Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-06
LINCOLN.
ALMA CENTER.

ALMA CENTER.
John Albee, who has been working
at the SnoW-HaZZard shoe factory in
Gardiner is at home for the season.
Everett Albee is having his build
ings improved with new coat of
paint. Russell Brothers are doing the
work.
Mrs. Eliza McCobb is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Eta Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hilton were in
Augusta last week.
Wilmot Walker is visiting his daugh-
ter in Boothbay.
Celia and Frank McCobb, Melvin
Houdlette and Cleve Albee attended
Dyers Valley Grange Friday evening.
George McCobb of Pittston has been
in town painting.
We regret that the Rev. w. c. Baker,
who has been at Sheepscot for the past
year, will not return to that charge.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Baker are peOp Z
of high character and we shall miss
their good influence.
DRESDEN MILLS.
Mrs. Eva Mcdonald returned to
South Dresden Sunday, after ha:ing
passed a week with relatives.
Joseph Mayors is having large ex-
tension put on the back part of his
house. Chas. Allen and Charles Nc
Donald are doing the work.
Aaron Houdlett has moved into J. l..
Houdletts for the summer.
Mrs. Owen Blinn is at her fathers in
Pittston.
Albert Alley passed away very sud-
denly Saturday night after an illness
of several weeks. Heart failure was
the cause Of his death. A widow and
three children survive, one of whom.
Vinton Alley, is in the West.
M E. Mayors passed Sunday at
home.
Miss Bernice WOODWARD has been at
home for a few days
A Masonic meeting was held Satur-
day night.
Joseph Mayors and Will Houdlett
have been at work on the roads with
three double horse teams and their
new road smoother. They are doing
some good work.
COOFEHS MIII0s
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Gray returned
to Lynn, Mass, Saturday.
r. L. Colby has just finished and
painted a boat.
The May ball of Friday night was a
success. Excellent music was fur
| nished and a baked bean supper was
served.
Asel Peters and Pearl Elton are dig
| dign a well for Samuel Cookson.
Mrs. Maria Marsh has returned to
her home in Somerville, Mass.
Mildred and Henry Noyes went to
Bath Saturday.
| Fred Noyes returned to Northamp
| ton, Mass, Saturday.
Rats killed 100 Of Martin Hewitt
| chickens Saturday night.
Supervisor of Schools. Mrs. Alice
| Sanderson, is teacher of the Cooper's
Mills school which began Monday, May
ALMA.
The friends of Thomas F.. Rankins.
| formerly of this town, will be panied to
hear of the sudden deatah of his wife.
Mrs. W. N Titus returned home
! from Boston Saturday. accompanied by
| her daughter. Mrs. Frank C. Harding
| and daughter.
Miss Fannie E. Brown of Boston is
at her summer home for the season.
Mrs. b. w Reesert of Baltimore is
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. c. L.
Jewett
The Cummings Bros, expect to
| finish cutting on the west lot in about
| two weeks.
The West Bros. are painting and i'm
proving the buildings of Hartley
Averill of Boston.
| Harrison A. Stilphen has so far
| recovered from his serious illness as
| to be about once more.
soMERvILLE.
Eleanor Crummett, who has been i'll
| for the rast two weeks, still remains in
| a critical condition.
Mrs Nancy Shorey and daughter, Ma
! bel Hislar. of this place, have gone to
Watervile on visit to her brother,
George NJ Glidden.
School will begin in the Glidden dis
district next Monday with Miss Daisy
Glidden of Sand Hill as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Glidden of Jeffer-
son called on friends in town Sun
| day.
Mrs. Enoch w. Glidden was calling in
town last Saturday.
Frank Erving, who has been stopping
at his home here this winter, has re-
turned to Brunswick, where he expects