Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc,
WEST CHELSEA.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Sekins Of Rich
mOnd called on friends in town, Sun
day.
Mrs. II. T. White and daughter Mis-.
Georgia, passed Saturday with friends
in Augusta.
Stephen Hoyt of West Gardiner re
Gently purchased one of NJ H. hayes
cattle which he killed for beef.
Mrs. Stephen Merrill and her daugh
ter. Miss Annie Of Gardiner. spent Sun
day with Mrs. II. L. Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Morgan OF
Gardiner are about to move to the F
Y. Barker place in this town.
Mr.. ard Mrs. II. NJ. Swift passed
Sunday with relatives in Sidney.
Henry Swift recently purchased a
nice COW of Augustus Dyer of Sidney.
II. T.. Hayes has purchased a steam
engine to saw his wood and for use in
his carpenter shop.
James Ryan of Charlestown. Mass, is
passing a few days on his farm here.
READFIELD.
Schools in Readfleld will open Mo,-
-
IIoyi's Hill, which will commence
April 16.
The whole town was saddened Mon
day on hearing of the death of Nelson
Gordon. f:e had been in failing health
for years, with Bright's disease. He
was a man who had been upright in
all his business dealings and was re-
spected by all. He had held many
ffices of trust and responsibility in
the town and Will be greatly missed.
The Village Improvement League
gave supper and entertainment at
Grangc hail Thursday evening. the
proceeds to go towards building siue
walk.
A pleasant whist party was enter
famed by Mrs. viii Harvey Saturday
evening. The prizes were taken by
Mrs. Ruby Record and Charles Brown.
IIartwell Tlunton has bought the
Gary place and will move the first of
April.
Lewis Morrow will move into the
Ambrose house.
Miss Richards was called home by
the illness Of her sisters.
Mr. Daley attended the funeral of
his sister in Poland last week.
Mr.. Stevens mas returned from a
long visit in Connecticut, called there
10y the death of his mother.
w. G. Hunton has gone to F'ryeburg
or institute work.
Charles Davis has closed his house
and gone to Kent's Hill to work.
This months snow has been we'll i'm
proved in Rcadficld.
Last week while returning from
Winthrop the horse that Arthur Fos-
ter was driving got down in the deep
SNOW. As Mr.. Foster was aiding the
horsc his foot was struck by the horse
and the ankle broken.
Mrs. w. II. Atkinson has engaged
Miss Lillian Russell for the year as
teacher Of the Grammar school and
Miss Emma Gordon for the Primary
school. Both have been teachers in
these departments here before and
have done good work as teachers.
The Ladies' Circle will meet for a
picnic dinner with Mrs. Nellie Wright
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Warren Eutman. who has been in
the Lewiston hospital for several weeks.
has returned to Winthrop, much improved
i'll health
Miss Helen Frost Of Manchester, who
has been Il Studcnt at ient's Hill semi
nary for several terms, will not attend
the spring term.
Peter Murray cut his foot quite badly
last Friday, while cutting, wood on the T..
NJ. Dudley lot and was obliged to 60 to
his home in Augusta.
Samuel Booth. who has been spending
several months with relatives in Fairfield
and SkOwhccan. has returned to his home
at East RcIdiirid.
NJ. :. Collins has nearly finished getting
the lumber on the Dudley lot in Manches-
ter and has transferred his men and
teams to the +. Dudley lot, which he has
bought in Mount Vernon.
Ira Randall of Augusta has bought the
standing lumber of Porter Stainc. Mt.
Vernon. and it will be cut and hauled 70
the new mill of Frank Randall. which
viii run day and night while saving this
lumber.
CROSS HILL.
Pcrrival w. K"cnc. Colby 'o6. and ].
Corey Richardson. Colby 90, are spending
short vacation at Mr.. Richardson S
home at the Center.
Miss Gertrude aud Corey Richardson
were given Il surprise party Friday eyeu-
Ing by nnrlh"r of tr"'r friends. The
SIC ana G1!n'S. y supper was served and
the party did unt break up until a lato
honr. 1t WAS pronounced a very great
and enjoyable surprise.
J. Cory Richardson and friend. Mr..
kccnc. sang at East and North NaSsal-
horo Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. IT, III. Austin and Mrs
Curtis We're callers in Augusta Monday.
Mrs. y. Payson Robbins. who has been
spending Il few days with her sister, Mrs
rntN tN..1 70. IA.- :,
Augusta Friday.
Charles S. Perkins is building a piazza
ON the west and south sides OF his sum
rncr house.
Merton Knowles of Augusta Is saving
wood in this place with his gasoline en-.
Eine.
Mrs NJ. !. Clark passed SATURDAY. and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Weston Levi.
of Augusta.
During tho eighties OF the last centur,
Germany sent IS mauy as cO0Oa ON;
grants to the United States in SincL