Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-24
State News.
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writes Nov % Miss Alma Pike left her,
Monday morning of this week for Westbor
oueh, Mass.-Miss Cora Z Ramsjell. VIII,
| Tor some time past has ben in feeble health
is improving.-G. NJ. Trea. receutlv brough
10 the shop of Joseph Knight .ub.tan,ia
looking pair of rubber boots for repsir.
which have quite history. short time az,
they were purchased for his first child nov
assistant postmaster AZ this place, and have
been worn by each of his children. six il
number being laid aside after one child h, I
worn them until they were ouigrowp, for tn,
next member of the family They bid fair 10
do good service Yet, should there be an,
/ occasion for it. History" says nv infor
'nant, sin this case will not be likely TO repea,
itself. Miss Lois Dyke and Miss Ida Shep
ardson of Brockton, Mass, have been visiting
with DR.. II. Reynolds and family during the
past week.-Mrs. Annie Cole left for Massa.
chuseds Wednesday of last We, k-Aibert
bradbury, wht for some time past mas been
attending school at Kent's Hill. commenced
the school in Shy District last Monday.
Miss Josie Reed is teaching school in one of
the districts near North Jav-The sociable
given by the Young Peoples Society of Chri.
tan Endeayor Wednesday evening of lasl
week was we'll attended. Games were in.
duiged IN ami a general good time enioved by
all present.-Fhere is fine opening for q
'od photographer in Livermore Falls There
Is none here, nor is there any one for miles
around, and the need of one is often felt
Mrs. Stinchfeld and daughter, Miss Lucinda,
nave returned from Pennsylvania where for
some time past they have been visiting -
There has been some very cold weather dur
ing the past week.-The Band received their
first lesson rom Charles Wheeler Monday
evening of this week.
LIvERMoRE Our correspondent writes
Nov. %: K. \. Morse has sold his we'll known
horse 10 Massachusetts parties.-Large qusn-
titles of poultry have been shipped from thi.
town during, the past week -Ex- Minister
Elihu b. WashburD of Chicago, one of Liv
| ermore's distinguished sons, is to have an
| article in the new Scribner's Monthly on his
"reminiscences of the Siege of Paris.-S D.
Washburne has sold his farm to R G.. God
ding. who will soon take possession.
Everett Thomas of Durham, about sixteen
years old, WAS out cunning on Sunday. He
was leaning with the muzze of his gun up.
on his foot, when it was discharged in some
| ~ay-the full charge of shot penetrating his
foot and mangling it horribly. His COM
panlon carried him TO The house of neighbor
who took him in charge and carried him
home Over one hundred shot have been
| taken from the lacerated foot
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland municipal officers SPILLED
| about 800 gallons of seized liquors into
Back Cove, Monday.
JAY Our correspondent writes Nov. 22
Bert Bailey, who for some time
past has been ill with typhoid fever, is
recovering.-A short time ago Mrs. Aaron
Stone. though lady over 81 years of age
wove web of blankets lS4 yds in length or
| hand loom in the space of one week Mrs
Stone is very active old lady and thinks
nothing of walking from her home to Liver.
more Falls a distance of 10 miles and return
| ing the same day.-Henry Parker being
unable to obtain a sufficient number OF
| barrels to ship his apples in, received car
load from Bangor short time ago. They
| cost him about 80 cents at the station.
| NEW SHARON Our correspondent write.
Nov, %: Mr.. John Tibbetts of Augusta, who
WAS born in town and lived here till pas
middle life, has been visiting old friends -
The high school closes fall Germ Wednesday
A lecture will be given in Lancaster
Hall in the evening of that day by
Rev. II. Hewett, Methodist. in behal
of the school.-Qnarterly meeting occur
here Nov. 2S-The fall term of villag,
school is to be taught by S. S. Wright.-Tht
ladies of the Methodist society held Might
cap" sociable last Wednesday evening ant
had good time, aud gained some money TO
the preacher. Mrs Eli Williams was tn,
chief manager, ably seconded by corps o
assistants.-Sheep are booming. Mr.. Joshu
Over sold his flock of lambs for S287 pc
head, and the men who bought them sol,
them at an advance of $40 for the lot, bring
ing them up to over three dollars each. The,
were nice ones.
| PENoBsCoT.
| CoRINNA.-Our correspondent writes, Nov
%: The third annual g. A. r Fair was he
in Eagle Block, Nov l6, II and Is. Enter
taiDments were given two evenings by tn
| Cook family. Among the articles sold wer,
the usual guess cake, ring cake, etc. and
| handsome lamp: but the main interest wa
centred 10 fine silk hat, the gift of Mr.
Lowell of Dexter to the Post, to be voted Il
some resident minister. Rev. Mr.. Taske
| proved to be the favOrite by a larg- majority
Owing to the unfavorable weather the fair wa
not financial success.-The party of hunter
| that visited Olamon recently were very sue
cessful. W |. Wood, Esq. brought home
| tne deer as A trophy of his weeks Sport =
DIR T. c Gardner was buried on Monday
the 18th, with Masonic honors.-The man,
| friends of Mrs. G. G. Knowles have beer
panied to learn that her recent illness ha
resulted in insanity. Last week she was con
veved to the State Asy lum at Augusta
Lumbermen are sending crews into tn
woods
| A peculiar disease is prevailing among tn
swine in some of the up river towns Il
Saltwater F. L. Coombs and Henry Dav
have each lost quite drove, so we are in
formed, while many other parties have los
one and two each. Hogs in remote parts o
the village take the disease and die, turning
to deep purple color. Their owners ar
unable to discover the nature of the com
plant
| AT LARGE.
The following pensions were allowed, Sa,
urday, to people IN Maine, says the Portlan
Advertiser w. Richardson, Sandy Point; c
L. Packard, Orient; P. A Hall. Lowell; A
Blossom, Boothbay; J. w. Huntley, E,s
Nachas; +. White, Augusta. Pension
were increased to the following: j. W
Mcuson, East Machias; c. L Knox. Old
town; C. H Merrill, Lee; R Alum Orono
c. V. Baker, Bangor; ID. w. Ridley, Bath
Charles Chase, Piusield; A. Morang, Pitts
ton; d. f. Bind, Belfast; E. Pattee, Monroe
w. 5. Axtell, Winthrop, Pensions were re
issued to the following; c. H. Yamman
| Buckheld; A. Small, Lubec; P w Harvey
| FOCUS; S w. Longfellow, Gardiner; c
Greenleaf Pennington; S. Hazeltine, Dexte