Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-16
STATE NEWS.
kennebec.

REApFIELD.
J. NJ. Williams and family returned from
Boston on Friday last where they bad been
on business for the last ten weeks or more
While absent their son Walter took 10 him
self wife no are also here with their
parents DIR. C. f. Allen preached to his
church here last Sabbath, the first time for
many weeks. He seems nearly as well as
before his slckness.-At the annual meeting
of the NJ. E. circle on Wednesday of this
week the following named officers were
unanimously elected. pres. Mrs. A. II
Wilson; vice pres, Mrs. M. G. Wright
secretary, Mrs J. B Low; treasurer, Mrs
NJ. A. Russell. The society Is in good
working order with quite sum in their
treasury Mrs. Chas. Varnus has been
very sick of catarrhal pneumonia but is
better row vs. II. Morrill, of the firm of
Morrill, & Gordon at the depot has sold out
his interest in mill and store TO Mr. Henry
from New York, who will continue The
same business with Mr.. Gordon.
VAssALBoRo.
the winter term of Oak Grove Seminary
opened with one hundred scholars aud
everything indicates a very successful
term.-Frank NJ. Ward has sold out his
business of stock raising in the state Of
Nevada and entered into the grocery bus
mess with his brother G.. W. Ward
Some of our farmers have sold their ap-
pies W lille others are holding hoping to get
A larger price. The Cummings Brothers of
Portland have bought and shipped num-
oer of car loads from this station. The
price paid is about four dollars for No. |,
and two dollars for No Mr.. s. f. Dill
rs out among the farmers securing the
planting of sweet corn for another year.
He reports the farmers nearly all ready to
plant in the spring. -The bay market is
very dull and but little is being sold the
dealers preferring to shnt down their
presses rather than buy more until the
market improves.
CHELSEA.
Pleasant Lodge, No. 3, |. o. of G. T.
will have Christmas tree and entertain
ment at their lodge rooms at Chelsea
Heights on Christians eve. This lodge has
lately purchased some fine regslia There
is fine seighing now and farmers are
getting up their wood and some are
working on the ice feids.-They
sre scrapiBg largs fields of ice q.
South Chelsea and at the Capt. Rich ice
houses at Farmngdsle. The ice is from
four to six inches thick. In few weeks
there will he quite a harvest of ice on the
kennebec river at this place.-There are
quite number sick with colds about town
A team loaded with coal while crossing
the river at Chelsea and Hallowell ferry
broke through the e. and was got out after
dumping part of their load iDto the river.
The horse had a narrow escape from drown
ing % W. Little field is making ready to
build large barn at his farm at Chelsea
Heights.
KExrs HILL.
The school will probably be larger for a
winter term than usual Already more than
l6O have commenced their udies. The
differeut societies have chosen theil officer
for he term. CalliopeaH society. F. Fl.
Pemoer. president; Charles Cram. Sc
Lieterati society II. l.. Nichols, presi-
dent; Bert Sesrles, sec'y. Adelphian socie-
ty Nellie Gregory. president; Add
Packard, Sec'y. Y. NJ. c. A.: Wilmot +
Lord, president. Christian Endeavor
Society; winnefred Miles, presiden,
On Sunday Rev. Mr.. Pierce. a mission
airy from Turkey, gave an account Of TIE
work that is going on under the auspices of
the American Board among the Armenians
in Turkey. 1t was listened to with much
ifieress He is brother of the steward
Of the boarding honss.-A very excellent
spirit is manifest ia the religious meetngs
SOUTH CHINA
Engineer Spoaori vas hare last week
looking over the route Of The proposed
extension of the Kernebec Central Railroad.
l. "a g he, e.
FOCUS, via South China to China village.
Our citizens are muth interested ard will
d. all 10 their power to aid the enterprise.
-Thirty-fve couples ioyed 9 social dance
at G. A. r. Hall Thursday evening. The
next one will be January lst.-The A. D.
Of L. w, are taking in new members At
nearly every meeting. They have seventy
members and expscs to mike it 100 before
spring A. p. Green ard son Of Livermore
Falls, were Itorpipg at F. c. Goodspeeds'
| Saturday.
| SIDNEY.
| Mr. +. ]. woodward of Canada vas il
town few days, week before last visiting
his brother, Beriah Woodward. = Miss
| Pauline Corfon of Augusta 10 in town visit.
ing her parents Mr. and Mrs .Lesis Corrcn.
Mr.. Henry Smiley has returned home
from Boston. He hal vary pleasant "Trip.
Mr.. John B. Abbott returned home lssl
Saturday after pleasant visit to his friends
10 Aueusta.--Mrs Alice Benson spsnt .
few dass last week visiting fIienis ia
Waierville--Mrs.D d. W. Smiirv Of Sidney
spent last week at Riverside visiting her
d. gh.er, Mrs. Ira J. Robbins The sad
funeral services Of Bertha Stevens took