Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-16
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN.


Pennington. The horse not returning on
the time fixed, two days later, Bailey started
in search, and traced him through New Port
land, Madison, Norridgewock and Skowhe-
gan. The horse was returned to his home,
however, before Bailey himself arrived.-If
you want TO find a farmers tender spot lust
now, say TO him, "How's your corn fodderp"
What with frost and rain, the sweet corn fod-
der is almost worthless. Some whose beans
were well ripened, pulled them and laid the
bushes on the grass, where they were nearly
spoiled in the continual wet which followed
ALBERT Smith has become tired of farm
ing. and has sold out to his brother Ephraim.
He will remove to Pennington, where hc
has bought a house. Chas. A. Morrill, has
bought Ephraim Smiths house, and intend.
to occupy IT at once.-Dr. Benz. Harding
and daughter, of Illinois, are visiting this,
his native town.-We saw men moving bar
ley Oct. IL, it being a bright day for a
change.-A. III. Folsom has moved onto
John Boyington's farm, and is TO carry il on
for year.-The parties who burgarized the
shops here Monday night, evidently were not
very greedy, OF else were very timid. They
first broke into IL. Wyman's carriage shop
and took two chisels and bit stock with bit,
which last they left just under the doorstep
of the same shop. With the chisel. they
pried almost open the door of X. A. Curtis
fancy goods shop, and left without entering.
They also tried the doors and window of w.
Norcross, ii. f. Norcross and II. Soule's
houses, leaving marks of the chisel. They
entered the post-ofice by pushing open the
door, and took about SIS from the money
drawer, which they lef. in the cellar. No
stamps or mail is missed.
KgNNEpEo.
| Vienna
| Our correspondent writes, Oct. 10Th:
Since July 23rd there have been as many rainy
days as there have been bright sunshiny ones
and more dull days than both of these put
together.-Fall work has been greatly re-
tarded by the wet weather; beans are almost
failure in this vicinity and other crops are
greatly injured by the prolonged rains
Edwin Bangs has sold his farm to Marshall
Russell and has moved 70 Augusta.
kimball is very sck.-Chas. ID. Sawyer's
health is very poor.--lliram Healey has
been to Concord to attend the funeralof his
brother Nathan who died Sept. 2s, aged rs
years. This is the second death Of the
Healy family that ever occurred among the
family of seven. Jesse, of Solon died last
October, aged sc years. OF the family Ave
remain. viz, Nancy Allen, aged nearly 81
years; Harriet Kidder, aged ss; Abbie Web
ber, aged SO; Sarah Gilman aged 50; Hi
ram, 76
South Gardiner:
Miss Mertie Leighton is quite ill.-Mrs.
Holt is visiting friends in Augusta. Brad
streets mill was shut down Thursday Law
renee Bros. finished piling logs Wednesday.
Quite number from this village attended
the Topsham fair.-Beedle & Potter have
given their store new coat of paint.-Mrs.
Soil haa II. Al
post oiiice.-Mr. jefferson Pierce is confined
to his house with lung trouble. Wallace
Lawrence bought Horace Phillips team one
day this week. He also sold an equine to
Wilbur Jordan.-Mrs. Thomas Livingstone
and two children, who have been visiting
their uncle, Mr.. G.. q. Titus, have returned
to their home in Hartford, Conn.-Mrs. Mil
ton Briery came home from her visit to
Eastport Saturday Mrs. Willis Keene of
Randolph is visiting friends in town.-Mrs.
stephen Pollard has sold her place to Mrs.
Larrabee of Machias.--Miss Mabel Spauld-
ing of Watervile has been quite sick at the
home of her uncle, Mr.. Jerry Preble.-Mr.
| Amos Young started for Machias Tuesday -
Mr.. Charles Annis jammed his thumb quite
badly while at work on the ice Tuesday
The train ran over two good cows this week,
belonging to Mr. Freeman, who lives near
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Of his month
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Our correspondent writes: Mrs. Beiin
ia Laflalh' an old lady nearly 10 years OF
age fell last thursday and broke her right
wrist. 1t was bad break. DIR. Turner
attended her and she is getting along nicely.
Mrs. l.. seems to have hard luck. A few
wears ago she fell and broke her left wrist:
afterwards fell down stairs and hurt herself
quite badiy ana last TALL she had shock
and had about recovered from 1t to break
her other wrist. IL seems as though she has
more than ber share OF fails-Mr. George
Skelton OF Portland was IN town last week.
Miss Beatrice h Barber returned home TO
falhouth' Mass tew days ago.-mr.
George Coss has moved into his new house.
Mrs. Cyrus ieaton is quite stck.-Mr. W.
I. VI c'ooo Is at nome on short Vist'-Ihe
lnde pendent Ice Co. dld not snip any ice IN
80 .'D'. anu .t' va ,r' Tnippeu on'y wv
~ noo ,ons of ;oo 90, La,,1 nos, ,Tha, III
probably carry off 80 900 tons and perhaps
more. The Nickerbockers, Great Falls,
| Consumers and Clark and Chaplin houses
are all empty.
Sourusrr
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| our correspondent wrltes' oct 10 Inc
farmers are quite busy harvesting their ap-
pies when II does not ram, but that is but .
sihaii pat OF 'he tliiie'-James ferkins' tne
foIks stsge urNer' mas Deen at nome the
past Neek on 'aca'ioh'-ihe road agent
m IS repairing tne roaus ana streets 10 ana near
mau'son orlage qu''e e1tehsvey'-W .:
proW.' ana 20 are goihg ont OF tne poot ana
spoe business u - iepofted.-h ere"
pu,'ng pun u, uiec'rlc ngn's IN 'he indian spring
anu an, manson |oo'eh mus ana Is thoasht
.,le s'o.es re- WIN re ngneu py eIec'ric"y IN
,"o,' . u"'e ne ca'''e snow anu iair ~ =.
rrn'oi nav Dyvn pos,poneu on.e un'h ,as'
u.s'ar anu "sunssuay' 'he sth anu il'n,
anu i@iae' ., ~ na'u 'lIa' again was pu'
on ,.Li. ui.,, ~; Wv :a"po ',ne heS
.9u ~or hlne ing .ine ~ .ne ihuiah opring ~ooien
| q 0o IN 4 Az ON occo,r, 80 ,ha Tah,. No,
being ready.
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