Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-10

CUMBERLAND.
Miss Amy E. Facey, whose marriage il an.
nounced 20 Mr.. Charles Alien. was the frs,
lady operator employed in the Portland tele-
phone office. She has been at her post con
stantly for nearly Eve years, and has made
many warm friends
KExSEBEc
The. williams House waterville, is closed
Miss Oripda Page. an eide rly lady, had the
misfortune TO fall at her home in Belgrade
recently, and break her hip Atlast accounts
she was doing as we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. VIM. Mitchell, Waterville's we'll know
jeweler, has sold out his business and will
engage in the manufacture of Jewelry, 10
rooms over the store ofKnauff Bros in Bar
rel's building.
President Pepper will lecture in the High
School Course at Oakland. Nov. IA. answer
ing the question-''Is there conflict between
science and religion?"
Monday evening. Fairfield Lodge of Odd
Fellows gave q supper to visitors from Oak
land and Clinton. Mine host Pease of the
Fairfield House got it up in two hours after
the order was given Plates were set for one
hundred
DR.. Ssml C. Thayer, favorsbly recorded
as Waterville's youngest physician for q wear
or two past, has removed 20 Boston. and taken
the Office of DIR. kellogg 249 fremont street.
DR.. Thaver goes well endorsed for ability to
.end back an honorable report for WaterviIle.
Mrs. Hannah Roundv. widow Of the late job
Roundy, died Sunday, Nov 2 at the residence
of her son, VIM. p. Roundy, in Fairfield
village. &C the advanced age of SO wears, 8
months. Mrs. Roundy was remarkably &C.
tive up to the time of her death, and retained
all her faculties TO a wonderful degree She
~as born in Clinton. and lived in that place
up 10 the time Benton was set off from that
town. since which time she has lived in Ben.
ton. Clinton and Fairfield. She was a pen
sioner of 1912. Her remains were taken to
Clinton. "wednesday, for interment
The Zethus Male Quartette. of Gardiner
assisted by Miss Alice Jewell and Miss Julis
S Bailey. sopranos, Mr.. Chas Clarke, cor.
netist, and Mrs. A L Linsco,t, pianist, are
to give a concert at Pownalboro Hall in
Dresden next Friday evening. The affair
will be under the direction of Mr. NJ. E.
Chase of Gardiner, whose name alone is
sufficient guarantee that the forthcoming con.
cert will prove rare musical treat.
PENoBscor.
Mr. Edward Haines, ID. D.. of New Haven
CT a graduate of Bangor Seminary in 1858
and pastor of the congregational church at
Waterville, Me-. from 1858 to 1864. will
supply, for the present the Pilgrim church
(Dr Goodels) in St Louis, Mo.
The Bangor Wing says: The remains of
Mr. John N. Simpson, of Skowhegsn, who
was killed at Foxcroft. Wednesday, wa,
brought down to Bangor on the train. Friday
evening. His wife and son accompanied
them. He was sixty years old and leaves
hvQ II il hat n
were so muffied up that they did not hear the
whistle of the locomotive. MIR. John K
Kirby was not seriously injured The coro
ner's jury, which was empanelled, had not
rendered its verdict Friday night. The acct
dent is very sad one.
SAGADAHoc.
The Richmond Bee SAYS: Col. J. W.
Spaulding and Chas NJ Foster left towr
Wednes dsy for Moosehead Lake, where they
will probably remain during the heated term
SOMERSET.
N. Totman & Sons shut down their mil
SATURDAY. last.
Z. TOtman & Co, shut down their mill las,
Saturday for the season.
A suit of considerable interest to the
farmers of Somerset county has beer
commenced by L l.. Morrison of Skowheg gan
to test the liability of those having phosphate
OF him during the season of 1881, on account
Of J. Winslow Jones.
The Catholic society of Fairfield village
will hold q grand fair at Fairfield hall or
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings o
this week. A fine programme. consisting o
dramas, instrumental and vocal music, etc
will be furnished.
The Somerset fibre works of Fairfield have
been shut down for a few days for the pur
pose of putting in new and improved machin
cry. 1t is expected the capacity of the works
will be nearly doubled. Az about eight toni
daily OF pulp has been shipped, the increased
capacity will also add largely to the amour
of freight shipped from the station.
WASHINGTON.
Washington county is the sixth in popula
ton in the State sixth in the number Of polls
eleventh in valuation of estates; eighth
containing wild lands, and the tenth in tota
valuation.
AT LARGE.
L. A. Barker. ESQ.,. Bangor, Grand Chan
cellor of the knights of Pythiss. and j. F
Chute. Esq. of Portland, Grand Keeper o
Records and Seals in the same order, vii
visit lodges of the order in Aroostook county
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.