Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
STATE NEWS.


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Friday snd Saturday, Jan l0-lI. the
Thermometers RAGGED from IS to bsfseins.
il being the coolest weather known here for
years The Masonic instailstion last week
xas very pleasant affair. The hall vss
SLED With the families and invited guests
Of the Masons- The picnic supper served
on tin plates and d e coffee (which vas ex-
eellenft served Ia tin dippeFs Vas novel and
greatly enjoyed by all B. X. Blackstone,
Lodge orgznist, assisted by Mrs. p. J. Con-
roy. furnished excellent music--Ciosely
following the Msson's vas the Odd Fellows
Installation, which uaa said 70 have been
equally a. enjsyable-C. 8. Mcclure 10
doing ar excellent business In the voods
and 10 10 hopes To have his contract dlled
in month.--Rev. K. A. Paiten visited
AcGaire's camp last week, and Sunday
proposed having sermon which vas heart
ny seconded by the crew. After be vas
done talking, one Of the crew passed the
bat around and in very few minutes he
had s22 80. A. . pieasant reminder Of his
True sriends in that camp
Brtagsnasey Centre.
The cold wave reached hese Thursday
AMI with . genuine northvestef. The
thermometer registered Saturday morning
Jan IL. "a degrees below zero which 10 the
coolest Weather Of the season to date -
Lambermen are leaving the woods With
their teams and report slow progress in
operations osiag TO the soft condition Of the
sesmes. Bark hauling and cedar lumber
nag is also deturred for the same cause.
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M Vernon.
Many are sick With colds and La Grippe.
The teacher of the village school and
faany of the scholars are down and the
school has taken = vacation. Mrs.
| IL. II. Williams has been very sick with
pls rsy fever the past two weeks, but 10
improving now.-MIss Evlyn Robinson
aas gone to MassaChusetts to spenI the
s.nIer with her sister.--Geo. II. Poole
and J. Allen cut their ice Monday. II was
clear as a crystal and ID inches thick.
kent's HtA.
The famous priest Of Ne~ York city.
DR.. Ed~ard McGiynn, gave his lecture
here on Friday evening, entitled Our
Common Schools and Their Enemies.
Although the thermometer was below zero.
get good audience greeted him. His
eorbs respecting education and the
necessity Of educating the masses
in a republic like ours were stroag
aud convincing. All might not agree
| with him in excluding the Bible from the
common schools. But his asraignmsnt Of
the roman Catholic church for her hOstil
iiy to the common schools Was very forci-
oily presented. DIR. McGlynn has = hne
nd as a.. Epnitsh iap and ia
an interesting speaker.-The snow that
fell on Saturday has brought out the
sleighs once m0re.-During the past week
half hour prayer meetings have been held
at the Seminary every evening. which have
been well attended. Prof. Fremont l..
Russell of the Experiment Station At Orono
has been visiting at the Hill the past week
West Gardner,
Mrs. W. Hopkins is i'll with La Grippe
The Union Sabbath school will have
another entertainment soon, for the pur-
pose or raising more money for the pur-
chase of iibrary.-The school at Spear
| Corner, which has been under the instruc-
ton of Mr.. Miles Dustin of Oak Hill,
closed Friday.
| South Gardner.
| Schools commenced Tuesday, Jan. H.
! Mr.. Charles Lawrence and daughter ar
rived home from New York Wednesday
/ night Mr.. Wyman and bride left on \
short wedding tour Tuesday.-The last
boiler was placed in the engine room Of the
new pulp mill Thursday, the total number
being five Mr.. Harry Lawrence arrived
home from the woods Tuesday The horses
are being shipped to the different ice com
panies in this locality to work on the ice -
Last Monday frankie johnson, son of Mr..
Joseph johnson. fell and broke his right
arm below the elbow week Of prayer
was observed at the church last week
/ Lawrence Bros. will start up their mill in
about two weeks There will be preaching
at the Grammar school house Sunday after
noon, Jan 10, al two o'clock. All are in
vited i The ice men are well pleased with
this cold snap. They have large gangs of
men aud horses scraping. The ice on the
east side of the river is about eight inches
thick and SIX on the west side. The chan
mel kept open two days on the west side
after it froxe over on the east side.
Worth Wayne.
The funeral services Of Mr.. Nathan
| Davis who died Sunday Jan. 8. were con-
Quoted by the G.. A. X. Post of Winthrop
of which he was a mem ,er.-George Lewis
and Lon Maxim caught ID pounds of pick
erei one day last week.-John Worthy shot
a very large grey owl which is being mount
/ ed by Ed Nelson of Readtied.
LINCOLN