Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.

| LOCAL BRIEFS.
sE. l.. Staples of Portland passed a
portion of Thursday in the city on
matters of business
j. II. Koran of Portsmouth, N. H.,
passed a portion of Friday in the city
of matters of business. - Z
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THE several departments of the
Rennebee9 county court house will be
closed Monday in observance of Pa
triots' day.
Miss Blanche Webster, teacher in the
Fairfield public schools. arrived in the
city Friday evening for brief visit
with her parents.
Charles z. Wheeler of Chesterville
was a visitor in the, city Friday on
business connected with the State de-
Rartment of agriculture.
Mrs. C. +. Conner of Somerville,
Mass, is visiting relatives and friends
III Augusta and Vassalboro for a few
weeks.
The funeral of the late Guy A. Bu-
bar will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. z. p. Bubar5 81 Bangor
| State Commissioner of Agriculture j.
A. Roberts arrived in the city Friday
where he was the principal speaker at
afternoon. coming from skowhegan,
Grange meeting.
Mrs. Z. j. Roberts, who has been i'll
for some time past with laryngitis, has
so far recovered as to be able to walk
cut short distance.
Paul Penney. who had for some time
past been employed at Eagle Lake, is
in the city. having come down from
that place Thursday night, and is the
guest Of relatives.
Hon. Lyman H. Nelson of Portland,
chairman of the State Highway Com
mission. was a visitor in the city Fri
day on business connected with the
work of the commission.
Walter l. Neal of Waldo, member of
the Commission of Inland Fisheries
and Game, passed Friday in the city
on matters connected with the work
Of the commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent II. Dunning
are receiving congratulations of friends
on the birth Thursday morning at their
horne on State street of a fine boy
baby. The young man weighed 10
pounds.
The many friends in this city of
Miss Mary L. Jones, who has been
receiving treatment at st. Barnabas
hospital, Woodfords, Me-, will be
pleased to learn of her rapid recov-'
cry.
The special features of the Armitage
Club sale on Saturday afternoon at
the Parish house will be the Vacation
table, dolls millinery. aprons, delicious
cake, hot rolls, marmalade and home
made candy. The sale opens at 2So.-
Adv.
= The Augusta Postoffice Clerks AS
ISOLATION held a meeting Friday aft
ernoon preparatory to attending the
9Th annual State convention to be held
in Portland Sunday and Monday April
I9 and 20. Four delegates and a large
delegation of the Augusta members of
the association win be in attendance
at this convention.
Miss Annie Lessard
: Miss Annie Lessard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lessard, died Fri
day morning at their home. 81 Bond
street, aged II years. Funeral ser
vices will be held at $50 Monday
morning at ST. Augustine's church.
UNDERSTOOD HAvEY WILL NOT
RUN FOR AUDITORS OFFICE
Hon. Andrew p. Havey of West sulli-
van will not be candidate in the DEM
ocratic primaries in June for the office
of State auditor. Some time ago Mr..
l Havey was urged by friends to be can
didate, but over the long distance tele-
phone today he stated that it would be
an impossibility for him to enter the lists
because of his business interests. The
only candidate thus far for the position
of State auditor on the Democratic side
is j. Edward Sullivan of Bangor.
I WINTHROP.
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/ Miss Grace Gordon of Livermore
Falls passed several days last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gordon. returning Tuesday.
Mrs. EVE Johnson and Miss Grace
Gordon were recent guests of their
tsister, Mrs. William Buzzell of Halo
well.
]. P. Whitney had four teams haul
! 4ng logs from the yard on the Titus
lot Friday, where he has nearly TO-
!, 600 feet yarded. Mr.. Whitney cut and