Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-06
WALDO.
BRANCH MILLS.

Mrs. Z. Is. Worthing has returned
from Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Coombs of Dover,
N. H., are at their house here for a
short stay.
w. H. Daley gave a dance at Grange
hall May first. Music by Overloclks or
chestra.
The Village Improvement Society will
hold a meeting in Good Temp]ar hall
Tuesday evening, May 5.
Miss Gladys Worthing is teaching in
J Somerville.
J. r. s. Dinsmore went to Portland
as a delegate to the Republican Con-
vention last week.
Miss Annie Lyon of Windsor is the
guest of her friends. Gladys Worthing
Flora Kitchin and Ida Pinkhanl.
Elbridge Varney is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. j. r. Hall.
Mrs. Clara Worthing is at the home
of her father, Hartland Haskell, who is
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TROY.
The remaining four of the district
schools began Monday. Miss Laura
Pratt has the school at Troy Corner;
Miss katherine Philbrick the school in
the Myrick neighborhood; Mrs. Blen-
don Myrick is at Green's Corner and
Mrs. Arthur Cunningham at Beech
HILL
The graduating exercises of the class
of tho High school took place at the
church Thursday evening The church
was very prettily decorated in green
and white, the class colors, and pre-
scented quite a festive appearance. The
graduating class numbered but two
Mrs. Laura Pratt and Miss katherine
Philbrick, SO that a number of the pu-
pills III the other classes took part in
the entertainment The music was fur
nished by Misses Edwina Garcelon and
Isora Saunderson, with Mrs. Merton
Rogers as organist. Every part was
finely rendered and much credit is due
the teacher, Harry w. Rowe, who has
worked SO hard and faithfully for the
| advancement of his pupils for the past
two years and for the success of this,
the first graduating exercises of Troy
High school. Much regret is felt that
Mr.. Rowe now sewers his connection
with the school. He expects to enter
Bates College in September.
Lively dealing in real estate took
place in our town the past week. Ed
win Woods of Unity sold his farm to
the Creamery Association as a home
for the drivers of the cream teams. Mr..
Woods then bought the farm of Fred
M. Bagley, our rural carrier, and Mr.
Bagley has bought the farm of David
Piper. All the parties were in their
new houses Saturday night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Piper will remain in a part of Mr.
Basleys house until they make ar
rangements to go elsewhere. Mr.. Piper
has been lifelong resident of Troy
and has a large circle of friends who
will be very sorry to see him and Mrs
Piper leave the town.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill have re-
turned from Rockland and are the
guests of Mr.. Hills parents.
TROY CENTER.
Bert Jordan of Waterville visited
friends in Troy last week.
Mrs. Clara Farnham transports the
scholars from the Center to the Rogers
Corner school.
j. l.. Bagley and w. l.. Gray have
each purchased pair of horses of J.
r. Bean Of Detroit
Charles Gerry and family of Haver-
hill, Mass, arrived Saturday for
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Martha Roundy is at home
from Massachusetts where she passed
the winter with her son and daugh-
ter.
Otis B. Danforth and family arrived
last week from Haverhill. Mass. They
win occupy their new home purchased
of Reuben Webb. ~
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