Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-12

airy was at his nome IN this places over
Sunday. He was accompanied by his
schoolmate, Forest Brown.
All are pleased to know the long
looked for portable sawmill has arrived.
1t is located on the land of the Stone
brothers at the foot of Fuller hill.
Tobey & Casey are in the place with
their gasoline engine saving wood.
Omar Bragg and family, who have
been living in the camp at the foot of
Hussey hill, have moved to Cross hill
CROSS H1LI1--Ambrose H. Withee
and George S. HAYES of North Vassal-
boro We're on the Hill Monday after
noon.
Miss Eva A. Crosby, Who has been
passing the Holiday vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Crosby of
school in Warren.
Frank O. Hussey of East Vassalboro
and F. L. Simonds of South London
derry, VT, were business callers on the
Hill Thursday.
F. w. Tobey is working for III. c..
Dickey OF South Vassalboro cutting
wood and lumber
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Center
Baptist church had an entertainment
and supper at the vestry Friday even
ing, closing with a concert by Charles
H. Lowe on his graphophone.
Miss Nellie M. Coomhs of Center
Vassalboro is sick with measles.
katherin9. the little daughter Of Ed
ward c. Ballard, has been unable to
attend school the past week on account
of illness.
Some one went into the hen house of
Orville Nelson in the Allen neighbour
hood Friday night and stole 80 Ply
mouth Rock hens and a rooster. The
rooster was weighed by Mrs. Nelson
| last week and it tipped the scales at
| nine pounds.
| Eight men and two teams have been
| cutting and yardng lumber on the w.
| Fl. Pancoast place.
w. A. Austin has sold his hay to Au-
l.gusta parties, who will begin to haul
| it as soon as there is more snow.
H. G. Dickey of South VassalbOro
| was business caller on the Hill Mon
| day.
MONMOUTH.
NORTH-Captan Levi Metcalf has a
stroke of paralysis in his left side Sat
urday morning. His leg and arm were
| entirely helpless. Doctor II. NJ. Blake
of Monmouth was summoned. In a
| short time there was an improvement
| and in the evening he could move his
| leg and arm quite well, but was quite
| feeble Captain Metcalf was Il Captain
| in the Civil War and did good service.
He has held number Of positions of
honor and trust. He was at one time
provost marshal high sheriff i'll one
of the Western states. He has lived
and Travelled in many or the Western
and Southern states. He was born i'll
Turner, Maine and has lived in Read
field where he has many friends in
both towns as we'll as in Monmouth.
James Withers, 4 veteran of the civil
War, is now nearly blind. He lost one
eye while in the war and the other Is
nearly gone. He has to be led about.
Lizzie NJ. Dudley, who went to the
Maine Central hospital. Lewiston,
about 10 days ago, with a broken hip,
is said to be suffering much from the
fracture Her many friends in Mon
mouth deeply synpathiZe with her. as
she is q woman loved and respected by
all who know her.
George H. Woodbury. cut his knee
quite badly with an axe, and is unable
to be aDout Mr.. Woodbury. is game
warden. He passed the summer IN the
Northern Maine woods near the Cana
ada line. Late in the fall he was
sent to Isle au Haut to protect deer on
that island He says the deer are
quite plenty on the island and very
tame.
Alma A. Gordon is juryman at the
superior court at Augusta. Mr.. Cor
ion is a member of the board OF Sc
lectmcn of Monmouth.