Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-04
state News.


| The good people of Fayette are not behind
others in being blest, by any means, if it is
more blessed to give than to receive, writes
Ia correspondent. Within . short time they
have given their three ministers, Rev. Chas.
Munger, Rev. ]. W. Smith and Rev. o. B.
Rawson, generous donations There were
also three Christmas trees we'll laden with
gifts; one at the s'South" and one at the
| "North'' and one at the s'Corner. 1t is sell
dom that Fayette hills are bare of snow the
last of December as is the case at the present
| time. We have had the thermometer 20
degrees below zero, snow storms, sleighing,
| lightning, rain storm. wheeling and bare
ground within q week.-Our Supervisor says
we are having excellent schools this winter,
| there being not one poor one.
Mr.. James T. Brown of Chelsea, met with
an accident few days ago by an apple tree
limb striking him in the eye. He got cold
and Inflammation set in and he has had very
serious time but is now much better.-Chel-
sea Grange is in q very fiourishing condition.
They have their meeting every Thursday
evening at their hall near Searles Mills.
Their Worthy Master 10 Mr.. VIM. T. Searles.
The singing school in district No. 10 max
| ing fine progress and has 20 or 40 scholars at
the present time under the instruction of Mr..
Parker, who is q fine teacher of vocal music.
The school 10 to run "a nights in all and is
now about half done.-Mr. and Mrs. Capt.
Potter are in town at the present time visiting
friends and relatives.-Large lots of ice will
be put up by Capt. Abram Rich and the
knickerbocker ice company and Mr.. Frank
Page. They are at the present time, scraping
snow from their ice field near Chelsea. Some
of the ice houses of one of these companies
are in this town. The ice business on the
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the companies will employ large crews of
inches thick. All predict that the ice harvest
will be large. All the old houses will be filed
and perhaps some new ones built.
The business outlook in Monmouth for the
coming winter is good.-The axe factory at
North Monmouth is doing good business.
There will be considerable birch hauled from
this town to the steam mill in Leeds.-Farks,
Rowell and Vena Day will break out the
cross roads the coming winter.-The sports
men have had a good catch of fox. A very
cunning fox which has done considerable
mischief is occasionally seen about the Row
ell place.-Frank Beals has nearly finished
his new house. There has been an unusual
amount of building done in town tor the past
season, not only in the village but among the
farmers. A number of commodious barns
There has been quite a shipment of new
mich cows and beef cattle from Monmouth
to Brighton for the last month-General good
health overwhelmingly evening, Dec. oath
the Changers held festival in their hall.
The entertainment consisted of singing by
the Congregational choir and instru-
mental music by Miss Carrie Blue. Suit
able pieces were read or recited by
Misses Hattie and Mabel Pierce, Car
rie Blue, Annie Smith. Mrs. Ida Pierce
and Mr.. Jackson. Two trees we'll laden with
gifts were soon relieved of their burden by
the committee. evening, Dec 25th
the Methodist and Orthodox Societies held
their Christmas gatherings in their respec-
tive churches. The Methodist assembly
were entertained by interesting remarks from
Rev. Howard Clifford and Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury
and recitation by Miss Annie Smith. The
choir furnished the music.-The Orthodox
Society were entertained by excellent
anthems from the choir, Rotations by
Blanche Wadsworth and Lizzie Cullinan and
readings by Carrie Blue and Miss Abby Cliff
ford. The poem read by Miss Clifford was
written for the occasion by Mr.. Oscar Frost
and was very interesting. It's title was
christmas Forty Years Ago" This is the
fourth time that Miss Clifford's friends have
been favored with her reading during her va
cation of FIVE weeks, and they are sorry her
vacation does not include the winter months.
The trees in both churches were loaded and
the tables beneath them held many valuable
presents.
A Colby correspondent says The river has
afforded excellent skating since the last freeze.
The new dam Just completed by the Lock-
wood mill company locks the water beyond
the upper railroad bridge making enc of the
60 aLoti nd hnof roaipo in
the State. The recent snow falls are kept
cleared from a large space of ice by the et
forts of the students, thus insuring perma-
nent privilege for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
New Years were properly observed as holt
days giving II large number an opportunity of
taking nearly a weeks vacation.-Mr. A. G.
Kinds, class of 'S3, is spending his winter in
the valley of the st. Johns river, Florida.
Though his recovery from the pneumonia
last summer was regarded as a case of a
thousand he now reports himself in an excel
lent coalition and enjoying good health
Judge Whitehouse, of Augusta, is expected
to deliver an address before the students in
the near future.
At an informal meeting of the Universalist
parish held Sunday at Oakland after the
morning service, it was quickly and unani-
mously decided to raise the salary of their
pastor. Rev. Geo. G. Hamilton, to 81 900. Mr..
H. will remain here at the above salary, al
though several parishes have made offers of
three or four hundred dollars in advance of
of these figures. Under his ministrations
his parish here has been enlarged and
strengthened, he is deservedly successful in
this community, his people are united and
hope to retain him for several years.-On
Christmas day the employees in the weave
room in the Cascade Wooden Mill made their
foreman. Mr.. Robert Henderson the recip-
lent of nice silver watch. Mr.. Henderson
is very popular foreman. and the gift was
| as much token of respect for him as man
in appreciation of his considerable treatment
Of those in his charge.