Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-26
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the ice RENAME good; will stack when the
houses are filed. W0rrill Reed Is fllins
bis houses IS rapidly - possible with good
ice "a inches thick from Nequasset pond
The Arctic Ice Ca, whose buildings on
the shore Of the pond were burned two
years ago. have sold out to the Brewer Co
with Brainsrd Drake OF Bath - manager
Their buildings are rapidly going up.
and they hope to begin cutting
ey the 9th inst, and will con
unue As long IS the ice holds good
Every man 10 town who wants work 10 EN-
ployed by one or the other Of these com
panies. The heavy snow Of Thursday last
caused q suspension Of work.-La grippe
after having laid ito hand on almost every.
body in Town has relaxed it, hold. There
has been but one death, Mrs. Lcuya; but
DIR. Buck, Miss Mary Reed, Alfred Reed,
Jr., Mrs. Clara Tibbetts, Mr.. Walker, G.
NJ. Stinson and little son, and g. F. Lilly
Mr.. Jas Preble who went to Portland
for treatment some three weeks ago, 10
slowly recovering. Quarterly meeting will
be held in NJ. Z. Church at Nsquasset by
Rev. s. NJ. Dunton Of Arrowsic, March Let
and I'd; the pastor Of Woolvich church
holding quarterly meeting At Wiscas.et at
same time Wooiwich 10 furnishing Bath
ship builders with considerable timber this
winter.-Mrs. Hartley Wright had the
pleasure last week Of visit from her
daughter. Mrs. Kate Clark Of Portland.
SOMERSET.
Fairfield.
Our annual town election occurs next
Monday. The indications are now that the
old board will be reelected &s they have
given general satisfaction in their manage
ment After a trial of the one man system
in taking care Of the schools, the town two
years ago went back to the committee, and
the indications are nov that smother empt
will be made to elect . supervisor.
The expense Of looking after the schools
the past year is less than the year pre-
vious. being only S475.00. The total in
deotedness 10 reported A. being between
nine aud ten thousand dollars an in
crease Of one thousand dollars over the re-
port Of lSSy.-The second lecture of the
Sunday evening course being given by Rev.
W. H. Clark of the Methodist church, vas
given Sunday evening to = very large audi
ence. His subject WAS "In the Holy Land
with Grant" and the lecture va. one Of
great interest and value. In the
strongest words Mr.. Clark testified
to the temperance principles of Gen. Gran,
throughout the entire trip. A. Chaplain in
the navy the speaker had peculiar facilities
for measuring the worth Of the man and be
gives the honored hero high place - q
temperance man and Christian.-At the
coming town election an effort will be made
to secure an appropriation for Q system Of
sewers in this village, and At the Corpora.
ton meeting the Gre laddies will work fol
a system Of electric alarms. The Odd Eel.
lows Of Fairfield Lodge entertained theil
brothers from Waterville Monday evening
The banquet being one Of the best ever
provided BY the members here.
CaaaaH.
Work 10 suspended At the pant shop. Mr.
Robinson having gone into insolvency
Mr.. Benson Of the Standard Clothing Co.
Of Boston. was in town several days last
week and has made arrangements with Pitts
field parties to 6nish bic work.-Mr. MASK
Pesvy Of the firm Of J. Pesvy : Bros. Of
Boston clothing manufacturer, vas here
Monday to lcok after un1nished work In the
pant shop.
fuFtn roma.
Lumbermen have been visiting this vicin-
ity recently, looking after their operators.
while peddlars Of clothing, jevelry, ETC.,
have been getting in their time in the vari-
Gus camps. Some idea Of the amount Of
trade some of them get. may be had BY the
following In three evenings $3.50 90 worth
of goods were sold. Quite frequently We
hear it remarked Canadians carry all of
their money home With them but the most
Of the trade b re 10 Canada trads.-N.
W. Murphy Of the Murphy house 10 6ll-
ing his ice house with twenty six inch ice
Snow is about four feet deep. February
18th eight inches fell; Feb. Goth ten inches
had fallen at three O'Clock and IL 10 still
showing hard. Teams are In good demand
as some operators have large amount Of
logs yarded. and some anxiety 10 felt for
the same.