Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-15
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1850 - iitotb MI
w. 7. Mace were visitors in Auburn
| and Lewiston Monday.
| The East Readfield baseball team
played East Winthrop on the grounds
| of the latter club, Saturday afternoon.
These teams are quite evenly match
ed. The, result was in favor of the
former team.
No services were held in the church
Sunday on account of the threatening
weather and the bad travelling.
Abram Brooks is suffering from
grip and tonsiitis. Eugene Ber-
ry is working for w. T. Mace i'm his
place.
Lightning struck a telephone pole
near Mr.. Hallett's in last Thursdays
shower. Ernest Hallett had just fin
ished planting a field of beans on a
side bill. and as the rows ran up and
down the piece, the heavy downpodr
completely uncovered and washed the
seed largely down the hill, so help had
to be obtained to replant the field.
Rev. Mr.. Clifford was in town Thurs
day making calls on families who at
tend church here.
The wet weather has delayed plant
ing and sowing to a considerable ex-
tent and much remains to be done.
MT. VERNON.
Rey. Mr.. Berry from Kent's Hill
preached very interesting sermon at
the Dunn's Corner church last Sunday
and will preach there again at 2 z. M.
next Sunday.
Mrs Frank Kendall VINO has been
caring for Mrs. Estell Dudley has re-
turned nome. Mrs. Dudley is slowly
gaining.
Mrs. Jeanette Frank from Auburn is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Bertha
Kendall.
Mr.. Lovejoy is again at Mr.. Fred
McClelland's for the summer.
Miss Ninella Damren. who is work
ing for Mrs. J. w. Butman was at
home over Sunday.
Miss Matte Kendall who is at Wal
ter Nickerson was at home over Sun
day.
Francis Stevens and son Guy, made
business trip to Augusta Monday.
AS Mr.. Hiram Gilman was crossing
his potato grounds a few mornings
ago he came across the tracks of two
larger than the other but both tracks
were very plain.
CHELSEA.
A Democratic caucus was held at
the town house on Thursday evening
the 9th and was well attended n.
M. Hemenway was chosen chairman,
and w B. Trask. secretary. Dele
gates were elected as follows to the
different conventions: Third Con-
| \ ;e.<,, ;af a
terville on June 14th-Delegates,
Fred Stevens and Asa J. Mckinney;
alternate. c. G. Dondero and n. NJ.
Hemenway. State Convention at Au-
gusta the 18th: Delegates. w. b.
Trask and Grover Cooper; alternates.
William Robbins and George f.
Springer. County convention at
Gardiner the Goth: Delegates, J. II.
Wellman. A. S. Fowler. Chester r.
Cooper; alternate, Geo. p. Allen.
James II. Hassam. Charles Grady.
The following Town Committee was
elected; c. G. Dondero. Geo P. Allen.
Charles Partridge, a. S. Fowler. j.
H. Wellman, Chester Cooper, Stephen
F. Reeves, Fred e. Stevens, w. B.
Trask. n. NJ. Hemenwey, l.. NJ.
Geyer. Fred Chase, Geo. L. Springer.
Asa J. Mckenney. A. a. Morang.
Voted to instruct the town committee
to call caucus on Thursday. June
30th. for the purpose of nominating
candidate for representative to the
next legislature
A teachers meeting was held at the
Searles Mills schoolhouse last Friday
afternoon presided over the Superin-
tendent of Schools Mrs Florence
Thompson. Nearly all the teachers
in town We're present, as well as some
from Pittston and Augusta. Several
very interesting papers were read
Mrs. Lille Grant of Pittston gave a
paper on the best method of teaching
writing; Miss Tilla Lawrence of the
Webster school in Augusta had an eX
cellent paper on teaching grammar;
Miss Myrtle Colby told Of her own
method of teaching spelling, and Mrs.
Thompson told how she would like to
have spelling taught in the schools;
Miss Florence Mckinney gave her
method of teaching reading. and Miss
Stevens told how she would keep the
little ones busy and interested. This
is the second meeting held this year
and they will doubtless prove of
mutual benefit to teachers and pupils.
The Quarterly Conference of the
Advent Association will be held at the
schoolhouse in District No. 8.
Coopertown. commencing Thursday
evening the 10th and continuing Fri
day. Saturday and Sunday
The superintendent of schools. Mrs.
Thompson. will hold an examination
of all pupils who intend entering
High school in the fall. at the school
house in District No 1. on Tuesday.
June 21st.
Children's Day will be observed by
the Union Sunday school on Sunday
the 26th in the afternoon. at the
chapel Committees are at work
drilling the children for the event.
and all are cordially invited to be
present
Miss Zelma Knox of Gardiner
passed Sunday with her grandmother,
Mrs. Eliza Dorr.
Mrs Louise Morgan and Mrs.
George Melaney We're called to
Whitefield suddenly Monday evening