Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
READFIELD

George ClOugh, who lives near lulS
town at South Mt. Vernon. met with
serious accident Thursday. He was maui
ing sawdust from a large pile Whlch mac
frozen over and i'll order to get the saw
dust it was necessary to dig into the pie
under the frozen covering. W ME dls-
pinp. the top, presumably affected by
the recent mild weather. caved i'll and
MIR. Clough was buried beneath the rebris.
Fortunately help was near and he was
ouickly extricated from his precarious
position and taken to his home. DR..
Wright was called. who made an exam
| iration Of the injured man and found
that three ribs were fractured and feared
| that his shoulder was badly injured ana
that he was injured internally. Owing
to the extreme swelling it was not pos
sible to determine the extent of the in
| iuries to the shoulder.
! One of the capable young old men of
this place is Timothy Leighton, who will
be four score years old his next birth
day. During the present winter MIR.
/ ! eighton has cut 10 cords of wood in the
woods helped haul the same to his resi-
dence and has Just completed working
up into stovewood the entire amount un-
aided Mr.. Leighton is a native Of Mt.
Vernon and always lived in that town
until about eight years ago when he
came to Readfield to live with his oldest
son, B. G. Leighton, superintendent of
! the Electric Light Co. He is a veteran
of the Civil War and after its close re-
turned to Mt. Vernon, where he followed
the useful occupation Of a farmer. He
is remarkably well preserved, swings
along the street at a pace to be envied
b. men of 80 years or younger and has
ness. Quiet and unassuming. he is al!
ways ready for joke or to do some
good turn to his neighbor and is a prime
favorte with all who call him grandpa.
| NJ. j. Hartman, Lee Williams and
! Mrs. Laura Cooper were in attendance
at the meeting of kennebec Pomona
which was held with the Gardiner
Grange on Wednesday last They re-
port very large attendance and d
most profitable meeting
\ special meeting of Lafayette
Lodge, No. IS, A. F. and A. NJ, will
be held in its hall on Saturday eve
ming for work in the Entered Appren-
| tice degree.
| The town fathers are now in SEES
sion at their office for the purpose of
closing up their accounts for the fiscal
year which ends on February Is, and
to prepare their annual report. which
Will be submitted to the voters OF the
town at the annual meeting on the
nrst Monday in March. At the pres
ent time there is no interest manifest
ed IN the annual election OF officers
Charles a. Collins. the efficient sec
ono member of the board announces
that ne will not accept another eiec-
ton to the board. There will be two
| vacancies to fill in the School Board:
chairman +. G. Palmer's term expires
ana Dr. Milliken has left town. BY vir-
! lue OF the law, the school committee
eiected Fremont A. Hunton to fill the
vacancy caused by Dr. Miliken's abb
sence until the town shall elect.
The local members of the Thrift
stamp committee for this town have
oeen appointed as follows: F.. f. Pea
COCK j. Q. Newton. Frank A. Dow.
'haries ". Crosby, Mrs. Laura Coon
Ier' Mrs. Estella Dudley, Mrs. Nellie