Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-22
Personal.

F. E. Southland is on business trip to
Bangor.
Mr.. Hall C. BurIeigh was in the city yes
terday.
the city yesterday.
Hon. Joseph A. Locke of Portland WAS in
the city yesterday.
| Mr.. w. X Morrison of Belfast was in the
city yesterday morning.
Mr.. Fred W. Estes returned yesterday
| from trip to Boston.
| Sheriff McFadden went to Waterville YES
terday morning on the $50 train
Josiah H. Greedy, Esq. arrived home yes
terday afternoon from Tallapoosa.
Mrs. c. A. Quinby left town yesterday on
the 10 o'clock, train in the morning.
| Mr.. j. l.. Richardson of Portland, former
y OF this city, was in town yesterday.
Among the guests at Hotel North are: J.
H. Greedy, esq. of Tallapossa, Ga. Mr.. F.
F. Phillips of Bangor.
Detective Ira d. True passed through the
city yesterday on his way back to Portland
| from business trip up river.
Mr.. Z. F.. Davis and family including the
little Colonel, left for New York on the
| 10 4. NJ, train yesterday morning.
Col. /. S. Bangs of Waterville was in the
city yesterday. He has recently returned
| from Western trip where he made an in
teresting acquaintance with the last great
snow storm.
! Mrs. Senator Eugene Hale, of Ellsworth,
who has been in Paris educating her sons
during the past year, is expected to reach
home again this summer.
| Miss Lillian CARL Smith appeared in the
oratorio of Elijah in Boston and the Jour
nal says Miss Smith was in fine voice and
| her contralto solos were listened to with
much pleasure, among the best of which
were 20, rest in the Lord" and Woe unto
| them who forsake Him.
| Prof. c. II. Fernald the late able Pro-
fessOr of Natural History at the Maine State
College. has assumed full charge of the
| chronological division of Amherst College
He wants all kings Of information regarding
injurious insects and will be glad to answer
any inquiries regarding them.
Among the names on the register of the
Cony House, noticed those of the follow
ing gentlemen James J. Mitchell of Wash
iugton, ID. c., Inspector of the public build
ing now in process of erection here; l.. d.
Carver esq. of Waterville Hon. S. s. Brown
of Waterville Mr.. b. F. Swan, formerly of
this city.
One of the early printers of this city who
will be kindly remembered by many of our
older citizens, is Mr.. Henry A. Fairfield
Mr.. Fairfield employed on the Kennebec
Journal, first, under Severance and Dorr,
aud also their successor He will be seventy
seven years of age to-day, and although he
ha, been in continuous service for sixty-fv
years is still able TO work, and is the same
honest faithful man he has always been.
His present home is in Boston. His sons
George an Frank are like their father,
printers and are at present employed with
him in the Boston journal office
Mr.. Fairfield is good example of the ripe
and vigorous old age which comes as
result of clean habits, sobrety and industry.
Asher IL. Barton, Esq, son of Hon. A. IL.
Barton of Benton, died in Yankton, Dakota,
on Sunday, March 18th, of consumption
Mr. Barton was well known and highly re-
spected in kennebec county where he had
many friends, who will sincerely mourn the
untimcly close of life from which they ex-
pectcd so much. He was educated at Coburn
Classical Institute, at Colby University where
he graduated in the class of 1881, and at the
Harvard Law School. He was also for
time in the course OF his preparation for the
bar in the law Office of Baker and Baker. of
Augusta now the firm of Baker & Cornish !
On the completion of his education Mr. |
Barton removed to Dakota, there being |
admitted to the bar, and entered the law
office of Hon. Bartlett Trip, now Chief
Justice of the Territory. His sickness
came upon him quite suddenly, but his
mother and brother reached him some time
before it took fatal turn. He will be
brought home to Maine for burial.