Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-28
Fred Tobey Is Anxious to
Locate Horse and Puog.
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Outfit Disappeared Late on
Monday Afternoon.
Remains Of the Late George Pratt
Here for Burial.

Tin. marriage of Thomas \. Gosan and
Miss Inez Dinsmore, both Of this town,
occurred at the Baptist parsonage Mon
day. MI and Mrs Gogan left at once
for Dexter, where they will pass their
honeymoon.
The Christmas tree exercises at the
Methodist church were held in the church
vestry Monday evening, II large number
being present. y short program follow
ell the supper, after which the tree was
relieved of its bounteous gifts
The remains of the late George Pratt,
Il former resident of this town, We're
brought here yesterday from Augusta,
where he died Mr.. Pratt was about 60
wears of age and had been i'll poor health
for several years He came from Clin-
ton to Shawmut several years ago, later
moving to this town. A widow and two
sons survive.
c. L. Haskell of Bethlehem, \. H., was
the guest of friends in town Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Libby of Clinton
were in town Tuesday calling on friends.
Miss Bertha Gibson. Il teacher in Mass
achuSctts, is the guest of her mother
over the holidays.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
y. S. McCausland was i'll Fairfield Tues
day on business.
Fred Tobey, a citizen of the north end
of the town, is greatly concerned regard
ing the whereabouts of his horse and
pung loaded with seven bags of grain.
He left the horse standing in the road
at the edge of the village late Monday
AFTERNOON while he went into neighbour
ing house and when he came out the
outfit was gone. There seems to be no
clue, eXcept the rrrnor that a was
seen driving the team by the Hume &
Newhall mill. Mr. Tobey is anxious, it
is said, to learn where his outfit is, not
because of the value of the horse which
is said to have been worth about So but
on account of the value of the seven
bags of grain, the two robes and the
boots which he was taking home from
the repair shop. Officers are on the look
out. but up to a late hous Tuesday night
nothing had been learned If the strange
disappearance of the outfit.
NGRTlI-It is sickly round about
the grip will catch you if you don't
watch ont.
George HUFF who has been seriously
iii with pneumonia, is 4 little better
Miss Ethel N2rnev is visiting rela-
tivcs Ii Beverly, Mass.
J. L. Ho.ir is visiting relatives In
Boston.
Carl ". Goodwin is visiting rcla-
tiyes i'll Boston.
There was q Christmas tree last
Friday evening. Dee. ., in ting Friends
church. The attendance was quite
large. Madison Clifford acted rs Santa
Claus. Tie following program was
greatly cnjoycd by III present. Reel
tdtion, Miss Crctta HoNie; song.
Quartet. Nj. Doc. Mr.. Choatc. Miss
Doe, ami Miss; Chapman: prayer.
George j. Wing: song, T"na Williams:
recitation. Annie Clifford song. Misses
leila ana Alatidc Chapman; recitation,
Julia McKcchnic: recitation. Harold
Storlie: recitation, Maudc Chapman;
song. Beatrice Chapman: recitation.
Lena Williams; recita ton. Leona Gif-
fcrd r2aitation. Hattie Doc: recita-
ton. leila Chapman: recitation,
F.vely n Hincklcy: song. the quartet.
Ralph sand Annie Clifford are at
!omc from Cornish.