Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-07
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
llTCHFlELD PLAINS.

LlTcHFlELD PLAINS.
Rev. Eben C. Storer Of Whining
ton, VT, will preach at the Plains
church four Sundays in July. His
text for Sunday, July s, will be "The
Highway of Holiness"
Mrs. Fred Williams who has been
visiting at Miss c. A. Maxwelrs, has
to her home in Gardiner.
c. T. Powers is having his build
ing extensively repaired. +. C. Wy
man is doing the work.
The Litchfield Insurance Company
held their annual meeting June goth.
and elected the following officers: ].
A. Chase. president; II. w. Maxwell.
vice president: James f. Chase, Sec
rotary, and A. NJ. Patterson, treas
urer.
The trustees of Litchfeld Academy
have had their annual meeting and
elected the following officers: Frank
Libby, president; A. p. Smith, secre-
tary; George M. Rogers, treasurer;
Oramandal Smith, Frank Libby and
John Purington executive committee.
William S. Briery and Miss Kenner-
son of Auburn We're visitors at Hon.
Oramandal Smiths this week.
Miss Static Allen of Bowdoin was
visiting friends here the first Of the
week.
Harold. the little son of A. r. Buck
lin, is quite i'll this week
William Metcalf of Hopedale, Mass,
is at home this week.
J. A. Chase is repairing his barn
and stable.
Mrs. Essie Leavitt and little son are
visiting her father. d. N. Fogg.
Lee Varney is having his hay press
Prescott Keyes and wife of Bar Har-
Dor are visiting at his fathers.
READFiELD DEPOT.
The showers which began with the
dawn of the Fourth, continued until late
in the afternoon, was rather detrimental
unusually enthusiastic in their prepare
ton for the day. TWO young boys were
very successful in getting up tea clubs,
from which they realized quite a sum. the
money being utilized IN purchasing fire
works, which made quite a fine display
when exhibited on the evening of the 9Th
in the exhibition Of fire works on
people in the evening, the enter
tainment closing with dance and fine
music. In all directions from the high
points IF MaranacOok road could be seen
an unusual display of fireworks and the
cchoing lannon's mouth and responsive
ringing of bells all through the beautiful
NO evening made a PloriulIS end
ing. in this place, of the memorable day.
Mrs. C. A. Lawrence returned Thurs
dav from Winthrop, where she had been
spending the Fourth with Samuel Crane
and family.
Mrs. George Coleman and children.
Owen and Ruth, Miss Grace Written.
Portland. and Mrs. Eliza HuntOn. Oak
land. were guests at dinner Wednesday
of Mrs. NJ. ]. Sherburne.
Charles H. Beede, truckman. with his
new, beautifully painted cart which was
purchased of ]. r. Mccormick. makes 4
fine appearance on tn" read and IS dong
q thriving business i'll hauling household
goods, baggage. groceries. or any other
cpnImoGity.
Mr. and Mrs L. W. Roberts. Lynn;
Mass. who have been spending several
weeks with their sister. Mrs. Purcell, re-
turned home last week.
NORTH BELGRADE.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Joseph Morrow are in Wa
terville visiting their daughter. Mrs.
Ralph Sturtevant.
Mrs. Arthur Alexander has returned
from Belgrade. after spending a lew DAYS
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Spaulding Of Wa
terville, spent Sunday at the Salmon
Lake House.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G.. Wardwell and Mr.:
and Mrs. f. H. Newell passed Sunday at
Camp Ellis.
Camp Merry Water was opened Satur-
day for the season. and the largest num-
her of BOYS are there now that mas ever
been since the school waS opened several
years ago.
Mrs. Bessey of Cambridge. Mass. has
onened the cottage on Strong Point ana
nxnrcts a large number of boardcrS the
coming week.
I.ucian Elwell and Charles Bickford
nassed the 4th in SkUwhegan.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Cook are visiting
the Iatter's father in Palmyra.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Stuntevant are
spending their honeymoon at the cottage
on JACOB Furbushs shore.
Clinton and Elias Stevens had narrow
escapa from drowning Sunday morning.
They went out in new boat. Wnlcn MIS'
Hrssey had recently had built. TO Try IT.
and Elias moved a little. causing tne pndl
10 lin. upsctting both men into the lake.
Elias managed to cling to the BOAT WINE
clinton got caught under the boat IN Suci
q manner that it was with ululcuitf ht
succeeded in getting out AS yet ho'i!'is
serious has resulted
Mrs. Rebecca Gleason died at her late
home Monday, July ,, at the age OF 90