Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-05

children.--The village school commences to-
morrow under tuition of Edgar T. Dove .
member of the district-Miss Mira l..
Bean will teach the Worthing school.-Mrs.
Hattie Ridley has sold her house to Mrs.
Abigail Hanson.-Mrs. Vesta Mosher Of
Weeks Mills, spent the day with Mrs.
Homer Cole.-pWe were glad To greet Mr..
and Mrs. c. +. Achorn again to-day they
having left California last April.-Benj.
Black of Lowell Mass, arrived at his
daughters, Mrs. +. NJ. DOVE last week.
WEsr GARDINER. - Our correspondent
writes June 4; Daniel Brown of Richmond,
was in town selling the Acme harrow, last
week.-Memorial Day was observed by X.
H. Spear post. No. 40. The procession
formed at eight o'clock, headed by the West
Gardiner band, followed by the post and
.. G. T., and marched to the cemetery and
decorated the graves. after which they re-
turned to the academy and listened to an
able Grafton delivered by Rev. +. c. Cook of
Gardiner.
LrcHrIELp,-O Our correspondent writes
May 4: A Sabbath school was organized at
Purgatory Mills, Sunday, June 3rd with the
following officers Mrs. c. H. Waliron,
Supt; Miss Lola Merriman, Asst. Supt. Miss
Abbie A. Gilman, Sec. and Treas. Allen
Smith, Librarian. w. Woodbury. of
Monmouth Centre manufacturer of clothing,
whose building was burned at the fire on
Fast day was in town Saturday for the first
time since the fire with large load of coats
to be made. He has quite number in town
that work for him,--Mrs. Merrill True has q
bed of pansies that are well worth going to
see We measured several the other day
which were two inches across.--Dr. Oscar
Plimpton is spending few weeks in town.
Charles Preble returned home from Boston
Saturday.
CLINroN.--Our correspondent writes June
4; Charles Hodges had the misfortune of los
ing his horse one day recently. While plow-
ing, the horse was accidentally thrown and
ruptured blood vessel from the effects OF
which it died in about twelve hours.---One Of
the sights of the season is to see a flock of
chimney swallows. estimated to be composed
Of at least one thousand birds fly down sin
gle chimney. This can be witnessed almost
every night in our village, and great many
have waited on the walk to see them retire to
their sooty house.-Mark Collins, station
agent at Maranacook, was in town last Satur-
day night, and stopped until Monday Manly
Morrison will move into the John Hall house.
so called, and John Jaquith will move into
the rent vacated by him.-Albion Herrick of
Benton had an attack of bleeding one day
last week. but is better at present.-Meetings
have been held at Edward Shoer's barn in
Albion by McAllis er and Crawford one we, K
ago Sunday; over 400 were present and over
100 testimonies were presented. They have
been hodi x meetings there for some time,
and between 60 and so have been converted.
-Northport is being agitated by the young
laiies; among those who have their minds in
that direction are Mrs. Geo. Getchell, Miss
Nellie Baker, Miss Caddie Flagg and Mrs.
Kate Ross.-Geo. Getchell is in the hay busi-
ness full blast at present, and has shipped .
number of carloads to Boston this spring.
EAST NAssALBoRO,-Our correspond mt
writes: l.. c. Barker has leased one half of
the Gates cooler and is putting in large stock
of eggs to keep for the winter trade.-Miss
Lizzie Stafford is teaching school in the Priest
district. This is her third term in the same
place. Miss Stafford is one of the best teach
ers in Vassalboro, and any school is fortu-
nate to secure her services. Ida Bur
CESS is teaching the village school and giving
universal satisfaction. Miss Burgess is a
Cate is giving his buildings new coat of
Mower is seen occasionally
out on the street. He has failed physically
within n year but mentally he
appears as vigorous as ever and his legal ad-
vice is still much sought after. Judge Now
er is in his eighty-sixth year.-Apple trees
in this vicinity are blossoming quite well.
The mice ruined great many young trees the
past winter. One farmer says they damaged
his orchard at least one hundred dollars
Quite good many from this village attended
Memorial services at North Vassalboro, May
Both They report the exercises interesting
and instructive. The weather was all that
could be asked for.-Ex-Sherif John o.
Page is out again after his long illness. At
one time his friends feared he would never
recover.