Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-05
STATE NEWS.
RANkLIN

.NeU SHARON.
The New Sharon Water Power Co. formed
an organization on Saturday by choice of
7. B. Ridley, Esq, president; DR.. Young,
secretary, and five directors-The boys
have scraped track on the ice and give the
steppers daily exercise thereon. Among
the owners of said steppers we mention Al
den Sawyer, Jack Jordon, X. Y. Swift, j.
Potter, I. A. Paul.-C. +. Cookson has late
ly sold good colt for upwards of 5000
free high school began in the White school
house Monday.-C. Z. Greenleaf of Mercer,
who taught the winter term, is also the teacher
of this.-Fred Norcross intends to attend the
spring term at kent's Hiil.-Mr. Geo. A.
Howes, thrifty young farmer in town, was
united in marriage, Feb. 20 to Mary +.
York, daughter of Samuel York, very es-
Unable young lady and Thursday Feb. 81
their friends to the number of 10 gathered
at their home to congratulate them on the
happy event. A very pleasant evening was
spent--Mr. Frank York left town last week
to take job in Manchester, N. Hob.
Thompson is in Seattle, W. 7. ana reports
business booming Samuel F. Perkins
was buried on Saturday, having had fatal
shock of paralysis the week before.-Mrs.
Allison Quimby died Wednesday, leaving a
husband and four little children.
KENNEBEc.
Winthrop
Mr.. +. II. Fassett, the Portland architect,
was in town, Wednesday, examining the ruins
of the Town Hall, which was burned this
winter He pronounces the walls perfectly
safe and will at once make plans for rebuild
ing.-Judge W. 2. Whitehouse and party
from Augusta improved the excellent sleigh
ing of last week by driving to our village
and taking supper at the Winthrop House in
the evening Cargill of Livermore
Falls was with us on Friday last in the in
terests OF the coming volume of the Maine
Register. He reports large number of
chal ages among the business trims during the
year.-C. d. Wood, dealer in grain, feed.
etc, has sold ont his business to ex-Coun-
cillor Elliott Wood. who will conduct it here
af.er.-Fishing is very good on the town
lake and the camp at .'Wagan" is frequently
occupied.-Friday party of ten enjoyed
very pleasant day there.-Dr. Philbrick, the
specialist, is here on his regular monthly
visit. He reports business as very good and
says he has all he can attend to.-Sumner
Smiley Esq, of Gardiner was in town re-
cently.-The Good Templars gave an enter
tainment Monday evening, consisting of the
, old but ever popular drama, The Little
Brown Jug followed by the farce, "Hans
Won Smash"
Rirerside.
The school in district No. 4 closed last
Friday afternoon after a successful term of
ten weeks taught by C. r. Higgins.-The
following scholars were not tardy or absent
one day during tle term: W. Chester Bal
ly, Winnie Trott and Elmer Rollins. The
prizes were awarded as follows: lst, Miss
Gertie y. Forrest. I'd, Lena Priest.
North Wayne.
Lulu, the little daughter of Mr.. John Rod
rick has had severe attack of lung fever
but is now recovering.-Mr. Frank Hersom
of Oakland has been in town the past week.
-Thad Carman of Winthrop has been visit.
ing at his uncle's w. NJ, Taylors for few
days. pleasant little party of young peo-
pie were invited there to meet him Wednes-
day evening Mrs. Catherine Bachelor,
aged 80 years, died Feb. 20, at the town
farm.-George Palmer who has been con-
fined to the house for some time past is out
again. His trotiing horse Honest Mac, by
Winthrop Morrill,. for which he refused
$500 last fall is wintering finely; also his
stallion Lightfoot.