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


WESI-The annual Sunday Seheok pic
mic was held at Josephus Brown s. a,srove
on the shore of Echo lake About G0..were
present. A picnic dinner was served fret
~ festoenins hung over table furnished
by Mrs Horn. Games were played and
Others sports enjoyed Philip Anderson
won the prize in playing quots Endolph
Carlson the prize in standing jump In
the running jump Clyde Childs proved the
best jumper About - enjoyed bathing
aud sports in Echo lake. grand good
time had and all thank Mr. Brown
for the use OF the grove. The evening was
passed by the children in the usual way
of the Fourth.
Helen and Virginia, the little children o,
Mr.. and Mrs II. Il Lannigan. who met
with painful accidents. are both improving
Little Virginia stepped on rusty naiks
Miss Helen got some bad sliyers in ner
foot.
Monday and Tuesday are reported to be-
the hottest DAYS for years. The thermonre.
ter registered 104 and los in the shadp
and Monday it stood at fl6 in the sun.
making it very uncomfortable for.s those
working in the nay field One gentleman
reported it the hottest day Tuesday for %
years at his house.
BELGRADE.
Mrs. Lovina Saunders of 2Se% Shar-
on was the guest Friday and Saturday
of her nephew, John L. Thing
Mrs. Cora A. Penney passed Sunday
in Waterville with her son. Clyde J..
Penney.
Mrs. f. c. Foster was business call
er Saturday in Waterville. -.
Mildred A. Farnham, who. hasAbeen
passing the past ten days eVath' her
aunt in Augusta, returned home susi-
day morning.
F. c. Foster is entertaning for. a
few days his uncle, Joel Foster of Wa
tervile.
NORTH-A large gathering of the
Biekford family was held July al .t1,s
home of Mrs Carrie Bicbford AivsaIl4
der. Between 50 and 60, members sSyfsTt
present coming from Oakland, Water
vile. Winslow, Benton, .Norridgewoak
and this town The oldest living mem
Der of the family was Mr%>MiIford Bick-
ford, now nearly "a years sof age. His
children. grandchildren and great-grand-
children We're nearly all present. A fine
Picnic dinner was- served under the
trees on the lawn, after which the COM
pany sang songs and enjoyed themselves
in social intercourse. The meeting ad-
iourned in the AFTERNOON, Zach hoping
to meet the others on siuiilars occa-
lssion another year &c.
| News was received from George sHoi.
| brook of Haltowell. who went to Cali
fornia last fall stating that he had been
| taken i'll with malarial fever and had
been in Readily hospital, but was able
| to go home, accompanied by his pny-
stefan.
| The scholars of the Point school en-
| ioyed a Picnic dinner on Charles beach
| Rome, last Friday. Ed Rollins con
veyed the party to and from the pic
| mic grounds in his steamer Belgrade.
Some very fine fireworks were seer
at Camp Merryweatherl Tuesday eve
| ming, also at various other points il
| this section.
A Box socable will be given Friday
| evening at the Grange hall. under the
direction of the Christian Endeavor.
Kenneth Holbrook of Brockton, Mass.
| is in town and at present visiting hi.
| uncle, George Ellis.
! No more Grange meetings until Aug II
WAYNE.
Hon. Howard Millett arrived II
+, Wayne Saturday. July /, coming from
| Boston in his automobile. He has rent
ed the Charles Maxim house and vii
pass the rest of the summer in this
town,
George w. Besse lost valuable Gov
| last week.
The new carpet for the Baptis
church has been received and pu
down. 1t Is a beauty, two shades o
| brown with small figures.
Mrs. S. f. Walton passed Saturda,
With her sister Mrs. f. A. Clayton
The day was Mrs. Claytons birthday
she receiving some useful and beau
tiful Drese nts.