Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-14

urdsy He dsd in Pii.aaid last winter,
s1d formerly lived here Last week in tbs
BIZ rain the river rose I, " feet, but Is now
rapidly fsliins.-ltis very cold and wet
here, and the farmers have done very little
work planting or sowirg.-Last Thursday
Elizabeth Bennett Of Boston arrived here
on = visi, to he. sisters. Mrs. Bennett has
ived in Boston for the past twenty-five
years-Sunday night there was heavy
frost here. MoEdsy mo ming the ground
sas white-Lan Monday Horace Snell Of
Bovdoinham sen, to mis- brother, IL
Smell box Of choice shad and the writer
was very kindly RENE mbered.-Daniel
Whitehouse was in this village Monday
morning.
North Wayne.
Horace No,cro.s, John Roderick and E.
B Smith have gone to the gold regions Of
Maine 10 Byron where Mr.. Norcross brother
10 mining. commenced Monday un-
der the instruction of Miss Nellie Turner -
The shops s,ill continue to run but affer the
stock they have on hand is worked up it 10
uncertain wha. will be done.
httsfon.
The water in the river has been quite
high the past week CLARK and Chaplin are
shipping ice eadiiy Weeks at Copsum
ers. ship about one cargo week.-The
Independent Ice Co. have only shipped one
cargo this month, they probably will not
ship much more before June - The Ridge
wood Co. on the Brsd,rreet place began
shipping last week -'fne Great Falls and
knickerbocker compsuies are also ship
ping.
East ftttston.
Mr. William Donnell, worthy and res
pected citizen is suffering from the effects
| of a fall Sunday mornii z, supposed to be
| caused from psralysis-Mr. David Dear
70 and wife Of New York are visiting at
| Mr.. l.. s. Clark'..-Mr. f + Hsnly is sell
| ling out his entire stock of dry goods and
groceries at auction.-Mr. Arthur MafsOn
is moving on to his place out of the village,
and Mr.. Frank Leonard who has recently
returned to town 10 to move into the house
vacated by Mr. Marson.-Mr. w. I. Sea-
kins and Mr. H. A. Clark attended the Ma
sonic anniversaries in Portland last week.
"A b rass band of fifteen or more members
has been organized in this village. Nr.
Ware of Wbitefeld leader.-Mr. Allen
Croker lost his horse last week.
L,tchfeid Plains.
The Plains Sunday school was organized
May II, under favorable circumstances,
with G. Roberts, Jr., for superintendent.
ard r v. E. Manson. Rev B. s. Rollins,
Mrs Jennie X. Smith, Mrs. Ellie Small
and Mss Bertha Norcross as tie ichers.
Vest Gardner.
Miss Nellie Jackeon arrived home from
Boston last week Mr.. and Mrs. T. F.
Curtis of South Gardiner visited rela'ives
here Mondsy.-The annual cit elton Of
officers Of Union Sabbath school was held
| SUNDAY with the following result: Super
intendent, c, Higgins; Assistant Super
intendent. Miss Maria Pimpton; Treasurer,
Mrs. J. H. Buck.-Alhion Small is at
| home from Boston. -IIerbert Small left on
tn. boat. last week for jamaica Plains,
Mass, where he has obtained situation.
| PESoBscor.
Comma.
| Stock for cans came Nav 9th for Baxter
Bros. The contract for making CT n, has
been let to parties from West Scarborough
Quite an amount of bsv is being shipped
from this stator.-H, rbeTt Fisher, station
agent, will make Bar Hstbor his headquar-
tiers after June LIST Jane Fernald of Exeter
will teach the gramme- term IF school
Rev. Mr. Hancock, late of Saco. com
menced his lanors for Christian Church
Nav IL. A large congregation greeted
him and the services we've impressive
Grass is looking finely Many farmers
Rave planted potatoes.-The amount Of
freight on this road since the extension tn
Foxcroft must be gratifying the stock
holders. Two full cars of pass ngf p are
frequent on the trains The bottom of
potato market has PROBABLY been reached
They are now selling at go cents per
busbel.
SAeADAHoc.
Wooiwieh
The people generally, as well as those
of the Methodist society, in this to Fn, ex-
press much pleasure in the return of the
pastor for a third year.-Mr. VIM
Leonard. residing at Days Ferry" was
stricken with paralysis Monday noon. 2sth
ulr and died Thursday evening the Isl
inst. Funeral services were conducted al
his late residence on the 5th inst, by the
Rev. J. S. Thompson. His only son,
Capt. Leonard. is awav at sea, but his
three daughters were present Mr. Leon
ard va. one of our pest known and most re
spected citizens Mr. James Prehle 10 con.
vaIescing, and il expect to return hom in
two or three weeks Miss Nellie Bisgdsn
of Wiscasset is teaching in district No /
Miss Grace Prebie of Arrowsic in No s:
Miss Annie z Gordon Of New Portland at
Neguasset, and Miss Annie Reed of gu,
own to En, at Days Ferry. The abundaut
rain is starting vegetation and the farmers
are begining to plant Mr.. ID S. Carter
within q few days has lost two valuable
cows The Morse Company are rapidly
shipping ice bought of Jordan & Carleton
carrying it by cars to Ssysdshoc Ferry
where it is loaded upon vessels.
SOMERSET
Pttsfeld.
Considerable many changes in real estate
are taking place in this entity this spring,
but on account of the scarcity of lumber the
usual amount Of building is not berg done
although the sswmll is in full operation and
4 large smouat Of lumber is being sawed -
The schools in town are row nearly all in
session, quite a number of schools having
commenced last Monday II Cornforth,
Pit. fields enterprising elothier has lust re-
turned from a business tip TO Boston
HALLS B. Herald has sold a valuable piece
of real estate in the village t, Charles A
Libby.-Benj Thompson has pu chased the
"Cot" Harding house on Main street. sui
has sold his residence TO f. A. Nash DIR
E. c. Bry ant and Gordon Dobson have each
a safety bicycle Quite a number from the
Phlentoma Lodge I. y. O. F will 20 {,
Dexter Monday evening. May IL. About
40 a. estim ,ted-J. n. Martin is beginning
the erection of large block on Park street
to be occupied for furniture store.
Harmony
While Ora Juikins was leading q horse
from ater the horse turned and kicked
him in the face cutting hole through his
cheek, taking snt two teeth and breaking
of ,rtion of his upper js~. He Vas
rendered senseless, but Is now out of
danger.-Nearly all the district. in town
are having their schools in session The
past week has been raiuy and cold, so that
farmers have done but little toward their
springs work.
| St. Adams.
| The scholars and parents in District No
ami others observed Arbor Day by setting
out trees around the sehoolhou.e inter
spersed with singing, raising q fisg, recua-
tio1s aud picuic supper, etc. IL the after
noon Rev. Z A. Southland gave historical
address Of the formation of the school dis
| trict. il being the school where he first
attended and learned his Ca O.harz