Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
KENNEBEC.
DSORvlLLE.

abscess in his throat.
Walter Griffin was in Augusta on
. business Tuesday.
Frank French was visitor We'd
nesday in Augusta.
Maurice Greeley made a business
trip to Augusta Saturday.
Daniel Sampson who has been
sufferer from rheumatism for the past
six months is somewhat improved.
Raymond NJ. York was business
visitor in Augusta Saturday.
Mrs Rose Piper and son Arthur
were visitors in Whitefeld Friday.
Mrs. Samuel Lyon and daughter
Annie were guests of relatives in Au-
gusta Saturday.
Frank Piper and Harry Sampson are
gathering moth nests.
Mrs. Rose T. Piper went to Augusta
Tuesday.
c. I. York is harvesting his years
supply of ice.
The sleighing is reported to be capi-
tai on the country roads.
CHINA.
SOUTH-Prof. w. J. Thompson went
to Augusta Saturday to install officers
in the grange.
Preston Starrett is passing a week
or ten days in Athol, Mass.
An Erskine Library Association has
! been organized at the academy and
is enjoying fourishing condition.
! Within two minutes after the associa-
| ton was formed, new book was pre-
sente6. At the end of the fourth day
the librarian reported an addition Of
II volumes, and the treasurer had col
lected several dollars toward new ref
erence books. Active membership is
| limited to the students, but relatives
| of the scholars and friends of the
school may join as honorary members
| This movement Is to provide books for
use in the school, and the association
| is delighted with the interest shown.
| The officers are as follows: Pres, Miss
Pratt: vice pres, Mildred Shuman:
| sec, Mildred Bradford; treas, Harry
Reed, Jr.;. librarian, Harry True. The
teacher, Miss Pratt. certainly is doing
| good work in this school They have
a school now of 30 scholars. with more
| to come.
Irving Harrington left Saturday for
| Bowdoinham, where he will visit his
sister, Mrs. Charles Cary, for a few
| days.
Ralph Record arrived home wednes-
day after visiting relatives in New
Hampshire and Gardiner, Me-, two
weeks.
Quite an excitement was caused Sat
urday when the chimney in Judson
| Goodspeed's house burned out AS Mr..
Goodspeed was in the woods, the tele-
| phone was of great service in bring
| ing men to Mrs. Goodspeed's assist
ance as it would soon have been
| breaking. through into a chamber.
Mrs. Kate Ellis of Fairfield was the
| guest of Mrs. w. j. Thompson Wednes-
! day, Jan. Z.
| Quite a few farmers are hauling
their potatoes al Weeks Mills potato
house. The price paid last week was
| S1.50 per barrel
MANCHESTER.
The dynamo started Monday at the
II. F. Cummings saw mill at Manchester.
Miss Elsie Pike came from Bath
Saturday evening and was a guest Sun
day of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Pike, returning to Bath Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. n. T. Gordon and son
Nelson and Miss Sarah Pike of Read
field were also Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Pike.
Some of the schoolmates of Master
Irving Brawn surprised him on Friday
evening, his 18th birthday, by going to
his home. Master Irving received sew
eral presents and the boys passed a
very pleasant evening.
Albert Stevens sawed Mr.. Pixies fire.
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working at C. E. Moores. Monday.
C. S. Thomas of Hallowell passed Sun
day with his uncle, 2. H. Thomas.
Mrs. White and Mrs. Philbrook of
Augusta We're guests Friday of Mrs.
Esther Pike.
Mrs Grant and son Eldred went to
Sabattis last week for a visit with her
aunt
! Mrs. a. s. Burnham and Miss Flora
| Temple recently visited Mrs. Alfarata
Mason al East Winthrop. She is stead
lily improving from her long summers
illness.
Mrs. w. D. Farr is steadily gaining
in health since returning from the
Augusta General hospital.
E. F. Temple has just completed ex-
tensive repairs on the inside of a
part of his house.
Mrs. c, A. Nickerson and Mrs. B. s.
Rollins were guests recently Of Mrs.
Geo. Crocker.
Mrs. Clara Burnham visited last
week Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Burn
ham, who reside at Randolph.
Miss Nancy Temple, Senior at
Cony High school. and Miss Nellie