Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-24

Iittston.


Mr.. L. Powers went down to Popham
Beach Saturday and returned Monday morn
ing on the Islander.-Mr. William La Plain
arrived last week from Washington territory
This is the first time Tor about seven years
that he .ias visited his old home Mise Alice
Kinsel Of Whitefield is stopping in Pittston
for few weeks-Mr. Walter Blen has
taken situation as one of the fremen on
the Star of the East. He Joined her Friday
MORNING. of the ice companie. are busy
shipping
Riverside.
Isaac H. Randall of Bath was in the place
Thursday Miss Lillian Chase of Jamaica
Plains, Mass and Mrs. f R. Pedrick of
Dorchester, who have been stopping here for
the past three weeks left for their homes
Thursday Hiram Potter of Fairfield is in
the place cutting his grass on the Weeks
farm.-Steve Smell of Bowdoinnam is in the
place stopping with his uncle H. II. SMELL
Rev Robert NJ. Peacock. his wife and two
children of Somerset, Mass, are in the place
with Mrs. Peacock's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Lee.--Arthur Davis of Somervlle..
Mass, was in the place Wednesday Sheriff
G. T. Stevens was in the place last Thursday
posting up petition to the county
the river from near the depot to some point
on the west side of the river in the town of
Sidney. Wednesday the 2lst day of August
the commissioners sill be at Riverside depot
% see about it and make the proper arrange
ment with some one as ferryman.-Last Fri
day |. ID. Stursis had hauled into his barns
30 loads Of hay, one and q half tons to
load making IS tons.-The logs in the river
at this place extend from the boom at
Browns Island to the depot so close that the
mail carrier from Sidney walks over the riv-
er on them. Mabel and Addie Russell went
to Old Orchard last Friday May Dunlap
went to Boston Tuesday Mrs. Fannie Fos-
ter who lives on the pond road is very sick
being confined to her bed and attended by
DR.. Crooker.--Edward Toby of Cross Hill
died Monday morning. He was 20 years of
age.
Mt Vernon.
Rev. II. NJ. Haywood preached At the
Baptist church last Sabbath--The Misses
Mayhem are all at the old homestead. Mrs
II. A. Mooer and sisters are at their fathers,
Mr.. E. N Brown.-Mrs. Dora Parsons is
spending her vacation At bome.-Deacon
Calvin Hopkins is stopping with DR.. Bur-
bank--Mr. Henry Robinson is sick with
bilious fever.
LINCOLN.
E. Jeferson.
Although the weather has been somewhat |
unfavorable, most of our farmers are doue
haying. The hay crop is above the average |
and has been harvested mostly in good con-
. number of the Wallham |
watch factory boys are at home on 4 short |
are very plenty and |
are selling at five cents per quart, but, alas,
sugar 10 Is cents per pound
~ Booth5ay.
Mr.. Charles Holton and Misses Oracle and |
Flossie and Mr.. Horace Holton and wife and
Miss Mamie Knight Of Maiden, Mass, who
have been visiting at their home returned
this veek.-Mr. Frank Carlisle of
Roxbury 10 home on . vaeafion--Mr. Chas.
Adams arrived home Saturday from South
America Mr.. Adams has been absent from
home one year. He is first mate on schooner
Andrew Adsms.-Rev. Mr.. Owen of New
Hampshire supplied the pulpit ss the Free
Baptist church, July 2lst,-Mr. Sullivan
Dodge Of Newcastle was the guest of Miss
Sadie Adams. July 2ist.-Misses Flora
Dodge and Nellie Dufant vent to Squirrel,
Friday Mr.. Julia Chamberlain and her
iaaehouB. Bssais. Of Boston, are visiting her ,
noakeF, In. Paul Giles.-Mr Lincoln
Lewis ssa vife Of Lewiston, are home on .
hart vi1it Mics Fannie Hodson Of Port
and 10 The gae9 Of Mrs. z. p. Corey
Misses Marcia Adams and Lottie Tibbests [
4 WahhAn, Mass, are spending their vaea-