Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-24
STATE NEWS.
kENNEEEC


WEST GARDNER. Our correspondent
writes April % Frank Cannon is building a
carriage house for Mrs. Mercy Campbell
W =. Haskell is painting his house and
stable.-Some of our roads are in very bad
condition Miss May Haskell has been APP
pointed Supervisor in place of f. p. Seavey,
resigned.-This spring a new species of birds
put in their appearance. They come in
| tiocks of large numbers. As yet. we have
not learned what they are.-The district
schools will commence soon.-Will Knights
and wife have gone to Hallowell.-Robert
Morse is at work for c. f. Getchell-It is
very difficult for the stores to keep supply
of grain on hand this bad travelling The
stage driver of the Augusta and Litchfield
mail bought new horse Saturday Horace
A. Fuller was the owner of four very nice
Hereford calves, three months old. which
were as large as some yearlings. Recently
three of them were taken sick, their breath
ing being short and spasmodic. Dir. Adams
was called and pronounced il pneumonia. In
short time the three died. A post norton
examination of their lungs showed the lower
part to be very much fammed.-At a caucus
of the Republicans at Town Hall Saturday
p NJ. l4th inst, the following delegates
were chosen; To the State Convention at
Portland: Charles J. McCausland, +. Z.
Seavey. ID. +. Merrill, John A. Spear. To
the State Convention at Bangor VIM. p
Haskell. George II. Pope, John Pinkham J.
f. Babb. To the Congressional Convention
at Waterville; S. NJ. Pinkham, Charles S
Douglass, F. w. Brann, Hubbard Goldsmith
Jr. Republican Town Committee f. P.
Seavey, John A. Spear. S. NJ. Pnkham,
Chas. J. McCausland.
LITCHFIELD.-Our correspondent writes
April % Miss Mary A. True returned home
from Gardiner last week where she has been
spending the last two months .--Mr. Amasiab
GooginS is spending a week in Massachusetts,
with his son.-John Tucker has torn away
his old ell aud is building new one.-Mrs
Clarissa Dennis is quite sick. DIR. Blake of
Monmouth attended her.-Fast day passed
very quietly. There was too much snow to
play ball.-Alfred Bartlett has had plenty of
work at his saw mill the past winter and by
the quantity of logs hauled on the last snow |
should think he wonld not be without work
for some time yeti. F. Dunn receives
about 100 dozen eggs at his store daily-The |
mumps have prevailed TO a great extent the |
last two months at Purgatory Mills and |
vicinity. Five new cases last week.
ALBIoN.-Our correspondent writes: Mr..
Erastas Metcalf died very suddenly on Satur
day the 2lst. He was sitting in his chair
reading when he suddenly gave groan and
expired. He was IL years of
age and and enc of the towns most respected
citizens. He leaves wife to mourn his loss
besides a large circle of relatives and friends.
George W, Shay has gone to Princeton where
he has accepted the principalship of the High
School-Dr. c. w. Abbott's little girl is very
sick with tuberculous meningitis His sister
Miss Rose is with him in helping take charge
Of the little sufferer. Miss Abbott is to have
charge of the Hanover village school the
coming year.-Albion Corner people are to
have sidewalk. $50 90 has already been
W. Hussey recently sold 234
dollars worth of pigs to one man. They
*ent to Augusta. He has over 200 pigs and
'hoats left.-Adelbut Stratton has secured