Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-05
STATE NEWS.
kENSEBEC.

RIVERSIDE - our correspondent writes
June 3 : Mamie Forrest is visiting her friends
in Augusta and Carrie Merrill presided at
the organ in her absence Sunday.-Mr.
Turner of Gardiner was in the place Friday.
Last Friday evening the citizens of this
place had the pleasure of listening to a very |
interesting lecture from Ira ID. Sturgis,
the subject being his recent journey to the
Western States AMI California, what he saw |
and heard going and returning and while in
that State. Mr. S. spoke without notes. |
The lecture was lucid and interesting. All
were very much pleased. and the Lodge, for
whose financial benefit it was, at their last
meeting passed vote of thanks to Mr.. 5.
and instructed the Secretary to send him
a copy of the resolve.-Last Sunday the
Rev. James A. Jones of Norridgewock
preached in this place, and our regular
preacher, Bro. French, preached in Winslow.
Last Sunday we had the pleasure of seeing
Miss Alice Halves at church. She has been
deprived of this privilege for the past six or
| seven months. Alice is evidently permanent
" fast gaining her usual good health.-Ira
ID. Sturgis will plant the present season
| eighteen acres of sweet corn, disposing of
the ears of corn to the factory and cutting
| up the fodder for his silo.-With a few more
pleasant DAYS the farmers will have their
has a nice span of work horses that are
beauties stone bridge over the mouth
| of the seven mile brook in this place that the
Maine Central railroad have been building
| is all finished and the derrick taken down.
Soon the iron bridge will be put in place and
the cars will pass over more permanent and
enduring structure.
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.Tha ns,a, nro,,.,,n,',aof 1850 was nar
formed at the cemetery, and an excellent
lecture on the Battle of Gettysburg" was
delivered by DR.. Coan of Auburn, at Town
Hall, in the evening to full house. Mem
bers of the Post were detailed to decorate the
graves of comrades in the several yards IN
other localities in town.. c. and Benz
Dillingham; are visiting friends and relatives
in Kennebec county, and expect to be absent
week or MORE. II. Bartlett who took
charge of the cheese factory here last
season, and who now resides in Winterport,
made us a visit for few days
ID. ID. Steward Esq, and wife after spend
ing the winter i'll Southern California arrived
home recently and report peasant trip to
, the Pacific Slope.-N. b. Turner is repair
ing and reshingling his shovel-handle shop
and placed spark arrester on the funnel
chimney, which 1t is hoped will prevent the
sparks from setting fire to the roof and
shavings on the ground in dry time. --The
farmers are improving every minute of the
dry weather to finish up their planting and
sowing and with favorable season for the
next three months although late, an average
, crop may be harvested in the fall of So. MIR.
Phinney, the proprietor of the corn factory
on account OF the scarcity and rise IN the
price of tin for cans. and other causes, has
decided not to operate his factory this year
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