Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-28
STATE NEWS.


ton Of Miss Ida Morelan q superior teacher.
Mr.. E.W. Moody is threshing all the grain
at Cedar Grove and then will move on else
where.-A large company from here enjoyed
the Portland excursion on the Kennebec, ar
irving Sunday forenoon and reporting q
good iime.-Mrs. Rose Monroe and daughter
May of Boston are visiting friends here
Mr.. Austin Carlton of the firm of Carlton &
Call, Boston, returned Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Moody and children of Lewiston,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +. W.
Moody.-No vessels here at present.
SAsADAHoc.
Woointeh.
A base ball game between the Bath boys
and the West Woolwich boys is promised
Mrs. Capt. Greenleaf and daughter Belle of
Nebraska, are visiting in town-Miss Anna
Hawthorne has returned from a visit to
Squirrel Island.--Capt. John Reed, wife and
daughter, are stopping at Mouse Island
Mr.. George Smith and wife of Kansas City.
have been visiting friends in West Wool
wi ;h.--The cottagers at Sasanoa Bluff will
remain until the middle of September
There are about fifty summer boarders in
town and many visitors. NJ llie Thwing
will commence teaching again at Orr's
Island in September Ella Carter is
stopping at Nequasset.--A social dance at
Tuessic Hall was given on Friday evening,
last-The P. f. s. will hold reunion at an
early date.--Miss Lizzie Whittum, q teacher
in Gorham, N. H., is spending her vacation
at her home in this place.-Mr. Edward
Trott has good position on the Kennebec.-
The funeral services of Mr.. Paul Reed, an
aged citizen, we're held on Sunday
nf Euilop.
ton, widow of Christopher Otis, late
of Woolwich, will be brought from Macs
chusetts for interment in the old cemetery
at Nequasset some time this week.-The
ordinance Of baptism was administered to
two candidates, Sunday, by Rev. Mr.. Smith,
pastor of the Baptis, church. thirteen
went to camp meeting on the Sundays boat.
Mrs. Lucy Carlton, former resident, has
been visiting old friends and neighbors in
town.-The fall term of school in district
No. T. begins the middle of September with
Bowdoin student for a teacher Miss
Annie Reed is visiting in Fsrmouth.-
Twenty-six of our towns-people patronized
the Old Orchard excursion, and goodly
number took in the Nobleboro trip.-Excur-
sions call at Days Ferry two and three
times week. so opportunity is not lacking
for at least days outing Mrs. Gilbert
Hawthorne, I'd, and SOL Harry spent few
days at the islands this week.-Mrs.. Capt.
George Otis, who has been spending several
weeks in town, has returned to her home in
Medford, Mass.-Messrs. Edward and
George Preble, of Jamaica Plains, are visit
ing their parents at Days Ferry.
SOMERSET.
Fairfield.
Rev. f. L. Allen closed his services with
the Methodist church Sunday evening with a
sermon to the Odd Fellows, an organization
to which he belongs and in which
he takes much pride. Mr.. A. will
refrain from all active labor until the
conference meets next April in the hope of
fully regaining his health. He will be great
" missed by the people who one and all hope
for his complete recovery. A very generous
purse has been raised, by friends outside the
society, and presen red to Mr.. Allen, to assist
him in bearing the many expenses attending
his illness, his salary being small.
The Society has not yet been able to secure
successor. though regular services will
probably be maiptained.-Dr. l. p. fash.
one of our most popular physicians, is sick
with typhoid fever. Now is the time for
special attention to be paid to the waste
places about ones buildings, the drainage
and cesspools being looked after carefully
Rev. S. G. Davis of the Universalis,
church will return from his vacation this
week in season to hold services next Sunday
The building committee of the Universal
ist parish have been unable to contract for
their new church at satisfactory rates and
will proceed to build themselves, hiring
their carpenters by the day
A slight FIRE at the corn shop called out the
engine; but the flames were controlled with
out the help of steam. Packing has already
commenced and the corn is coming along
rapidly. The past week has been very favor.
able for maturing the crop, and will have
much to do in increasing the peculiar excel.
lence for which Maine corn is noted The
pack promises to be good one, both in
quantity and quality.
St. Adams.
While driving = road machine Mr.. Reue
Farnham was thrown from the machine and
striking q rock was seriously injured about
his head and shoulders. Mr.. c. B
Southland while at work at his buzz planei
edging boards took of the ends of two I'm
gers making = painful wound.-Some of oul
local horse men are exercising their trotter'
and fitting them for the track at the Hartlant
fair the 18th and 18th Of September.-Mr
James Weeks and +. B. Luce are repairing
and remodeliing their dwelling houses ane
stables, putting on new roofs and ellis. which
will make them much more convenient AM
improve them in looks.-Our harness maker
E. A. Buker, has moved his goods to Sears
port, where he has . good opening for hi
trade, Is there is no harness maker located
shere.-N. B. Turner, Esq. proprietor O
the shovel handle factory, has been condnes
to the house for few days with bad cold
hre ia i'm nrovin1 aloWly