Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-12
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEC
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ton. he went by carriage over the sar,e
roads which he traveied so wears apn
ihen they We're t.arke ned by dense for.
ests on either side: now. cultivated
lands. with fields of grass or rttato,s
and farm buildings, COMPARING favor.
apiy with others in the State. Mr.
Iralhafd was much interested in the
potato crop which was tlIen being har-
vested and Oh inquiry found the great
est yield per acre to be $50 barrels and
the least 100 barrels per acre Eighty.
riVe years young" Mr.. Brainard had
the privilege of picking potatoes I,
whole Gay and portions Of other DAYS
he is much pleased with his visit of
three weeks He came home by the wa
of Augusta and Winthrop, where he
stopped over night with his brother
arriving home Friday morning.
The apple business is quite brisk.
Several buyers are around and ]. E.
Mccormick and others are shipping
large quantities from the station.
Mrs. Ethel Gordon Sherman left
Wednesday for her home in New Jer-
scN. While here she kindly loaned to
friends her souvenir pictures of places
visited in Europe and also gave. by re-
quest. talk on the Passion Play
which she witnessed at Oberammergau.
Both the pictures and her description
and instructive.
ernest Gordon. station agent at
Chisholm Falls, is visiting relatives
| and friends in Reaofield and Hallowell
during his vacation.
Going to the Henderson pasture Sun
day, where he had two colts, j. f. Nc
Cormick was much surprised to find
| one dead. 1t is supposed to have been
| accidentally killed by some hunter
Ray SanbOrn Of Augusta passed Sun
day with his family in Readfield. He
intends going on a hunting trip to
MoOsehead
Miss IZetta Royal of Fayette was at
home over Sunday, returning to her
school Monday morning
MT. VERNON.
Mrs. Aaron Fellows of York Village,
with her three children, visited last
week at the home OF Mrs. Fellows
/ brother, r. H. Jacobs.
Mrs. u. u. X. Parsons returned Sum
day from a weeks visit at the home
Of Mrs. Edison Locke, Augusta. Mrs.
Parsons attended the anniversary
| meetings Of the Maine Baptist Mission
AIRY convention as a delegate from the
Mt. Vernon Baptist church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Rundlette returned
home Sunday, Mr.. Russ having
| brought them from Madison in his au-
| tomobile.
| Jacob Russell Weiser is clerking in
/ Clari &, Sons store and taking post
| graduate studies at Mt. Vernon High
| school.
| Miss Avis Parln. who teaches in
| Fayette, and her sister, Miss Doris OF
| Pennington Normal school, were at
| home from Friday to Sunday. With
| Miss Doris came a schoOlmate, Miss
| Helen Morton.
b. T.. Blanchard of Cumberland II
| visiting his daughter Mrs. w. o. Par
| lin.
Rev. F. w. Klein will preach at West
Nit. Vernon at 3 p. NJ. next Sunday.
Mrs. r. H. Jacobs at P. NJ. next
| Sunday at the Baptist church will give
her second "Travel Talk" which will
| include hcr visit to Oberammergau and
| it's Passion Play" the Rhine trip, bat
| tlefield of Waterloo, Paris, London. etc.
AS before a free will offering will be
taken after the address for the work
of the Woman's Missionary Society.
WEST-Russell Brothers and George
Briggs are making extensive repairs
on their birch mill at this place. They
are also building cottage on the
shore of Echo Lake
c. w. Mansur is making repairs on
the tanncry here. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Mansur expects to start the
tannery in about two weeks. 1t has
been idle several weeks.
Mrs. John Anderson and daughter,
Signe, were in Lewiston recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry V. Smith of
Belgrade Depot were guests Sunday
at the home of Mr.. Smiths parents.
Miss Chrystabell Stewart arrived
home from Boston Saturday and is
stopping at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dolloff.
Walker Bros. Ernest Pearl
and John Halves have filled their
silcs.
MI. and Mrs. o. L. Dunn visited
Allen White, who is i'll at his home in
Wayne. Saturday.
"A mustang party VIII De heiu at
John Halves on Tuesday evening.
Oct. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Alexander and
son Louis of Portland are guests at
Lewis Johnson s.
l.. L. Johnson and Edwin Webber
are painting Ralph Thyings farm
buildings.
FL. N. Raymond found. while cross
ing a pasture lot, strawberry plant
in full bloom.
EAST-Miss Ellen M. Taylor of
Belgrade passed Sunday with Ethclyn
Tucker.
Mrs. Alice NJ Pinkhanl. who has
been spending fortnight with friends
and relatives in Cambridge and Law
renee, Mass, is expected home Thurs
day.
Mr.. c. T. Pinkham, accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Nancy Pinkham.
passed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
RI. Turner.
DR.. Wood and Miss Gould are max
ing their annual visit at +. II. Turn
er's.
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