Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-02
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
LITCHFIELD.

POND ROAD-DuflnS alic sip"oi vi
Monday afternoon lightning struck
,rce near G.. f. Spaulding's barn. ana d
,eIephore pole q short distance l'oiii
G. w. Bowley's house
6 u Wakefield is reported as being
confined to the ouse by illness.
Elmer Hodgkins has returned from
a trip to New Hampshire.
Mrs. G. w. Bowley visited her sister,
,trs Dan Baker at Richmond village
last week.
Robort n. Smith has gone to- New
HAMPSHIRE. His family will follow in
few weeks.
3. L. Merrill is working for D. N.
Fogg. who is putting an extension on
his barn.
NJ. II. Dustin visited the Holmes
school Monday.
School began at the Richardson
schoolhouse Monday. April I'D, with
Miss Maud Lane as teacher. Miss Lane
is boarding at Captain l.. NJ. Birds.
Mrs. Julia Tibbetts, who has been
quite i'll at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Etfle Small. has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to enable her to return home.
Captain L. NJ. Bird is preparing to
build a large cistern under his house.
Mrs. Nesta Peacock met with a pain
| full accident Wednesday while washing
clothes A needle which had, by acct
dent. been left in some garment, was
| broken off. and about one-eiShth of an
inch of the point remained deeply i'm
bedded in the flesh Of her finger. but
| ~ iStD nf q
the piece was extracted. and the injur-
| ed member is doing well.
BENTON.
The Epworth League will hold its
regular business melting at the NJ. +.
chapel Wednesday evening, May :.
The schools in town began last week
with the following teachers: No l.
Mrs. Wentworth, and Miss Grace
Kicker; No. >. Miss Ethel Paul; No.
3. Miss Florence Richardson; No. 4,
Miss Nettic ITurbcr: No. ). Miss olive
Could; No. :. Miss Gertrude Libby;
No s. Miss q. Edith Furbcr; No. 10,
Miss Nina Dickey.
There will be a snciablc at cnton
Grange hall Thursday evening. May
3 in the interests of the Grange.
The Helping Hand of Benton gave
a social at Benton Town hall Satur-
day evening. May ;. Refreshments of
cake and ice cream will be furnished
Miss Annie Skilins is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Ella Piper.
Miss Ruth and Mabel Piper passed
Sunday with their brother, $. j. Piper
Henry w Roundy has bought the
farm adjoining his recently owned b!
his brother. Edward Roundy.
Guy Kennedy has been at Brooks
the past week on business.
. The Methodist Sunday school which
was suspended during the winter vii
. be started again next Sunday.
LAKEsHoRE.
The Social Club was entertained in ;
pleasing manner at Uneda, the pleasant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Taught
Saturday, April 2S. Cake. fruit and con
fectionerv were served with the sociabl
ity of the hour and the club adjourncC
at 6 o'clock to meet again in May.
W. NJ. Buttcrfcld of Manchester, n. IT.
is spending several days at f. A. Till
sons.
John Clifford left Monday for Indiana
where he has gone to visit his daughter
Mrs w j. Manter is on the sick list
School commenced in District No. II las
:. Monday with Mrs. c. Orman Davis a
teacher.
Charles Branch. vino has been ut ,worl
in Oakland the past winter moved hi
family to his place here last week.
]. f. Sawtelle is suffering with an alb
| sCcss in his throat.
Mrs. Ida Melvin Of WaterviIe visitc
| her sou Floyd at +. G. Morrison's las
| week.
| Ernest Lewis has received word fror
! his brother Charles, who lives in Oakland
| Cal, that he is all right. His wife ha
| been at home hut a short time from
| hospital il San Francisco where she la
| been several weeks for treatment, whc
| III" earthquake occurred. The hospit5
+ was destroyed.