Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
KENNEBEC.
MT. VERNON.

MISS EdIth Klein Is al nome from
Buckfteld, where she has been teach
ing.
Clifton L. Allen is at home on a va
cation from the University of Maine.
Miss Ethel Klein led the Young Peo-
pies meeting, Sunday evening, at the
First Baptist church,
Misses Carrie and Myrtle Hall re-
Gently visited their sister, Mrs. Ray
mond Towle Of Belgrade Lakes.
Mrs. Emma Wells has returned home
after an absence of several weeks.
The High school at the village COM
menced the spring term, Monday. after
vacation eff one week.
Mrs. Ernest j. Gilman has been Wis
iting her sister in Vienna.
EAST-Mrs. Lila Moves went to the
E. NJ. G. hospital. Bangor. with her
son, Clayton who was seriously ill
with appendicitis.
Edison Locke of Augusta was the
guest of his brother Fred Locke as
Locke's Corner, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Josie Smith and son Raymond
and Mrs. Aldea Gorham and little
daughter were business visitors at
Readfield Depot, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Foster of Bel
grade were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Cottle. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McClelland and
daughter Genie spent Wednesday with
Mrs. McClelland's sister, Mrs. Annie
Turner
a. l. Tucker finished loading ear
of bark, Saturday. to be sent to Gin
ton.
c. 7. Pinkham was a caller at Fl. |.
fuckers, Sunday morning.
VASSALBoRO.
sOUTH-Neighbors and friends TO the
number of 20, on Thursday evening last.
gave Mr. and Mrs Hiram Brann a Sur
prise party, and a good one it was At
about O'Clock the party called at the
door, and to say that it was a genpne
surprise TO these two good people would
be putting it mildly. Mr.. Brann has re-
sided in this town fer nearly half a
century and numbers his friends by the
total number of the neighborhood Hale.
hearty and of genial disposition, he is
al the age of II one of the best fellows
around. Unusually we'll informed on all
the doings of the day, he is an interesting
man to meet and converse with. His
good wife is a ray of sunshine IN the
neighborhood, and everybody finds Il
warm place in her large heart. The
party was highly entertained by these
two good people, and it was one of the
many enjoyable evenings this neghbor-
hood has the happy faculty of spending
together. Cake, coffee, oranges and 9th
er good things to eat We're carried by
the party, and very delectable lunch
was served during the evening. Cool
old-fashioned games were played and en-
joyed by all. Those present We're: Mr.
and Mrs. James Crosby, Marcellus and
Omer Davis, Mrs. Emma and Mahlon
Brann, Orville Nelson and son Clark
Miss Emma Richardson and Robert
Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tobey, Mrs.
Charlie Fowler. Mr.. and Mrs. L.. w. Ma
son and Daniel w Mason With best
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Brann for a long
extension of life and good health. the
party broke up at Il late hour.
READFlELD.
DEPOT-The smallpox excitement at
Readfield Depot has somewhat sub
sided as DR.. Milliken of the town
Board of Health has released the in
mates of the home of H. II. earle. de-
Gliding that the illness of Mrs. Carrie
was potassium poisoning. The town
doctors disagreed in the diagnosis, one
giving it poisoning, the other, vari-
loid while Drs. Young of Augusta and
Badger Of Winthrop said there We're
symptoms of smallpox and some cymp-
toms We're lacking, however. Nearly
all applied the vaccination quill None