Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-29
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
KEET'S HILL,

spending their vaction with Massachu
sets friends.
Or. and Mrs. w. f. Morse are visit
ing Prof A. !. Oliver in East Saugus
Mass.
Arthur W. Palmer spent Christmas
with Auburn friends.
Charles X: Folsom, who had the mis-
fortune 10 have his leg broken in TIVE
places 10 days ago, is doing as well rs
could be expected. The breaks were
bad ones, as tn" bones were crushed
ana apIinttrcd by the log which f..
onto it, but under the skiIlful treatment
of Or. Millikcn, the limb is rapid
healing.
Mr.. Siblcy, the Mt. Vernon mason, is
making some needed repairs in Rick
or han.
The winter term Of the Seminar:
viii open next Tuesday.
II. w. Lovejoy, the carpenter, can
sympathizc with Job, rs he has sew
crHl boilS upon his neck.
w. r. Strout Of New York City
spent Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J.. II Strout.
Prof. II. f.. Trifcthcn went to Bns-
ton and to MiddlcbDro, Conn, On bus
mess last week.
Mr.. Rowcll, superintendent Of F. l..
Russell's farm, has returned home
from the Central Maine hospital. Mr..
Iowcl has been suffering from blood
poisoning for the past month, but is
now recovering.
Ed Campbell of Bar Harbor ana
Clarence Campbell Of Rangeley spent
Christmas with their mother.
The Christmas exercises of TIE
Methodist church, which were sched-
ulod for Dee. %, We're postponed on
account of the storm until Dec. &c,
when the children Of the school gave
very delightful cantata under the
superint, ndencc Of Lillian Berry. At
the close Of the program many useful
presents Wer" distributed from the
heavily loaded tree.
DR.. Sullivan Chase, the dentist, is
at home for Il few days.
e. READFIELD.
f1<Nr. and Mrs. Fred Leighton are the
prhud -Isarents Of a bouncing baby girl,
which MAS hurn Dec. 20.
Dudley Haincs went to the Maine
General hospital at Portland Thursday
for treatment.
One Of the pleasant features in con-
nection with the Methodist christmas
tree was the presentation To NJ. W.
Mant"r Of z purse Of money ~ his
many friends, the gift beng presented
by Rev. i. Chapman, pastor of the
church. Mir. Manter has been the eff
Gent organiSt Of the CHURCH for many
years and the gift was made in honor
Of his faithful service.
The rlcasantost social gathering of
the year 50 far WAS the annual Festival
held By the members Of Lafayette Ma
sonic Lodge ana the Eastern Star in
Masonic hall Thursday evening. Ab0u;
40 guests were present, who We're de-
lightfully entertained with the follow
ing program: Music. orchestra: read
ing. The Flood 1t Westfield." Miss
Ethel Winters; banjo and bones duet.
Henry Cole and Walter William. Miss
Helen Lord. accompanist; supper.
Music, orchestra; toast, THE Eastern
STAR Rev. Costello Weston; soprano
solo. Mrs. Mara Elliott; toast. The
Ladies'. Charles w. Crosby; contralto
solo with harp accompaniment, Mrs.
Nora Mastcrman; toast, What We
Ladies Know About Masonry" Mrs. A.
f. Wilson; goodnight song by the
company.
There is much speculation as to who
Will be appointed deputy sheriff to
succeed Deputy Brown, who will be
r"l"2ated To the back shelf for two
years at least ON account of his poll
ties. Deputy Brown has been an hon
est and efficient officer during his four
Years in office and has made many
trends during his administration of
mat position. Although there are
number Of candidates for deputy. it is
hUmored that J. +. Mccormick. the
genial agent At Readfield Depot for the
international Harvester co. will he tha
fortunate aspirant
Leon Q. Tcbbetts and Mr.. Tebbetts
VIII leave for Augusta Monday pre-
paratory to Mr.. Tebbett's assuming
charge of the register of deeds office
Tor the next four years. Mr. and Mrs
ltbb"tts have taken an active part in
social life Of this place and will be
greatly missed.
NORTH AUGUSTA.
Mr ard Mrs. John Shutc are recciy