Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-22
PITTSFIEID.
Attempt Made 10 Break
Into JeWeIry Store.
Lightning Plays Franks al The
Home OF George Oaks.
Local snd Personal JoiiIngs About
The Town and It's People.

Raleigh Whittier and Miss Jessie
Spaulding visited, over Sunday, in
Stockton Springs with Mr.. and MIS-.
Karl Cottrell.
Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Phinney and
Mrs. Emma Phinney passed Sunday at
Webber Grove, Vassalboro.
An attempt was made, during Sun
day night, to enter the jewelry store
of ID. l.. Allen on Main street. ~
taking out the screen and glass win
dow at the back of the store. The
panes Of glass We're broken and a
quantity of blood was found near the
window, and as no entrance was made
in the store it appeared that the
would-be burglars were hindered ~
bruises. When the freight train, get
ting here about il A. NJ, Monday.
pulled in three young fellows dropped
off who were suspected and chase was
given them. Two fled to the woods
and one ran up Manson street and
jumped into the cellar of the Method
list church through an open window
He was captured by Henry Warren
and placed in the lookup for a hearing
later.
The death of Mrs. Mary Ann Wood
sum occurred. Sunday. at Plymouth
at the home of Albert Small, where
she had lived for the past few years
Her age was about 81 years. She was
q resident of this town for a number
of years before going TO plymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. p Libby and son
Vernon and Miss Edna Rnmmell Wis
tied, Sunday, in Newport at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Oaks, whose
house was struck by lightning, aboat
noon, during an electric shower. They
all were seated in circle in the par
Tor and escaped injuries. The ladies
received something of a shock. The
bolt of lightning struck the top of the
chimney, tearing it To pieces and MAX
ing a large hole in the roof of the
house. The lightning followed the
electric wires through the house. de-
stroying every lamp. 1t followed the
wires out of the house, breaking the
wires at the pole, which it split the
entire length.
Mrs. Sweetland of Roekland is Wis.
iting her daughter. Mrs. Alton Foster
Mrs. David Kierstead of Hayward,
Mass, formerly Of this town and Mr.
and Mrs. Hildreth of Old Town We're
guests, over Sunday. of Mr.. and Mia.
Frank Hunter.
Miss Francis Lancey Of Hartland
..s.:; L. ..a%n, Monday.
Mrs. o. S. Haskell of Portland, who
has been passing a week with rela-
tives and friends, returned home, on
Monday.
Lester Whittier left. Monday, for
Portland, where he will take lessons
at an automobile school
Gushing Ellis of Welsey Hills, Mass.
arrived in town. Monday, for a tw's-
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. T. +.
Getchell.
Mrs r. M. Griffin and daughters,
the Misses Gwendolyn and Marion, left
Monday, for two weeks visit with
relatives in Stockton Springs.
An automobile party composed ct
Dana Crockett. Mr.. and Mrs. f. ].
Sturtevant, Miss Jennie Sturtevant
and Mrs. Mae Hamilton of Dexter
were guests, Sunday, of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. C. Sturtevant.
Mrs. II. NJ. Ford has returned from
a few days outing passed at Ocean
Park.
Mrs. Ross Henderson and twins,
Phyllis and Gladys of Bingham, are n
town for visit with her mother, MS.
Sarah Patten.
Mrs c. r. Baker has returned from
a several weeks visit at The Forks.