Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-27

Madura Captain DOYLE, sailed Saturday for
Liverpool She had 80, 1s6 bushels of whs at,
10 1874 bags of -four. 500 bushels of peas
and a large amount of miscellaneous goods. /
all valued AT Sl05.5ls.-Henry II. Conant, /
the alleged foryer of William Aliens name.
was before Recorder Dyer in the Municipal
Court Saturday, morning. He said he want
ed and was ready for hearing. but the pro- |
secution was not ready to proceed and the
case was continued by the Recorder until
next Wednesday. Conant was placed under |
$1,000 bonds.-PorfLand Press.
KENSEBEc.
BRANCH MILLs.-Our correspondent writes |
Mar. 20 Our genial meat-vender, W. A. |
Bodwell, made his customary rounds on Sat- |
urday, as smiling as ever. notwithstanding he
left ten-pound boy at home.-J. II. Greedy |
has returned from the South.-Mrs. J. K. B.
Dnsmore has gone to Boston to visit her
paren,s.-Mrs. Isabel Dodge is visiting her
sister, Mrs. McNerton, in Newberg.-Mrs.
Francis Jones of Belfast is visiting friends in
town. She spent last Tuesday at her broth
er's, W. E. Pinkham's, in company with
Albert Pinkham and wife Of China Neck.
No. VAssALBoRo.-Our correspondent
writes: The father of Asa Crowell, of this
village, lacks but one year of being a cen
milestone. He makes his home with Stephen
Nichols of Winslow, and is hale and hearty,
and bids fair to see several more anniversa-
ries OF his birthday. His greatest infirmity
is his deafness, which has been increasing
for the past year or two. His memory, es
pecialy of events which happened in his
younger days is very good, and he will tell
with considerable fervor his experience in
the Edgecomb war besides many other rem
iniscenses of the past, when the only means
of conveyance from here to Massachusetts
was the stage coach or the saddle. He re-
members when the present site of our village
was woods and swamp land, and afterwards
when the little school house was built which
served for school-room, church and lecture
room. That Uncle Jabez, as he is Familiarity
known, may continue in good health during
the remainder of his years, or days, as the
case may be, is the wish of his many friends.
Miss Hattie DeOrsay is making prepare
tons to leave for Silver City. Idaho, where
she has an uncle, and also a sister Miss Sadie
DeOrsay, who is engaged in teaching in
Owyhee Coo. f. Crowell has taken the
constable's oath of qualification. and filed his
bond as prescribed by law.-We understand
that Chas. Murray, who left for Pasadena,
Cal, last fall, will return this spring, having
got all of Southern California that he wants.
| WEST GARDINER. Our correspondent
writes Mar 90 Miss Evelyn Merrill re-
turned from Boston last Saturday. Mrs.
Anna Blake has gone to Boston.-Mrs.
Nancy Merrill is very sick.-Sim Bailey has
finished work for c. E. Getchell, and de-
parted for other fields of labor.-Mr Isaac
Cox of Oshkosh, Wis, who has been visiting
friends in this vicinity, started on his return
| trip, Monday Ed Morgan has rented the
| Piper house AMI moved in last week.-Calvin
Campbell of Leeds Me-. visited friends here
| last week-Trade was very dull at the stores
last Wednesday was another private
dance at w. Z. Haskells last Saturday
evening. The band didn't meet Mar. 10Th
on account of the storm.--Robert Towle of
Winthrop was in town Friday.-Miss Annie
Edwards upon looking after her flower
garden after the recent rain, found pansy
in full bloom and surrounded by layer of
ice an inch thick.-The sixteenth anniversary
of the West Gardiner l. 0. G. T., was
celebrated at the academy, on March "a. A
public meeting was held at 2 O'Clock 2. NJ,
which was addressed by speakers from
abroad, and was free to all and at 5oclock p.
NJ, an antiquarian supper was served in
the hall. In the evening the West Gardiner
Dramatic Club presented the Dram entitled,
''Al is Fair in Love and War" followed by
the Farce entitled, Thirty minutes for re-
| Treatments.
PENoBsCoT.
Mr. James W. Weed of Bangor for a
number of years foreman at the steam mill
of John Morrison & Co., at Saltwater has
resigned the position to superintend during
this season the mill of Hodgkns Hall at
Iampden. Mr.. Alvanus Noyes will fill the
hx,t l,.,r ION f NJ
| Weed.
Mrs. Rogers, of Bangor, who lives on First
street, fell on the slippery sidewalk in front
of the Opera House recently, and was badly
hurt. She was picked up and taken to her
home in carriage, and physician sum-
moned.
SOMERSET.
HARMONY. - Our correspondent writes,
| March 26 During the late thaw the roads
became impass for teams. The physician
had to walk to and from his patients. The
| Athens stage driver one day came near losing
his horse by water overlooking the road near
Mr.. BOWS. Rev. MIR. Turner also Jared
similarly near the south road by the rise of
water and the soft condition of the road
| The Worlds Jubilee Minstrels" gave con-
cert here last Thursday evening to a limited
sized audience teacher of the private
school is on the sick list and the school has
adjourned for one week.
WALDO.
LIBERTY.--Our correspondent writes Mar
25: This town has been well represented at
the Normal School, at Castine. for several
years. During the present term five or six
young ladies' from this village are in attend
ance.-Miss Carrie Clough, who is attending
school at Merrimac, Mass, is passing her
vacation under the old roof tree here. The
High School here, under the direction of Mr.
| Luce. is meeting with marked success. About
seventy pupils are in attendance. Mrs. AM
| brose l.. Norton is dangerously ill with pneu-
monia The influence of the .ocal boards of
health throughout the State must be doing
good work for sanitary reform, judging from
the results noticeable here since the board
was organized Methods of living, the treat
ment of animals the condition of sewers,
vaults, &C, once tolerated with impunty, are
now looked after in many cases with careful
attention and watchful anxiety. DR.. Young
is doing good work in the school house venti-
| lation reform for large towns, and we believe
| this branch of the service should be extended
to the school districts throughout the State
in most of which, as every school boy knows
to his sorrow, the school rooms are but little
contagious poi.on.-Hon John c. knowlton,
an od-tlme resident of this village. and for
many years extensively engaged in lumber
ing operations in this section. died last week
at the home of his son. Dallas knowlton, in
Brantford, Ontario, and will be brought here
for burial The obsequies will be observed
at the church Sunday morning the 25th
inst. Mr.. knowlton once represented this
class in the legislature, and, if we mistake
not, was at one time elected Speaker of the
House.
SEARsaoNT.-Our correspondent writes
The water in the river is very high on &C
count of the rains of Tuesday and Wednes
day. A bridge at Slab City went away yes
,erdav and we did not get any mail last night
from Beifast.-Dr, G. f. McCurdy, who has
been spending the winter in Baltimore, Md,
for his health. has returned home.
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