Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-07
WEST GARDINER.


teacher in the Normal school at Presque
Isle. is at home for the summer vacation.
Mrs Ada Hunt of Augusta Friday
called on Miss Ethel Hunt, who is i'll ar
her home.
1t is reported that Miss Emma Holland
Friday evening in retiring to her room
lost her balance at the top Of the stairs
and fell down the entire flight. She was
picked up at the foot of the stairs moan
ing and in great pain The extent of her
injuries was not learned.
The party at the Milliken schoolhouse
Friday evening is said to have been a
| success. The attendance was fair. Re
freshments We're served. Among the,
eut-of-town guests We're Misses Irene
Delaware and Laura Borassa of GardE
ner.
Porter Walbridge. engineer at the
Hazard shoe factory, Gardiner, who has
been enjoying a two-weeks vacation.
last week visited Ludia Matthews and
family of Alma, two days. and also
friends at Sheepscot spending the re-
rnainder of the week with relatives and
friends at Damariscotta. Mr.. Wal
bridge states he enjoyed his trip very
much. this being his first vacation for
many years.
Herbert Ring is having a well drilled.
| George Walbridge of Gardiner intends
building house on his farm here in the
near future. the dimensions OF (which
viii be. house and ell So feet in length.
| and main house % by IS feet. II VIII M a
| one and one-half story structure. 1.e
cellar has already been started. am n.
nest Peacock of Gardiner will sta ~
with a crew Monday morning ta S41
mence digging. II will be dug six
deep. He also intends having nj
drilled.
Mrs. Porter Walbridge's sister,
I,udia Matthews of Alma, arrived &9 81
| day and is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. III
bridge for few days returning Tuesdhy
| next.
| SPEARS CORNER-Miss Sadie Doug
| lass of Boston, who is the guest of Miss
Douglass of High street. called on
friends at the Corner last Thursday.
The Spears Corner baseball team took
| a sweet revenge on the Pond Road nine
Saturday afternoon at the Neal field.
| The visitors left for home with a score
| of 80 TO 3 in favor of Spears Corner.
| The game was walkover. The battery
of Towle and Howard was in great con-
dition and could make a good showing
| in much stronger teams The stick work
| of Wilson and the base stealing of Cole
and Towle deserve especial mention.
| A surprise party was given to Miss
Grace Goldsmith on Saturday afternoon
| by 10 of her friends and sehoolmates.
The occasion was the 18th anniversary of
| her birth and she was generously remem-
bered with gifts, among which was a
| bicycle. The usual games and collation.
! made the young people have a good
! time always to be had on such occasions.
| Miss Margaret Sawyer passed Satur
lday as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tin Littlefield
| The annual meeting of the West Gar
diner Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be
held at the store of C. S. Green IN
West Gardiner. Wednesday. June at
| O'Clock. All policy holders should make
| an especial effort to be represented in
person or by proxy.
| Miss Bernice Bean visited relatives in
Augusta on Sunday.
Preparations are being made for a
school entertainment to be given at a
later day by the pupils of the Longfel-
| low School League. An unusually good
time is expected as the affair is in the
hands of expert good-time makers.