Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-02
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arrived Wednesday for visit with her
niece, Mrs. Ida Sweetland.
l.. w. Frost of Palmyra was in town
Wednesday in his new automobile. which
is the first large car belonging to Pal
myra resident.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank c. Gee of Dexter.
who went to Bristol Wednesday for a
two-weeks outing, were guests over Tues
day night of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. V. Wey-
mouth.
G. c.. Weeks has sold through the b.
u.s. Mathews real estate agency his val
liable farm located in West Pittsfield to
John Dorety of Washburn, who will take
possession within short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Alexander Of
Washington, d. c., have been guests this
week at the home of his cousin, &. e.
Cornell.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Augusta
l.. Keene was held Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. F. S. Schoonover, pastor of the
Methodist church. officiating. The bear
ers were Charles Dyer, Hiram Pushor.
Thomas Wade and Horace Maxim. Fol
lowing the service the remains were taken
to Palmyra, where the interment was
made.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Univer-
salist church will hold it's first meeting
after vacation this afternoon in the par
lors of the church. The hostesses will
be Mrs Mark Gatchel Mrs. Mary Moore,
Mrs. T. G. Lancey and Mrs c. r. Phin-
ney.
Mrs. Susan Porter of this town and her
sister Mrs Eta Sawyer of California,
hon
| Unity Wednesday to spend few days
with Mrs. Porter's son, Prof. +. Addison
Porter. and family of Boston.
Mrs. j. c. Conner left Tuesday for
Ocean Park, where she will occupy her
cottage for a short time before going to
Boston for an extended visit with rela-
| lives She was accompanied to Ocean
Park by Miss Annie j. johnson of Bos-
ton who has been visiting here with Miss
Prestena Hersey and Mrs. Fred Dow.
Mrs o. II. Drake and daughters return
ed Wednesday from Wiscasset where
they have been visiting two weeks with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Plum
stead
Miss Helen Haskell arrived Wednesday
from Manchester, N. H.. to spend her va
ca ton with her father. o. S. Haskell and
other relatives.
The first regular meeting since the sum-
mer vacation of Bethlehem Chapter o. E.
S., will be held this evening
Miss Flora Elliott returned Tuesday.
having passed tive-weeks vacation with
relatives Nm Garland and Newport
The remains of the late George A. Hus-
sey, accompanied by his father, w. T..
Hussey of Canaan. arrived here Tuesday
afternoon from Upper Dam. Rangeley
Lakes, where he met death by drowning
Sunday. The funeral services were held
here Wednesday afternoon at the home
of his sister Mrs. John Boyes. The inter-
ment was made at the village cemetery.
The New Era Auxiliary will hold it's
first meeting since vacation this afternoon
with Miss Ada E. Coffin
Attorney j. F. Holman of Athens was
in town Wednesday; as witness in the
civil suit tried here
The suit of Dudley B. Whitney of Cam
bridge against William r. Adams of Ath-
ems was tried Wednesday before Judge
Drake. The suit was brought to recover
a sum alleged to have been collected bv
the defendant from the United States
pension department and not turned over
to the plaintiff, as the latter claimed it
should have been. Crosby & Crosby of
Dexter were counsel for the plaintiff and
the defendant appeared without an attor-
ney. After the presentation of the plain
tiff'S case the defendant declined to put in
any defence but allowed the plaintiff
Judgment and appealed to the supreme
court