Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-18

Fauteid
when Deputy Sheriff Young appeared on
the street Mondsy II was with bruised
face but there WAS blood in his eye rs he
gathered q force and started for his victims,
Ia making an arrest Sunday he was assaulted
and driven of by friends of the culpft.
Monday steps were taken to arrest the whole
gang, and the party who ruck the blow sun
day will receive heavy penalty The sea
sons operations At the corn shop are closing
rapidly. The pack will amount to over three
hundred thousand cans, The quality viii be
sureror and the reputation of the factory
fully sustained. Talking with the farmers
we find that many have been very successful
and a number Of ii. Ids have yielded over
SO 90 per acre. leaving the fodder to pay
for labor Surely those who have secured
such a sum can have no reason to complain.
Hardly day passes but one hears
complaints about the imperfect adjustment
some~ here in connection With the telephone.
II t. well nigh impossible to do business
with Portland and Augusta. might as well
tie in mid ocean. The difficulty is entirely
outside the local office and should receive
affection The good work of putting in
curhiug and brick sidewalks commenced
last year. IL being continued, and large
crew are now completing tine job on the
south side of Main street to the lowest cor
ner of the postoffice block.-Quite party
of Fairfield people are now in the West mak
ing Duluth the centre. They will be away
about one month Farmers are complaining
about the drouth. Springs and streams are
drying up and wells failing. Outside the
village many are obliged to haul water
ling distance The mills are rapidly clos
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close operations this month. Tie
amount of lumber ,srded is less than
usual, the demand having been active all the
sessou.-work on the Universalist church is
being hurried along, and this week will see
the structure closed in and shingled. The
filling and grading has completely changed
the appearance of the grounds, and when the
work Ia completed the spot will hardly be
rec5gnxed.--A large number of our citizens
have business in Boston this week and not
one will eglect the opportunity to take in
the races at Beacon Park. Nelson is t e
favorite with everyone here. and he is book
ed by them to win. That now promises to
be the greatest race of the year.
Palmyra.
The farm buildings owned by Chas Lang
situated on the South Ridge" were burn. ID
last Tuesday Hattie Robinson is visit
ing her relatives in this town.-There is
much sickness in our village at present
We are sorry to report that we have a place
in town that has attained such notoriety that
it was necessary for Sheriff Vaughan to make
it a visit last Friday, but such 10 the case
The pre- misses of Mr. Perry Furbush we're
searched AID ~ the result some 20 barrels Of
cider were seized and removed and Mr..
fuka into,
custody .-Miss Sadie Hanson who has been
slowly failing for the past few months with
consumption, died last Saturday afternoon.
Funeral services Tuesday at 2 O'Clock 7. NJ.
Rev. Mir. Webster of Newport, preached
in this village last Sabbath. Rev. W. Stack
pole who has been here for several years
past has been obliged to take 4 vacation
for his health.
HARMONY.
The town agricultural society will hold
their annual cattle show and fair on Thur
day, Sept 2S, At the park by E. CooIey's.
The forenoon will be devoted to the exhibi-
ton Of all kinds of stock and game of base
hall. In the afternoon there will be prize
races on the new track to dedicate it, The
exhibition Of farm products ald manufac-
tured articles will be in large tent erected
for the purpose. The whole TO concluie in
the evening in the agricultural tent The
season 10 unprecedented for warmth and dry
ness. The corn crop has ripened well and
the outlook for all crops is good. except
potatoes, which are Z partial failure.-Mr.
Ira Dore has been chosen a. grand juror for
the coming year.-The Free High School
contains over forty students.-Severai people
in this town vent TO the State Fair at Lewis
ton last week.
Cdnaan.
J. c, r. Howes. having taken possession
Of the post Office, has moved ii into T. b.
Bassets,s new buildine.-The Canaan Agri-
cultural SecieQ viii hold il annual fair