Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-14

| Daniel Burrit has bought the farm re-
taken possession. Old friends and neigh
! bors are glad to welcome him back
Word has been received from Hallowell
that Mrs. Cynthia Saben died Thursday
morning. There are many relatives and
| friends in this place. where she will be
| missed.
| Friends of Sarah Davis will be glad to
| know that she is convalescent.
| Llewellyn Pierce has been hauling his
potatoes to Weeks Mills
Mrs. Emma Pierce recently visited
friends in Augusta.
READFiELD
| since the annual town meeting at
| which $525 was appropriated To main
| tain lights in the street at kcnt'S liin,
Readheld. and Readtield Depot. strong
opposition to the proposition has de-
IVcloDod among the people in the out
dying districts who will not be directly
Ibcncilted and a petition has been pre-
scented to the selectm"n asking that an
Iarticle be inserted in the warrant of
| the special town meeting which will
| be held on Saturday. March Is, 1911,
lat l.30 L. NJ, to rescind the action
whereby the town voted an appropria
| ton for street lights. From the indi
cations now if the day be pleasant it
| would appear as though there would
be Il much larger attendance than At
the regular meeting.
| Coffin Brothers of Portland. dealers
lin gcntlomcn's furnishings. have OPEN
ed branch store in this town in Ma
sonic Block. 1t is understood that if
| business warrants. the store will be
located here permanently.
The Readfcld band will give another
concert and dance Tuesday evening.
March II. in Giles Hall. The proceeds
from the series OF assemblies now be-
ing given will be used to purchase
! new uniforms.
| EAST-Mrs. T.. d. Gordon. who is
seriously ill., continues about the same.
Mrs. Alice Mcrrow was a guest last
Tuesday OF Mrs. John Knowles Of
| North Manchester.
| J. T. Clough has been confined 10 the
honst Tor several days with a severe
cold
Mrs. Elhridge Trask and daughter
| Grace of Belgrade We're calling on
friends in town recently.
| Ali are glad to know that more ia
yorable reports are heard from Chaun-
| c,y Fifeld. who is a patient al 4 Port
| land hospital.
| KENT'S HILI.-In honor of her 9th
birthday. a company of her little
friends met Thursday afternoon at
the home of Miss Hannie Palmer. Re-
}freShments We're served and very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
John 4. Chase. who has been teach
ing in Haverford school at Haverford,
Pa. returned home Tuesday. being
| called by the illness ri his little
daughter, Miss Dorothy Chase. who
was operated on for appendicitis.
| Miss Chase is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
| Miss Hannie Palmer was the guest
| Thursday and Friday Of Miss Evelyn
| Peacock at the home Of f.. T. Peacock.
| Mr.. and Mrs +. II. Dow. who have
been visiting friends in Wiscasset, re-
turned home Thursday.
CHINA.
S0CTH-Mr. and Mrs. James Austin
| We're in ~atcrville Thursday
| Charles FRYE is hauling potatoes to
| Nassalboro station.
| MRS. j. Albert Jones and daughter,
| Mary. passed Tuesday in Watcrville.
| Percy q. Austin was Il business call
| er TUESDAY in Augusta.
Miss Grace Jones, who is teaching
in Monmouth academy. is at home for
| u short vacation.
| There will he meetings of the Chris
tiar Endeavor Trinity Union Saturday
afternoon and all day sunday at the
| Friends Church.
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over sunday.
Norman T., Jones was in Waterville
Saturday, where he went to meet the
Oak Grove football team for the pur-
pose of sitting for pictures.
Irving Harrington has commenced
working again for Mrs. S X Coffin
James Elton who took Mr.. Earring
tons place during his illness. has re-
turned t. MS home in New Britain.
Conn.
| Mrs. Ella Jones and Mrs. Anna Jones
were in Watervile Thursday.
Mrs Frank +. Jones returned home
Monday from Massachusetts where
she has been visiting her son, Harold
AMI other friends. She expects 70
leave next Monday for Kansas, To join
her husband. WHO has been there sew
| SI1I nnfHtHS. SH, VIII Dt accom- Ddi1tu
during Il part OF the trip by her son,
| Ernest, who with his class from Yale
College. is going to Texas to continue
the study IF Forestry.
Colds seem To he very prevalent and
nearly everyone has been on the sick
list.
Harry Austin recently dressed a lamb
less than two months old, which
weighed 81 pounds
RIVERSIDE.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock at the
church for the purpose of holding a
memorial service in honor OF Mrs
josiah Brown, deceased.
Alfred Peacock son of Rev. II. NJ
Peacock. who has been seriously Ill
with bronchial pneumonia for the past
week. is reported to be improving.
Rev. II. NJ. Peacock has been con-
fined to the house for several days
| suffering from an attack of grip.