Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-24
Clark and family Saturday and Sun

Clark and family Saturday and Sun
day.
| Miss Inza Clark went to- Union We'd
nescay to attend the fair this week.
| schools in town will have Wednes-
| Gay Sept. 20. as a holiday, that being.
the second day of the Windsor fair
David Hayes has accepted a post
ton with F. NJ. Hayes OF Augusta, in
his restaurant.
j. S. Tenney has completed the work
on the State road, and it is ready-for
acceptance
PITTSToN.
| NORTH.--Mrs. Eta Cook, who has
been making an extended visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Lawrence, left
lest week to visit friends in Augusta
Mrs. Laura Elsins of Gardiner and
lady friend We're callers at Miss Abbie
! c. ~~'-'e Thursday,
Daniel Lathrop of Togus was a re-
| c.. N--ltV. u. -.lra. Gle.. I'D -. L.nL--
sons.
Miss Alice Emerson, who has been
| taxing an enforced vacation on ac-
count of illness, is again able to re-
sumo her employment at Vickery &,
Hills publishing house. Augusta
Noah Cooper and Harry Cooper OF
Randolph were in town Sunday.
The house of Daniel Grant barely
escaped d astruction by fire Friday.
The chimney caught fire about 10 o.
clock In 1.-THE forenoon and the heat
SION set fire to the wood work about
II, but by the help of neighbors it was
soon txtinguished but as the SCOT in
the chimney still smoldered the fire
started up at frequent intervals until
l0.3o ~ the evening. AS the water ir
the We'll was low, it had to be brought
from the pond near by, some 80 pals
Or more being needed to eXtinguish the
ihe of the morning. Owing to the rain
OF the preceding night the roof was
carnp. Had it not been for that, Mr..
Grant said it would have been impos-
SIble to have saved the buildings.
Several from this place attended
!, East kennebec Pomona at Chelsea
Tuesday
| The good work commenced last fall
on the North Pittston cemetery for it's
Improvement is being continued by the
! Association, the men and teams hav-
| ing already been at work for two days,
| righting up the gravestones. repairing
the iron fence, setting of hitching
posts by the roadside smoothing the
ground, etc. 1t is understood that the
! fence is to receive a new coat of paint,
all of which adds much to the appear
| ance of the cemetery.
Charles Manson, who has been MAX
ing repairs on his house, both interior
and exterior, now has one of the finest
looking set of buildings in the place.
VASsALBoRo.
Mrs. ]. P. Garland of Winslow is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Robinson
for a few days.
Ray Coombs is attending school ut
Oak Grove Seminary.
Several from this place attended
Winslow Grange, Friday, Sept II, the
occasion being the 18th anniversary.
An enjoyable time was reported.
Edith Ballard was a recent business
caller in Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs Coombs of Cooper's
Mills are visiting at the home of their
son, Archie Coombs.
Glenn w. Starkey of North -Vassal-
boro, superintendent of schools, was
in this place Tuesday.
Leslie Wood recently passed day
in Augusta
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Earle is teaching the
fall term of school in the Small dis
trict. Seventeen pupils have been
enrolled.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Tufts were in
Waterville Monday night.
Roy f. Coombs left Friday, Sept. II,
for Brooklyn, N. Y. where he has a
position as assistant teacher III
Browns Business College.
Mrs. Frank Bartlett is staying in
Waterville for a few weeks