Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-20
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
SOUTH CHINA.

SOUTH CHINA.
Mrs. Charles Jacobs and little son
Williams have arrived at the Beal
Cottage.
w. H. Schmit Of Allegheny, Pa. who
has been the guest of Mr.. Wilmot R.
Jones, has returned to his home.
Miss Annie Delano of Fairfield who
has been visiting her mother at the
"Inn." has returned to her home
The monthly meeting Of Friends was
held at the Pond Meeting House on
Wednesday. quite a number of friends
<-om this place were in attendance.
Little Orrie Marion Austin. who
arrived In town the IL inst and her
mother Mrs. Harry Austin are both re-
ported doing finely.
Mrs. E. L. Marsh is enjoying an ex-
cursion to Squirrel Island, with the
club ladies of Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corey the former a
well known Y. M. c. A. worker of
Maiden. Mass. are guests of his sister,
Mrs. Holmes of this place.
Mrs H. Weed and Miss Marion
Crosman were in Waterville on bust
ness. Wednesday.
Wilmot r. Jones, Miss Virginia
Jones and Miss Lillian Skillings were
IN Waterville on Thursday.
kENT's HILL.
James r. Norton, teamster at the
seminary. met with a severe accident
Tuesday afternoon. He was engaged
in hauling gravel from the pit of Ray
mond Booker at Readfield Corner, when
the bank caved in and a large mass
Of dirt and gravel struck him upon the
head and shoulders, breaking his COL
lar bone and bruising him considerably
about the head.
DR.. w. F. Morse has gone to Bos-
ton to purchase II new pianos for use
In the Conservatory Of Music. These
will replace the old pianos which have
been In use for 25 years.
n. T. Condor and son Monte are on
a business trip to Portland.
Mrs. l.. II. Strout was quite i'll the
first of the week with severe cold and
required the services of DIR. Wright.
Miss Dorothy Donnell. who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs. NJ.
c. Hamilton, has returned to her home
in Northampton. Mass.
READFlELD.
The severest shower of the season
visited this vicinity Tuesday afternoon.
In a very short time Az inches of rain
had fallen, the roads were badly
washed. Some buildings were struck
and barn in Mt. Vernon belonging to
a Mr.. George was burned. Albert
Gordon's house in the same town was
struck but not burned. His daughter
gnl. Val
for some time.
James Norton had his collar bone and
shoulder blade broken at the gravel pit
in this village Tuesday afternoon by
large stone rolling from the top Of the
pit some Is feet striking him on the
shoulders and arms. After receiving
the care OF a surgeon he seemed az
comfortable as could be expected.
Haying is we'll begun with us now.
CROSS HILL.
Rev. Mr.. Atwood of Windsor will
preach at the Methodist church Sun
day, July 22d, at go p. M.
Earl Gardner Of Boston. and Mr.. and
Mrs Hall and Miss Adelia Gardner Of
Newtonville. Mass, are guests at
Sheldon Gardeners.
Miss Helen Bicknell of Rockland is
visiting Fred and Mrs. Clara Perley
for few days.
Fred Perley and Charley Low passed
Saturday night and Sunday in
Augusta.
Addison Seekins of Augusta was on
the Hill OH business Friday.
Frank Austin of Waterville and Miss
Una Marden of East Vassalboro. were
at w. A. Austin's Sunday
SOUTH WINDSOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tompson of
Waltham, Mass, have recently visited
Mrs. Thompsons brother. David Given.
Mrs. A. L. Simpson from North
Whitefield. is passing a few days with
Mrs. Winslow Jameson
F. A. Cookson of Biddeford was in
this place Saturday on business.
Edward Pratt of Augusta and his
family visited relatives in this place
recently.
Alfred Bullock of Massachusetts, is
passing a few days with his brother.
Edwin Bullock.
Mrs. Charles Lawrence of North Pitt
ston Is the guest of Mrs. Hiram Wat
son.
Horace s. Smith, Jr.. of Massachu-
setts and his son Wilmer recently Wis
tied Mr.. Smiths father, Horace ).
Smith of this place.
Jonathan Longfellow has engaged to
clear 30 acres of land for DIR. Jackson
of jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Bullock and
brother Alfred. attended the wedding
Of their brother Frederick in Hallowell.
Wednesday of last week.
LITCHFiELD PLAINS.
Andrew ]. Tozier has recently had
fine granite monument erected on the
family lot at the Plains cemetery.
Holman G. Purinton, who has been
visiting his sister. Mrs. l.. +. Shorey.
has returned to his home in Chicago.
FAYETTE.
One of the most terrific thunder
showers that ever past over this town