Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-12
COUNTY NEWS.
kE|:NNE Bee.
READFIELD DEPOT.

REAOFIElO OEPOj.
Mr. and Mrs N. T. Gordon attended
Friends church at Winthrop Center
Sunday.
Ethel Doris, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Flanders. who had
been seriously ILL., is improving.
c. D. Whittier is improving his
house by painting outside, the work
being done by Alpheus Townsend.
Mrs. J. f. Denton, who has been the
guest of her sister in Portland. for a
few days. returned home Friday.
Mrs. N. D. Gordon, who has been
passing a part of the winter in New
Jersey, returned home Friday.
Edward Emory of Sanford, of the
Christian Civic League gave an Illus
trated lecture of temperance in the
school room Thursday evening which
was exceedingly interesting.
L. B. Wright is putting on an addi-
ton on his stable, to be used for
housing carriages. Fred Resick is en-
ployed with other workmen.
Mrs. p J. Flanders, who has been in
Massachusetts, for sometime nursing
the sick. returned home Wednesday.
She received four calls for nursing
Thursday and is now at Walter Nick
erson's at Readfield.
LlTcHFlELD.
POND ROAD-Miss C. H. Kendall
came from Bowdoinham Saturday and
was present at the chapel Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Heseltine have
raturnad from q faw DAVIS visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Stevens.
Among the strangers present at the
Chapel Sunday were Frank Merrill
and Oliver Merrill of Gardiner.
B. L. Merrill attended the meeting
of the Sons of Veterans in Gardiner
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ann Weston is dangerously ill
with pneumonia.
Mrs Leighton, who has been ill for
some time, is reported to be improv-
ing
WEST GARDINER.
SPEARS CORNER-Miss Laura M.
Hall passed Sunday at her home in
Dresden.
The sermon on Sunday was delivered
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Wing of Gardiner
passed Saturday and Sunday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Spear.
| Mrs. Sarah Emerson is at the home
of her brother. George Howard, in
Litchfield.
Hon. John A. Spear is engaged in
| adjusting the land damages caused
by the erection of the power lines
| from Hallowcll to Merrll's Corner.
| A crew from the office of John j.
| Jones of Lewiston is engaged in run
..'r~ &c pole lines along State street.
| The construction of the road is pro-
crossing rapidly. The poles have been
| erected as far as Barrett's Corner in
Litchfield and a crew is Immediately
| behind them affixing the crossarms.
Charles Fairbanks and daughter
Ruby passed Saturday and Sunday at
| Belgrade.
LlTcHFIELD PLAINS.
f; j. Hatch Of Augusta occupied the
pulpit at the Plains church Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor Society has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, E. M. Lap
ham, vice president. Edith M. Small;
secretary, Angie v. Roberts; treasurer,
Mary E. Packard.
]. A. Chase has a fine flock of 100
Rhode Island Red chickens.
H. W. Maxwell has purchased a fine
carriage horse of William Allard.
Will Metcalf of Hopedale, Mass, is
passing a few weeks at home.
SIDNEY.
Mrs. Sylvia Robinson is seriously ill
with pneumonia.
Miss Sadie Cowan left Monday for
Portland, where she will undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
Miss Isabelle Hetherington of Port
land is at her home here for d short
vacation.
Charles Ellis Of Somerville, Mass,
recently made a short visit at the home
of his father Laforest Ellis.
Miss Rhoda Tillson succeeded in
| landing a tWo-pound salmon one day
last week.
Arthur Branch has been suffering
from a severe attack of rheumatism.
Charles Stratton of North Augusta
has been doing mason work for w. B.
Manter the past week.
band of Gypsies took up their
abode in the pasture of A. w. Bangs
for several days last week.
Thomas Sawtellc of Togus is visit
| ing at Laforest Ellis.
BELGRADE.
Mrs. II. J. Tucker still continues
critically i'll of a complication of
diseases.
Mrs. Will Spaulding is again con-
fined to her bed with a bad stomach
trouble. Mrs Alfred Cram of Augusta
| is caring for Mrs. Myrtle Tucker
J. F. Hanson recently purchased the
Bachelor" place of William Wad-
| leigh.
Arthur Ward has moved to his
fathers i'm Mt. Vernon.
Isaac Wadleigh has sold his farm