Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-26
STATE NEWS.
kENNEBEC.

WEST GARDINER. - Our correspondent
writes June %: George Haven and wife of
Massachusetts are visiting friends here
The Union Sabbath School will have picnic
on the 4th.-At the regular March meeting
this town voted against buyiug road ma
chine but we notice that nearly every district
hires machine to repair the road, and that a
machine will build piece of road quicker
and better and at less expense than by the
old way. W. IL. Merrilrs machine is the one
used.-Eben and John Horne are having a
stable built. Frank Cannon is doing the job.
In the shower of the 18th, an unoccupied
house owned by Horace Fuller, was struck
by lightning. The bolt struck the roof,
staving hole through it and taking off many
of the shingles went down the outside of the
house into the ground The mercury regis
tered 100 degrees in the shade on Saturday
The recent rain was very beneficial to the
grass and other crops. Hoeing is in progress.
Potato bugs are more numerous than ever
Some of the farmers will have green peas the
4th.
No. VAssALBORO-Our correspondent
writes June 25: S. S. Lightbody of Port
land is at home on a short vacation.-Rev.
l.. Z. Quincy of Topsham exchanged with
Rev. F. A. Vinal of the Baptist church
here on Sunday last. Mr.. G.. gave us an in
teresting discourse from Mathew xv.-The
Concert given at the Baptist church on Fri
day evening the 22d inst was an exceptional
ly fine one and the hearty applause which
followed the rendiction of the several Parts
was one of the characteristics of
the audience and showing that they
were willing to make their appreciation
known.-The spring term of the village
school closes this week.-Mrs. j. Newell
is having his set of buildings repainted.-
Mrs. Gideon Barton and grandson returned
from Deering where they have been visiting
for the past two weeks on Saturday last
The rain of Sunday night was just what was
needed and will be great help to the grass
as well as other crops.
SoUTH CHINA-Mr. S. c. Starrett is
building new house in place of the one
burned last fall.-There was a baptism at
G. A, r. Hall Sunday. Rev. Mr. Gldden
breaches at the hall once in four weeks
The road machine in charge of Mr. Andrew
Weber is putting our roads in first class
condition.-Mr. Martin Webber has an Elmo
colt which weighed the day it was one-year-
old 100 pounds. Mr.. George Clarke our
every Monday.
WI. EkNoN OuI correspondent WGlleS
June %: Last Saturday match game of
ball was played between the small nine and
Vienna nine and resulting in a score of 10
for Mt. Vernon and / for Vienna. Next
Wednesday Mt Vienna's large nine will go to
Pennington and play match game with
Pennington nine.---Thomas S. Hopkins and
family from Washington are expected soon
also Hon. Calvin Hopkins from Haverhill
with his family Miss Elma Woods of Bos
ton is spending few days in town.-Frank
Written has moved into the brick tenement.
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELp-Our correspondent writes
The shower Saturday night and light rain on
Sunday was very much needed, particularly
by the farmers.-Fairfield will not celebrate
the glorious Fourth. good number will go
from here to Augusta.-Saturday was one of
the days one reads of but don't care to ex
perience very often. Thermometer l02 in the
shade Geo o. Brown and wife left
Wednesday for a trip to Chicago.--H. f.
Day, editor in charge of the Bangor Print
ing Co. was in town Sunday -D. w. Allen
and wife spent Sunday in No. Anson.-
Charles Fogg the well known Lumberman
returned from the Lake Wednesday night.
Village schools closed last Friday - is
reported that one of our young merchants is
soon to take to himself a wife.-Sumner Os-
burn, Randall Hall and Benz. Duren. three
of our oil citizens are in feeble health
Work on the new hall is slow but sure.-Mss
Friend of Bangor has music class here and
is liked very much.-Rev. Mr.. Hilton preached
at the Universalist church last Sunday.
Z. Kenrick and wife drove to Pennington
last week.-The Misses Addie Lawrence and
Mahle Archer returned from Westbrook
Friday.
ST. ALBASs.--Our correspondent 'grites
June %: Mr.. Jesse Chandler was wounded
over the eye by kick from his colt. 1t was
narrow escape from losing his eye.-J
o. Winslow, Esq, is putting his telegraph
wire on the poles and will soon have com
munication with the outside world. 1t will
connect with the HartIand line to Pittsfeld
Two small strangers have recently arrived
in town at the homes of Seldom Scammons
and Elwin Mathews. They are both of the
masculine gender.--N. B. Turner and n.
II. Nining have returned from a business
trip to Boston. Mr. Turner brought home a
little niece of Mrs. Turner'S to spend the
summer.--Mrs. Belle Griffin of Boston is
spending the n inner with her sister, Mrs
n. II. Fining.
HARMoNr.-Our correspondent writes
June 20 II he grass crop on new anu fertile
land will be very good, while that on old and
worn out fields will be light. Other vegeta- |
Bile crops are coming forward exceedingly
we'll. The potato bugs promise to be plenty |
and are already commencing their ravages.-i
Diphtheria has again appeared Wellington,
a town joining this. Three eases are now |
existing there.-Last Saturday was the warm !
est day of the season. Thermometers regis !
tared . hauf Ok in tho shade IN tho north s,da
Of the buildings. Chadbourn is put I
ing up large and commodous barn and I
cellar beneath with split stone walls.
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