Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-10

The past week has been a week of uu
usually cold weather. The month came in
with snoxstorm and the mercury dropped
down to 70 degrees below ,ro. on Tues
day and has continued very cold ever .ince.
On Saturday morning it registered % de-
grees below. There 10 about eight inches of
.nos on the level and the ,oads are ex
csllent. The farmers are tsking advaos-
age of the good rosds, - we'll ss the price.
to get their potatoes to market. Price
paid from q to s2.l0.-Those engaged in
the manufacture of lumber by water pow
er, say that the streams and ponds are very
low. Saved lumber 10 high and prices are.
high.
MONTICELLO.
The weather the past weeA has been very
eold with two very stormy days Mr.. d.
Grass and Z. Williams, have been in the
woods hunting and returned with q fne
caribou each The series of meetings held
by Rev. +. W. Towle and Rev. Mr.. Patten.
have not been % largely attended As could
be wished. although good interest has been
manifested and the ordinance OF baptism
vas administered to five persons on Sunday
last by Rev. y. W. Towle and eight taken
into the church - Misses Lottie Bell, Fay
Stanley, Nal Hogan. Annie Sharp, and
James Patfen all Of whom have been At
home on two weeks vacation have returned
to Houlton today, to attend school at the
Institute.
SrRAGus's Mills.
Abou. liz inches of snow fell
Ia. week, covering mp the lev road and
making excellent ,lsighing c. Smith
of Presque Isle was in town Sunday to see
hi brother Calvin who is quite ill.-Thsre
will be Christmas tree in the Methodist
| church. All are invited to help Santa
decorate the tree.-The union Thank Civ
ing service in the Free Baptist church was
we'll ate ndej.-Next Sabbath Rev C. w.
Foster will occupy Rev. L.. b. Wither's
| pulpis.-The schools in town are all in sss-
sion with the folio wing teachers: Sprasue'-
Mill, school, Mr.. Owen, a graduate of
| Gorham Normal School; Centre school.
Mise Laura Burrs; GetcSeH school, Miss
Kezish Burns; Ladner school, Miss Alfuda
McPheIs on McMannus school. Miss Annie
Gallagher; Huson school. Miss Carrie
Weymouth; Fuller school, Mr.. Oriiu Rand.
OxBow.
The sportsmen are having good luck in
this vicinity; one man passed through here
| yesterday with two caribou captured near
the lake in No. 8, Range Z W. Z, l.. 1.-The
weather has been warm and cloudy the past
week but today at noon the thermometer
stood five degrees below zero.
SHERMAN.
| Lat Mona.v evening our little VILLAGE
80. ,I.rmod Nv tho cyv Of fre and imme.
a;s,aIy . lively hucket sorce va. On hand
al I'M. honse ~ Jobn CosneI While nm the
wav VIC no,icea smoke coming from the
,nnf of he MOTT bop.a accounted NV William
R,hon. W., hurried over thar with nail,
and bucket. and everything available IN
carry wat.r and after climbing On The roof
ya :uccoeded in rs,cb;no tho A,e and mt
fms II ont We ,hsn yetnrne1 10 John Cos .
nei,. bonse and crt;ngu;.bed the dame.
wh;c, wsre com ,ed N : ANAL n,r, of Nh,
second .torv Roth Of these bon,es we've in
tho ,b;cLe.t .ett,ed mar, ~ our village and
had xc not succeeded in conousr,oy the
dame. mnch DAMAGE vonld have been 1ona
MI Henry C.Iawoll i. waiting .mong his
f,ierd, in hi. native nl.ce Ue T. a, nre.en,
om,Iovod a, J.ck.an,,ll. FIor;d. .nd
aI,bonob ,pffs,ing from tho effects ~ a
fr.e,ura of tho loo bo uoaertooL IN. Iong
;onrnev home to fnltn an imnort,nt
ana.oomort in hi. njscs Ni.s PEAL
CsiJSell ha, returned from Ro.ton
Hancock
DEDHAM.
Mrs. Elzsda .Johnron a former resident
of this town, died of heart disease at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Sarah Vain.
ing of Bangor. Dec, 81 at the advanced
age of .eyentytwo wears. The funeral
va, held here Saturday, Dec. 9Th. The
Rev. Mr.. Bradford officiating Mrs. Mary
Turner is visiting her daughter. Mrs. A. /.
Smith of Bucksport.-Mr. Luther True
~or'hy xss 10 Town re" uays ia.eiy anu
mas ie.urheu 10 HIS "olk III per
IN fahs' ~, H. accompanied ny
Ms o,o'her, My.oh rue or'hv.,Mauu
nufih nas re'utneo !" PocxspoI'
20 20 s'.enu 'ne ~lnt G 'eInh A. .ne r. IN.
seminary m WI A.. , ~ ' Ca' anu w.,e
NJ. go 4, .owr c.,,rd.r 10 .,,onj n, a
funeral of their mother.-Ladies of the
Circle and Relief Corps met at Mr.. Samue !
Peakes last Saturday and tied two COM
forters for him. Ladies' aud gentlemen
came in the ever ing makinza company of
about forty A houniiful supper was
served and the evening spent in social con-
verse and singing-The ladies' circle will
have a supper at Il. A. II. Hall Christmas,
Miss Alice Lufkin of Orriugton was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred White over the
ospsa'H DuIinR TIE sociaoie AZ D. T..
enne' o"'u'u"y e''u'"s 4"'ae az eA.i"
out srouna one of The cbmnevs II was
Quickly e,tinuni.bed v;,hnnt scr;ou. dam.
ape w. X Burrill i, at home nm a vaca.
t,on Crescent Lodge 7 a. q r. ia
Increasing in in,eycs,. there have bcen
,syep INITIATED dur;nu The nyc.en, o,.,,e,
nt' hi'''
Kew. a: Donneii has accepted call to
the FIRST Parish in Blue Eill and Will begin
his laoors on the IA ult.-Ihere IS very
little sickness in town at the present time.
blue Hill, Dec AN, at the residence of
Mrs. Hatch, Mr.. William Hatch to Miss
Mary Darby.
MARIAyILLi.
The roads in tb;. yicin,,v arc in eYcellc,
condition for sleiybing Mr.. Alexander
Morrison returned from T.mo;ne Er;d,v
where she has been visiting friend. and rel.
.tives-Mr. A s. Penney has besn
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