Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-17
STATE NEWS.
kENSE Bee.

WEST GARDINER Our correspondent
writes Mar. 10 There are two tannerie.
here and each has a whistle, and we think if
they would blow the whistles at noon il
wouldn't be quite SO lonesome around here
The roads were drfted so bad the mail
could not get through Tuesday MIR. and
Mrs +. ID. Fuller visited friends in East
Winthrop last week.-Mrs. town is almost
destitute of pedlers of every description.
-Musk-rats are reported to be very scarce.
The song of the blue jay was heard here
Sunday morning, March 4th. - Several
farmers contemplate erecting some hen
houses in the spring.-There was a private
dance at W. F. Haskelrs, last Saturday even
ing.-We are informed that a man in this
town put 60 eggs into his incubator and at
the end of three weeks four chickens were
Matched out.
READFIELD.-Our correspondent writes,
March lG: We are again on the top side
of a snowfall and all feel glad that it is the
spring side and not liable to have many more
this season.-Apples have been moving to
the station freely for the last two weeks.
Four cars have been loaded here. The price
paid for the most part has been 81 80 per
barrel.-School at the Hill opens well and
the term will be large one One of our
farmers realized something over eleven( SID
dollars for a spring lamb that he sent to the
Boston market last week and he has
quite flock more nearly as good.
Mr.. h. Russell did not have shock as
reported about town, but instead a severe
cold and slight head trouble.-T. 5. Hop
kins, whose horse was killed on the r. r.
track at the station here few weeks since
received check for S25 from the NJ c. r.
; 4 in, hpv
another. This with the Sl03, given by
neighbors and friends makes up in a great
measure his loss.
CLINroS.-Our correspondent writes: The
storm which began Monday afternoon stopped
travel on the highways till Thursday. TWAS
one of the severest of the season.-The ice
house for the creamery is built and filled with
ice At the earliest date possible the cream
cry itself will be in operation. Bridge
man Sisters, who were to have given an en-
tertainment Monday evening last, are to come
on Monday next, the storm and illness pre-
venting them from giving the reading as
advertised The business of the late &. &.
Beae is being settled by +. G. Hoig Ion as
rapidly as possible. There will be great loss
to the estate from the fact that large pre-
portion of the debts were of such a nature
that no man but Mr.. Beale himself, and in
many eases not even he, except possibly in
the way of barter, could hope to get any
thing. He did an extensive credit business,
and of course ran large risks.-The climate
of Florida seems to be specially adapted to
physical constitution OF the Bremner family !
Two of them have gone out with baiiy dis
eased lungs and are now enjoying good
health Another has tried other climates,
California among the rest, and finds Florida
the best of all. This has not been the expe-
rience of all who have gone from our town
WINDsoR.-Our cOrres pondent writes, Mar
Is: Mrs. Emily j Coonbs wife of Charles
+. Coombs of Windsor, passed peacefully
from her home on earth, March ), 1888, age
50 yrs. month, to that heavenly rest pre-
pared for the faithful. She was born in
Windsor. Jam %, 1886, was married Oct
29th 1857. was converted in the winter OF
1871, connecting herself with the Methodists
living a faithful devoted christian life, kind
to the poor Wis TIM the sick ministering - tn.
needy; one of our best on earth, her rewarg
| is on high Her last sickness was but abou
3 months, in which -he suffered intensely
| bu, did rot murmur; but jts. few hours
before she died ,xclaimed--tilory to God
| repeating the hymn My heaveuIy home il
| bright and fair with chorus. Il am gons
home to die no more, May Chti,.'s uHdyin.
love that sustained her, Ighieu and llumiat
the heart of her comps nOm il his bereave
ment, and be the beacon light T. guide th'
son and his companion 10 the blessed hayei
| to meet the ar uucs--Eot lost-but gou,
| be fore.