Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-05
STATE NEWS.
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FRANKLIN.
WILToN.-Our correspondent writes, jun
4: On Tuesday evening of last week tn
members of the Congre gational Sabbatl
school met at the residence of their SUPER
intendent, n. w. Sewall, and presented hin
an elegant easy chair as u token of theil
appreciation of his services during the thret
years he has filled the office. A supurt
collation. was served. As the evening wa.
favorable large number were present ant
were highly entertained with instrumental
and vocal music, games etc.-G. A. X. Post,
f. W. Woodman, held its services this yeaI
at East Wilton. The Grafton was delivered
by G. w. Golding of Oakland Music by the
East Wilton brass band. The graves OF
soldiers were decorated in both cemeteries
Geo, son of Stephen Berry, a lad of s
years, while fishing off Sawyer's bridge 1t
the foot of Wilson lake, caught q salmon
that weighed three pounds and six ounces.
Others have been taken during the past week.
DIR. Rowell caught 5 pound trout last
Tuesday We hope to be able to report
some good catches of salmon from Wilson
| the Record to the rooms over j. b. Holmes
store.-J. o. Ashton purchased of the
Penobscot River Boiler Works 20 horse
power boiler for his tsnnery y-Sewall Cram,
Esq, has corn in his garden four inches
high.
kENNEBEC.
FAYETTE.-Our correspondent writes :
About seven o'clock fire was discovered
in the barn of j. ID. Campbell by some one
passing. 1t proved to be all on fire inside
and spread SO rapidly that his carpenters
shop was burned in very short time. His
house standing about rod or two from his
barn, was saved with great difficulty by the
few people who got there in a damaged state.
Mr.. Campbell loses all his tools and every
thing in the shop and barn. No insurance.
1t is mystery how the fire started. MIR.
Campbell had been away from home for a
few days, and no one had been in any of the
buildings as far as known.
NIENNA.-It will be remembered that the
dwelling house, barn and stable with other
outbuildings, two cows, horse and an OK,
and quantity of poultry, etc, belonging to
John klmball, was burned last October.
Cause unknown. He purchased the farm
and buildings owned by Mr.. Sanborn Mooer,
and moved onto the same few days ago.
Less then three weeks from the time he
moved, the whole was burned again, his fam
lily barely escaping with their lives. One COW
" de puiutu hlulUdI UHu Ill his DOS
session horse that belonged to a neighbor
whose halter was cut aud who met him at
he stable door, not however until he was
so badly injured that it was thought that he
would die. Mr.. Kimbal burned his hands
very badly in his endeavors to save what he
could. 1t was about ten o'clock in the even
ing when the fire was discovered and the
family were all asleep. Strong suspicion
points to the miscreant who did the deed, for
without doubt it was a case of incendiarism.
If so may the scoundrel be brought to JUS
tice.-Farmers have got along quite well
with their spring work notwithstanding the
cold weather.-Dr. Thompson of Augusta,
his wife and a son are spending few days
at his farm and summer resort here in town.
He has had quite quantity of seed put in
this spring, and has wOrkmen engaged in put
ting piazza OF to his neat cottage which he
had built two years agO.--It has been qnite
sickly around here this spring Charles ID.
Sawyer is at home, his health is very poor.
Mrs. Jennie Sawyer has had diseased
eye. 1t was feared at one time that she
would lose the sight of it but it is steadily
improving.
KENTs HILL-A large audience was pres
ent Friday evening at the Calleopean meet
ing, and none were disappointed. The music
was of a high order. The question was ably
discussed and in fact all who took part in the
speaking showed that they had given much
study to the subject.-On Sunday the bacca-
laureate sermon was preached by President
Smith. His subject was 1.-The outfit neces-
sary for those soon to go forth into life's
great battle" 1t was full of choice thoughts
that will be likely to remain long in the
memories of the large class of graduates
that was before him. His address to them
in particular was very tender and kind. The
music was very appropriate and fine. The
last hymn, Farewell till we meet again."
was very touching. The graduates in the
college course will hold their class exercises
Monday evening. There will be much in
terest to see who gets the prize on Tuesday
evening for the best speaking.--It is expect
ed that the concert by the music department
on Wednesday evening will be of unusual
interest. The cantata entitled Belshazzar
will be given. Those taking part in it will
be dressed in the costume of the Orientalists
WEST PrTTsroN-Our correspondent writes
June 4: Mrs. Ann Doyle, widow of Mr..
John Doyle, died last Wednesda morning
She had not been very well during the last
winter and spring, but she took sudden cold
about a week before she died and came near
having pneumonia, and being very old, soon
passed away. The deceased was 30 years
old the 10th of last April, and had never been
obliged to take her bed on account of ill
health, one day in her life, until the Friday
before she died Wednesday, which is a very
| remarkable case for one so old. She has
lived in Maine for the last sixty years. and
has always been very smart, hard working
woman. She spun l20 skeins of warp a
year ago last fall, a part of which she exhib-
tied at the town fair, and last fall she spun
| five ieeces of wool aud had knit up the most
of it. Mrs Doyle was the mother of seven
children, only two of HON are now living.
One is the widow of Mr.. Robert Hanley and
the other the wife of Mr.. Michael Kelly.
She was stopping with her daughter, Mrs.
Kelley when she died. Mrs. Doyle will be
much missed by all who knew her. The rel
atiyes of the deceased have the sympathy
of this community in their bereavement. Fu-
neral services were held last Friday forenoon.
The school in District No. 3, was closed
/ Thursday and Friday of last week, on ac-
count of the death of the teachers grand
mother Mrs. Doyle.-Mrs. Thomas Cass is
very ill. Mr.. Thomas Cass is also quite ill.
Men have been at work putting up a tele-
phone wire between Gardiner and the Cedar
/ Grove ice houses, the past week. They pu,
IL on the Telegraph poles under the other
wires. We understand that there will be
several connections made between the tSo
places.-News was received last week of the
/ death Of Mr.. Martin Nickels, a former resi-
dent of this place, bat for a number of year,
past has been liviag in Hong Kong, China
Mr.. N. J. Powers is quite i'll with tonsilitus.
Mrs Sarah Ann, widow of Mr.. Oliver
Rollins, died Sunday afternoon of heart
trouble. She had been very i'll for about two
weeks. She leaves daughter and two sons
in this place to mourn her loss. News was
received last Friday Of the death Of her
daughter Mrs. Henry Vaughn of Massachu-
setts. This family has had their share OF
afiiction of late. Her son Mr.. John Rollins
has lost two wives within a few years, and
but few months ago he lost his oldest son
Arthur and now. within few days he has
lost sister and mother.-Mrs. Ciementine
Colburn is quite i'll. DIR. Turner attends
her.-Captsiu William J. Baker received
news last week that his Brother Edward oi
New York was very i'll and not expected Il
recover.
! WALDO.
BRANCH MILLs-Our correspondent writei
June 4: The remains of Mrs. Ladora Nc