Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-31
STATE NEWS.


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! John Dunlap and Judson Bartlett of
Orient, Aroostook County, were in the place
last week Mr.. Dunlap's mother, brother,
aud two sisters live here.-Abba Plummer,
aged 50 years, died on the 23d inst, at the
residence of William S, Dutton Mrs
! Plummer was the mother of Mrs Dutton
The body was conveyed to the town of
Whitefield for burial, where her husband
and other relatives were buried.-Miss Annie
Bragg of Salem is visit to her parents
in the place.-Mrs. Judith Baker has re-
turned to her home from South Norridge-
wock, where she has been for the past three
weeks,-Howard Smell went fishing Friday
and caught string of very large black bass.
Our worthy citizen, George A. Robbins,
who has been i'll for the past six months,
is so far on the road to good health, that he
walked from his home to the
Post Office, Wednesday, a distance
of one and half miles
Mr.. Z. S. Forest, his wife, Mamie and
Gerte went to Montvile last Sunday, to be
absent most of the week. Frank Staples,
Arthur Davis and Bert Redlon went to To-
gus Saturday. Mrs. Martha johnson and
her sister, of Boston, are in the place to re-
main through the summer.-There are a
great number of logs in the river opposite
here extending from Browns Island boom to
the ferry, distance of three miles, so closely
packed, that at any place in that distance
you can safely walk across the river.-Next
Sunday the Universalists of this town are to
hold grove meeting in the woods near Oak
Grove Seminary. Speakers will be there
from Boston and other places The settees
from the two halls in this place have been
engaged and next Saturday will be hauled
to the grounds. Last Saturday evening the
Good Templars had very interesting meet
ing at their hall. Two members were taken
in, Miss Kate Laughton of Auburn, and
Mr.. Weber Goodrich of Brockton
After the initiation of these two members.
the lodge proceeded to the choice of officers
for the ensuing quarter and made choice of
the following J. A. Engely, c. T.; Nellie
Winters. V. T. Matilda Randall, Chap.
Florence Trask, s.; Bert Redlon. F. S. |
Stephen Winters, T.; f. l.. Baker. NJ. |
Flora Ellis, |. G.: George jackson, o. G. |
1t was 80 when the lodge adjourned As
the evenings begin to lengthen, and the |
members have more time we are looking for |
some very instructive meetings.-Mr. A. F. |
Woodbury., who has been here tive weeks. |
returned to Boston Monday. Goodrich, |
recently from Brockton, has opened paint |
shop and has already secured quite number |
of carriages to be painted He is a good |
workman and will be help to the place
With most of the farmers here, their farming
is over. A good crop of grass has been cut
and secured in good order.-At this writing
good ball butter in this place is worth 20 |
cents pound. Eggs are worth Is cents |
dozen Raspberries are ten cents a
quart, blueberries ten cents quart
The yield of sweet corn will not be as good
as it was last year, although the crop will be
fair. The yield of sweet corn in this state
is being highly appreciated. There were
canned last season about IA zoo, 900 of cans
mostly by parties in Portland. This wear
there will not be as much but there was
more planted this season than last, but the
cold spring was injurious to its full growth.
There Is no corn put up in New England that
is quite up to what is raised in the state of
accommodate all that would like
to attend the meeting at the grove, there will
be no sermon here next Sunday, but there
will be social services in the evening
ire having very fine growing weather now.
The ground is not in need of rain and all
finds of vegetation is having a rapid growth
md we have every prospect of good har-
-est.
Winthrop.
Our correspondent writes July 3oth: The
nnual meeting of the stockholders of the :
Winthrop Mills Co, was held at their Office !
n Winthrop last week. John McIlroy was :
lected Clerk Francis Cabot, Treasurer; ]. ! 1