Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-11
AROUND THE COUNTY.

Perley W. Emerson Of Gardiner met
with a serious accident Friday after
noon while running paper truck at
the HOllingsworth & Whitney mills
The truck containing a roll of paper
and weighing with its load about 1900
pounds rolled over on him, passing
over both feet. The big toe of the
right foot was crushed and all the toes
Of the left foot. but fortunately no
bones were broken. DR.. Fred Strout
was called and dressed his injuries
Emerson will be laid up for several
weeks as the result of his injuries.
The annual inspection of Maine
Commandery. No. I, K. T.. was held
Friday evening at Masonic Hail.
Gardiner. About 80 visitors we're
present. After the work of the in
spection and the comforting of the
order of the Temple upon Millard I.
Lyseth. a banquet was served which
was prepared by the ladies Of the Star
Club. The inspecting officer was
Deputy Grand Commander Arno King
of Ellsworth
The Gardiner and Randolph Bridge
Co. is excavating at the east end of
curbing at the northerly approach to
the bridge. This is preparatory to in
Stalling concrete walk which will be
put In early in the spring The mason
work will be done by George Roderick
OF Gardiner. After the curbing is
laid the plank sidewalk will be re-
moved and gravel tamped preparatory
to laying the concrete. In the spring
the southerly approach will he
similarly treated
Twelve teachers in the Gardiner
public schools were entertained at the
home of Mrs. A. T. Wyman, Pleasant
street. Gardiner Friday evening. The
teachers in whose honor the party was
given were Misses Ena C. Tucker. Lola
d.. Smith. Zetta Nudd, Lettie Payne.
Elsie Dill Elizabeth Leslie, Bessie
Charles. Lucy Sweetsir, Flora Dan
forth, Louise Atwood. Ethel Colby and
Marion Deering,
Henry Sawyer. a WELL known resi-
dent of South Gardiner died Friday
evening. Mr.. Sawyer was about Is
years of age. He recently suffered a
shock from which he never fully re-
covered. He kept general store for
many years, but few years ago re-
tired from business on account of fail
ing health He was an extensive
owner Of real estate in that section OF
the city. Two sons and one daughter.
the latter the wife of the late Thomas
Gorton of South Gardiner. survive.
About SO Of the neighbors and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer o.
Toxier of South Gardiner gathered at
their home Thursday evening. the
occasion being the anniversary of the
birth of Mr.. Tozier During the even
ing Hon. c. S. Cobb presented Mr..
Tozier with a handsome initial gold
of his many friends.
Some of the men. who are to be en-
pioyed at the paper box factory of the
A. H. Algier Co. have arrived and it is
thought that work will be begun this
week. All the machinery Is Installed
and ready for operation. The
machinery on the second floor includes
five stripping machines. five box
machines. three coping machines.
paper cutter. paper sitter and staying
machine. On the first floor are the
single and double scorer, double ender
and corner cutter. A special feature
in the cutting room IS the doing away
with the need of an elevator by means
of an endless belt from the double
ending machine, which takes the boxes
to the making room above.
Lula E.. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John NJ. Farnham. passed away at
their home in Manchester, Friday
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