Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-27
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEc,
PiTTSTON.

NORTtI-Mr. and Mrs. George Cald-
well and Daughters, May and Rena
We're recent guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Lawrence
Ny. and M.s. Charles Lawrence re-
Gently visited their children, Mr.. and
MIS-. arthur Lawrence, on the River
road in Pittston.
MRS. Martha Emerson passed two
days of last week with Mrs. Della Wat
son in Chelsea.
Leslie Cooper of Brockton, Mass, WIS.,
tied mis- brother, Alton Cooper, last
week
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Grant anu little
son, Earle, were visitors at Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill Clarks over Sunday.
Miss INA Clark, teacher at No. 2
school Chelsea passed Saturday and
Sunday at her homestead at East Chel-
sea.
Miss Grace Thompson, who has been
caring for Mrs. George Sparrow for
the past two weeks, was called to Car
diner the last of the week to care for
l.. Ballard who is sick with rheumatic
fever
a few of the enterprising farmers
here have vcntured to plant peas and
potatoes on some of the higher lands
Alton Cooper has sold his horse to
Mr.. Roper of East Pittston
Noah Cooper is doing carpenter work
for Mi. Preble of Whitefeld
WEEKS MILLS.
Mrs. Nancy wilkins widow of the
late a. d. Wilkins. passed away at the
home of Mrs. Orrin Merrill early Mon
day morning, after having been con-
fined to her led one week. Mrs. Will
kins was one Of the oldest residents Of
Weeks Mills, having lived here most of
the 50 years OF her life. She is survived
by her s5n-in-law, J. A. Banks and his
two daughters, Edith and Mary
Banks. Funeral services will be held
at Mrs. Merrilrs at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
LITCHFlELD.
POND ROAD-The Tee-Hee Club
met Thursday with Mrs Henry Smith.
Mrs. Lizzie Richardson, who was i'll
last week, is improving.
Mrs. Mary Jewett and Mrs. William
Newell attended the Ladies' night,
given by the Sons of Veterans at G. A.
r. hall Wednesday night
Mrs. f. o. Berry was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. S. E. Greenleaf Monday in
Gardiner.
Mrs. Reed, an inmate of the Gardiner
allnshouse, is very i'll with pneumonia
at l.. H. Merrlll's.
CoOPER's MILLS.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Caro-
line Avery, who passed away at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Lyman
Al bolt, in Boston Saturday night, af-
ter several weeks illness, was held at
the church Tuesday afternoon, after
the arrival of the o'clock train. Rev.
Mr Pettingill of jefferson oiticiated.
Interment was made in the cemetery
on the hill.
Mrs. Minnie Lang and Mrs. Fannie
Gr"en OF Clinton. Mass. who were call
eC here by the illness and death of
their aunt, Mrs. S. l.. Hopkins, re-
turned home Thursday.
Fred Noycs and family have moved
to Bangor, where he has employment.
otis Woods is suffering with car
bulcle on his neck.
William Achorn is sick with the
grip.
.sebra Kennedy is moving into the
ABBOTT house.
Lawrence Brann is i'll with measles
at the home of Harvey Moores.
Inez Kennedy is teaching the Frs
kline school in Windsor,
Hiss Marion Poland of Pemaquid IS
visiting Mrs. Luke Leighton.
Aclorn & Colby have purchased
| naphtha launch and put it into the
poad at East Palermo to bring their
logs down to their mill in this place
READFIELD.
The bankrupt stock of groceries of Fol
som & Mastcrman is being sold.
Charles NJ. Daley. carrier on r. f. ID.
II, has purchased the Ingham house of
Mrs. Nellie Wright j. Grant Henry and
family will remain in one of. the tene-
monts while Mr.. Daley and family will
coupy the tenement recently vacated Ny
Leon c. Roberts, who has moved into
the rent recently occupied by Chester
Sanborn.
As soon as the stock of goods is remov-
ed from Masonic block, the store Will he
reg aired and then occupied by Leon c.
Roberts, undertaken and house furnisher.
The selectmen have about completed
making up the taxes for this year. The
rate will be IS mills, reduction of one
mill from the rate of last year
Lumber has been hauled preparatory
to putting in a new floor in the Grange
stah
W. A. Lord has gone to East Glouces-
ter Mass, where he has accepted nice
position as manager of the branch store
of e. l.. Smith Co., plumbers and hard
ware Gloucester
The farm of Clarence J. Fogg, bank
rupt. is offered for sale by the trustee.
This farm is admirably located and
should find a ready purchaser.
s. w. Davis and family have moved to
Livermore Falls.
The next meeting of Readfeld Grange
will be held Saturday. May l. State Mas
ter Stetson is expected to be present and
it is planned to have a flag raising dur
ing the day.
f. NJ Buswell who has been the man.
aeer of the local telephone exchange for
the past year, has accepted better 20
sition in Wilton. He is succeeded by Mr..
Flanders of Norway.
Miss Agnes Demmons is working in the
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