Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-22
Oil Stove Causes Blaze
At Emery Winters.
|Supt. Drake Announces Public
ScheoI Teachers.
Harry CoIlamore Receives Painful
lniury..-0ther Items.

During an electric storm of last weel
the home of Everett Sewall in Detroi
was struck by lightning and some dam
age was done to nearly every room il
the house. His daughter Myra, who
was sitting directly under an opening
in the ceiling, lost her sense of hear.
ing, which she has not yet recovered.
A slight blaze was discovered
Wednesday in the shed of Emery Whit.
tens house on Forest street. The fire
was caused by an oil stove, the wick OF
which had been turned too high. Supt
A. II. Rurse of the local water works
who lives near. was quickly at the
scene and extinguished the fire before
much damage was done.
Supt. of school. o. H. Drake an
nounces the following new teachers for
the local public schools. this fall: Miss
Byrde r. Hatch of North Penobscot
who has completed a normal course
at Castine. teacher of Lancey street
intermediate, Miss Pearl E. Pierce of
Troy, Of Pennington Normal, teacher
of Farmland avenue intermediate and
Miss G. Hazel Ray of Brewer also oil
Pennington Normal. teacher of Hart
land Primary.
The Misses katherine Chase of
Skowhegan and Francis Patten of Bos-
ton are visiting their aunt, Mrs. z. ID.
Lancaster.
Mrs. Maud Murphy and son, Master
Harold, of Somerville. Mass, are guests
of her father, N. B. Runnals.
While at work taking horse rake
apart Harry Collamore had the mis-
fortune to have. one of the tines pene-
trate nearly through his left arm
Mrs. Il. NJ Griffin and daughter
Gwendolyn went to Clinton Wednesday
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Files.
Mrs. Walter McCausland and Miss
Ruby Hurd were visitors in Bangor
and Old Town Wednesday.
Prof Robinson of Bates College, who
is visiting his mother in ST. Adams,
was in town Wednesday, a guest of Mr..
Mr. and Mrs. William Mcneil of Cam
bridge, Mass, who are passing a va
cation here with Mrs. McNeilFs mother
CANAAN.
Mrs, Hilton Gleason and two daugh-
ters from Texas are visiting relatives in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Goodrich of Skowhe-
gan are the guests of friends in town.
Mrs Margaret Chase of Providence, R.
T., visited relatives in town a few days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farnham returned
home from their bridal trip Saturday.
Mrs. E. K. Carey and two sons. Lester
and Norman. of Fort Fairfield are the
guests of her mother. Mrs. L. w. Shean.
Miss Christie Furber is visiting rela-
tives in Portland.
Henry Kicker and daughter. Mrs
CoIsens and granddaughter. Margaret.
and lady friends of Somerville. Mass, are
at the Kicker homestead in South Canaan
for the summer.
Mrs. Arthur Drew and daughter, Doro-
thy of Chicopee. Mass, were the guests
of Mrs. Nathaniel Hall several days last
week
Bert Rand. who was called home by
the illness and death of his father, re-
turned Thursday to Providence, r. 1.
Mrs. w. J. Lewis has returned from
DR.. Cousens' hospital in Portland. where
she has been for treatment Her many
friends are glad to welcome her
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lawrence of Fairfield
were in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnham have
gone to North Arson for the summer,
where Mr. Farnham is experimenting
the building of the power house for light
ing purposes at Cleveland Rips.
Miss Edna Nye has gone to Newport
for the summer.