Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16
READFIELD

At a meeting of the local board of
health on Saturday evening. it was de-
cided to close all public gatherings. the
schools and churches until October 81
in order to prevent the spread of the
Spanish influenza. There have been on
ly a very few cases in town but this
precaution was deemed necessary to
forestall any serious outbreak of the
disease.
Mrs. Elliott :. Beal is now recovering
from severe attack OF Spanish Infiuen-
"a. Just how she caught the disease is
unknown as she had remained quietly
in her home with but few callers ana
none of these were ill of the disease, or
had been where any one was sick with
| it.
The death OF Mrs. Bessie Bamford
Gile was a distinct shock to her many
friends in this town where she was very
| well known. having very successfully
taught school here for several terms
prior to her marriage to Merle Gile of
Fayette.
Mrs. Mary T. Gile was a visitor at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Nickerson last
Saturday.
In spite of the inclement weather, the
revived and reorganized Kennebec eoun-
~ fair was a splendid success in the
way of exhibits. The exhibition hall
was fairly crowded with art, industrial
and farm prod lets. cooking, canned and
friiit EXHIBITS of very high order while
the exhibit of cattls was a reminder Of
scenes enacted upon the same grounds
80 years before. BY actual count. there
were so pairs Of oxen and steers upon
the ground besides large number of
thoroughbred cows and hefers. The old
kennebec county fair still has a warm
corner III the hearts of those who have
patronized it Tor many years and next
year weather permitting, the first week
IN october will see q three days lair
upon the grounds that will be a rouser
Mrs label \. Harvey. Helen Haryey
and Elmer Stone of East Winthrop were
callers at the Harvey farm on SATURDAY.
DEPOT-Readfeld Is one of the town.
which VIII have Liberty Loan honor
nag with a star, having over subscribed
her quota by more than 5Oqs. Read.
held's allotment. $4,000, and the sub-
scrlptions Saturday evening amounted
to s4,95o This town has always ron.
over the top in all the Liberty Loans
and other war activities, and the people
are proud of the record Chairman Col
Inns gives great credit to the Woman'a
Division of which Mrs. EsteIle Dudley
was chairman.
Farkman A. Collins has been trans
1erred from Dallas. Texas, to the ayia-
ton field at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
daughter, Dorothea Bernice. has
peen born to Mrs. Clarence e. Shirley.
Walpoie. Mass. Mrs. Shirley is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John McKin-
non.
Alphonso Wright Of Camp Dix has "a
Tar recovered as to be put on guard 2,
hours. the first time since his illness he
was put on duty. He received an invita-
ton from Mrs. Ethel Gordon Sherman.
whose former home was Readfeld. now
New Jersey. near Camp Dix. He was
not permitted to accept the invitation. on
account Of influenza. measles ana
murnps in camp.
Three acres OF land were sown with
wheat by each of the following mon
whose farms were adjacent 10 e.ch
other: e. E. Dunn. Ell wadleigh. W.
). Spaulding and F. L. Dunn, as a tea,
OF what could be done raising wheat
An average of more than Is bushel. an
acre was harvested.
angus Mccormick. Waterville passed
sunday at the Readfeld home OF n.
rather, ]. q. Mccormick.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Williams ana
son Wallace and Mrs. Maria I,r.,,
winthrop. were Sunday callers on rs,.'
tives here.
A hive Of bees was reported stol.,
from s. a. Dudley one night last v.sr