Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Frost Storer

of the marriage of Miss Eva Storer
/ or Norridgewock to George Frost The
| bride Is well known throughout the
| county because of her prominence in
/ the poultry business and her exhibits
! at the various agricultural fairs Mr.
Frost is a graduate of a Western ag-
ricultural college and the couple will
make their home on the Storer farm
ON the Madison road in Norridge-
wock. A reception will be given April
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Frost at their home
Mrs. T. A. Gould has gone to Bos-
ton to visit her son, Norman Gould,
for two weeks.
Henry G. Lewia, who has for ii
years been connected with the print
| department of the Independent Re-
porter, has resigned his position.
Arthur r. Jones left Wednesday for
Boston and New York on business
connected with the American Wooden
/ Co.
Anon Baker has a violin that bears
on the inside this inscription: An
tonius Stradivarius Cremonenus 1717."
This instrument has been preserved
for almost 200 years and the quality
of its tone is of the best.
Theodore NJ. Steward, Names old
est jeweler, celebrated his S7th birth
day Thursday at his home in North
Arson. He commenced the jewelry
business in 1S4S. He lives in the same
house where he was born. With the
exception of one year Mr.. Steward has
always lived in his native town. Fiji
ty-eight years ago he married Orilla
E. Bunker and they are beth we'll
s. Fl. Goodwin of st. Adams was in
+ town Wednesday on business.
Miss Vera Webb on account of Sc
] rious sickness has resigned as COM
mercial teacher in the Madison
schools
Levi w. Weston has sold his farm
on the Russell road to Leslie Brown
of Caribou. This is one of the novel
farms of the town. Mr.. Weston has
cleared it entirely from woodland and
it is one of the leading farms of this
section. The new owner will go into
general farming, though he will make
speciality of potato raising.
The friends of Carl NJ Holt have
circulated petition for his nominal
ton on the Democratic ticket as rep
resentative to the Legislature. It
was headed by F. A. Benner and sign
ed by Is others.
Mrs Eva Saywood and children are
here from Lancaster, n. H., visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs Van
Nelson.
3. A. Sawyer and Walter Hight were
! in Lewiston Thursday to attend the
automobile show.
The annual meeting of Somerset
Automobile Association will be held
April s. Plans will be made for a
coed roads campaign for the sum
mer.
A small fire occurred in Keenville
about II o'clock Wednesday night in
a house owned by Ernest Butler The
fire caught around the woodbox, sup
posed to be from a match. The fire
department was called out but only
chemicals were used. Damage slight.
Charles Steward has been reap
pointed night Waterman for the viii
laee for the ensuing year.
The Bethany Guild will give a sup
per Monday evening in the vestry and
men are invited.
The selectmen's recent report shows
that 160 pieces of real estate in Show
hogan are owned by non-residents.
L ne largest oWiltT appears " ne Tie
Central Maine Power So, it's total val
uation being $4,000; the American
Wooden Co, s72,500; the Maine Cen
trail Railroad, $4,000; the L. L. Nor
rison estate, 0,400; Skowhegan Nov
city Works, $500.
John Mcpherson, who was taken
sick few days ago, is somewhat inn
proved yet in a serious condition. Mr..
Mcpherson was attending moving
picture theater when he became wan
dering in his mind and went out of
the theater. He walked around the
streets for some time and then went
home and being painter his mind
turned in this direction. He got his
paint pail and brush and began to
paint the inside of the house various
colors. 1t is thought that overwork
had affected his mind.