Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-30
Nallomell IoraI Mems.

We were favored with a visit the other day
from Mrs. Betsey Winslow, aged "a years,
formerly of this city, but now a resident Of
the adjoining town of Manchester. Her
maiden was Betsey Gilman, daughter of VIM.
Gilman. She came to Halowell eighty years
ago to learn the trade Of ta;loress, working
for old Deacon Cow, who carried on the tail
oring business at that time. She retains her
faculties to remarkable degree, and appear
ed as spry and active as most ladies at 70 or
less, and works almost constantly, plying her
knitting needles with rapidity and to the pur-
pose. Her memory, especially of events
transpring eighty or more years ago, is quite
perfect. 1t is seldom one so aged retains
health and faculties SO unimpaired.
| Members of the Baptist Sabbath school and
| society of this city enjoyed very pleasant
excursion on Thursday last on the borders of
Cobbossee Conte pond, near the residence of
Mr.. Samuel Collins. A very excellent fish
chowdcr, together with all the accompanying
picnic filings, were relished by the multitude
and there were seven baskets left after all
were satsfed-but precious little left in them
we imagine. Boating, fishing, swinging, etc,
served to attract the attention of the children
of the younger and older growth, rendering
the occasion one long to be remembered with
pleasure by all Mr. Collins and his estima-
bic wife did everything in their power to fur
nish aid and comfort, and rendered efficient
service in contributing to the interest and
pleasure of the OCCASION.
By the recent action Of the grand jury of
this county in indicting the Hallowell and
Chelsea bridge, it will probably be necessary
for the company to take some action, either
to rebuild the bridge or remove the stone
piers, which are now declared distractions to
safe navigation. 1t would be well for Hal
lowell and Chelsea to consider the subject of
rebuilding, and ascertain whether or not
county aid may be secured. Evidently some
thing SHOULD be done by somebody, and that
soon.
We learn that the Free Will Bap,is, Sab
bath school and society of this city made
excursion on Thursday across the river to
very pleasantly roftably On the pre-
vious Tuesday the Universalist school excur-
sionated in the same locality, enjoying the
occasion 10 the utmost
1t is expected that Rev. Mr.. Crane will &C.
cupy his pulpit in this city on Sabbath next,
after an absence from pastoral labors of sew
eral months. He will doubtless return great
ly invigorated, and we trust with health per-
manently established.
We notice that City Marshal Siphers of
Gardiner is making rumselling an expensive
business in that goodly city, while Augusta at
the same time is knowing on the works" of
King Alcohol with effective power; not only
replenishing the county treasury with the ILL
gotten gains of contraband traffic, but re-
lieving the tax payers of burdens they have
too long been compelled to bear. 1t is now
universally considered in all respectable cir
cles that the unlawful traffic in intoxicating
drink is about the meanest and most con-
temptible avocations in the whole catalogue
of wicked and unprincipled business transac-
tons.
The Iiallowell Gas Company are laying
main pipe along Second street, south end,
using the old pipe which formerly conducted
gas from Augusta. This pipe is found to be
good as new. Now as we have gas made in
our city, and of quality that may be depend
ed on, it is expected that everybody and their
friends will avail themselves of this safe and
convenient illuminating agent without delay.