Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-07
KENNEBEC
MT. VERNON.

WEST-The Free Baptist Sunday
school at this place held it's annual
picnic at Josephus Browns grove July
S. About SIS We're present. after the
picnic dinner, games were enjoyed
among the games quoits was played
by nine couples. Philip Anderson be-
ing the winner of the prize given by
Prof. H. H. Launagan. The children
enjoyed bathing in Echo lake. A good
time was enjoyed by all.
G.. Merton Bachelor and friend Miss
Tracy, who were guests at the home
of Mr.. Bachelors parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrill, Bachelor, Sunday and
Monday returned to Oakland Tuesday
Mrs. Minnie Horn Childs was a guest
at the home of her parents Sunday and
Monday, returning to Lewiston Tues
day morning.
Miss Dorothy Smith was in Win
throp Friday.
George Cushman was called to Bos-
ton one day last week by the death OF
his grandmother, which occurred in
Kansas. She was nearly SO years OF
age.
Eugene Foss has been assisting
Charles French with his haying.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ferrand and
two children went to New Sharon
Sunday to visit relatives, returning
home Monday evening
Eugene H. Foss was in Livermore
Falls Tuesday on business.
SOUTH-Miss Alice Bradley of Man
chester was the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bradley over the
Fourth.
Miss Pearl White has employment
for the summer at Echo Lake Farm,
Fayette.
Miss Velma Gordon finished a very
successful term of school at South
Fayette and is now at home for her
summer vacation.
f. M. Stevens has been making re-
pairs on his barn, Charles E. Norton of
Readfield doing the work.
George White is shingling the roof
of e. Watson's barn.
Mrs. Charles Hutchinson has re-
turned from Readfield Depot, where
she has been employed at f. A.
Leamans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles French of West
Mt. Vernon were recent callers on G.
Stanley Blake.
The many friends of Mrs Alton Wad-
leigh are glad to hear that she is i'm
proving after her critical operation.
H. O. White of Auburn is in town
looking after his farm here.
BELGRADE.
Helen, the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dunn who has been suffer-
ing from diphtheria is convalescing
There are no more cases and none are
expected as antitoxine was used on
those who had been exposed, and every
taken to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Mrs. Shaw, the aged mother of Mel
Shaw at the depot died Monday morn
ing. -Four weeks ago she fell and
broke her hip and dislocated her arm
at the shoulder since which time she
had been steadily failing. She was 80
years of age.
Hazel and Alice Taylor passed the
Fourth as the guests of their friend
Ethelyn Tucker of East Mt. Vernon.
The Knight Leaders of Belgrade
played the East Readfield baseball
team in the forenoon of the Fourth
Z.
They speak in the highest terms Of
their Readfield opponents and hope TO
meet with them again. In the after
noon they played the Bowen Hill team
defeating them 81 to 4. Dinner was
served by Mrs. Edward Cottle.
Many of the residents of the south
part Of the town celebrated the Fourth
by working on the old Westinghouse at
Rockwood's Corner, which is undergo
ing thorough repairs. Through the
united efforts of Mrs. D. c. Stevens
and Miss Jennie Tillson, who circulat-
ed paper among the residents of the
town, to which they subscribed liber-
ally with money and labor, the roof has
been newly shingled, new windows put
in and new clapboards are being put
on the walls. The Improvement is
very gratifying to the public
Mrs. Ada Richardson was a visitor
to the Capital City Thursday
Hazel, Alice and Archie Taylor are
passing a few days with their aunt,
Mrs. c. Il. Pinkham- $50 AiA,E9