Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-15
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the residence Of Rev. Z. S. Small and
family to celebrate the the l2;h anniversary
Of their marriage. Mu,ic was furnished
An elegant will1s chair was presented bs
Geo. Chasdl.Y, in behalf of the people
present The occasion vas . most er yable
one F s. Richmond's birch sa~s have
started up, and several hundred cords OF
white birch sill be cut into sqlsres.-Nrs.
Abby NJ. Sewall. who passed away on FRI
day last. vas IS years Of age, ard was
born ~ Liich6sld. Me, in 1902. la le23
she married. Mr.. O;is C. Sewali. whose
father removed from Bah to Ches,erville
more than . century ago A crew Of IF
teen men lief, here Monday for Swift RIVER.
where they are to etsrt and drive spruce 10
this point on the Androscoggin. for Rec
ofds' pulp mills.
Hoxiton.
L. T.. Carter. agent Of he Bible Society
II Maine. has lust completed q relig gu,
census OF this io~n. His work shows 1856
families, divided az regards religious pref
erences ~ follows BApiists, l52; Roman
Catholics. l20; Free Baptisrs. los; Meth
odists. l02; Congregat onsl, IS: Unitarian.
episcopal ~. ohA
vation Army, Is; UniverssIist. 6 /; Advents,
s; Spiritualit, 4; Hebrew, 2; Holiness,
2; Chr ,tiau, l; no choice. IL. Nearly
One-haIf Of the school children are not at
tending any Sundsy-schooi, and one-haf
Of the families 10 not attend any church
Eighty nine copies Of the Scripture were
sold and several copies given among the
poor and needy.
Wash5urn.
Miss Viola Riley is visiting at her sisters,
Mrs. Manning s. Gib.oas. Her many
friends are p'essed TO see her again in town.
Mrs. Allen Churchell died Of pneumonia
April 81. She leaves an infant and sew
eral other children. Deepest sympathy 10
expressed for her husband and the little
ones DEEMS NJ Potter and Ms. Nsrcisss
NJ Kimbali were married April 18th AT the
home of Mr. Potter. by Rev. r. A. Pat,en.
FRANKLIN.
Wilton.
The Easter concert given by the CoDgre-
gational Sabbaih school at the Corgrega-
tional church last Sabbath evening filed
the house 10 Overlooking. The house .as
profusely decora ed with flowers and the
exercises were very int resting The third
lecture in the course will be given pe1t
Wednesday evening, subject, Words. p"
The Two prior lectures given by Rev. A. S.
Lsdd and Prof Woods have been well at
tended ard have been very entertaining and
instructive.-Geo. Bean, dealer in dry and
fancy goods, has sold his stock, and, e
understand. contempates gong West.-It
is reported that NJ. C. Alien has sold his
stock Of j-welry, etc, to Mr.. Baon Of
Dixfeld. Several teams from the lumber
woods passed through thi, lace last Satur-
day homeward bound.
KENNEpEc.
Readfeid.
AT the annual school meeting in District
No s. Rea. field. Z. O. Bean. Esq was
elected agen, aud NJ. W, M,nter clark for
the year Miss Annie Deay is spending n
few weeks with her uncle John FERN ia
Augusta Walter Williams returned TO his
work in Boston on Saturday last Mrs J.
Bowen of Reai6eih Depot died of catarrhal
pneumonia on Saturday, April l2. She
was sick but short time. There are many
cases of this diease here MIR. d Clark at
kents Hill has the frame of his new store
up and his crew Of men are driving the
work along fast.-Farmers are at work
hauling dressing on their farms, thus has
tening the spring work.
Vienna
Lester, the two-year Old son of Benj l.
min Ksmpton. fell last Tuesday from a
chair, striking on his head and fracturing
the skull. from the effects he died Thurs
day evening April 10Th.
So. China
Mr.. Ira Haskell and wife have gone to
Middletown. Conn to work in a hospital -
Miss Eta Brooks Of Boston. has been here
few days Wishing her sister, Mrs Oscar
Crsne.-A large otter made its appearance
one morning last week in Mr. Will Far
ringtoa's door yard. Mr.. FarrinRton's dog
pitched battle but was getting decidedly the
worst of it when Mr.. F. went 20 his assis'- :
arcs. The pelt measured five and one
half feet.-Mr. Oscar Crane has contracted
to raise five rons of squash for parties in
Vssssl borJ.-Our school will commence
the first Monday in May
Branch Mills.
The religious interest in this place still!
continues unxbated. Services have been
held every evening for the two past weeks,
anil are appointed for the present week.
Some twenty Ave persons have been con.
verified or reclaimed.
Chiaa.
Mrs. Trustram FALL aged 81, passed
away on Sunday. 18th. She was the Oldest
person in this vicinity, and a lady much ra-
.pected persons were baptized at
the NJ. E. Church. April 6. by the pastor,
Rev. Z. E Glidden.-School closes in two
weeks. After the close temperance dra
ma, Past Redemption, will be played by
the pupils -Four or FIVE of cur citizens
will visit Cardiff. Tenn, next week-The
N. W. C. T. U. will hold the county con
vention at China Village sometime in May,
Date not yet given.
Rttsfo~.
The Knickerbocker, Great Falls, hide
pendent ard Consumers Ice Co. are ship
ping their ice; Clark and Chaplin have
got vessel and will begin shipping some
time this week.-The estate of the late
George W Nickels will be sold at auction
on Wednesday. April l6.n.-The travel
ling upon the roads il very bad just at the
present time. but will be all rich, in few
days Miss Edna Watt Of Wa'erville is
visiting At Mr.. Fed He-kell'- Hon
Jsmes N Carpenter, one of the County
Commissioner, 10 very sick.
North Piffsfon
The travelling at present is very bad
There s. ems to have been change in the
weather for the better for the rast two
days There 10 good deal of 'ire wood TO
be Manufactured yet Mrs Thos- NJ.
Crazy, nse Andrews. a very estms-
bic lady died April sth, sged 81 years -
After a,te nding the funeral of Mrs Graey,
Mrs Henry Clark, lady of some 10 years
of sge while getting out OF the wagon
caught her thumb under the iron guard on
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