Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-15
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
LJTCHFlE FL D.


Mr.. and Mrs. Roland True of Ran
dolph and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bar
her and two children of Massachusetts,
spent Sunday at Camp Fivus on the
Lake.
Mrs. H. c. Waite who has been stop
ping this summer with Mrs. r. A.
Cram has gone to Hallowell to work
Miss Maud c. Bartlett and Mrs. Otto
Keith of Massachusetts,, are visiting
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. D. Tucker went to
Greene, Monday, to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. fuckers uncle, John Dilling-
ham.
James D. Merriman of New York is
spending a week with his sisters at the
old home.
r. H. Norris and Austin Rogers
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Mr.. Norris cottage at the seashore.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Mcdonald and
little daughter Of New York are board
ing at c. 3. Preble's.
MIR. and Mrs F. S. Gilman of Lowell,
Mass, are visiting Mr.. Gilman's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Gilman.
PITTsToN.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sanderson of
Coopers Mills were calling on friends
here Saturday.
Mrs. George McCausland and chill
dren returned to their home in
Gardiner Saturday.
Mrs Julia Goodwin and daughter
Julia of Dorchester Mass. are visiting
Mrs. Goodwin's sister. Mrs. Samuel
Troop.
Miss Maud Cults of Gardiner was
the guest of her sister Mrs. John
Rollins Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Page who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Mary Cooper re-
turned to her home in Hallowell last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Olive Rollins and
daughter visited Mr.. Rollins aunt Miss
Rebecca Rollins Sunday.
Fred Weaver. who has been very i'll
with acute Indigestion, has gone to
Augusta for treatment.
MT. VERNON
Considerable damage was done dur
ing a heavy electrical storm that re-
Gently passed over this place. Light
ming struck large barn of Oral Dol
lofts in the gable coming out beside
the barn door. Owing to the efforts of
linemen who were stringng new wires
for Maine Telephone and Telegraph
Company and who had sought refuge
in the barn from the storm the build
ings were saved. The home Of Wes-
ley Leighton on one of the rural roads
was also struck Mr. Leighton and
III, I.
and did not know the house was struck
until later when he went upstairs.
found a bedstead splintered to pieces
A large tree in front of Carroll
Clements house was struck. and the
lightning ran into the house on tele-
phone wires. Mrs. Clements and baby
were sitting near by and the shock
number her right side and made her
deaf for several days. Several tcle-
phone poles were also struck IN and
around this village.
Summer boart,ers are enjoying this
month at the Mt Vernon House.
Among the late arrivals are Mrs.
Pauline $. Nephuth. Jamaica Plain.
Mass, Philip and Harold Kohl,
Franklin. Mass. Five more came
Saturday night.
Preston Slauson and Fred Lamson on
returning home Friday afternoon met
with what seemed to be at first a seri-
ous accident. Their horse was fright
ened by an automobile. became I'M
manageable. broke the breeching and
threw Mr.. Slauson out rendering him
unconscious for short time. DR.. II.
F. Shaw was summoned at once MIR.
Slauson and Mr.. Lamson were taken
to their homes. The horse kept on.
cleared himself from the carriage half
a mile from here and left n piece of
shaft in forward leg. He was caught
soon after. Both Mr.. Slauson and horse
are doing well at present. The auto
mobile was owned and driven by Ed
win v. Carr. formerly of this place.
now of Winthrop. No blame rested on
Mr.. Carr.
James McGresor Of Manchester.
Mass, is visiting Capt and Mrs. John
p. Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Whittier of Angus
ia called on friends in town recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Aware Gordon and son.
George have returned from their vaCa-
ton at Orr's Island.
+ Harrison w Weber is visiting his
X son. Elmer at North Haven.
Mrs Lizzie York of f. New Sharon
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Ralph *. Thing has returned from q
trip to California and British Column
bia. He has been absent for several
months.
CHINA.
w. w. Washburn made a business
trip to Augusta on Monday.
Bertha Gillette of Waterville is at
F. p. McLaughlin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burnor and
family of Skowhegan are visiting III
Charles Baileys.
Mr. Mayo and family and Mr.. Ken
rick and family with two friends are
at their summer cottages on the lake
: shore.
George Crosby of Albion is canvass
ing the town for the Century of
Facts"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendall Fl. Hall of
Dover came Tuesday for several days