Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-03
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MISS Annie Pierce is at Ocean Point.
hon. j. ). Berry Of Wayne is quite sick.
f. L. web e has got back from Oregon.
rev DIR. Kicker and wife are to spend their
vacation at Squirrel leland.
MIS-. NJ. L. Andrews informs Us that her
'hiiiiherv store is open every evening.
Miss L. u. Maxwell. one Of our fashiona.
Ole miilners. has been on trip to Bar HaT-
Dor.
r. >. Mooney. the artistic cutter at Nason's.
10 cruising along the shores of Narragansett
bay.
Mr.. Howard Owen and wife, and A. s.
Bangs and wife, contemplate trip to Range.
ley next week.
Hon Z. C. Burleigh and family are al
Squirrel Island for three weeks Their cot
tage overlooks spring cove.
Mrs. William p Merrill Of Manchester.
widow Of the late VIM. P. Merrill. is serious
~ Ill. She is not expected 10 recover.
Dea f. A. Mason and family started yes
terday afternoon for West Goulds borough
where they will remain for few weeks.
Judge VIM. Gaslin, Jr., of Nebraska, is in
town. He is a cousin of Mr.. B F. GasIin. The
Judge will soon sniff the saline breezes Of
Ocean Point.
Mr. A. H. Jones Of the Augusta shoe fac
tory has been called to Lynn by telegram
announcing that his factory there has been
burned down
Herbert W. Flagg and Miss Mae +. Hersey
of the Journal composing room, were united
in marriage on Monday. We wish the young
couple lots of happiness.
E. c. Allen is expected home from the
Great West next week. In company with
Hon. w. F. Cody buffalo Bill), he has been
hunting big game on the plains.
Th- Augusta Gas Co. have elected Mr.
John ). llendee as superintendent of their
qualified. Mr. H. will not give up his pho
tograph business, but has engaged Mr.. Geo.
Mcintosh of Portland. an experienced pho
tographer. to look after his rooms. He will
also be at his studio mo-. e or less every day
Col Darius Alden of this city has recently
been elected director of the Nantasket Co.,
the owners Of a famous summer resort near
Boston. Ex Gov. Abner Coburn of Skowhe-
gan is ii large stakeholder in the company
and a representative of his, Thomas Leavitt
was also elected one of the directors The
property belonging to the Nantasket Co.
embraces abont 600 acres of land in Mas
sachusetts bay.
Mrs. $. C. Voel of Bos,on-known to the
public by her charming letters. signed Susie
Was been visiting friends in Augusta.
She goes from this city to Squirrel Island
where she will be the guest Of Rev. DIR.
Kicker Mrs " was born in Readfeld. Dur
ing her summer trip she will contribute a
series of sparkling letters to various Massa-
chusetts papers on the objects of interest she
meets in Maine.
In our Geographic columns, Wednesday,
we announced the death of Hon. Jason NJ.
Carleton of Deering. The deceased was
well known here. He was born in White
field. March ., 1916. He came of good rev.
dictionary stock, as his grandfather was a
captain III tne patriot army. Ills ldthet " "a
Samuel Carleton, who died about six years
ago ut Whiteiield, aged 90 years. Mr.. Garlic
ton was school teacher in his youth, studied
law and was admitted to the bar in lS45.
He had large and lucrative practice for
many years in Lincoln and Kennebec coun-
ties, and was for seven years county attor-
ney of Lincoln county. Between 1851 and
1871 he served 10 terms in the State Legis-
lature. six in the House and four in the Sem
ate. lie voted for the first Maine law in
1851. He occupied many positions of honor
and trust in town, county and State, always
with ability. force and integrity, and was a
man of great mental and physical power.
Daring the war he was prominent and active
Ia filling quotas and otherwise assisting the
good cause with labor and money.