Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-14
SOMERSET
PALMYRA.


Mrs j. A. Russell of Lowell, Mass,
is visiting her mother Mrs. Betsey
| Parkman for two weeks.
l.. p Foley has recently purchased
| Il new Aroostook potato digger of c.
| T. Brown of Newport.
Mrs. c. F. Holway and Mrs. J. c.
Millett attended the Grange fair held
at Ripley Thursday, Oct. Z.
Mrs. Florence Harlow from Boston
is visiting her sister Mrs. L. B. Foley.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Dyer will hold their
wedding reception at Palmyra Grange
hall Thursday evening, Oct. IA. A gen.
| eral invitation is extended to Palmyra
Grange members.
Mrs. w. H. Dunton of Cambridge,
Mass, Mrs. l.. M. Fletcher, Mrs. Ethel
| Chambers and daughter Louise from
| Lowell, Mass, are passing a few days
with ]. c. Pillsbury at his home In
| Newport
TheO Hope is in Gardiner at work,
having taken contract to erect
large brick building in that place
| Harry Holway and w. Thompson are
helping D. A. Stackpole in digging his
potatoes. George Philbrick is hauling
potatoes to Newport with his own
team for Mr. Stackpole.
| Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Milett passed
Saturday night and Sunday at II. A.
| Morrilrs in Pittshrld.
Mr.. and Mrs \. j. Leavitt were help
| ing Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Leavitt part
| of last week
Mrs. +. a. Parkman planted last
| spring two large potatoes making
81 hills, with one eye on each piece, and
| when she harvested them, she had
five pecks of salablc potatoes besides
d few small ones.
Walter Tracy is suffering from d
| severe carbuncle on his foot, so he Is
| inCapacitated from labor
| "A. e. and r. w. Parkman are help
| ing f. a. Parkman in digging his po-
tatoes. a pretty good yield is reported.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Leslie Mason and
mother, Mrs. Lydia Mason from New-
| port, visited Mrs. NaSon'S mother Mrs.
Retscy Parknan, last Sunday.
Herman Johonnett is reported to be
quite feeble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Cleaves and
daughter Virginia of Randolph are
visiting at elisha Governs.
Mrs. J. r. Bennett is in Bangor visit
ing and attended the Musical Festival
while there.
Mrs. II. N. Longley of Pittsfield is
visiting at w A. BaisdelIs. d1
Miss Maize Cole, who is attending
school in Newport, was calling on
friends in town Sunday.
ID. P. Written of PttsfeId was in
town for a few hours Sunday
About so members of PALMYRA
Grange visited Pittsfied Grange Satur-
day evening A good time was re-
ported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Pushor and
family of PittsfelG passed through this
town Sunday on their way to ST. AL
bans. where they visited relatives for
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Blaisdell of Hart
land and A. r. Blaisdell of Newport
were in town Sunday
About 50 members of Palmyra Grange
visited Pittsfield Grange Saturday
evening and furnished the following
program: Solo. Miss Mantle Holt;
reading, Miss Meredith Maxfield; uues-
ton, What in Your Opinion is the
Best Method of Storing Apples for
Winter Use?" Answered by c. w.
Homestead, Perley Noble and A. J.
Lang; reading, Mrs. Jennie Parkman;
solo, Mrs. Vera Dyer; dialogue, Iva
Farnham and George Hubbard; read
ing, Sadie Sanford; question, as it
Advisable for the Average Farmer to
Purchase Improved Machinery for
Work on the Farm?' Answered by l..
l.. Carter and Mr.. Slipp; reading, Jo-
seph LIE Blanc: GRAFTON, Harold Fur
bush; quotations; solo, Miss Mantle
Holt. A banquet was served by Pitts
field Grange followed by a social. A
fine time is reported.
Mrs. Wallace Martin, who has been
in poor health for some time, recent
ly fell and broke her hip
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert N. Keene of
Boston have been spending a few days
at his summer home here,
| II. G. Johonnett is in quite poor
health. His many friends hope for
speedy recovery.
| Mrs. Izora fitzpatrick, who recently
moved from Waterville to Hartland,
has been passing a few days with her
brother Lincoln Merrick and family
At a special town meeting Saturday
the right to use the Gale schoolhouse
for religious purposes was granted.
Mrs. Flora Wellman is passing
few weeks with friends in Oakland and
vicinity.
Fred and Harry Merrick are in Wa
terville doing some painting upon