Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-20
STATE NEWS


RIVERSIDE. Our correspondent writes
June 10 Leander Lippencott, Superintendent
of the Hospital for the Insane in Middletown
Conn, is in the place for short time with
his family.-G. II. Carpenter and wife of
Watervilie, were at church in this place last
Sunday.-Mr. Priest, with the North yassal-
boro hearse, passed through the place We'd
nesday on his way to Augusta. for the body
of Mrs. Henry Marden to be taken
TO East Vassalboro for burial -
Rufus Bragg anl his family have
moved into the place from Auburn.-Large
quantities of pressed hay have been hauled
to the depot of late Last Wednesday as
Mrs. Charles Moray aud Mrs. Dunlap were
driving down steep h II near the saw mill
with blind horse, some part of the harness
gave way, letting the carriage against the
horse which became frightened and began to
kick and run. Mrs. Samuel Mitchell aud f..
l.. Baker being near went to the rescue
The same day, going down a hill Geo A.
Wells and his wife were thrown out of their
wagon but received no injury with the ex-
ception of being somewhat shaken up -
Last Thursday evening a large company of
ladies and gentlemen gave a surprise visit to
Geo. l.. Weeks and wife at their home near
here. 1t was made a joyous occasion. They
left at a late hour leaving many rich and
beautiful presents, and wishes for happy
and prosperous life to the newly married
couple. The same evening the brass band
visited the home of J. B. Wentworth. After
playing several nice selections they were
invited into the house and treated to~a
sumptu0us repast of various kinds of cake
and fruit.-Mrs. II. II. Robbins of Augusta
was in the place last Friday calling on
friends We were pleased to have in our
Sunday school some new members, Mrs
Vesta Reynolds and Mrs. Fannie Foster
| from the pond road also 4. A. Robbins of
this place,-Mr. Ira Ellis and his wife went
TO Oakland last Saturday At the lodge
meeting last Saturday evening two brothers
from Pleasant Hi Lodge in the town of
| Sidney were present with us.--Several teams
went from here to Togus on Decoration
day, also two young men from North
Nassaiboro with their bicycles. Their
ride both ways was nearly or quite forty miles
William Redlon II policeman of Phlla-
delphia arrived in this place on the Pullman
tram at B, A NJ. Monday morning The
crew of men in the employ of the Maine
| Central X. X. building stone bridge over
the seven mile brook in this place have
| finished up the structure and have gone to
| Skowhcgau to be engaged on another job -
John Il. Erhart of Sorth Whiteted is IN the
| place, late from Germanv.-The hay press
was moved Monday into the barn of Isaiah
| Halves.
ALBIoN.-Our correspondent writes June
| |? Rev. Jesse Card, a former pastor, occu-
pied the Christian pulpit the Eth, and
| preached very acceptable sermon The
annual June meeting of the Christian society
will be held with this church commencing or
Friday the 22I, and is to be held
over Sunday. There were q bap.
TIED and 90 taken into the church
on the 10th, the result of Miss Haley's work
| In the spring Witham, who was tried
at Bangor in the United States court for
breaking ito the store and post office al
Benton Falls, was acquitted, and the Judge
said never to be tried again for the same
offence, as he had once before been tried and
acquitted before a magistrate. Alice
French of Litchtield is in town visiting
Fred b. fIussey and family are visiting his
uncle. George Hussey.
READFIELD Our correspondent writes,
June l9.-Dr. J. ID. Mitchell and wife have
come from Florida to spend the summer a,
their home in Readfeld.--Wm. Laughton
and son, X. Handy, are also here from Mass
achusetts,-E. G. Fuller is at his place
We feel glad that our empty homes are again
! being filled for the summer at least.-Mrs.
| W Clough of Mt. Vernon, who died last
| week, was once resident of Readtield and
is remembered here as very worthy and
estimable lady Man, of our citizens at
tended the funeral at her late residence, Sun
day r. NJ. She will be much missed in her
home and the neighborhood. for such ones are a
great loss to all who associate with them.
LINCOLN.