Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
KENNEBEC
kENT'S HILL.


Contractor Lovejoy has nearly com
pleted the summer cottage of E. A
Strout on the Mt. Vernon road. Mr.
Strout's former chauffeur has returned
to his home in New York and Mr.
Tracy of Mercer will take his place.
The motor boat recently purchased
OF M. S. Collins by Harry Gibbs, the
popular stage driver, has been tho.
roughly overhauled and launched in
Echo lake. Messrs. Gibbs and Dow
have purchased a lot on the shore OF
Echo lake of c. ]. Cole. A boat house
Will be erected on the lot the present
season and next year a cottage will he
built by them.
Inc boys summer camp owned anC
operated by Messrs. Chase, Palmer and
Tyler on the East shore of Torsey pond
has been opened for the season. About
Is boys have already arrived and about
the same number will arrive a little
later
Landscape Gardener Joseph Cowan
has recently completed grading the
grounds around the new house built
by {. j. Cole. Mr.. Cole now has one
OF the handsomest residences in town
During the summer, Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
will occupy their summer residence or
the shore of Echo lake.
Prof. Albert l. Oliver, who has beer
at the head OF the Latin department
OF the Maine Wesleyan Seminary fol
the past eight years has resigned in
order that he might accept most ex-
cellent position in the Moses Brown
school at Providence, r. l. Prof Oliver
mas been a very popular teacher and
his departure will be d serious loss
to the social and religious life both in
and out of the school
The many friends of Prof John Or
Vile Newton, for Is years the head OF
the Science department of the Sem.
mary. are much gratified at his cleo
ton to the vice presidency of the schoo
to succeed w. F. Berry, resigned. Pres
ident Newton has returned to the Hill
from his summer residence at Old Or
chard for few days stay in order to
arrange for the opening of the school
in September
Mrs. Muzzy of Boston, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs H. E. Tref-
ethen for few weeks, has gone to
Old Orchard, where she will pass the
summer. Mrs. Trefethen of Wilton is
visiting her son. Prof. Henry Trefethen
for a few weeks.
Prof. Henry Trefethen and daugh-
ters, Ruth and Frances, passed few
days with relatives in Wilton last
week.
W B. Quincy and Miss Grace Chase
are visiting relatives in Dixfield, Me-
Mr.. and Mrs c. F.. Bilodeau of Au-
gusta were recent visitors at Henry
Browns.
The Misses Baldwin and Price have
returned from New York and have
opened their summer home, Quillcroft,
for the season.
Cyrus Winters. the popular mail car
rier on Route q, has been taking a
vacation and his place has been filled
nv the substitute carrier, Russell Chase
of Fayette.
Mrs. b. r. Peacock of West Car
diner. who has been visiting her son.
F.. f. Peacock, ESQ, for few days.
went to Manchester on Tuesday.
Harry Soule and Miss Iva Glidden
both of Mt Vernon, were united in
marriage Saturday evening by E. f.
Peacock. Esq.
The Maine Vacation Home will open
for the season on July 5th and large
number of hoarders has already been
booked
Joseph Cowan is grading the lot up
on which the new school house was
built last year When completed the
schoolkouse and lot will be the best
one in town and a credit to all parties
concerned.
Rev. r. V. Davis is at home for a
short stay. Repairs are being made by
him on the Breed place which he re-
Gently purchased and which will soon
be occupied by his son-in-law, Cyrus
Smell, formerly of Starks.
READFIELD.
A. T. Swift has purchased a touring car
and established public automobile SER
vice.
The summer visitors have already ar
rived in large numbers. Mrs. E. j. Nelson
has a large number George Carson has
all his house will accommodate. while
Coleman's Grove and the hotel at Ma
raracook are well filled.
Mr.. Smith of New York is a most per-
sistent and successful disciple of Isaac
Walton. With his guide, Walter Williams,
he has made frequent excursions to the
many lakes in this vicinity and never
returns empty handed. One one of his
trips to a lake in Wayne Mr.. Smith
caught 10 bass which averaged five pounds
each
Much enthusiasm in baseball is mani
tested and the Readfield baseball team
was recently organized by the selection
of Fred Leighton as manager and Ed
Breedo captain. The ball ground on the
Kennebec County Fair grounds has been