Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-01
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zens. having reached his 94th birthday
the Saturday before his death.
Miss Alice Reed has returned from
Boston.
Miss Mabelle Reed spent a few days
In South Thomaston last week.
Mrs. Byron Wilson and three sons
went to ThOmaston Wednesday.
Rev G. w. F. Hill will occupy the
pulpit at the Methodist church next
Sunday.
Capt. and Mrs. Jesse Wyman have
gone to Boston.
M. NJ. Richards has returned from
his eastern trip.
| Miss Ruth Levansxaier went to
I.Woodfords last week to enter the hos
pital for treatment. DIR. Coombs ac-
companied her.
Mrs. Royal Hall Of Damariscotta has
been visiting Mrs. w. c. Curtis.
Miss Clara Martin Of Portland. form
err assistant teacher of w. H. s. is in
town, the guest of Carrie B. Stahl.
Capt. and Mrs. c. T. Keene were in
Bremen Sunday, to attend the funeral
OF his sister.
NORTH WHITEHEAD.
Services were held at the church last
Sunday. Jan. 2s. at p. NJ.
School closed last week, after a term
of nine weeks.
| Miss Ethel Gardiner. who has been
sick for the past week, is improving.
JoicE.
All schools in town have closed with
the exception of the Church school, which
IS under the instruction of Miss Nellie
| Carpenter and will be in session two
| weeks longer. The corps of teachers en-
| ployed for the winter terms were: Misses
Inez Kennedy, May Hanley. Mabel Han
ley. Mamie Mafioy. Inez Ripley, Grace
| Knight. Nellie Carpenter and Ethel Part
ridge. All did very efficient work.
Mrs. John Hanley. who fell during the
Icy spell and hurt her spine, is improving
Charles h1cManus had his foot sawed
quite badly while helping saw wood with
n gasoline engine recently at Horatio
Lewis. The wound was dressed by Dr.
| Odiorne.
| Friday. Miss Mabel Hanley closed a
| very profitable term of school in this dis
triet. This school was visited by some of
! the parents. who found the scholars had
| been thoroughly instructed and we'll dis
| cirlined. teacher who could accom-
| plish so much In 4 school OF nearly Il
pupils, and with the excellent cOasting
to detract their minds from study, de.
serves the appreciation of every parent
| Pupils not absent onc-half day were Les.
lie w. Davis. Lizzie Ward, Elsie Russell
| and Everett Russell.
Miss Inez Kennedy. the TEACHER of the
coopers Mills school. reports the follow
ing pupils not absent One-half day: MIL
dred Noyes. Chester keenk Marietta 2Ab-
bott. Horace Leavitt, Joseph Leavitt,
Henry Malaney. Harold GHdden, Esther
| Glidden, Mildred Wilson and Fay Wilson.
Fred McGrath was in this neighborhOOd
last week saving wood with his gasoline
engine.
F. L. Blake OF Gardiner was in town
Thursday.
F. B.. Robbins Of Portland. was in
town Friday. &.
| Gilman Plummer. who has oeen vis-
titing his daughter. Mrs. F. l.. Weeks,
returned to his home at COopers Mills
Saturday.
/ Abbie Mcdonald has been spending q
few days in Damariscotta the guest of
Mrs. T. A. Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Peaslee have
been visiting Wiscasset and Bath.
Miss Annie Erskine of North New
castle is visiting relatives in the place.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Baptist Socie-
ty was entertained by Mrs. +. l.. Cam
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Lung, who
have been visiting Mrs. Lungs father.
John +. Peaslee. left for their home in
Seattle Wednesday.
Moses Bragdon Of North Newcastle
was at Parsons Bend Sunday.
CEDAR GROVE.
Last Friday a representative of the
Eastern Steamship Co. visited Cedar
Grove to inspect the site of the pro-
posed wharf and steamboat landing.
He happened to get here at low water
and so had an excellent opportunity
for his inspection. 1t is reported that
he was we'll pleased with the location.
There is now not single steamboat
landing for the Boston boats on the
east side from Augusta to the sea- If
we get landln& mere we snail there
after seriously doubt the correctness
of the well known formula whereby ii
Is proved that this side Of the river
is the other side"
Dresden has an oldest inllabitant. -
He Is somewhat between 30 and 1lO-
Averages about 100. His name is
Thomas Z. Reed. We are not sure
that there is any relationship between
him and the late statesman of the
same name. but some people are sure
that the Statesman was named after
him. Our Thomas 3. is we'll preserv-
ed; has all his senses in prime order.
except his hearing which is a little
dull He walks about out of doors on
pleasant days, and still enjoys his pipe
or u chew, or a glass of Sanford,s. or
Of Peruna-the overseer Of poor will
furnish nothing better-as well as lie
ever did. He always chewed, smoked,
! and drank. and he never remained in
good standing in church or temper
lance society over night. He was never
married. The secret of his longevity
is a matter of, great dispute. The old
bachelors think it due to his freedom