Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01
STATE NEWS.
kENNEBEC.
MANCHESTER.

r.cent visitor in Readiield.
The 14th annual reunion of the
Hewitt family will be held August 10
Of the home IF Mr.. and Mrs. .. w.
,IaIooIm Windsor. All relatives are
cordially invited and all are expected
m hiring a well filled lunch basket
r. T.. Carter, president, and q. Il.
Pratt, treasurer, of the County OIiioii,
both Of Augusta, attended ana assisteo
in the services of the Christian En-
deavOr meeting at the North MdhciieS
ter church last Sunday.
During the last thunder shower a
row belonging to Joseph Fifield was
kilI-d in the pasture just back OF the
buildings.
Never i'm the remembrance OF the
writer have the moving fields been so
4 fun of water during the month OF July
as the present season. Farmers nave
/ been getting the hay from the driest
ground hoping that by the time they
were ready To cut the grass on the
moist land it would have dried out but
The rain of Monday filled the ground
with water again.
r. d. Gordon of Readfield with two
teams got in 20 loads of hay one day
last week.
Tuesday morning, about five O'Clock,
two handsome bucks were seen leisure
" feeding OH the farm or IL. III.
THOMAS and az they went out Of sight
over Monks Hill the small boy of the
family wishing to see more Of them
followed and saw them leap the fence
from the field to the pasture and turn
at ha fol
before quietly trotting out OF sight.
NORTH AUGUSTA.
The strangers that attended the
church eervices last Sunday morning
were Mrs T.. u. Stevens and Miss Han
nah Morse of Massachusetts, Mr.. and
Nrg. john. j.. Dutton and daughter and
Miss Sa lie Bangs of Augusta. The
na.Ior took for his text the words found
in John 5-39 search the Scriptures"
Raymond MerEervey sang the solo,
"Rock Of Ages" Mrs G. II. Dutton
acconpanist
Miss Sadie Bangs of Augusta is visit
ing her friend, Bertha Tracy
,Jees. A. Shute is at home for time.
MIR, ana Mrs. Charles c. Black and
son cyril have returned from Birch
Island.
f.. r. Tilson is at home for a few
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Scrbner are re-
ceiving congra tulations on the birth OF
a little daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Southwick and
Roland Currier of Lynn. and Esther
Corson of Dracut. Mass, are visiting
I
Harold Stilson was the guest of j.
Francis MacNichol Of Augusta over
the Sabbath.
AIrd John T.. Dutton and daughter
Evelyn are visiting Mrs buttons
mother, Mrs. Cyrus Hallowell.
WEST GARDINER.
There was. q very pleasant family
gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Elijah Farr. Sunday afternoon. Will
Spear Harry Spear. Milton Spear of
Manchester. brothers of Mrs. Farr.
were present with their families. Mr..
and Mrs. James Kirkpatrick of Au-
gusta. and Harry Lewis of New Lon
don. Conn. We're among the guests.
A fish dinner was served Everyone
passed enjoyable afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Clark, pastor of the Free
Baptist church of Gardiner. conducted
religious services at the HalloW ell read
church. Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Adeina Stone and son Charlie,
Mrs Payson and Miss Matte Long
arrived Sunday to pass a week with
Mrs. Stones brother, Eben Horn.
Little Paul Collins, son of James
Collins, while playing in the barn cut
his foot quite badly, requiring several
stitches to be taken. The wound is a
bad one and will lay the little fellow
up for a few days.
Your correspondent was misinform-
ed regarding an item of last week
which should have read Mrs. Dunn
and son Ehrenst are guests of Mrs.
Dunns sister. Mrs. VIM. Batchelder
( party consisting Of Mr. and Mrs
Albert Mason and son Alvah, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Ma IN and son Alfred. Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Mason and daughter
Clara and Mrs. Josie Mason also Miss
Ethel Maynard of Lowell, Mass, who
Is spending two weeks with Mrs. Al
bert Mason ar Sand Hill spent Sat
urday, July 2L.'Dn an sland Of Grams
point -Four 'Sf the party consisting
otAhlrS.. mason, Charles Mason, Alton
so Mason also Miss Il. Maynard went
out fishing and caught eighteen black
bass weighing from two to four and
2ne quarter pounds Miss Etheline
= maynard caught the largest one The
Sparty then returned to shore where
- hSh dinner, cooked by Alfonso Ma
Son, the guide. was served. The after
~ noon was spent in games and other
sports. after which the party took a
san around the lake in the launch,
the Maud L." and then returned to
their homes.
SPEARS CORNER-M Misses Gertrude
Wrenn, Alice Whittier and May Shea,
who have been spending their vacations
with Mrs. Clark. returned to their
homes in Cambridge the first of the
week
Miss Mary Fairbanks arrived on the
Boston boat on Wednesday.
Miss Clara Jones of Chelsea. Mass.
Is the guest of Bertha NJ Spear.