Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-30

Miss Grace Russell, a teacher in
Lewiston High school, has been here
few days visiting relatives.
The list of Seniors reported that
would graduate in June from the High
school should have included Miss Mil
dred Beale and Miss Corinne Salley,
the mistake coming in making the list.
Farmers are laboring under the diff
ficulty of being obliged to haul water
for their stock, practically every well
in this vicinity being dry.
1t is likely that there will be a mu-
nicipal Christmas tree during Christ
junction of Madison avenue and Wat
er street. This was the move started
by the Town Improvement Society. at
its meeting Friday afternoon and
headed by Mrs. Elizabeth p. Merrill
The plan is to have mammoth tree
Illuminated with various colored lights
and the various churches send out
each evening representatives to sing
carols about the tree. The plan is such
a good one that it is expected that
the business men as well as the clubs
will cooperate in the matter.
Regardless of the low prices of po-
tatoes in this vicinity indications are
that there will be a bigger acreage
rext year than during the present
year. The farmers claim that though
they lose one year the profits come in
planting year after year. The sale OF
phosphate for the purpose is good and
many contracts are being made in
preparation for next years crops. II
is claimed that il costs $50 to raise
an acre of potatoes and this year even
with a good crop per acre only about
$40 has been realized.
The body of the late Mrs Henrietta
Gown will be taken to New York
Sunday, where funeral services will
be held. She died Friday of apoplexy
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
James Spaulding. She was 6S years
old
The third oldest man in town, Alanson
NJ Perkins, will Tuesday celebrate his
91st birthday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carrie Fairbrother. on Madi-
son avenue, His other daughter, Mrs.
Ethel Buker of Boston, is also here to
help her father in the enjoyment of the
day. He is still in good general health
and takes considerable interest in life.
Mr. Perkins has had quite an eventful
life. He was born in a log cabin in Mad
ison and is now the oldest living person
born in the town. He comes from Revo-
lutionary stock Until Mr.. Perkins was
21 he was a farmer. He then started
across country with an OK team for
Aroostook county, where for four years
he worked as a lumberman. In 1851 he
got the gold fever and went to Califor-
mia, where he stayed for four years. He
married Miss Persis Stevens of Starks
and besides the two children mentioned
he has one son, Hiram Perkins of Show
hegan When Mr. Perkins was born
there was not a store in Madison.
Ex-Cong. S. w. Gould has completed
his new barn and it is one of the most
up-to-date in town. The tie-up runs
through the middle so that cattle are tied
on either side and there are light and
sun coming in all the time. He has now
about 80 head of Holstein dairy cows and
is planning to increase the stock.
Mrs. Mont Russell underwent an OPP
GRAFTON Saturday for tumor. DR.. Russell
of Lewiston assisted by Dr. l.. \. Das-
combe performing the work.
Unique services were conducted at the
Bethany church Sunday in place of the
regular services, a Grand Rally Special
Train being represented for the Sunday
school. Programs had been printed rep
resenting train tickets which included the
order of exercises The object Of the
| occasion was the Rally day of the Sum
day school and 16 members of the school
were promoted and new Bibles presented
each member following remarks by the
pastor. 1t was stipulated on the ticket
that there were no sleeping cars except
for the cradle roll The program includ-
ed song by choir; responsive reading by
mems and boys classes. The welcome
address was given by Carleton Carnage,
followed by singing by junior choir. The
pastor spoke briefly on big Business
with reference to the Sunday school
work solo, Harry Day. solo, Mrs. W. H.
HAYES