Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-29

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s1-st98ts VIII CeHsi3L u nustCs pytAnta
chorus, etc. Hon. J. 5. Hobbs. State
Librarian will give . lecture on the Ten
ieacy Of things" which will be very inter
estng, as Mr.. H. is 40 eloquent and earnest
speaker. An oyster supper will De fur
nished 70 all Who deslre.-Peopie from
Sidney are hauling q large quantity of loss
70 Mr.. Bakers mill in this place. TO BE-
saved into di fsrent kinds Of lumber The
farmers Of this place are having the Yeas
wood hauled TO their houses, which looks
ike civilization.
Aij,on.
The grip has been nearly round with
NJ fatal results. Many have been very sick
bat are gsiaiug.-Gilbert Lewis died At the
residence Of his niece the 25ih inst He has
been sick long time--Rev. A Il Mar
tin was unable to preach the 26th, being
,ntiued TO the house BY sickness.-L. l.
T iylor met with loss the past week lie
went down on the ice, was taken sick and
started for home. One Of his horses ~a'
taken sick aud died al South China. They
were nice work horses and much needed
by Mr. Waidron Libby was taken
sick on the ice and is al Dr. Strout's 10
Gardner The donation has been post
poned on account Of Rev. A. II. Martins
iiiasss.
Vassai5or0agh.
This place like all others is afflicted with
IA grippe, and nearly every one who has not
the z nuine article has bad cold, and con-
.eqaently doctors are in good demand
We have not known Of any fatal cases 10
tn 6 neighborhood caused by the la grippe
Alone, although a number have been quite
=, kNta families IN ra Dnluy
Frustrated at one time The funeral of
Mr. James C. Chadbourn, one of the old
resident. of the town, occurred Sunday
Mr. ChaIbourn's death was caused by
complication of diseases He had been
sick for some time. Mr.. Chadbourn was
man well knosn and respected in town
The weather and travelling has been good
| for few days and people have improved It,
The farmers are busy hauling in their
| produce, hay, apples, wood, etc. The ap
/ pie. are nearly all packed and shipped III
| this town, but a good many are being
brought in from farther back and are ship
ped Immediately or stored here. Nearly
all the apples in this section were
bought by Cummings & Winchester of Port
land, who ship them to England Apples
have sold and are still selling well here.
~
price for good lots-Mr G. 5 Burleigh is
ioing quite business in bringing turkeys
from the west, alive. He arrived here last
week with some nine hundred in one car,
this being the second lot he has brought
through He keeps the IN Ut his farm near
here. where he feeds them and dresses them
for market.-Owiug to the sickness of the
postmlstress, Mrs. Gilbert. Mr.. L. A Gil
Oh nd IA u
managing the ofice.-S. L. Dill, agent for
the Portland Packing Co, has commenced
making cans for their next crop of sweet
corn The market for hay is ve'y dull and
farmers fad difficulty in some cases in Sc H.
ing, as considerable of the hay is of poor
quality. MIR. W. A. Yates, formerly one
IT the proprietors Of the Victor Stock
Farm" and at present one OF the frm of
Yates Bros. & Shattuck of Boston. intends
bu / ling a fine hotel here the coming
spring. Mr.. Yates is at present in Boston
on busness.-The report that B. l.. Tib-
bets of North Vassslboro, the we'll know n
physician, was dead is false. At last ac-
counts he Was a little better.-Rev. Mr..
Glilden of China is filing the Methodist
pulpit here very accep ably. He was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the
Z rtskDhtiUV VI new Wuu W as
obliged to leave on account of i'll health.
Readfetd
An entertainment was given at the vestry
/ on "Wednesday evening by Mrs Atkinson 8
( class in the Universalisi Sabbath school
The exercises included music. vocal and
instrumental, BY the class and the Raaife ld
brass Sextette, Will Hsinns leader; as also
| by Messrs Swift and Willard, tenOrs, Cole
man and Ragmoa.. BASES. AS mala
quartette. Miss Carrie Whittier was
charming as Mrs. farley, and gave
10 that well-vorn farce an interest
not often found in it. The cornet
and organ solo by Mr. Will and Miss CT, de
Haines was tine star of the evening.
I The net cash result was satisfactory -
A Gospel temperance meeting at the Metho
dist chapel was well attended and interesting
Rev DR. C. +. Allen residiug.-Many of
our citizens are storing up GOODNESS against
the long heated days that are expected next
summer; the aforesaid GOODNESS is cut into
/ blocks about 22 inches square by Messrs.
/ Dolley 4 Folsom and sold at the Lake or
delivered at the ice-houses as parties wish.
The many friends of Mr.. Joshua Davis
are pleased to see him on our streets again.
! He has had some conflict with our
/ European visitor, La Grippe, lately
Your correspondent spent a very pleasant
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis, at their
cosy home at "Fairview Farm" and will in
the near future be able to tell the Journal
readers something about what he say there.
Winthrop.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Health was held last week with DIR. C.. A.
Cochrane, secretary.--The officers elect of
Crystal Lodge, [. q. G. T., were installed
last Thursday evening by d. d. G. NJ.
Lovejoy of Augusta Mr.. G. A. Joy of
Skowhegan has opened dancing school in
Town Hall. Fifteen couples are in stten-
dance.-H. Penniman is having a doorway
cut through from his store to the one form
erly occupied by Miss Emery and will oc-
cupy both stores for his large stock of dry
goods and clothing.-Miss Mamie S.
Moore of Boston, who is spending few
days in town, sang at the Congregational
church Sunday, and also at the vesper ser
vices iu the Church of the Unity in the
evening Z. 5. Wardwell of Beverly
Mass, was in town yesterday. called here
by the sickness of his father, Rev. Fl B.
| Wardwell.