Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrison of
! Burlington. VT arrived in town
| Thursday to visit with Mr.. Morrisons
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Cooley and with his mother, Mrs.
Nellie Morrison who resides on the
Malbon's Mills road.
| c. A. Storer, the county Farm Blu
reau agent, held an orchard pruning
demonstration Thursday at 1.-THE home
of Lewis Russell on the Lakewood
road. On Saturday he will conduct
another orchard pruning demonstra-
ton at the farm of George Foster
on the Old road to Athens from
Skowhegan.
| Mrs. James Erskine and George
! Flewelling returned from Sanger
| Vile on the evening train Wednes-
day. where they were called to at
tend the funeral on Tuesday after
noon of Mr.. F1ewellings father-in-
law and Mrs. Erskine's uncle, George
Easier. who died Sunday. Mrs. Flew
4 cling will remain for a few days.
The following delegates to the Re-
| publican State Convention held in
| Bangor Thursday went to that city
ESQ train: Clyed H. Smith, Robert r.
Cole, former chairman Of the town
committee, Henry Crowcll, Miss
| Alice e. Danforth, Mrs. Ernest L.
Savage, Arthur Cheney. Willard H.
Cummings and Miss Grace Paradis.
Miss Ruby Dyer and her classmate,
Miss Julia Hoyt of Fairfield, seniors
at Colby college, returned to Water
Vile Thursday to resume their coll
lege work. Miss Dyer passed the
spring vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Dyer, Winter
street, and Miss Hoyt has been her
| guest for few days.
Miss Marian Merriam, who has
been in town the guest Of her pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. George Mer-
RAM at the Bethany parsonage on
the corner of Madison avenue and
! Winter street during the Easter va
cation, returned to WaterviIe on
!, Wednesday afternoon and resumed
| her work at Colby college, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Dyer left on the
morning train Thursday for Dor
chester, Mass, accompanying the re-
mains of her husband, Humphrey
Dyer, who died at their home on
Madison avenue late Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer passed
| the greater part of their married life
in Arlington and Mrs. Dyer was met
! by friends upon her arrival in Dor
chester.
Harriet (Mrs. Orin) Moore of
Jackmon is in town serving on the
first traverse jury at the April term
Of the supreme judicial court. Mrs
Moore Is the first woman to serve
on the Jury In Somerset county. At
the January term a woman was call
cd but was excused. Mrs. Moore
while in town is stopping at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Crowell
on the corner of High street and
North avenue.
The following sons and daughters
Of Mrs. Felix Vincent, who is seri-
ously ill as a surgical patient at the
Somerset hospital arrived in town
Wednesday evening" because of her
illness: Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon Par
nell Of Cambridge, Mass, Mrs. AL
phonse Billedeau of Somerville,
Mass, Mrs. Regina Grondin of
Rochester, n. H., Mrs. George Stew
art of West RoXbury, Mass, and
Willis Parnell Nof Rochester,, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burgess who
formerly resided in Skowhegan and
who for the past two years have lived
in Lewiston are to again move to
NOrridgewock where they resided be-
| fore coming to Skowhcgan. They are
to reside on Main street opposite the
bungalow which is next to the Adj
vent church. Mr.. Burgess and MI
Boone have purchased the Smith and
Lockwood grocery and grain business
in Norridgewock. Mr.. and Mrs Bur-
CESS expect to move next week.
A man in the vicinity of Hilton
Hill, Tuesday morning called at the
home Of P. G. White and Willard
wilson. He stated that he wanted to
so to 'Bangor but did not take the
right direction for that city, after
having been directed and when going
north he told Charles BeckWith
whom he met that he wanted to get
a job on the drive Mr. Bcckwith told
him he had better turn around as
there We're no rivers in that direction.
The men. however continued on his
northern course.
Nern A. Merrill of st. Adams, who
was drawn to serve on the traverse
jury at the April term of the Su-
preme Judicial court, was excused
, and returned to his home in ST. AL
bans, Thursday. Mr.. Merrill is a
young farmer and owns and occupies
the farm formerly the homestead Of
Milton Merrill, a prominent man Of
eastern Somerset county, who has
served in several town, and county
offices and has been member Of the
Maine Legislature. Nern A. Merrill is
no relation to Milton Merrill. but an
incident Of interest is the fact that
this farm has never since it was
taken up by a Merrill in the early
1900, been decided to anyone except
a person by the name Of Merrill. Mr..
Merrill lost his buildings last sum-
mer and is now rebuilding.
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