Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-19
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/ Mrs. Cora Sturtevant OF Harrington
| has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. = j. Savage.
/ The ladies of the Catholic Society
lgave a Whist party Thursday evening.
which was largely attended.
Two candidates were given the Re
bekah degree Thursday evening by
] Good Will Lodge.
| The Fellowcraft degree was worked
Thursday night at special communi-
cation OF Sloan Lodge, No. 80, +. and
| A. N.
/ Ernest Holman. secretary of tire
| Board OF Trade, has had a fine BIRDS
| eye view OF the town taken by a local
| photographer and cut is being made
| from 1t for use on Board of Trade lit
erature soon to be given out through
| Mr.. Holman
| Chief of Police Harrington received
word at noon Thursday that a big
gypsy band was on It's way to town
| from Waterville and to be prepared
ito send EN- right through" The
! gYpsies came in q bunch. three and
| four horses to the cart each cart. some
| Il or Is in all. loaded down with biz
svps of both sexes, nearly 100 of them.
/ For about 10 minutes after arriving
here the women kept the chief on the
jump chasing them up and back tn
| their carts which they left to hunt up
some lunches. so they said. At the
terminal OF the several trolley lines the
chief finely landed the last of the
caravan and at 1890 the rear disap-
peared across the bridges.
A little boy two years old, and
little girl, Is months old, children of
Arthur Clair. were taken from here to
Augusta Thursday by Mrs. Hunt of
that city, who will find them suit
able home. by direction Of the select
men OF this town. Clair and his wife
separated several weeks ago and the
children were left practically uncared
for until the seleetmen heard of their
plight and placed them in the home of
Mrs. l.. J. Hathaway in Benton, paving
| their board The children did not
thrive Wei there and Mrs Hunt was
called in to the case with the result
! that the mother Of the children joined
her on the trip to Augusta to help
care for the children while good
home is being found for them.
Two brothers of a well-known Al
lion afamily sought legal talent here
! Wednesday To help them in dividing a
farm over which there had been con-
tention. After the stories were heard
the settlement was made by one BROTH
er buying the others half interest and
both went away satisfied
A 9-pound girl was born Thursday to
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Bouianger. eel
viii Haynes bad present of three
| hne trout weighing about eight pounds
| which a friend sent him Thursday
| from the Rangeley region.
| Deputy Sheriff Guy Gleason of Oak
land came here shortly after midnight
Wednesday night in search Of Fred
| stevens, Who is wanted for leaving TIE
! Augusta Jail while serving n sentence
1 of six months fos breaking and enter
| ing. Stevens was located In the Bee
| hive on the Island and Night Officer
| Joseph Quincy went with the deputy
| to capture him. After they raped on
| the door Stevens came out rather sud-
| denly and was off in the darkness be-
| fore the officers could take up the trail
| He was still at large at last accounts.
| The great game between the Fats
| and the Leans came of as advertised
| at the West street grounds Thursday
| afternoon before delighted audience.
| Coach Gregory of the High school team
| umpired the game to the satisfaction
nf players and spectators alike Roger
| Nye and Alexander OF the High school
| team caugh. for the Fats and Leans
| respectively. Charley Lawry piteAed
| eilt-edged bali for the leans and lad
fine support throughout from a galaxy
| Of old-time stars like Drs. Whitaker
| Priest and knowlton, bill Hayes,
Hiram 0Connor. Henry Totman and
| Clyde Gibbs. The Leans won over the
| Fats easily by the score OF 8 to d
"Stubby" Nye pitched for the losers
and ,wilted' under a fusilade of hits
in the third inning. "Bll' Nye caught
| three high flies in center field that
staggered all beholders, The rest of the
Fats were George Patterson. Varney
| Ernest Holman. Joe Quincy. Jimmie"
Atkins and 'ff53iill'' Harrington. The
Leans offered to go the fun nine in
nings after five had been played. but
the fats all allowed they had enough
Frank j. Savage. Jr., has returned
| here from Pennington, where he has
| been learning the electrical business
and on Monday next will go 10 WORK
for the Central Maine Power Co at
! Waterviile.
/ Garfield Totman will corlplete his
duties as clerk at +. L. Hammonds
grocery story Saturday night and Mon
day will enter the employ OF the Ken
| nebec Log Driving Go. as clerk on the
section between Hinckley and River
side.
| Mrs. Bertran Sawtele of Boston is
| the guest OF Mrs. David Pearson on
| lower Main street.
Harvey Patterson, while assisting in
| ohopping down a tree at Cascade park
rear Oakland, Thursday, cut himself
badly on the instep OF the right faet
with an axe. Hescame home on the cleo
tries and win be laid up around the
house for a few days.
FAIRFIELD CENTRE.