Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-11
universa|ist Sunday School
Picnic a Success.
Two Stranded Foreigners For
WaTded TO PittstieId, n. H.
Came Here by Mistake and the
an Found to Be III.

Mrs Joseph Jordan has gone to
Thorndike for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Stevens have
returned from Dixmont. where they
We're called by. the death of Mr. Stew
ems brother, NJ S. Stevens
Mrs. Lyman c. Hurd of Somerville,
Mass, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. z. j. Nye, for the past
week, returned home Friday.
1t will be of interest to know that
after the heavy downpour Of rain and
hail of Sunday afternoon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ora Shorey gathered over 10-quart
pail of large stones which they used
to freeze a quantity of ice cream.
E. p. Weeks was in Clinton Thurs
day on business.
Is. S. Mathews, the real estate deal
er. is confined to his home by illness.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Frank Grover We're held at her late
home on the Spring Ridge road at
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. Rev.
B. w. Russell, pastor of the Meth
odist church officiating. The inter-
ment was made in the family lot in
the Hartland cemetery.
A great deal of attention was at
tracted Thursday on Main street by
the replacing of a plate glass window
144X1l2 inches in the front of tho store
of the Jenkins Clothing Co, in the
Pittsfield National Bank building. The
contract was made by the Insurance
company with Augusta parties who
did the work.
The Universalist Sunday school pic
mic given at Ringwood Thursday
proved 4 very pleasant event. Pic
mic dinner was served to over 100 per-
soEs. The day was delightfully."- pass
ed in a social manner. Captain Par
sons steamer accommodated all of
those wishing to make the trip by
water. The picnickers arrived home
about 6 o'clock.
G. Il. Pushor, who has been unable
to harvest his large hay crop without
its being damaged by rain every year
during the past nine years, has broken
the record this week and has his hay
nicely stored in his barn without hav-
ing one drop of rain fall on it.
Miss Grace Walker and Miss
Blanche Withee. delegates of the Y. p.
G. u. of the local Universalist church,
who have been attending the National
Convention at Washington, d c.. have
returned home. Next Sunday evening
at the regular meeting of the y. p. c.
u, these young ladies will have charge
and give full account of the conven-
tion. These reports from this great
convention will be of value to all.
Postmaster Ormel Murray, who is
sick at his home on Peltoma avenue,
and is so far recovered from his ill
less that he is able to sit up a little
each day.
man and woman( foreigners), CIV
ing their names as Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Martin arrived in town Thurs
Gay forenoon. Sometime after they
were noticed by passers by on the lot
in the rear of Ernest MaXficld's resi-
dence Attracting attention by their
presence then the town authorities
were notified and upon investigation
it was found that the man was sick
and without money. They had come
to this place from Boston, supposing
they had come to Pittsfield, n. H.,
where they lived. DR.. +. j. Taylor
was called to attend the man, whom
they found to be suffering from heart
trouble He was taken to the board
ing house of Mrs. Dell Spearn on
Park street. where they We're accom-
modated for the night and Friday
morning the mans condition being
so much improved that they resumed
their journey to Pittsfield,' N. H., the
town authorities promising them with
tickets.