Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-06
COUNTY NEWS
KENNEBEC.
READFIELD DEPOT.

Carpenters, paper hangers, ana painters
are now busily engaged as nearly every
house in the pace is being improved.
The store of N. #. Gordon Is undergoing
quite extensive repairs. steam heater
is to be placed in the basement, hard
pine floor in the general store, and many
other improvements in the adjacent
buildings, sawmin and grain store.
Miss Marie Carr went Wednesday to
Temple, to visit her sister, Mrs. jenkins,
also attend the evening festivities of May
day celebration.
Quite q number from this locality were
pleasantly entertained at the marriage
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mace,
Wednesday evening.
Miss Edna Lougee, who has been nurs-
ing the sick in Winthrop is now at the
home of her father Melvin Lcugee.
LlTcHFIELD.
Mrs. Fred Knight has returned from
New York and Boston, where she mas
been visiting relatives ana friends the
past month.
Mrs. Emma Doughty and sOn are
guests Of her brother, ]. a. Huntington.
F.. p Springer has purchased fine q
yearS-old colt.
s. S. Knight made business trip to
Gardiner Thursday.
| Henry StarbirG Of Bowdoin, who has
been in Fitchburg, Mass, the past year
has returned and was calling on lrlenus
| in this town Wednesday,.
POND ROAD. w. Bartlett and
son Raymond Of Washington, D. e.. ar
rived here Thursday TO pass the sum-
mer at Green Gables" Mrs. Bartlett
| is eXpected soon.
f. t. Norton is confined to the house
by a severe attack of lumbago.
Captain l.. NJ. Bird is in very poor
health.
Aaron Peacock is on the sick list.
MONMOUTH.
Florence It. Packard, a graduate from
Monmouth Academy il 1890. is nov teach :
ing ut Minot Center. She was only -
at graduation aru has since taught elch
term with excellent success. Htr broth
en- Harold l.. Packard. who has tauSnt
in recent wears in Manchester, Leeds
junction, Monmouth and Greene, mas
scnool at Jackman in Somerset county.
Woodbury. {. Son are fixing over their
store at Monmouth Center, with tene-
ment on the second floor.
\ magic lantern party was held at at
Cun.ston hall Thursday evening Tor the
benefit Of the library fnnd.
Tho State Pathological Society viii
meet at Grange hall next "Wednesday;
Nav s. TIE usual Grange meeting VIII
be omitted on that day.
]. Z. Packard purchased nice horse
of the town recently
j. II. Gilman is building a cottage on
the shore of the lake and later Will build
Il second enc.
Ernest Hayford was in Portland. last
week AMI attended the Bryan meeting.
LITCHFlELD CORNER.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa T. Smith have arrived
home from Chicago, where they nave
been passing the winter with their SON.
Prof Warren Smith of Chicago Unlver-
sity.
Rev. Smith Baker will deliver the dedi-
catCry address at the dedication of the
soldiers monument, which Will occur ~
LitchfieId Plains, June Ii at Q CLOCK
=. NJ.
The students of the Academy went on
their annual maytiCwUr e%peiltlon IhtlrS,
dav afternoon and returned wei; supphci
with uhc fragrant blossoms. Inc Nouis
mesn Of the academy played a game II
baseball against the local team ana won.
Ny and Mrs W. 5. Purinton of Au-
oi,sfa are guests at Dr. l. w. Giberts.
ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great
paul had Tpnph WAYS