Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-21
STATE NEWS.
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LIvERxoRE FALLS. Our Correspondent
writes Jan. 10 Apples are worth ~ % per
barrel and dealers ind it hard to get them at
that.-Potaroes wholesale at 81 ~ per bushel
Mr.. Orrin Farr, who was drawn on the JIsy
two weeks ago, went to Auburn Monday
Mr.. A. c. Munsey has gone TO New York.
where he will spend few weeks with his
son, Mr. Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the
Golden Argosy ."-Thermometer 20 below
Tuesday morning.-Mr. Frank Millett slipped
on the sidewalk in front Of 5. Z. Perkins
store Wednesday morning. striking his back
across the stone steps wrenching II quite
badly. About ten inches of snow fell during
the night making it impossible TO see the ice
under 1.-THE crew at the Otis Falls Works
owing to the severe storm, were unable TO
work Wednesiay.-The l. o. O. +. are
prospecting finely. The Lodge was organized
SIX years ago last June with nine charter
members, viz J. +. Lamb, David Cargll,
J. W. Durham, .. A. Barker, 5 f. Per
kins. Henry Dyke. d F. Blunt, A. b. Swift
and Granville Richmond. They now num-
Der over one hundred members.-4 move Is
on foot TO organize X. of z. Lodge with
twenty charter members, fifteen have al
ready signed, There is no doubt but what
the required number can be obtained.-The
lecture by G. G. Hamilton Wednesday was
very interesting. Although the night was
stormy one good company were IN atten-
dance Mrs :. S. Locklin is visiting friends
in Observation-Disclosures called Mr.. r. c. Booth
by to Boston, Wednesday.
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H. H. Quint of Hodgdon. has removed
scirrhus cancer nine inches in circumference
aud weighing one-half pound from the breast
of Mrs. Erastus Haskell of Amity, by the
simple application of plaster Cancer came
out Dec 3lst. The patient is now doing
work
The Presque Isle Band has re-organized.
The annual report of the Treasurer of
Aroostook County Agricultural Society. Mr..
VIM. Donovan, shows receipts of S146,07.
and an expenditure of S723.l3. leaving
balance of S22 "a. in the treasury. The list
of members numbers fifty-four.
The next session of the North Aroostook
Baptist Quarterly meeting will be held at
Washburn. commencing on Friday after
noon. Jan. 27th, and continuing over the
Sabbath.
Hon. J. B. Trafton, of Fort Fairfield. who
has been in i'll health for many months, is at
the present time very low.
Mr.. f. J. Lawrence of Fairfield has recent
~ sold his noted stallion, DIR. Franklin, to
c. =. Whitney, Esq. of Caribou.
The winter session of the AroOstoOk Chris
tan Quarterly Meeting will be held at the
Christians church in Monticello, commence
ing Friday, Jan. 27th at ! p IN, and contnu-
ing over the following Sabbath.
FRANKLIN.
Tho uross racaipts IF tho
Pennington post office for the last fiscal year
were 50 592 42.-Arthur +. Belcher, Esq,
having been elected Assistant Cashier of the
Sandy River National bank, has severed his
connection with the law firm of Holman &
! Belcher and entered upon his new duties
Work has began in Amos Hobbs & Sons
rake factory at West Farmington.-Tw of
| Livermore's highly esteemed Young people
Mr. Wilder Pettengill and Miss Sarah A.
| Ridley were united in marriage last week by
| Rev. c. +. Bisbee. The happy couple have
the best wishes of a large circle of friends in
this place for long life of continued hap
| pness and prosperity We regret to an
nounce the death of Mrs. Martha Stevens
which took place on Sunday last at her
residence in Lowell, Mass, Mrs. Stevens
was daughter of the late Benz, Whitmore,
of Fairbanks, and will be remembered as a
| lady of genial disposition and upright charac
! ter.
Rev. Mr.. Munroe the evangelist from
| Massachusetts, is still holding meetings at
! Phillips.
| Business is rushing at the different mills in
KingtielI. At the Gilbert Bros. & Co.'S mill
thirty horses are employed hauling from the
yards to the mill going four trips day.
Benz. Powers with his two horse team, hauls
four loads (2,oOo to a load) day. AT Sum
ncr French's mill he is receiving at the rate
| of 1000 feet of long lumber and four cords
of birch poplar and cedar per day. At
Savage & jenkins variety mills they are re-
ceiving eight cords a day of birch and poplar.
At Rowe Bros. they have two teams jus,
commenced hauling from yards where it is
said they have 300 cords yar,ied and are still
yardng with ten men AMI two oxen.
Geo. Cole, wife and child. who were killed
in the railroad c dent on the Boston & Maine
last week, were on their way to Carthage to
visit Mrs. Coles brothers, +. =. and W. W.
Goodwin.
The friends of d. II. Hargraves for whom
he has mnistered the word of life, to the
number of thirty three made him friendly
visit at his home recently and after a couple
of hours of social converse made his heart
glad by their tokens of good will in tangible
! form.
OXFORD.
! 1t is now decided that corn-shop will be
| built at South Waterford in the spring, by
| four residents in the village, Charles, and
Charles A. Young, A. S. Hapgood and Free
man IIorr.
| There is call for bridge across the
Ossippee river from South Hiram village to
the proposed site of the new mill to be
! o..,1, al 4 Ill Ill.
The trustees of the Andover Agricultural
Society advertise for proposals for the build
/ ing to be built on the society's grounds next
spring. Plans etc, can be seen at f. +.
Bedelrs
! The sleigh of DR.. Sturtevant of Dxfield
overturned Monday throwing him ont and
causing his horse to run way. Medicine
trunk and surgical instruments were scat
tered through the streets. Not much damage
done to the team. but some valuable instru-
ments are missing.
! A select company of friends witnessed the
marriage of Mr.. Frank X. Osgood and Miss
! Annette Fessenlcn at Weston cottage Fry
/ burg, which is the residence of the newly
welded pair.
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! FAIRFIELD Our correspondent writes
Mr.. Fisk and wife the proprietor of Hotel
/ Fisk" Old Orchard spent Sunday in town,
the guests of J. r. Murry.-A. II. Duren
/ left Tuesday for Boston where he will join
his wife and daughter.-Miss Louise Brad
bury celebrated her ninth birthday on Mon
day, and few of her little friends gave her
a surprise in the p M.-Mrs. Seavy had
slight shock of paralysis on Monday THE
funeral of Miss Susie Luce took place We'd
nesday 7. M.-The c. G. &. So