Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-06
KENNEBEc.
PITTSTON.

| FRIENDS here have received card:
announcing the marriage of Frede, icl
William F'litner and Miss Jessie CHAIN
ers. Tuesday. May %, at Port ElGin
New Brunswick
| captain Baker passed Sunday az
nome returning to Ocean Point Monday
| morning.
Orlando Eradstreet visited Augusta
| Friday, OF business
| Dr. and Mrs. W. O. cobb and son
called On friends here wednesday,
| evening
MISS Ada Troop has accepted a posi-
| ton for the summer with Professor
Hit"hings. Her work will be at the
state House. Augusta, and at Water
i willie.
Oliver Rollins and family were
guests at William Rollins. Sunday.
Glenwood Troop returned to school
Monday morning after short illness
with German measles.
Everett King of North Pittston visit
ed his brother Herbert at Mrs. Coop
er's. Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Bertha Weeks of Gardiner visit
ed Miss EeatriCc Mansir Thursday.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Baker made bust
ness trip to Augusta Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rollins re
turn"'l from Damariscotta Saturday
afternoon.
| Master Carroll Houdlette Of White
fcid WIS the guest of his brother. b.
A. HoudIetto Thursday and Friday.
Miss Madeline Dill of Gardiner and
Miss Eta Dunton of Randolph were
the guests of Miss Annie Moody sun
day.
As w. ID. Jones. one of the section
hands on the Kencnbec Central Rail
road stepped on to the train recently
he missed his footing and fell breaking
one of his ribs.
Alton Fossett of Whitefeld with his
sister. Mrs. I. G. Bailey. were calling
on relatives in this vicinity Monday.
BEECH HILL-Judson Brookins
made business trip to Augusta Mon
dav
Harrison Blodgett is doing quite a
business with his new sheep shearing
machine.
Road Commissioner Daniel Warren is
a work with his crew putting the roads
in order. 1t is a work very much
needed as the roads are unusually
rough this spring caused by 50 much
rain.
The farmers are getting very anxious
about their planting it is getting SO late
now that it will almost bring planting
and having together.
Mrs. William Chairman passed Sun
day with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shea.
It is reported that Mr.. Crepps of
Philadelphia with several other capt.
talists is coming to reopen up the Pen
dleton gold mine at an early date.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
L. G. Gordon has sold his farm at
North Monmouth to Mr.. Ellis and AL
ton G. Harris. They have bought of
Mr. Gordon four-aCre orchard stu
ated in Wayne. Mr.. Gordon will sell
his personal property at auction next
Saturday forenoon. Mr. Gordon's ia
Their and mother will go and live with
their daughters. Mrs. Wood and Mrs.
Harry King for a while at Winthrop.
Mr.. Tappan of Attleboro Mass. who
bought the J. f. Lowell farm. has
commenced to build fine two story
cottage ut the Pines: also stable
WoodShed and automobile house. The
WORK is being done by Calvin Prince.
Mr. Prince will employ 10 men in the
construction Of the building if he can
get them. Help is scarce here.
George Wallace Foster will go to
Boston for a few days this week. Mr..
Foster has been in poor health this
spring but is somewhat better.
Jonas y. Lord. an aged citizen of
Winthrop. has 4 shop axe that has quite
history. It was owned by his grand
father who was one of the first set
tiers of Wilton. He went there when a
strong young man end built log house
and log hovel on the land he took up.
BY hard and Industrious labor he pros
pered and in q few years built him a
frame barn. the first framed building
in the town of Wilton, and the shop
axe Mr.. Lord now has made the pins
for that barn. 1t was given to him by
his grandmother.