Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-14

NJ. c. r. r. station.
Name Gossip
William Harris of Portage, whose
advertisement for a wife appears in
the columns of our esteemed con-
| temporary the Ashland Gazette, per-
haps little knows of the heart fiut-
terings he is causing in Fort Fair
/ field and various other towns of Aroos-
| took, says the Fort Fairfield Review.
| If William keeps his letters well an
| swered, we feel sure he must have at
| least three stenographers and type
writer's busy all the time. Mr.. Harris
| evidently believes that advertising
pays, and has taken very business
like way in which to secure life part
ner.
w. C. Spaulding, Caribou's pioneer
hardware merchant, seems to have a
knack of keeping his employees long
time-a thing that an employer can
hardly do unless he is very consider
ate of his employees. Henry M. Shaw
has been on his pay roll for Al years,
Major A. w. Spaulding has worked in
the store 40 years, Mitchell Trusty for
81 years and Joseph Raymond Il
years, an aggregate of 100 years for
four men.
Another of Names mysterious
shooting affairs is told in the following
items in the West Newfield column
in the Ossipee Valley Herald:
Mrs. Scott Libby shot deer a short
| time ago also their hired man. We
understand that Mrs. Libby is quite
elated over her skill at shooting
We hear that Mr.. Scott Libby was
shot in the arm Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Moore of
10 School street, Biddeford, who cele-
brateo the 55th anniversary Oct. 81, by
taking trolley trip to Portland,
where they passed the notable we'd
ding anniversary day, by calling on
the relatives of Mrs. Moore, are both
young in heart and enjoy the company
of young people for whom they always
have pleasant word. Mr.. Moore was
born April 10, 1886, in Chesterville.
Mrs. Moore was born in 1912 N Scar
boro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fl. Hutchins of
4Ss Stevens avenue, Portland Thursday
celebrated very quietly their golden
wedding anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchins were married in the town of
Hope, Nov. II, 1864. They have one
child living, one having died in 1887.
and four grandchildren. Mr.. Hutchins
is one of the leading Republicans of
the Deering District and was for u
years connected with the city asses
sor's Office, where he has always CIV
en- good service to the city
The Foster homestead at Eastport,
known as the old Calhoun place and
which has been given to the city with
the understanding that it was to be
converted into a public hospital, has
been shingled and made tight, but
there seems to be a lamentable lack
of interest in carrying out the plans
on the part of both the city fathers
and the citizens.
Hen thieves are just now doing a
land Office business in and around
Lewiston and do not hesitate to add
such trifies as canned goods, pigs and
lambs to their booty if they find any
where they can annex it. 1t is said
that some of the light-fiingered
gentry are scooting about by auto,
hence being able to cover considerable
ground in dark night and pay num-
erous calls.
Gouvernem Morris and family, who
have spent the season at Bar Harbor,
were among the last to leave for their
winter home. Mr.. Morris is at present
working on serial which is running
in one Of the magazines, six Little
Darlings." He said he might have to
leave the six Little Darlings" and go
to Europe to look up his mother and
sister, who are abroad. A familiar
scene this summer has been Mr. Wat
erbury, Mr.. Morris father-in-law, and
his little granddaughter who were in
separable companions. Driving, fish
ing or hunting, they were always to-
gether
One of the best things in process of
being worked out in the Kennebec
valley is the plan for a public play
ground at Richmond. The people have
taken hold of the idea with their ac-
customed enthusiasm and energy and
the project can almost be said to be
seen to grow daily. An association
has been formed, of which Major
Charles B. Day and Editor VIM. F.
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