Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-17
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Mrs. Elmer Tuttle. Acton. Mass, i
visiting at the home of her brother
| Henry Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Taylor, o
| Starks, were in this place, calling OF
| friends, Saturday
Carrie Brown, the little son of Mr.. an'
Mrs. Charles Brown is seriously i'll
| Dr. Nil:i,l II II in attendance.
Mis- T.ruise Jose Il the guest Of hel
| sister, Mrs. Belle jose Wilthrop.
Mrs. Clifton Harrington, anf
| daughter, Mary Beatrice. is passing hel
vacation at Five Islands.
| Those in the poultry business have
been much troubled with foxes
| recently. Reynard has been holder ant
more persistent than usual, this sea.
| son. Among those who have lost hens
and chickens ready for the market. ar,
Fl. II. Carrie, F. j. Browa and III. ID
shot, while capturing 4 hen, by Mr.
Brown.
A. W. Brainard is contemplating
building 4 house this season.
Mrs. Willis I.ickford ana son
Charles, passed a few days last week
with relatives in New Gloucester
BELGRADE.
belgrade Grange. No. 292. has sus.
pended its weekly meetings for ths
present and has only one meeting ir
July ana two in August.
Miss Lila Penney is visiting friends
at Ranscley for Il short time.
Judge G. T. Stevens of Augusta has
been spending few days with his son
| d. &. Stevens of this town.
James Tcbbetts has been painting
ana Shingling his buildings and other
wise making repairs.
Miss Blanche s. Minot who teaches
in Waverly. Mass. is passing the sum-
MGR vacation at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Mosher and son
Earl have been on a visit to Mr. Mosh-
cr's brother, Irving ]. Mosher Of
Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Gerald of East
Lancaster. Mass, are passing the sum-
mor with Mr.. Gerald's parents here.
The new schoohousc at Belgrade
De. at is nearly completed The cost
will he about $500.
Although the apple trees blossomed
very fully, there will not be large
crop in this town. Many Of the larg-
est orchards here suffered severely last
winter.
Tn" fishing is exceptionally good ut
Belgrade Lakes this summer and many
large catches are reported. The hotels
and cottages are wCll filled and bust
ness is very lively there.
John Kelley has about 30 horses all
of which are kept busy with IN" bust
ness between the Depot and III
Lakes. Several others are also engaged
in hauling passengers, freight AMI OK
press.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Stuart recently
spent n few days with friends a;
Poland Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Minot Of water
vile are visiting old friends and
Ecighbors here in Belgrade.
George a. Farnham has built Il tom
pnrlry structure for his hay and will
later build 4 fine large barn to replace
the ono destroyed by lightning in June.
The hay crop will be large one this
year. The only complaint is the gred!
,ity of help. 1t is very difficult t.
get men and when obtained they de-
mand very high wages.
bertha. wife of T., s. Wood. the sta
ton agent at Belgrade, died July 4 af-
ter q long illness Of consumption. Her
age was % years and She is survived
by n daughter. The services wcra
largely attended as Mrs. Wood was Il
young woman of beautiful character.
much lived by all who knew her In
termoEt was at her old home in Car
mel.
Seth Bickford. very respected
resident of North Belgrade. died at his
home Saturday. after an illness of sew
eral weeks. He was great worker in
the church and superintendent of the
Sunday-school. Had he lived until
the 21st of this month he would have
been 81 years old. He leaves a widow,
three daughters. one son. three sisters
and brother to mourn his loss.