Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-09

ence Of Boston whiskey peddlefs.
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| RocKLAsp.
The Oak Hill Gun Club held i,s second
prize shoe, At its grounds July 4,h. Fog
and darkness interfered with successful
shooting. Secretary w. J. Perry won for
second time. Following is the score
W. j. Perry. 23; J. p. Ingrsham. 81;
Parks Buksr. Is; H. Xix. Is; E. b. Ingra-
ham. Il z. s. Hastings, IA A. Med ouald.
"a; j. NJ. Biackington, IL; P. A, Tower,
IL. M u s
EpGEcoMB.
Capt. Charles Cate has been appointed
deputy by the Wiseasset Custom House aud
will begin bis duties about the middle of
JuIy.-Miss Mabel Hagget has returned
home from San Diego. Cal, much improved
in health Miss May Clifford 10 home from
Kansas on her vacation.-Mrs. Wilson Of
Brocktop, Mass, 10 visiting her sister, Mfs.
Dexter Clifford Mrs. Nancy Baker has
returned TO her old home.-Mrs. Baxtera and
children of Patterson, New Jersey are at
Mrs. Albert Baker's.-Capt. +. Chase and
family are at their summer residence
Miss Emma Moore and her sister Helen are
home from Waltham, Mass, on short va
eaton.-Bosrders and summer visitors are
arriving daily.
NORTH BoorHBAY.
The youngest daughter of Capt. John
Welsh was lately thrown from the wagon
and sustained a fracture of the arm.-The
young people organized a society of Christ
ian Endesvor Thursday evening at the F.
W. Baptist Church.-Grass is thin, and the
prospective crop of hay this summer is
about SO per cent. of that of last year
The increasing number of summer visitors
makes business lively and fills our streets
with new faces.
PenObse0t.
CoRISNA.
July 3rd and 4th were very rainy days,
and many were disappointed who had made
arrangements to celebrate the 4th at Port
land and De1ter.--Ned Holt and his chum
Waterman from Boston, with their
ladies'. came to this village July
9Th and will make Lake Sebasticook
their rendezvous for the next two weeks
The farmers are getting their tools ready
for having. Some will commence Monday
the 9TH There is promising hay crop in
this locality .-Parks Bros. & Gould are
~" cuipHiEk tilc DhihutC VI iusl year
which they pressed in large quantities =
Political atmosphere is warming We have
candidates for County Commissioner for
State Senator, also three aspirants for legis-
lative honors. So far as the respectable
Democrats are concerned they are mad clear
through at the liquor dealer, gag and won't
stand it.-Landlord Arant supplies Togus
with potatoes for the ensuing potato year
nit b,.,
pairing their buildings this sson.-Schools
closed July 81 in peace and harmony.
Somerset.
ST ALBASs
Mr.. Alfred Parker while peeling bark
for ". G. Philbrick, Gu, his foot badly
Dr.. Moulton was sent for and succeeded in
stopping the bleeding and sewed up the
wound. 1t was an unfortunate accident,
and will lay Mr., Parker up for some time
The Fourth passed eft quietly here, the
rain interfering with Young America
making heir usual patriotic noise You
ought 10 hear the howls of dissati sfaction
from the Democrats. They are as ansry
as March hsres over the license con.
venti N, after the 'free rum" plank which
had once been rejected by the party
Mrs. Dr. Hunt and family of Bangor are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Merrill and sister Mr.. aud Mrs j. W
Chandler. Mr.. Merrill vas born in 1900
and is the oldest person in town being nearly
ninety years old. He is still hale and hearty
and is seen on the streets nearly every dav
in pleasant weather. He has lived in town
seventy years having moved here when
twenty years OLD, when there were but few
settlers here and the country was mostly
wilderness Supreme Deputy. ID. l. Frost
Esq of Lewiston of the Royal Conclave of
Knights and Ladies is in town for few days
He reports the Order as steadily growing
ard has organized a large council in Water
vile recently.
PALMYRA.
Our town contains population of l 900
according to the enumeration Just made
A decrease OF about 800 in the last decade.
"A Young Peoples Society of Christian
EEdeavor was organized in this -village last
Sunday MIR. Asher A. McLuer Of Boston,
will spend the summer with Mr.. George
/ BacheIder. Mr.. McLuer was PALMYRA
boy and is now 10 good situation in
leather store a. the Hub.-The relatives OF
Mrs Russell Bennett received the sad
news of her death at her home in Danforth,
Me, last Sunday. The remains were
/ brought TO Pit,sfield las. Monday Z. NJ.
for burial You never saw such kicking
As is being done by good temperance Dem
ocra,s in this section. at the action of the
sscocd Convention in declaring for rum
/ license. There will be more of it in Sep
/ TENDER MIR. VIM. Philbiick was home
from Boston this week -Hsying will COM
mence nearly two weeks later than usual IN
this section, but good crop is expe ctsl ,
Mr.. Lesley Johonnett has been doing
rushing business buy ing wool this season
/ NoRRIDGEwocK.
( The rain prssiou, TO and during the fore
noon of July 4. rendered the track u1tit to
use and the rsces advertised for that dsy
were postponed. They will occur the frat
/ of August provided matters are favorable
I Bert Dsgget WAS given thirty days in Jail
1 for drunkenness.-Oa Saturday evening
I the basd furnished music and the fireworks
/ which were 70 have been sent off July
were sent off to the delight of everybody.
( For warmed over" celebration it was &
( good one.--The dissatisfaction Of demo-
( Gratis in this town with the license plank in
/ the platform adopted by the convention
grows in intensity every day. How the
/ party can so before the people of Maine on
such declaration of principles is a puzzle
( to every ,dy.
/ CENTRE MoSrvuIg.
TIE sun showed its bright face on Sat.
u-dsy last At | A. NJ. and was eoriially
Eeieomed rs genial old acquaintance,
/ long sesent but not sorgotten.--A few be-
gan haying last week, more begin this
week, Ia; many have hoeing that must be
attended 10 as the continued we, weather
I has caused an unusual growth of weeds
/ A. &. Morse has sold his farm to Henry
/ wyman. Mr.. W. does not take possession
until fall.-sound old Democrats here are
! disguised with their party platform; they
I don't fancy being ruled by Massachusetts
wholesale liquor deslers.-Phiueas French
has purchased NJ. C. Goydou's family horse
~Rasulus." Bean has zone to
Bar Harbsf with psir of horses where he
sfads employment driving out excursion
/ pirfies---Mr AMI Mrs. Charlie French, of
/ Belfast, were calling or. friends here last
/ Sunday Frank Tooey aud wife made
! brief calls smong some of the friends of
MI. Tobey's boy hood this week. He has
been absent ten years in Wisconsin and
Dakota and sooa returns to the latter
/ STATE TO bis employ znsa-, tia. of teaching
Z the Indians
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