Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-06
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81. Adams.

81. Adams.
The farmers here are nearly all done hay
ing and have secured more than an average
crop. The damp foggy weather 10 rusting
the beans and potatoes and not more than
half . crop will be harvested, and some
pieces Of grain are badly lodged.-Quite =
delegation Of the grsngers visited the Pc
nobscot county grange 1t Corrinna Saturday
and reported full and interesting meeting.
Somerset county meeting will be held 1t
Harmony on Tuesday, Aug 6, and several
delegates will attend from st. Albsns grange
IL the weather permits.--IsAac Osbofns's
family have returned from Lewiston having
moved there last spring. Mr.. Osborne and
son Benton are 1t Freedom in the photograph
business. Several Of our horsemen went to
Dover. August LIST and I'd to zee the races
trotted Oh, and report . good crowd and
some good time made on the trsck.-The
East Somerset agricultural society have
made some necessary Improvements on their
grounds at Hsrtland having built . new
track, a grand stand 10 feet long. and with
u little cleaning up will have one Of the best
fair grounds and tracks in the State. Other
improvements will be made another year.
probably building sheds and cattle and horse
stalls, etc.-L. c. Dillingham;, Esq. the
proprietor Of the Sebasticook H0ase has
made Q contract TO carry the mail from here
to Hsrtland for one year distance Of three
miles.
Palermo.
The following officers we're installed in
Branch Mills Lodge, 10. Of. CT, No. $40,
August 3, by Mr.. Farwell, State Deputy. Of
Pittsfeld: II. l.. Pinkham, C. T.: Myrtle
L. Crummett, V. T.; 4. W. Worthing.
Sec. Carrie A. Dodge, A. s.; c. o. Spauld-
ing, +. s.; A. $. Bean. T.; W. E. Pink
ham, Chap. G. A. Bradstreet. M; Bertha
A. Dove. d. NJ; W. S. Jones, s.; Julia
Crummett. $. J. T.; +. 4. Dove, P. C. T.
We regret that Rev. David Douglass will
discontinue his labOrs with US, ~ formerly,
on account of pressing engagements. Ever
EFT Brigham. with his daughter. Mrs. Pres
colt, and -anddsughter. Violet Cowan, Of
Iymouth visited his brother, T. W. Bridg-
ham, in this place last week.-Dsvid Dudley
Of Pressure Isle, is visiting his mother and
friends in this vicinity .--Mrs. Slater is hAv.
ing her house considerably repaired.
State Personals.
Kate Van Twinkle in her Saturdays letter
to the Lewiston Journal, says Of Miss Caro-
line ID. swan Of Gardiner: "She 10 one Of
Names most scholarly writer's. Her work
thus far has been pretty evenly divided be-
tween prose and verse and . leaning Of the
scale perhaps to the side Of poetry. Her
published poems which have appeared in the
magazines and newspapers would, il collect
ed. make a goodly volume. Her prose work
has been mainly in the form Of short stories
and critical essays. At one time she taught
literature at st. Catharine's Hall in Augusta.
She has taught many young girls of her own
city in the languages, mathematics and
painting. and held a responsible position for
some time in the Association for Home Ed
ucation."
Prof. II. l.. Chapman of Bowdoin College
delivered very interesting lecture before
the Chautauquan assembly at Fryeburg
Thursday evening. His subject was THE
Tragedy of Macbeth" The excellent points
of the lecture were numerous and the delin
cation Of Macbeth's character really fne.