Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-12
STATE. NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
CHINA.

Mr.. and Mrs Spear and Mr.. and Mrs
Fuller of Rockland are guests ar tho
Starkey house.
Miss Lissie SILK of Bangor is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Oliver Webher.
School began last Monday with the
Grammar department under the in
struc'ion OF Miss Ellen Pierce of Wind
s"r and the Primary taught bv Mrs
Grace ThurstCn.
MIS- Maudc Merrithew and daughter
ftlen nave returned home after pass-
ing the summer in Warren Mrs Mer-
rithew met her husband Capt Jere-
niiaii McrrltheW at Newport, r. r., and
passed St Vcr:l days with him there.
H has Just been appointed to com
niand Cf the naval auxiliary shin I.eba
non, carrying coal for the United States
government.
Mis- Esther Gilman gave a birthday
party {" about 20 OF her Young friends
on saturday evening. Ice cream and
cake was served and games were en-
jOyed.
The Baptist Sunday school held a
picric at Abbott's grove Saturday.
About 40 attended and report q fine
time. Wendall WashDurn conveyed the
party down in his launch.
Mrs. and Miss Huntington of Oak
| Crca"t entertained the Misses Brain
erd and their guests on Wednesday
with sail around the lake in Mr..
FarnsWorth's launch.
On Thursday evening about 40 friends
| enjoyed corn roast on Fosters is
land. Six launches carried the crowd
| and gave them a delightful moonlight
sail nome.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Turner and
| family OF Boston, who have been pass
| ing the season at the Bartlette cottage
on the lake. returned to their home on
| Friday.
Miss Annie Doe entered the High
school at Waterville last Monday.
| Ned Washburn left Monday for Hig-
| gins Classical Institute at Charleston,
| Me.
| Charles Mains little daughter Bea-
trice has been quite sick the past week.
| f. p. Kenrick and family returned
home from their cottage on Saturday.
| The wire worm has made its appear
| ance among the potatoes. w. A. Fletch-
er reports 10 or more bushels of his best
Early Rose utterly destroyed
c. A. Prescott of the .'Christian En-
deavor World office, Boston, is a
guest at Oak Crest.
RIVERSIDE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus Lovejoy Of
Nindham visited MI. and Mrs. w. w.
Gilbert last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stuart of Au-
gusta visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Coleman last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Foster have re-
turned from their trip to the noun
tains
Mrs. f. A. Springer and daughter of
Everett. Mass, stopped off here last
Wednesday to see her grandmother
Mrs Russell and other friends. she
Twas on her way to Bar Harbor to at
tend a wedding.
| DIR. ard Mrs. C. NJ. Randall of Bos-
ton were i'll the place last week.
| Miss Rebecca Urquhart has gone to
South Paris to work.
| LITcHFlELD CORNER.
| After long illness, Mrs. Carrie Pat
Iterson, formerly Miss Carrie NJ Smiley
Iof Litchfield, died at the nome OF her
daughter, Mrs. F1ossy Olin, in BROCK
lton, Mass, Aug. 20, aged 81 years. III
1.-The fall of 1876 she married John ,.
lehman After three years OF married
life her husband was suddenly taken
Iawav leaving her with the care OF TWO
little girls. In the fall of 1898, after
living Il widow 16 years she married
Arthur G.. Patterson, who with her two
ldaughters and three grandchildren
survive her. Her sister. Mrs. Einils
TAYLOR. went to Brockton three weeks
lbefore her death, and assisted in caring
for her till the end.
Mr.. Hall and family, consisting OF a
Iwifa and two daughters have arrived
land taken possession Of their new
home.
Mrs. Harriet Pray. of New Hamp-
shire, is visiting at DR.. Gilberts.
Mrs. Dr. McCurdy, and her sol
. Hugh are the guests of her father, Rev
lE 4. Harlow. Il sister in-law of Mr.
Harlow is a guest there, also.
Miss Eleanor Fullerton. who will at
tend the academy this fall, will boart
with the principals mother, Mrs. Pat
Item.
Miss Edith Goldsmith of West Gar
Idiner. who has been visiting at j. +
IChase'S has returned home.
ROME.
The many friends of Fl. B.. Abbott re
GREETED to learn of his death. He wa
committed to the Insane hospital littl
lover a year ago. He was very highl
! respected citizen and held the office o
town clerk for many years. The fun
: eral was held at the town house Tues
|. day, Sept II, and the interment was i
;. | the Rome Town yard.
The fifth annual cattle show and fai
will be held at Littlefield's hall, Hillsid
Camps, Saturday, Sept 18th.