Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
Slight Frost on Madison
Avenue Plains.
c ,mmIttee Appointed to En-
terrain Isl. Ne. Cavalry.
Meeting Of Congregational Work
ing Lsagus...0ther Items.

here with her mother, Mrs. Flora l.
Rraiperd returned Tuesday noon -
Augusta where she is employed as
stenographer in the office or Norman
X. Bassett.
There was some lively husting at
the Maine Central station Tuesday
noon on the part of the local employees
of the American Express Co. ON tn"
10 % train 20 crates of live fowl were
Skinned to Boston. These cases Were
of different sizes and weighed from
20 to 1O5 pounds each. They We're
consigned to J. Shapiro and were
bought in this vicinity by his son, VINO
will remain here all the fall and max"
FREQUENT shipments to his father. The
number of birds could not be asccr-
tanned. but all were blessed with good
voices.
Tuesday morning was the coolest
August morning in recent years n
slight frost was reported on the Mad
son avenue plains, but not enough 10
do any harm as before the sun rose Il
fog drifted in from the east. Monday
night was exceedingly cold.
Mr. and Mrs. George n. Thompson
of Dixfeld were the guests OF Show
hogan friends Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Davis OF
Boston, accompanied by his son, Ar
mold B. Davis and wife, were in town
over Monday night The party came
from Jackman in their 3O-horsepowa
Peerless touring car, leaving Tuesday
for Portland.
Miss Kate McMullikin left Tuesday
for Providence, r. l., where she Will
pass several weeks with relatives.
The committee who will have charge
OF the entertainment of the 1st Nc.
Cavalry on Sept. l. when the annual
reunion will be held in skoWhegan has
been chosen. 1t is composed OF Charles
Smith, chairman, \. l.. Owen and Hen
ry Varney. The members living here
in addition to the above are Converse
l.. Webb, Joseph Follow, S. w. Smith
George E. Goodwin. ]. Frank Bickford,
NJ. J. Allen and Llewellyn Goodwin
The visiting veterans will be met At
the Maine Central upon the arrival 0:
the 1875 train from the West and
headed by Co. E Military Band will
march to G. y. r. hall. Here resi-
will be made and quarters assigned
After dinner cars will be taken 70!
Fairview Park where the association
will be the guests for the afternoon OF
the Somerset Central Agricultural As
ISOLATION, the annual exhibition "i
which viii be then in session. In thu
evening the camp fire will be held III
the Opera house and the association
will De escorted there by the band. The
list of speakers has not yet been per-
fected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred +. Lawrence wer'
in Gardiner Tuesday, called there to
attend the funeral of their brotheri in
law. the late Albert II. Noyes.
l.. w. Gould for many years vete
ran conductor on the line Of the Maine
Central. was in town Tuesday renew
ing old acquaintance. Some eight
years ago he run out of Skowhegan Oh
one of the, Portland freights. He is
now living in Leeds Junction and has
quit railrOading.
Lafayette Mckinney. an employee in
various wood working plants here for
many years. was stricken Monday
forenoon with stroke of paralysis.
His right side is affected and he is at
present unable to speak. Mr.. Mcken-
ney is also well known as mill
wright. He is at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Edward Holt, on Yves;
Front street.
Tuesday morning on the early trai,,
party of ladies composed of Mrs.
Bertha F. Steward, Mrs Edith S.
Shepherd, Miss Luela B. Stevens, Miss
Gertrude s. Weston. Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Webb and Miss Gertrude Webb left
for Popham Beach. where until Fri
day they will be guests of Mrs. Mabei
w. Philhrick, who is passing the
summer there with her family. They
are members of the c. c. c. c., a cook
ing club of which their hostess is also
a member
Miss Clara Archer of Fairfield ar
rived in town Tuesday and is the CUES,
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Taylor of Jew
EFT street. She is Mrs. Taylor's aunt
Mrs. Edward N. Merrill. her daugh-
ter. Miss Bertha. and son, Folsom. ar
rived home Monday night from Booth
bay Harbor. where the family had
been occupying their cottage for the !
past winter.
w. l.. Macklin will reopen the En-
pire theatre this evening. During the
past few months the house has beer
closed and in the interval a number or
improvements nave been made. Mrs
A. B. Borden has been re-engaged as
pianist and will also be the vocalist
j. II. Prescott returned Monday to
Bingham, after brief visit here with
his mother.
Miss Ethel knowlton arrived home
Monday evening from the seashore,
where she had been employed for the
summer. She is graduate of Colby,
Glass of 90, and will teach the coming
fall.
Arthur Wood, cashier of the Harps-
we'll Steamboat Co, Portland, is in
town for his annual vacation, guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred n.
Wood.
Miss vesta B. withee' arrived home
Monday night from Bangor and is
visiting her GRANDPARENTS. Mr. and
Mrs. x. A. Withee.
Mrs. II. F. Wilson returned home
Monday night from a visit with friends
at Old Orchard.
The Congregational Working League
met in the church parlor Tuesday at
farncon & O'clock Picnic sumner