, Thursday.
Mrs. Addie Taber was the guest of
Mrs. Eliza Pierce for Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gates and sons
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Gates
sister, Mrs. Frank II. Jones Of South
China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coombs were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Priest of
North Vassalboro.
]. Quincy Collins went to Watervile
for the day, Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Marden and Master
Chesterfield passed Thanksgiving with
Mrs William Pope. Mr.. Marden spent
several days in Augusta last week clos
ing up his business for the winter. He
will pass the winter in the South with
his family.
Miss Edith Priest has been spending
her Thanksgiving vacation at home, re-
turning to Colby Monday.
Cary Richardson of Colby and Perci-
val Keene as his guest, passed Thanks
giving with his parents.
The annual sale of the w. F. Mis-
sionary Society will occur Tuesday
evening. Dec. 18th.
y REAbFlELD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fogg from Bos-
ton. spent Thanksgiving with his
home folks in town, returning to Bos-
ton, Monday.
Hon. and Mrs. Arastus Ryder from
Bangor were withihis mother at din
ner, Thursday.
There were many other family re-
unions in town, Thanksgiving.
The rain caused a very small at
tendance at church, Sunday, and the
union service in the evening was cam
celcd.
There was a family reunion at DR..
w. A. Wright's, Thanksgiving day.
All his sons were at. the festive board
for dinner. but all had to return to
their places of business in the after
noon.
The marriage of Mabel Davis and
John Able took place at her home
here, Saturday.
William Hunt and his son. Warren
Hunt are connecting their homes by
telephone. a distance of one and one
eighth miles. The poles are all set
ready for the stringng of the wire.
Little 5-year-old Mildred Weymouth |
of Manchester. who is passing the |
winter with her grandmother. Mrs. |
Leonard of West Gardiner. wrote a
letter to her mother recently that |
would put to shame many an older |
pupil, Mildred has been to school |
very well especially in writing.
Miss Helen Frost of Kcnts Hill !
passed several days, last week at her |
home in Manchester.
The heavy rain of Sunday filled the |
wells. springs, and Dogs. and snow will |
be acceptable now.
VIM. Hunt is one of the successful |
bee-hunters in this section, he having |
found several "bec-trees' from the |
last one he took As pounds Of fine |
favored honey.
z. III. Thomas expects to start for
the Dead river region the last of this
week visiting on the way at Rome,
Pennington, Phillips, Stratton and |
Eustis. @x;s,
Mrs. Fletcher Of Manchester, is re-
covering from her late illness.
II. III. Freeman is at work lumber
ing near Readfield Depot.
LITCHFIELD CORNER.
James Benson died, Saturday morn
ing, after an illness of several weeks
Mr.. Benson WAS veteran of the Civil
War; he was a Mason. being q MEM
Der of Morning Star Lodge of I,itch-