Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-12
READFIELD

i READFIELD
Real estate is rapidly changing
hands here. Cyrus Ladd, whose
home was destroyed by fire q few
weeks ago, has purchased the double
tenement house in factory village, of
Mrs. Mabel Morrill,. He will occupy
the south side Of the house and Mrs.
Cornelia Hunton will retain her rent
on the north side. Guy williams has
purchased the Record place, opposite
f. |. Browns store, of Ernest Reed
and will begin making repairs there
at once. Mr.. Reeds family will re-
main in the house for the present
Charles Greeley and family will soon
move here from Bath, as Mr.. Greeley
has purchased the house now occu-
pied by Samuel w. Fogg's family, of
Merle J. Hartman.
Work of rebuilding the stores de-
stroyed by fire a few weeks ago, or
stores to replace those burned, goes
rapidly on. Charles Norton and his
helpers arc building for George w.
Manter: Dudley Ladd and crew Of
men are pulling up a store for Mel
vile w Manter. Mr.. Lee who
bought the lot where A. II. Wilson's
store formerly stood, is himself
building store there, which will be
used by him for dry goods store
Harry Tebbetts has purchased the lot.
where D. ID. Merrimans stand was
and is resilling the stable on the lot
and preparing to move it on to the
foundation where the store stood.
| William Daley is having his lot
cleared of rubbish and made rcady
for a new building there. The Ma
sons have definitely decided to have
& new Masonic hall and Harry Lin
cold, Edward Palmer and Leon Rob-
erts have been chosen as building
committee by the Masons.
Rev. and Mrs. r. S. Walker and
daughter are passing the week at Sc
fago Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Carson
visited friends in Canton Wednesday.
making the trip by auto.
several Readfeld young ladies' are
soon to leave town to All positions in
schools. Emma J. Williams ia to
| teach shorthand and typewriting in
the high school at Berlin, n. II. dur
ING the school year. Jane A. Carson
IS TO teach in the high school at Mad
ison; Gladys Cooper is to have the
first six grades in the school at Mt.
Village and Margaret Fogg is to
teach in Madrid. Miss Allen will re-
turn to her work in the primary de-
partment of the Readfield Corner
school. Mrs. r. G.. Cakes is to teach
In
be helping teacher at Fayette and
Mt. Vernon.
! DEPOT-Mr. and Mrs. William
Townsend of Houlton, ACCOMPANIED
BY friend, are visitors at the home
OF Mr.. Townsends brother, e. j..
Townsend.
Miss Helen Baker of Bangor was
entertained last week by her former
schoolmate, Miss Lucille Adams. Miss
Baker left for her home in Bangor
Saturday
Mrs. Ralph Bowen has gone to
Fredericton, y. B.. to visit at her
former home.
l.. B. Baker who has just passed a
week at his home in Deering, returned
Sunday to resume his work here.
| Prof. and Mrs. Benedict Williams,
Kalamazoo, Mich, who passed a. few
days last week at the home Of Mrs.
j. f.. DentoR have returned to Port
land.
! Mrs. Mary Gordon and daughter,
Miss Marguerite, returned from Cor
don camp, Ecno Lake. Sunday, where
they have been staying some time.
Glen Ross Of Paris, student at
Bates college. was in Readffeld on
business Thursday.
| The friends Of Mrs Celia Dow we're
pleased to see her able to attend
church Sunday.
Mrs e. w Tewle, Belgrade Lakes.
and Mrs. A. S. Varnun, Of Maiden
MASS. visited three days at the home
OF Mrs. Tow!e's daughter. Mrs. r. ID.
brann' last week. They returned to
Belgrade Lakes Sunday.
Miss Sarah Pike Of Augusta was the
over-Sanday guest of her sister, Mrs.
Emma Gordon
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hersey Of Auburn
were over-Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus Denton at the home Of Mr..
Denton's mother, Mrs. ]. Z. Denton
Miss. Mary Smith OF Portland. with
her brother and sister-ih-law and two
daughters. were calling on the Dun
laps at Coleman Grove. and other
friends at Readfeid Depot Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs LaBar, her mother.
mrs. Casew and Mr.. ana Mrs. JOHN
koeolns from Coleman Grove, left
tuesday for an auto trip to Canada.
intending to pass a week touvinx
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Foster with thr.e
chiidreh' Rowena. Josselyn and Babv
roster OF Corinth, have been guests
Ior few days at the home of LLOYD
Palmer.
MISS Mary Whittier has gone to Au-
susta' where she is passing this week
with friends.