Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-16
FarniingtlaIe Locals.

1t seems but yesterday that we had to report
the song Of the moving machine butfall, with
It's "scar and yellow leaf" has come, AMI the
thrashers are all abroad The song of these come
over to US from Chelsea side, and there three
gangs at work in our town. Messrs. RICE x Pink
ham of Farmingdale have just tArashed out up
wards of 400 bushels of grain for Daniel Lancas-
ter, Esq, and farmers generally report an extra
crop.
The schools OF Miss Cox, ard Miss Ballard, arc
in fu II and successful operation in the school
Guiding and il proves to be one O. the most COM
modious and well arranged buildings in these parts.
There are now about seventy scholars IN atten.
dance thu the winter there will be over one hun
dred) and it seems like The story OF Aladins pal
ace, to and hear the scholars sing their morn
ing hymn III the new rooms.
Oar PRAISE meetings, now held in the kncker
bccGer school house, more attractive than ever.
The upper school room Is just the thing. Rev. a.
L. Park of Gardiner, conducted the first services,
delivering STABBED and noble address. Rev. M.
Winsiow of Pntston. followed tie next Sabbath
with a spirited aod soul stirring discourse. Rev.
Mr. Lotiingwell of Christ Church (Ep scopal) Gar
diner, follows next and Rev Mr. McCu!ly Of the
old South Church, IIallowell, is TO come soon.
We nope 10 get some OF the Augusta clergymen
| to come down and speak 10 IL is designed to
keep these very interesting meetings going. They
touch chord N the popular heart That i not
often got AZ.
On the other hand TO lit a'lcasses, ouy y young
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semblies at the town hall. They are managed by
the Plai>ted Brothers, yourg Mr.. Thompson, L..
Ballard and others, and alc very generally at
tended by young and Old. The music by Law
rences o,caestla Of Gardiner, Is soot, aud every
| thing is carried ont nicely
a troupe OF Italians " it'll harp an Nipl.h>, hive
passed TIN ough our town on their way to llAiio-
vel, Augusta and Bangor. No matter i they are
street musicians, il is delightful 10 hear them,
and they enter into their vocation With will.
leader is "A dressed fellow
speaks English like natiye. lie informs US that
they have been III this country nine years and like
| il mach. They Intend to go to California soon.
We rot The benefit of seeing all the stock from
up river on the TO he show at Gardiner. 1t
made continual panorama, thus passing along
our front street.
Capt. A. Rjch lr., has long since finished ship.
ping his ice. making in all over sixty cargoes, and
| over 90 900 tons. lie is now shipping from the
Page and Wall houses at London Hill, Haowell.
We understand he has some nice contracts on
hand for another year. Capt Rich's untiring
energy and patience in the ice business, has proved
a perfect God send to the farmingdale ice men
this wear; and if he keeps On he will have the
whole shore, where part of Browns Island Boom
is now located, covered with ice houses. His
last move in remodelling his house is going to
/ make it ornament 10 the road, and one of the
best residences between llallowell and Gardiner
We wish few more sea captains like him would
come and settle among us.
Finally, let the Farmingdalc local man ION his
own hook ask anybody that can do it, to send us
anything that will be of use to us in our new
school. We would like a nice chair or two. books
of reference from publishers will be Of great use,
pictures, ornaments and plants, will be gratefully
received and carefully guarded. Our people have
done nobly, and this is not an nstl ution of charity
at all, but there is room for all these things
Maps of kennebec and adjacent counties are very
useful, and who will send us some We only ask
those who have got them and can spare them just
as well as not.