Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-29

81 d the boys taught in the ways OF temper
ance.
WOODLAND.
Mr. Lawrence Leslie. formerly n resident
Of Tidlsy Settlement, Queen's Co.. New
Brunswick, has bought the Isaac Bearce
farm in the west part Of the town The
past week has bes n all that could be deslred
for October weather. On tYavellin through
from my place TO the wet line Of the town
I observed that the farmers are we'll along
With their fall work. Some new buildlngs
are being put mp and others being repaired.
On the .Centfe road" there are come OF
the hsndsomest farms in the county. About
Thirty years sgo the first choppina was made
on the lot tbs n taken up" and cleared BY
Charles Carbon and still owned by bin
The large, smooth fields and pastures.
which are sill fenced off for convenience,
with cedar leg fencing, and his commodious
barns and other farm buildings, 60 to chow
farming has rot been failure with him.
T. S. Howard. Charles Loud, Carlton
Morse Ephrsim Barnum, Geo. E. Ross and
John Eddy al.o begun on rev farms and
are now in prosperous circumsfAr ces.-
Geo. E. Ross is building nice building in
the enierpfispg village of Caribou; whether
for dwelling for himself and family or to
rent the informant doth no. say.-Potatoes
are selling at the station form el.l0 to
81 so per barrel.
MAPLEToN.
| had the pleasure of visiting A. NJ.
Dudley's prize acre field of potatoes in
Castle Hill ard weighing and measuring
some of the largest potafoes. ! weighed
30 of the largest ones, add they tipped the
beam 1t exactly go lbs. Thirty nine more
next emaller ones added TO the 80 weighed
40 lbe., put all these into flour barrel,
cad added enough more as large as l could
find I'LL hsd just 80 in the barrel and il
was more Than even full.-Our school dis
tricts are forming the habit Of having the
vipter schools commence 10 the fall. Two
lave been in session two weeks and two
more commence this week. The one in
District No. 3, where they have just com.
pleted their new scho0lhouse and dedicated
it with appropriate ceremony. 10 to be
under the tuition of Miss Cora Jackson of
Castle Hill; and the one 10 District No. 5
is to be taught by Miss Clara I. Ross 0!
this tcwn-The Ladies' Relief Corps is
quite active. 1t holds regular me etipgs ard
looks Gu, for the sick or any that are less
favored than others financially There
vas cake and pie sociable in District No
3 last Friday evening TO raiee funds to buy
lamps, curtains, etc, for the schOOlhouse.
IL realized about Sl5 Joseph Sweat, a
young man from Medford. Mass, who has
been here about two mou,hs visiting friends
and viewing the country, left for his home
last +, idsy. He is greatly please with this
section and thinks that he may return to
make it his residence.
MAsARDIs
Very pleasant weather: 10 srow here
yet.-G' orge Greenlaw 10 making prepare
tions for NUMBERING and will have b $ crew
il soon. Crews are passing daily for the
hclf waters Of the Atoo stock and its tribu-
txries to commence the seasons operations.
-Moses McNablv Of Ashland has his ere v
in on the ST. Cr,ix stream about $ miles
above the bridge. His son Fred cut his
foot very badly on Frdy. Tuesday one
of bis men cut his fool so badly that he was
carried home.-Mis. Samuel Smith died
very suddenly Wednesday evening, Oct
22i. She had q paralytic shock some
time since. Wednesday evening she h i'd
snoth r shock and di not live but few
minutss Mrs. Smith was about - years
Of sg.; and moved here from kiDgsbury
Il irty ore years ego.
OXBow.
The crops are good generally; hay ex-
ira; OATS light crop but of good quality
potatoes very good not rottirg much, bu,
few raised for outside market The lun
b rm. n use the m st we have 10 spare
We have not 50 much neat stock a. former
Iy; more horses; sheep are quite numerous.
Hay $40 per ton, oats 30 CENTS per bushel.
There will be a large amount of lumber
ing done this season a, it looks now. There
are five par les already in the woods viii
about 50 men and 40 borfes. Lun,bermen
find it che aper to cut and pile g in the
+, |, on bare ground than TO shovel Ior them
~nen the soow i, very deep.-We have a
m ill about starting frtm Masardis to this
n ice.--We have two schools in progress.
Mrs. Vera Jul kins teaches in Di trict No.
/; Miss Sarah Cliff in District No. 2.
ASHLAND.
Rev. NJ X. Keep is expected home from
R,ngor this week Mr.. and Mrs. Aivsh ,n
Sloat lost their only chi d from trJnch ii
last week. thi, is the ibiri child they have
lot in . little over q year.-Mr. Henry
Dunn has new bosrder who ha, come "a
stay, it 10 a toy.--Mr Z. G. Dunn of St.
Jt no, N. b. is in tom for . few days
Messrs. Haw kins ard Mckay have enlarged
III ie carriage ard blacksmith shop, and are
rushed with work.-Mrs. Samuel Smith
OF of the first settlers in this fection died
very suddenly Friday from q paral, tic
shock.-fbe pleasant Octob.f weather has
given the farmers good chance TO II ,ish
their harvesting and do their p.oughiag u
the coming spring crops.
ISLAND Falls
Mr.. B. J.. Sanb,rn has completed The
repairs en- Mattswamkea{ dam sitter an
outlay of about fire hundred dolsrs.-W
s. Hsnccck and Womsns Relief Corrs
gave an oyster supper OF this place Wed.
esday evening, Oct. 22i. A pleasan,
evening, new moon and z ,od rosds gave
them full house which ma lie it prove q
euceess financially a. Will As socially -
I-land Falls Mill Co. will son start q c. =
Of men into the woods to eus lumber fl
their mills are ab,ut all harvested
in this % ciion. A good many farmers c. m.
plain of their rotting in the cellar -Grain
is turning out light as genera! thing cause d
DO doub. b. TIE very wet season.
MARS HIIL
Weather 10 fae row. Potatoes are all
dug AID most Of ihsm out in the factory.
q. W. Collins cut down the price of roa-
toes in BIS factory thereby loci q large 10,
OF potatoes which we're hauled to the Rob
inson factory ia Blaine The potato crop
of this sessoa 10 the largest ever raised In
this vicinity Nils NJ ID. Keay has bous bit
the Craig house of the home essase w.
W. Lsrrsbee 10 building a nes h1use GA
land bought ef James Gilman
kennesee.
WEEKS MILLs.
There vas harvest conce RI held NJ the
church on Sunday evening Nh ch vas very
entertaining. All ,hoee sho took lat ia
the music aud rec:tAti0bs are des<r RING Of
much credit, - well ~ the c,nui tee of
arrsnes mfns-xr. Dean Estes has large
sm,unt of work on hani He hiss ftie,y-
i've huedred .cksts ~ hi. shopfo oe made.
Mr. Frank Psrciysi il sxpe c.irg to build
. nav store 10 the spri: IN. A. Mel sush-
iia vto has b. ea sex Tor the past tbr.
veeks 10 somewhat better.
Mr. vRRSox
A Cosventi n Day coocert was be !, by
the Baptist Sabbath school on Sandy even
Jog. GA zG- The programme sent By the
secretary OF IN. eoavs ns,o-. wss followed
With . fev sddisis ns.. a.d she ~ Scis~s
sers very intest sing. The scio By MS
Alice Wat: Of vi ma, vas very use.
Miss VAIN be- vey rich eont,aits voice