Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-15
KENNEBEC
MT. VERNON.

MT. VERNON.
SOUTH-Ahout 20 of the friends of
Miss Annie Akers gave her a pleasant
surprise Wednesday evening at the
home of Miss Della Porter and left as
a slignt token of their esteem a love-
ly shirtwaist and a toilet set. Miss
Akers has heen a successful teacher in
the Dunn school for the last two years
and we hope to retain her services.
Guy Stevens is ill with the measles.
DIR. Nilhken is in attendance.
Friends of Ernest Pearl are sorry to
learn that he is not improving as fast
as they could wish.
Master Raymond Kendall is ill with
measles.
NEST-Thc Christian Endeavor bus
mess meeting, which was postponed
on account of the illness of the presi
dent, was held Tuesday evening. The
annual business meeting will be held
March l it weather permits.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle met
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Dora Horn. A pleasant time was
enjoyed by all. 1t is expected that the
Circle will soon give a supper at the
home of the secretary. Mrs. Annette
Carr.
Mrs Della Wyman was a guest
Wednesday ct The home of Mrs. F. II.
Horn.
Miss Georgia Mitchell and Mrs. Dora
Horn were guests Tuesday of Mrs. AL
ma Pulls.
Mrs. Alma Pulls was a guest Wednes-
day of Mrs. George Cushman.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Archibald of
Mt. Vernon were callers Wednesday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
French.
READFIELD.
EAST-E. 0. Elvin and son have left
for q visit to relatives in England. 1t
will be remembered that Mrs. Elvin
died about one year ago, leaving sew
eral small children. Relatives in Eng
land carried the youngest home with
them, while the oldest remained with
his father. They plan to return in
about six weeks.
The Water District has made a deal
with Mr.. Elvin and come into posses
sion of the land on the east side of
the bog, so-called, extending north to
lIlt IlIIt vi tllc letlc d. NIol ooil cS-
tate, and has given Mr.. Elvin in ex-
change land formerly owned by the
Holmes heirs, including orcharding
and tillage adjoining Mr.. Elvin's land
on the south side of the road.
w. T. Mace has been drawn to serve
on the jury at the March term of
court.
Mrs. Kate c. Dudley. Auburn. is vis-
iting friends and relatives in town.
Five of n. S. I.uce's children are ill
with the measles.
MONMOUTH.
Charles A. Barrett of New York City
was in town last week calling on
friends. Mr.. Barrett was graduated
from Monmouth Academy in the Glass
of 1900 and is a recent graduate of the
New York Law School
Rev. c. w. Wallace and four dele
gates from his Boys Club will attend
the annual Conference of Boys Clubs
and Y. NJ. G.. A at Augusta Feb. IS,
10 and 90
Members of the Grange are lrepar-
ing TO present a drama at their hall
Wednesday evening, Feb. 16.
Mr.. Doughty of Hally Springs, n
j.. is in town.
Mrs. Mary Whitney has returned
from Gorham, where she has been for
the past three months
The winter term of the town schools
will close Friday, Feb. 49,
The union evangelistic services which |
were held in the Methodist church last |
week will he held in the Congregation
al church every evening this week eX
cepting Saturday
On account of the heavy storm on
Saturday the congregations at the
churches were small Sunday.
READFIELD.
Word has been received from. Rome |
that narties who lost cattle from a pas
ture in that town last summer, have |
traced them to China and Albion. Edwin |
Kelly and Leon Watson of Rome went to
china Feb. and found butcher of that |
town that said he purchased cattle of a |
stranger that answered the description of |
those that were stolen. He had butcher |
ed all but one OK. which he sold to man |
IN Albion These men went to Albion !
a yoke that belonged to Rosindale Jacobs
of Mt. Vernon. The China butcher |
bought the oxen for 500 and Mr. Jecobs
valued them at $50. The description of
ter who was in that section about the
time the cattle disappeared but whose |
whereabouts Is unknown at present. |
John G. Cushraan of Winthrop was in
town Friday looking aft7r cows. !.
r. o. Gordon of the Au~usta prst office
Friaay r ~ Fs
Mrs. THeIsh, Of Agsnst.t is caring for. i,