Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-06
STATE NEws
Clinton

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Clinton.
Fuller had an ice cream sociable last Sat
urday night at the Centennial Hall. We hear
ii was we'll patronixed.-Mrs. w. F. Brown
has been visiting friends in Winslow the past
few days.-Mr. Pulsifer, the purchaser of
the Flye place is finishing up the house To-
Gated thereon, and twill make . very pretty
plaee.-Geo. Getchell has moved into DIR.
Moody's house. The DR.. will spend the
summer away for his his health.-The Clin-
ton Creamery started up one week ago Mon
day. The first churning was l53 pounds.
Since then they have averaged more.-While
they . ere trying their new hand engine the
other night, W. |. Brown was directing one
stream and by way of experiment tried it for
washing windows. The resultw was two broken
windows the first thing.-G. s. Stephenson
raised his barn this week. The ladies were
invited and good dinner furnished to all
E. D. Wiley finished raising his barn last
Friday.-The box sociable given by Clinton
Lodge, No. IS, |. O. G. T.. Detted about So.
&C. H. Brown has been on the sick list this
week John Hall has been having his house
newly painted.-Prof H. w. Brown and Miss
Rev. W. L. Brown of this place.-Last Fri
day, while at E. ID. Willey's raising, Gershom
Tarball, of Benton, was quite severely cut in
his face while saving teDon on stick of
timber, some boards were thrown down strik-
ing the stick. and causing the end containing
the saw to fly up, and the back of the saw
striking him on the left side of his face, cut
his forehead, laying one side of his
nose clear open; also the lip and chin was
severely cut. DR.. Weber was called and
took nine stitches TO close the wounds.
Albion.
The Journals special correspondent in
forms US that Warren Phillips who was
thrown from his wagon the 29th, at Benton,
striking on his head, lies in a semi-conscious
| state. and fears are entertained that he will
not rally.-J. b. Bessee & Sons have recent
ly had placed new boiler in the tannery ,and
are now repairing the buildng.-Arch Tozier
| is building a new stable.-Miss Bina Shorey,
who has been i'll all summer, is now able 10
| be ont, and expects to join her class at Cas-
| tine in the fall term.-There were two cases
brought before Judge Meader on Saturday,
the Both One State against Lin Leighton
| for stealing; the other, Woodruff against
Rollins for wages of wife for doing house
work. Leighton appealed and gave bonds
| for appearance in Augusta in September.
Woodruff recovered 500 and cost.-Emma
Hamlin, who recently fell from the scatfold,
injuring her spine, is slowly improving
| There will be an ice cream and strawberry
festival at the Grange Hall, Wednesday even
ing, July 4th, for the benefit of the parsonage
fund,-Mame and Fannie Wellington are or
the sick list.-Among the. arrivals in town are
Mrs. Dawes and child. Fannie Goodspeed and
Chas. 4. Thompson Pratt, aged abou
20, lies at the point of death.-Our fishermen
report that pickerel never bit as they do this
season; a great number have been taken from
the pond the past week.-Theodore Perkin,
has the lumber ready with which to enlarge
his stable.-Quite a number of schools have
closed.
Readfeid.
Under date of July, our correspondent
writes: Miss Nellie Fogg is at home from
New York on vacation from teaching. She
has Just completed her second year in the
Hammerton school there.-Frank Fogg & c.
G. Stevens are spending their vacation in town
Both are to enter their second year at Yves
ley an University .Middletown, Conn in the fall.
Fire destroyed car and its contents on the
NJ. c. Il. r. Monday evening. TWAS left a,
Maranacook statiOn.-Mr. Bert Morrill, re.
ceived a scalp wound on the back of his head
Monday evening by being thrown from a
wagon.-Farmers are beginning haying and
and the crops are fine.-Dr. Stephen Allen
who died at Winthrop on the Sd, had many
warm friends here.-Prof. w. G.. Strong is
to spend several weeks in Boston perfecting
himself in his studies. Miss Maxcy is in
Europe but is to return in season to resume
her classes in art at the Seminary in the
autumn.
VassdlJoro.
The following is received from our regu
lar correspondent: At the last meeting OF
Lakeview Lodge, No. 232. |. o. of G. T.
the following resolutions were passed on the
death of Bro. Fred Doe "Whereas: DEATH
has invaded our Lodge and removed from us
our beloved brother. Fred Doe, therefore re-
solved That in the death of Bro. Doe Oul
Lodge has lost one of its most active and
efficient members, the community a true citi
zen, and his parents a noble son. Resolved
That we hereby extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy to his bereaved parents, brothers and
sister: Resolved That while we mourn the
loss of our brother, we bow in submiss. or
to the will of Him who d0eth all things
we'll" 1t is therefore ordered That il
token of the esteem in which the deceased
was held by us, that our Charts aud Re
galas be draped in mourning for the space
of thirty days, and that a copy of the reso
buttons be spread upon our records, copy
forwarded to the bereaved family, also a
copy sent to the Temperance Record and the
kennebec Journal for publication.
Vienna.
July I'd, our correspondent says: Farmers
are preparing for haying. A few will com
mence this week but the majority will moi
begin before the 9th. Grass is quite good in
this section notwithstanding the dry weather
of June.-The delicious strawberry has made
its appearance and they are quite plentiful
Leslie Hopkins of Readfeld lately purchased a
horse of Melville Gordon, paying the sum OF
S275 for it.-Jacob S. Healey and wife of
Madison are spending few weeks with his
parents.-Pasturage is good and butter
makers busy.-Lewis Griffin and wife of
New Sharon are in town. He is erecting a