Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-30

over tventy-fve million feet of lumber n
the Canton booms. The rear drives are not
all in vet. He also says there is no TURNER
danger of the bOoms breaking - most OF
the Jams rest on the piers and shores and the
water has covered . number of feet within
few days.-The funeral services OF MIS-
Addison Kicker was held at the Baptist
church at O'Clock Monday afternoon.
ARoosIooK.
WAsHBuRx.-Our correspondent writes,
Nav 90: The weather is very fne--Farmers
are busy sowing the seed.-Hou. I. H. Phair
mill is running full blast; five shingie ma
chimes, board. lathe and stave saws his
| drive of about 900, 900 lumber has Just got
in.-Farnham Bros mill has three shingle
machines running with stock OF 2.Oo0.ooo
cedars.-The third annual ball of the l. o.
@. r. at Town hall June 4th. A good time
| is anticipated.-The starch factory at Per-
ham, owned by Messrs. Miller and Stowe was
burned last Wednesday One day last week
frankie, son of S. d. Shaw, narrowly es-
caped drowning. He was rescued by one of
T. II. Phair's river drivers VIM. j. Harris,
who got to him in time TO catch him before
| he went down the last time.-Shaw Brothers
carriage shop is turning out about three car
riages per week.-The Story Post G. A. r.
will observe Memorial Day.
kESNEBEc.
RIVERSIDE Our correspondent writes
W. ii. d. Cotton and J. L. Bartlett of Dam
ariscotta were in the place Wednesday.-E
p Mayo, Publisher and editor of the Fair
field Journal, was in the place last Thursday
ia company with William Tower, the inven-
tive genius of the pulp manufacturing bust
ness.-Byron Fairfield of Auburn was in the
place Sunday, the guest of John II. Reed
George S. Paine, Esq, of Winslow, and his
wife were in the place last Sunday.-Last
week was very favorable for planting and
sowing seed, and it is needless to say it was
well improved by the farmers. One more
week of such fine weather and the seed
would be about all put into the ground
Last Saturday night the officers of Riverside
Lodge of Good Templar's were installed for
the next quarter. Their names have been
published before in the Journal.-The Bal
timore oriole and the Italian organ grinder
have put in their appearance; the
one just full of sing sing and
the other just out of Sing Sing-The
childrens day will be on the second Sunday
of June instead of the first as before pub
lished. The Lodge have voted 10 ask Ira ID.
Sturgis to give public lecture of his obser-
" duu OtHeT pidCts
that he recently made. There is no doub,
but it will be very interesting was
an unusually large congregation at the churci
last Sunday. and we are pleased to see al
increasing interest in the Sunday school
Last Thursday your scribe set out som'
= plum trees and now as write l can see tina
they are in full bloom.-E. A. Halves, who
has been in Pasadena, Cal, for the pas
seven years, returned to his parental hom'
e last week. Mr.. Halves with invincible per
severance and Yankee pluck has been YER
successful while in California. Far
> well is soon to leave the place
e going to East Vassalboro - Their
e will be large acreage of sweet cor
Y planted in this place this season. The ager
of the corn canning factory, Mr.. Dill, cOul
i not engage all the corn that the farmers wan
h ed to plant.-There will not be as many pc
# tatoes planted as there are some years. Their
Y is now much uncertainty about the crop bein
:, free from rot.