Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-05


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msksss. work Of the Starch rAc-
,oriss About our Nsishbors.
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MONTICELLO.
There vas q slight fall of snow Sunday
morning Nov. 2, bat il all disappeared
before nigaf.-Osr village schools closed
Friday Oct 81, after term of nine weeks.
Our Grammar school laugh: by Miss
Della prescott az Foxcrof: reports nunbsr
Of pupils ia Attendance twenty Eve; aver
age number nin=tesE. nsnses Of those no:
| absent during the term, Nellie Faulkner.
Enard Faulkner. Hstie Howe, James o.
sranisy those absent cse day, Annie Cow
pershvaise, Ethel Sharp, Avis stanley.
Lena Morrill,. Rosa Tovie. Kenneth Arehi
bald, John Potter Primary school
taught by Lillian Potter Of Monticello
reports number Of pups thirty
-ix; average attendance, twerty-nise;
names Of these not absent during the term,
Guy Boone. Arrct Archibald. Clarence
Buzzeli, Harlow Stanley. Abner Cosperth-
ate. Guy Hare. John Hogan, Citation
Mcleod, Nina Hare. Sadie Landon and
Ger,ie Garrison. This has been one Of the
uost successful terms ever taught here.
BLAINE.
NJ. EGoch Noble recently los. eighteen
fine sheep killed by dogs or some Wild ami
mal-One of the pleasant events of the
| season was the donstion given to Mr.. and
Mrs. J p Hsuowsi by their friends lass
| Tuesday evening. Goods and money to the
amount of SIS 20 were presented after which
hymns were sung and sppre PIRATE
speeches were msde by j. r. Ridsoui, j
p. Halo sell and others Reci,stioas were
given by Mrs w. +. Robinson and Miss
Emma Doh srty, A good time Was enjoyed
ov all ard he aged couple were profuse in
ihank. to their many friends and
Mrs Frank Robinson left here Saturday
morning for Calais. where Mr.. Robinson
has scured q position as clerk With Gsnorg
Bros. Of that place .--Rotinson's starch
factory closed here last Saturday; about
AZ 600 bushels of potatoes have been
ground and nearly two hundred
tors Of starch hiss been made
Ore Of the substantial industries of the
to IN is the cheese factory owned and oper
.,.d by 5 H. Husssy Fifteen tons Of
lft On use Dave Dftn hidac thif sSheOH."
Mr. ard Mrs Hardin Noble Of Woodstock.
N B., are visiting relatives bere.-Mr.
William sher left here last MONDAY for
Heller a, Montana. H. intends stopping 4
fes DAYS at his old bone in Dexter before
procesdig on his way.
SHERMAN MILLS
A white robe on the ground reminds u.
Of approaching wiater and holidays, turkeys,
presents ard good cheer, aud 10 fac ~e
are in the uiist If them now.-rhe ladies'
sewing circle gave two evenings entertaio-
ment last week with drama, tableaux, games
and promenad.s with good music Prof.
|. T. Msddocks. bsnl leader, is spending n
few DAYS with his family hire after teach
ing in Kngman ard Springfield for over
wear -Mouneus Lodge, y. A. NJ, installed
officers Oct 3lst, And the wives of the
members were present and made the
occasion very enjoyable. Cake and coffee
we're served George NJ. Frye and James
NJ Emery as mechanics have gone to
Dakota to arrange for the building of 3
starch factory. The farmers have already
subscribed Ave hundred acres of potatoes
at sixteen cents per bushel We hear that
crew Of joiners and mf chsnics will begin
to repair the bark extract works at this
place which will be a good thing for this
and neighboring towns.
CARIBOU.
A young man named William Morrow, at
work in the yard at Aliens mill, met with
an accident on Thursday last by which he
injured his left hand so badly on an edeing
saw, that it was necessary to have 1t ampu-
tated. The operation was performed by
Drs. Thomas aud Sawyer of this place, and
the young man is doing as well SIS can be
expected Sunday gave us snow storm,
but the snow melted about as fast as it
came Potatoes in this section are rotiiug
some in the cellars compelling some of the
farmers to remove them. Thursday pOta-
toes sold for from s. 80 to $500 per Dbl
at the station.
MAPL ETos.
Everett Carter has moved with his fam
ily to Pressure Isle. We are sorry to lose
any Of our good oitizens.-H. 7. Libby who
has been at Woodstock, n. B., for several
months, acting as engineer in mill, has
returned home The school committee are
putting between three and four hundred dol
lars worth of new books into our schools,
under the free book law Our tax collector
L A. Smith is doing good work in his line
of business. He is the right man in the
right plsce.-Wm Marden has a yoke of
oxen that are good walkers. A few days
ago in going to Pressure Isle, they over
took horse team. passed it, and
arrived in town some distance ahead.
The starch factory has closed operations,
having used between fifty and KY thousand
bushels of pota,oes.-The farmers were
selling their potatoes at Pressure Isle last
Friday for two dollars a barrel.-Plowing
is the order of the day now preparing for
another crop of potatoes and other crops -
| :. II Waldron broke up an acre of land
| in bis moving field last spring and planted
it TO potatoes. ard without dressing of any
kind, raised 500 bushels on it.-Stewart &
Morton have cl aned up sll the rift in thei'
mill pond and yard, AID th,ir shir gle
machines aill be die till New Years aud
perhaps until spring.
MAsARDis
| A very it lie snow f II Tuesday night but
soon di-appesred Wednesday morning -
Gorge Greeolsw has his crew in on the
Aroosto0k. Mr. H ,lt from b aston visited
the Masardis Mill Co. last week to sec
alb Ut the boilsr aud engine bought some
two years ago Mr.. Besavsrd is now run
ming the mill ard settled the Business sat
i.aactorily -Ama'a Go ling dug six hills Of
70 stot 5 hich ueis he si1ty-aine pounds
l.. God NJ had one p tito which weighe
three pounds aud two ounces.-Masardi'
hiss few good potatoes besides those
| reported.
Hancock.
DEER Isle,