Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-26
STATE NEWS.
kESNEBEC.

III. ttTHOHs
Mr.. Edron Locke and Miss Ida NJ. Stevens
were married at the residence of Mr.. Atwood
Cressey on the evening of Sept. Is. A select
company of relatives we're p eseLt and tine
occasion was of rare pleasure TO all We
are informed that Mr.. and Mrs. Locke have
moved to Augusta where he is to engage in
business. We sincerely desire their pros
perity. They have both so lived in town as
TO win the confidence and love of all. and we
commend them to their newly formed ac-
quaintances.
South China:
On account of the bad weather last week,
the Ladies' Relief Corps were obliged to
postpone their entertainment until Oct, 18th.
-Judson Nj. Goodspeed and wife are here
from Middletown, Conn, spending their va
cation.-rhe Grand Army and the Sons of
Veterans will attend the muster at Windsor,
Sept 26.-Miss Cora Smart of Nebraska is
here on visit, the guest of Mrs. j. X. Cros-
man.--The hop at Mystic Hall, Sept. goth
brought out large crowd Music was fur
uished by Prof. Burns.
4i5ion:
The annual Town Fair and Cattle Show
will be held on Saturday, Oct. Sth. The fair
is TO be in the new Town Hall.-Farmers in
this vicinity are about discouraged on ac-
count of the wet weather and the early frost
that We had which destroyed large amount
of property, in crops.-Rey. A. V. Parsons
and family are in Aroostook on his vacation
There will be no preaching here Sunday,
Sept. 80; quarterly meeting being held at
Clinton at that time.-John Copeland has
purchased the Thomas Worthen place. Olney
Va Ion k,., ,ht 81 I'LL.
derstand that Alton Wentworth has bought
out b. +. Abbott's interest in the blacksmith
shop and has entered into partnership with
his son Chas, W Abbott.-John and James
Chalmers have dissolved partnership. James
takes the store and John the farm and MILL
Ricers'de:--
William Dyer Of San Diego, California,
was in the place last Wednes lay on his way
to Bangor. Mr.. ID. is in the express and
real estate business. He says they have
much trouble with Mexican greasers. Every
thing that could be carried away must be
protected day and night, San Diego being so
near the Mexican line they could easily run
off horses and cattle into the Interior in Sc
cure place-The bell for Oak Grove Semi
nary was hauled through this place last
Wednesday. 1t weighed $50 pounds-An
Oldtown Lo. was in the place Wednesday.
He was as mum as the crooked neck owl that
Its on the horn of your crescent mooD-Rev.
John r. Clifford, his wife aud two children
came into the place Friday, visiting friends
and relatives. Bro. c. is stationed at Dex-
ter. Last Sunday he exchanged with
Rev. Mr.. Palmer of Augusta
The school in the Getchell district at
Browns Corner CONNIE need last Monday,
under the instruction of Miss Chadwick of
Weeks Mills in China. The school in
Riverside District will commence next Mon
day under the instruction of Miss Carrie
Merrill. The schoolhouse in this district
has oeen recently thoroughly repaired and
there is not more convenient schoolhouse
in the town. No labor or expense has been
spared to make it all that could be desired
Stephen NJ. Winter has sold his residence
| in this place, with some expectation of soon
moving to Waterville. We shall exceedingly
regret to have Mr.. w. and his family 90
from the place. farmers in this sec
ton were in hopes this season that their crop
of potatoes would be harvested free from
| the dreaded rot, but their hopes we're futile
Many that have stored their winters supply
| in their cellars will be obliged to carry
| them out, and others that have not harvested
| them will let them remain in the ground not
| being worth digging, and with some their
| sweet corn is an entire failure. Thus these
two crops with some of our farmers are near
| ly ruined.-The apple crop will be an album
! dant ONE bnt on the whole with so much
cold wet weather it has been an off year for
our farming interests in this vicinity One
man in this place that would have realized
$500 from his sweet C, IN had the frost he Id
off two weeks longer, will now get nothing;
the stalks will not be worth harvesting AT
this writing, Monday morning, the sun is
shining warm, and pleasantly and it looks as
if we were TO have pleasant day although
the barometer says 1t will storm soon.