Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-30
KENnEBEc.
WAYNE.

before returning to their home in Indi-
ana.
Herbert Norris was in town on bust
ness one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Lufkin have closed
their summer home and returned to
Boston for the winter.
Extensive repairs are being made on
the Town Hall. Stetson and Gould are
doing the work.
W. A. Burgess has shingled his
house.
The young people Of this place en-
toyed a corn roast Saturday evening
given by Carl Verll.
On account of the low water the cleo
trio lights have afforded but little light
for the past week and the light and
power company have had a crew af
men from Winthrop dredging the
stream which win give them about
twelve iRches more water to draw from
On the Pocasett lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stetson returned
to Wayne from Bailey's Island for the
winter.
ID. Lincoln is building a cottage on
the Androscoggin lake.
A. j. Pike Is in New York buying APP
pies
VIII Rathburn and family of New
York are in town.
Mrs. Benz. Pettengill Of FoxborO,
Mass, is visiting friends in Wayne.
MONMOUTH.
Rev and Mrs Woodman We're given
a donation at the Congregational
vestry Monday evening. They con-
template visiting Mrs. Woodman's
~.
The school in manual training
taught by Rev. Mr.. Woodman has
opened for the fall with class Of
nine pupils The school made excel
lent progress last year. The names OF
the present class are as follows:
Maurice Bragdon, Paul Jackson, Milet
Howard, Guy Jackson, Gerard Green
lief, Roy Packard, Maynard Foss,
Ross Day and Mr.. Cook.
The work of labelling and packing
corn for shipment commenced this
week.
Fruit Of all kinds is ripening
several weeks earlier than last year
and is dropping badly. Farmers have
commenced gathering it.
Francis Libby has moved from
Leeds Plains onto the Pike farm at
the end of Pleasant street.
Potato digging has commenced and
the crop is reported to be very good in
this section. Mr.. Grocer of the Hill
side Farm has purchased new
potato digger.
r. G. Clough Is building a new silo.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Moody are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Moody this
week.
Nella Goodwin is teaching at Minos
and Florence Packard at Winthrop
Center. Miss Goodwin and Miss
Packard are Normal school students
and rank among the best teachers.
SOUTH CHINA.
Willis G. Jones went to Waterville
Wednesday, where he has entered
Colby College.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert are at Pema-
Guild for few days.
The many friends of Mrs. J. Albert
Jones will be glad to know that she is
slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodge of All
ston, Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Dodge of Vassalboro were calling on
friends Last week, the former driv-
ing through in his touring car.
Harold Jones returned to Philadel-
phia Tuesday to resume his school
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will winchester Of
BOSTON are passing their vacation with
Mr. and Mrs. Iva Haskell. They came
in their automobile making the trip
from Boston in eleven hours.
Clara Mae Jones returned home from
Pennington Normal school Wednesday
afternoon on account of the illness of
her mother taking the place of her
sister Ermina, who has returned to
Oak Grove Seminary for her Senior
year.
The faculty and students OF Oak
Grove Seminary held their annual pic
mic Friday at Norway Pines on the
west side Of China lake.
James Cooper Of Boston University
preached n very helpful sermon at the
Friends church Wednesday evening
from the text, "Behold I stand at the
door. and knock If any man hear my
voice and open the door. I will come in
to him. and will sup with him, and he
with me-
The Federation meeting of China.
South China, Vassalboro and Water
Vile Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held at the Friends church on
Wednesday was of much interest:
Much, credit is due those who had the
program in charge and those who so
kindly and beautifully decorated the
church and dining-room with flowers
The exercises were all interesting. the
papers Instructive, the address helpful
and the original poem worthy OF es-
pec,al mention.
SIDNEY.
w. B. Manter and +. G. Morrison
attended the fair at Rome Saturday.
Miss Lillian Cowan has gone TO
Waterville where she has accepted
position in a dressmaking parlor
G. w. Manter returned SATURDAY
from an extended visit to Indiana ana
New York.
Mrs. Evan Bragg and little daughter
visited her mother. Mrs. Ann Goodhue'
one day last week.
81. M. Cannon of Taunton, Mass.
was calling on friends here last week;