Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-28
STATE NEWS.


hENNEBEC.
ALBIoN-Our correspondent writes: Miss
Haley the Evangelist has been laborng the
past two weeks with the Christian church
and has met with good success. A good in
terest has been aroused and number have
resolved to lead a christian life.-Mrs. Sala-
THAI Bragg died very suddenly on Saturday
the 25th at Clinton. She went out there to
Rch's to get some pants to finish and sat
down by the stove to warm and died before
her husband came back from hitching his
horse.--Mr. OTIS Abbott and wife returned
home last week from North Berwick where
they both have been sick, Mr.. A. dangerously
He had to be brought in from Benton on a
bed. He is very weak and low. His wife's
health is bettcr.-Mr. Otis Fall is very sick
with the chances of recovery against him
Orestus d. Ever and wife left the 22d for
Florida Mr.. f.. has gone for his health and
intends TO locate there if the climate agrees
with him.-Mrs. Belle Kirkpatrick, nee
Taylor, and child are here on visit to her
fathers Town meeting one week from ne xt
Monday, March l2.-Everett Coin has en-
gagged to work for Charles Drake and his
father is going to board with James Crosby.
MT, NERSoN.-Our correspondent writes
Feb. 2s The Hall school, Mt. Vernon, closed
Feb. 10, +. II. Royal, teacher. Names Of
scholars not absent one half day Henry L.
Tucker. Annie NJ. Cottle, Mertie n Dudley
Miss Annie Cottle has been present every day
for five consecutive terms and Miss Mertie
Dudley three terms consecutvely.
WEST PIrTsToN.-Mr. X. NJ. Lapham has
been dangerously sick with pneumonia but
is now slowly recovering .-The roads were
very bad after the rain of Saturday night of
last week. The roads were overfowed in
several places aud the water and slush was
from two to three feet deep, making it almost
impossible for teams to get through.-The
Independent Ice Company finished damaging
their ice last Saturday, Feb. 25.-We under
stand that Mr.. Ormon LaPlain has sold his
place to Mr.. jeremiah Pummer, and has
bought farm in Augusta.-Mr. Walter
Blen gave one of his ankles a severe wrench
on Monday of last week and has been laid
up with it ever siuce.-The snow has been
going off pretty fast the past week.
kENr's Hill. The term of school closed
last Thursday. Whole number in attendance
1873. At the beginning of the term, Mrs. Ii.
J. Bailey offered prizes to the persons who
would write the best essays on temperance
Maud II. Dudley received the first prize :;
Chester II. Sturtevant the second and Nellie
Rawson the thrd.-lt is expected there will
be a full term this spring.
LINCOLN.
AL>A--Our correspondent writes Feb. %.
Alma Ice Co. have been housing ice the past
few days,-The water was so deep over the
road near the church that only those who
were provided with teams could attend
church Sunday. That trouble will soon be a
thing of the past the sidewalk society are
meeting with success and will prob
ably build from the village center to
the church the coming season.
The thaw left many bare spots in the fields
and some on the highways.-The mumps are
still traveling-A. A. Noble of Hallowell
has been in town selling trees and shrubbery
for A. s. claiborne of the above named
place sidewalk society expect TO hold
. fair next month.
PENoBsCor.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Penobscot County Grange was held with Pine
Grove Grange. Brewer, last Saturday and the
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