Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-13

| long Illness Funeral services We're
| held at the Methodist church, sunday.
The Changers gave q fine entertain
ment, Tuesday evening, before large
audience. The proceeds are to go to-
wards the rebuilding of the Grange
cottage at the Good viii farm.
The Outlook Club went to St Al
| bans, Tuesday afternoon, where they
were entertained by Mrs. Batchelder.
A very pleasant meeting was held
! and Mrs. Batchelder was pronounced
q very charming hostess.
The story and a half house owned
and occupied by James Brown and
| family was burned to the ground,
Tuesday morning. Most of the fur
niture was saved by those who reached
the scene in time. The poultry was
rescued by the pupils of the Academy,
who deserve great credit for their
timely aid. The house was situated
between st. Adams and Hartland
= NORTH-The town schools close this
week
TowE meeting. next Monday. March
IS Several articles OF business of es-
pecial interest are to come before the
voters, this spring.
| John Kennedy went to Somerville,
one day last week, and hauled back
100 apple barrels for L. H. Cook. Mr..
Cook has sold his Ben Davis apples
to G. l.. Weeks.
| A Sunday school convention of the
schools of Windsor and Vassalboro
Twin be held in the NJ. L. church here,
/ ThursGaS A dinner will be served 10
the delegates.
The regular baked bean and salad
supper will be served at the NJ. +.
Vestry, Thursday evening.
Mrs SNOW who has been very sick
during the past week. is somewhat Inn
proved and hopes are now entertained
of her complete recovery.
Miss E. r. Phillips was elected lay
delegate to the session of the East
Maine Conference at Rockland. from
this charge, at tire last quarterly con-
ference.
Miss Annabel Cook who. has been
away on a two weeks visit among
friends in Portland and Brunswick,
returned home, Monday.
longs the distinction of being the old
est person living in Palmyra. She was
the youngest of four children born to
John and Lydia Parkman.
John Parkman came to Palmyra in
1906 from Abingdon Mass, and cleared
the farm where his grandson now
lives. The first house was log
house which was later replaced by
the present one.
Mrs. Parkman married Gridley /.
Parkman and settled within sight OF
her childhood home, where she now
lives with her daughter in law, Mrs.
| Nellie Parkman, and her granddaugh-
ter Mrs. James Lanpher and family.
AS was then customary, she early
learned the art of spinning and weaN-
ing being able when seven years OF age
to spin two skeins a day and when
about twelve years of age spun her
first web of cloth. Her mental facul-
ties are remarkably well preserved.
| being able to recall clearly many in
teresting customs and events of the
early life when the town was being
cleared from wilderness and roads
were trails through the forests tray
eled on horseback or with OK teams.
She enjoys the newspaper and is in
terested in all the current events of
| the day.
Physically. she is still active, being
| able to perform many houSeholu TASKS
| and much sewing. At present she is
| engaged in piecing quilt Mrs.
| Parkman received several birthday
tokens for which she extends thanks
| TO her friends, also for the post cards.
! PALMYRA.
|! The Republicans of Palmyra held a
caucus Saturday afternoon, with A. p.
Howes. chairman and Z. 7. McCabe,
| secretary
The following were chosen town
committee: r. A. Stacey, John Fur
bush, Harry McCrlls, j. c. Millett
c. G.. Bracket, Frank Collamore, II. II.
| Coston, William Getchell, 5. b. Millett.
| Delegates to attend the district con-
vention TO be held at Bangor April
| 10th: Fl. l.. Goodrich. +. P. Foster.
| Delegates to attend the State conven-
ton at the same time and place: \.
p. Howes c. r. McCrllis, c. w. Hon
stead. II was voted to allow dele
gates to I'LL their own vacancies, Is
any. and they we're instructed TO sup
port their delegates to the rational