Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-02

At the annual meeting of the Camp Meet
ing Association, the following officers were
elected: Pres, Geo. r. Ferriald: Vice |
Pres, Rev. w. H. Foster; Sec. Alphonso |
Cole; Treas, E. c. Basford; Assistant |
Treas. C. w. Brown: Auditor, L. P. |
Gould; Directors. c. W. Brown, n. W. |
Brown, and A. d. Brown. twas voted to
hold the next Campmeetiug Aug 20-25
ARoosTook.
Hodgdon.
date of June % Mr.. A. washburn and
family start for California July IL. For
many years Mr.. Washburn and son have
done thriving business at our village and
won many firm friends. They will be fol-
lowed by the good wishes of all.-The en-
terprising republicans of our village are con-
structing fine octagon flag pole which when
completed will be over 65 feet in height, and
from the apex will float the republican pen
nant, bearing the name of the nominees
Our Prohibition friends from Houlton and
vicinity honored US with a meeting a few
evenings since, and we are sorry to announce
that during the eloquent discourse of one of
the brothers, half of the audience were so
impolite as to leave the hall. We are Prohi-
btionists by deed and not by creed.-Sharp i
Ketchum's mill is running at full blast and
we understand it will continue to run through
the summer and fall.-Ho1gdon will cele-
brate the Fourth in an appropriate manner.
FRANKLIN
Wilton.
Not many years hence and the land about all
our beautiful inland lakes will become pop
ulous with summer residents. The Maine
Real Estate and Building Syndicate" have
purchased nearly the whole of the West
shore of Wilton Lake and it is to be put into
the market at once and sold for building lots
Phillips.
A new fire engine company is to be organ
lied in this village.-A large party of Phila
delphia ladies and gentlemen, now at Bar
| fiarbor have engaged rooms at the Elmwood
and will reach there July to remain several
| weeks.
Farmington.
The work of repairing the damage caused
| to the county building by the fire, is going on.
Mr.. C. A. Thomas and crew repaired the
plastering; the wood work will shortly be
looked after. Mr.. Geo. W. Badger of
Nashua, N. H., has been awarded the con-
| tract to fresco the walls and ceilings of the
several rooms; he will commence the middle
of next month. and must have it completed
early in September Register of Deeds,
Benjamin Goodwin, Esq, has just completed
an important piece of work, the indexirg of
| the records of his Office from Jan. |, 1884, to
Jan. /, 1888. Some 5000 deeds, wills. etc,
were recorded in that time, which necessitated
the writing besides of about $4,000 names.
| The index makes volume of $50 pages. He
commenced the work a year ago and it is
credit to Mr.. Goodwin and the county.
| Denmark.
Large quantities of poplar are being cut
in town for Cumberland Mills Pulp Mill.-All
kinds of vegetation backward except grass.
which is as forward as usual, with good
prospect of more than an average crop. Corn
is very small; very little has been hoed the
first time. and baying right at hand.
PENoBscOr.
O'dfomn
Church building and repairing are having
a boom. The Baptist society will e1pend
$1,000 in repairs upon their church and
vestry; and the Catholics will build new
church, probably of brick, upon their new
lot. work upon which will be commenced in
September.
SAGADAHoc.
Richmond.
A new drinking fountain to be placed at
the junction of Main and Pleasant streets
has Just been received by the authorities, and
will be at once put in place. 1t is of cir
cular form, artistic in design, and will be an
ornament to the village, as well as a great
public convenience. new machine shop
for work in both wood and iron has. been
started on Spruce street by Small & Hilton.
1t is an establishment that has long been
needed in the village and will be literally
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