Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-05
THE STATE.
ArOOstOOk.

WAsHBURN.
Farmers are showing their appreciation
of the fine weather by getting in lots of hay
which is of fine quality this season.
Charles A anderson net with q cad accident
a few DAYS since. While in single mill
he accidentally placed his hands on the
eIgsr and had both hands cut. enc quite
severely, "a hgger cut open and
flesh wound) the other but slightly
Grain will be very light crop in this sec
ton as well as in others. The prospecs -
that there will not be more than one-half
the usual quantity james NJ. Story has
very fine field of Red Rock potatoes in his
clay bank" feld.-If a stranger wants to
know how Aroostook potatoes look 1t would
pay him to look at this piece. ;
Lincoln.
EDGEcoMB.
Mrs. Levi. Merry and daughter SADIE
have arrived from Someryille and are at
their summer cottage.-Miss NJ ittie Dem
ming Of Boston is visiting her aunt Mrs. j.
T. Broxn.-Capt. George Carlisle of Ever
EFT, VI isa., was III town last week visiting
the place of his boyhood aztec an absence
of thirty years Miss EVE Dodge and sis
ter are visiting their summer home. Mrs.
Garland and daughter are visiting at Capt
Wm. s-The Wiscasset Cornet
Band gave an excursion to Pemaqud Point
Tuesday. The excursion was well patron
ICED by the people of this place.
NoHLLBoRo.
Elaborate plans are being made for the
18th Annual Mass Meeting of the Knox
and Lincoln Sunday School School Asso-
citation at Nobieboro. Aug. ID. Hon. john
Wanamaker. OF Philadel phis. is expected
to be present. Rev. c. Parkhurst, ID. ID
Of Boston, will deliver an address. Rev.
+. C. Whutamore, of Damariscotta. Rev. 4.
F. Hatch Of Rockland, Rev. Mr. Oven. of
Boothbay. aud other prominent clergymen
a.e expected to address the meeting.
Penobscot.
NEWPORT
The past week has been very busy one
for the farmersin this vicinity. The weather
has been all that could be desired, aud
every one who Ia hay to cut has improved
the opportunity Crops Of all kinds are
looking we'll although grain is rustlng quite
badly in many places the absence
of G.. II. Merrill, who is in NJ ontsnna looking
after hi. sheep ranch, Mr.. +. L Ljbbey of
Burnham is buying and shipping quite q
number Of cattle every week from this
station.
COMMA.
Republicans met in caucus on Thursday
evening, July 3lst, made choice Of j. c.
Pease, Chairman; Rev. J 2. Nelson, Fec
Rotary, and elected by ballot the following
~ delegates 10 Couaty Convention hol len
=. Bangor, Aug. 7th: J. C. Pease, J. P.
Curtis, Aason fisher, Jas. Dearborn, W.
I. Burrili and Wesley Burrill.-Chatles
Greenwood's woolen mill caught FIRE on
the roof Saturday, but by the e1ertion Of
mill hands and citizens was soon under con-
troll and the damage by water was
greater than by fire. - DR.. Merritt
Southland of Nevada, is making his mother
a visit st this place, after an absence of
some eigh, year,.-Miss Maria Moore of
Boston, teacher 10 the Everett Grammar
school. is visiting relatives in this village
with her aunt. Mrs. J. c. Pease.-Wood-
b;ae Lodge l. .. G. r.. elected Rev. o. J.
Hancock, C. T.. Mrs. r, NJ. Pease. V. T.,
p. l.. Pease, =, Mrs. DE-. Merrill. S.,
r.. VIVA Burrill oihe. officers, NJ. f. Gray.
G G. Page and Jennie Carrier
UPPER STILLwArER.
The election Of the officers Of Revival
Ledge No 2s5, Good Templars, occurred
saturday evening". The officers elected for
the ensuing term were G. Z. Gould. c. T..
Mrs q. A. Lewis. V. T.. c. A. Pooler,
Sec'y, Nellie W. Reed, F. Sec L1ttie
DAVIS, : OF. !. r., and Josie T.. Byther,
rreas.--Tne Misses Gertrude and label
Mclaughlin and File Davis are spending =
week at their cottage at Pushaw lake.--F.
= Go lid and family are occupying their
cottage AZ Temple Heights. increas-
lag demand for the Rigby Potato Digger
manufactured by Messrs Rigby & Burielah
will necessitste the building of larger shops
to afford proper facilities for manufactur-
ing. We hope that soan theirs may be one
of the foremost industries of the village
The death Of Mr. Fletcher Z. Coombs,
aged q years aud 5 months, occurred Sat-
uldsy Aug. 2, and the sod tidings we're re-
ceived by large circle Of zorro ring friends
The deceased ~as q youns man of sterling
! character and vas endowed with those fac
uities for sc!f-scqgirement and education
whiea are 50 rarely found.
s.s.a.hsc.
WooLwIcH
Another of our aged citix ans has gone to
the ''silen, land" Mr.. WinsAip r. LILLY
passed away on the e6,h ul,, and on the 2sth,
his remains were laid away in the family
burial lot beside those of his parents. Mr.
Lilly was much esteemed for his good
Judgment and st-ic: integrity BY bic business
associates He bad acquired . baadsoms
property Mrs. Clara Hathosn, an aged
iscy in rather feeble health, fell the other
day. and if was At frat feared she bad
broken her hip. Strained muscles and .
I Sol 49,
her injury, but sufficient to occasion
much suffering, especially during
such extremely warm ~eafher.
The sane e-elirg fMoniiay, 2sth) Mis-