Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-10-28
MONMOUTH.


About sixty cows of all grades were
shipped from Monmouth station to
Aroostook last week.
Jonathan Davis shipped car load
of apples to the West recently. The
price paid was $500 per barrel.
DIR. G. NJ Twitchell will give lee
ture at Grange hall Wednesday even
ing on potato culture.
Florence Packard, teacher in Win
throp, was the guest of her parents
over Sunday.
Hathaway & Soper are running their
cider mills two days out of a week.
The supply of cider apples in town is
rather small.
James Packard recently hauled in a
load OF barley that was sOwn the first
day of August where crop of hay
had been cut. The grain was perfectly
green when cut not having been
harmed by the frost.
The teacher of the Norris Hill school
and pupils enjoyed an afternoon walk
on Pleasant street Friday.
Richard Clough has been sowing wild
rice in CoChnewagan lake and Bonnie
Pond in Leeds. The rice was sent to
him by a friend in the West where it
grows wild in the lakes and is Il ia
vorite food for wild ducks. 1t is be
lieved that the rice will grow i'll the
lakes of this State.
Bounds Crossman called on friends
on Pleasant street Saturday.
A Halloween social will be given by
the Junior class of Monmouth academy
Friday evening in Cumston hall
Dr. q. NJ. Twitchel is having the
stone wall removed between the lots
near his new cottage.
Several potato buyers were in town
recently The quality Of potatoes is
considered very excellent.
Mr. Pike harvested about 600 bushels
of corn and oats this year
Some fine colts have been raised in
town the past season among which are
those owned by Charles Plummer and
James Packard.
NORTH Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Dudley
| of Lewiston were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Alma a. Gordon over Saturday
and Sunday. They also visited Mr..
Dudley's step-niother, Mrs. Lizzie M.
Dudley, who resides with her other
step-son, James A. Dudley of West
Winthrop
Mr. and Mrs. George Withers of Au-
| burn visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Games Withers over Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Withers of Belgrade also Wis
tied his parents over Saturday.
Road Commissioner kimball has
greatly improved the streets of this
| village.
| Alma A. Gordon and Charles S.
Moody have piped water into their
| buildings.
W. l.. McKechnie is working for
| Walter Whiting at the grist mill and
feed store.
l.. G. Berry and some others have
sold part of their apples for $500 per
| barrel
| Fires got a good start in the wood
| lands of M. F.. Richardson and Miss
Novella Richardson last week. They
| were put out by the section men on the
| railroad.
| Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Lowell of Win
| throp We're calling on friends Friday.
! Moses j. Sylvester of Wayne died
Sunday He will be much missed in
the community. He was superinten-
dent of the Sunday school.
SOUTH-The Gardiner Water Power
| Co, finished raising the road near the
Sand Pend today.
Walter Pinkham of Portland is visit
| ing his father-n-law, Nahum Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs f. II. Higgins and four
| children are visiting at Joshua Stow
er's.
Mrs. Georgia Lane is guest at Dean
| HItchinscns
The new trolley line from Lewiston
| to Augusta is we'll patronized from
| mere.
| Mrs. Walter BealS of Lewiston is
passing a few days with Mrs Level
| lyn Chase.
Mrs. Chandler Berry, Mrs. Il. c.
| Hayford and Mrs. Carrie Stover called
on Mrs. Oscar True, Thursday.
| SOUTH.-Mr. and Mrs. James
Chase of Litchfeld came to South
Monmouth Wednesday mbrning
and in company with Mr.. and Mrs.
LleweIlyn Chase and Dcllie Chick took
a ride over the new electric road to
| Lisbon. where they attended the Bow
| doin Conference of Free Baptist
| Churches. returning that evening. All
| report a very enjoyable occasion
Mrs. Olive Tinkham of Lewiston is
| staying with her daughter, Mrs. Car
| rie Stover for a few days, and Mrs
| Ed Higgins and family passed Friday
| and Saturday with them.
| Mrs. Emeline Crooker. who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Fred Jew
| EFT. returned home Friday. While here
| many of her old friends and neignhcrs
| called TO see her.