Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-03
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/ Work has inst commenced on the new
4 Cniseriaa Church II is expected BY easly
fail to have X tisished and that Is sill be
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| de Town Hall, Msnday, Jsne :, % neninats
| dsI1e6eps u eouney ard Sea1e CsnvsHet0ns-
~ Rebabtesns ill hold shsif 0nsss
an ne Asst week ia Jane 70 elect ceIegstes
| 70 the Sssse. counfy and district conventson,
. be held 10 Augusta on June l2th and
| lAe1r-- Yasmin9 ard Dlasting ax very bacG-
l vssS snd but few farmers have done their
Blasting yes.--Nfs. Capt Potter Of Che stef,
| Pa. has bses II tovn visiaing friends.-
NessYs. J. II. and G. A. featon have pat
/ 10 set Of weighing scalss that they pur-
chased 10 New York c. Stevens has
hass nakina impssvsosnfs and sspsiFs on
his building II Chelsea Heights. - Noah
| Packard 10 makang aexlkssise repairs on
his house ct Chelsea Heishss--!Is bert
| GuIIivef 10 building . Workshop and carriage
hOuss. They arc makins fast headvey IN
laying the Failsoa the ksnnsbec ailroad
from Randolph to Togus. The engine 10
on the track and 10 being run - far - the
| rails have been laid 70 assist In The work.
East MosneUrH.
Sabbath school olleeFs for The coming
rear vers elected. Sunday. - follows:
8spersssendens, c. p. Merrill; SECRETARY.
MRS. J. H. Norris; Treasurer, Miss Safsh
Tiison.--An Ice cream supper and enter
taiAmsas viii b. given ct the Mile school
Friday evsnisg. June 6.
| Wxsxs' MlLLs.
Ness vas received hers last vesk. Fri
day, from California. Of the death Of Mr..
Robast Sprosi Of windsor. Mr.. Sprosi
| vss An honest, upright mso and bad oany
friends. He always rssidsd in Winda0s.
Last fall he went to Californis on visit to
his two sons Who reside Tiers. lie leayes
three sons here and one daughter.-Miss
Edith Pevs returned To Augusta Saturday
after . very enjoyable visit with friends
here. - Business has been brisk - the hotel
| for the past two veeks.--Tnere has been
several parties from Augusta trout 6shing.
All report good success.-Af. Chas. Berry,
| the popular landlord Of Hotel North. and
Mr.. Joseph Young Of Augusta. were AZ ths
hotel sunday Mira. and Miss Boalster Of
Aususea, were calling on friends Monday.
CHINA.
Memorial Day was al heart could wish
| for comfort and beauty. The exercises By
the A. J. Billings Post were Of the usual
order. First decoration Of graves Of com
raies BY members in their respective towns
Of Albion and China In the forensQ. Din.
ner at the G. A. II. Hall in Chins'sS - CO..
Al 2 p. M. exercises At the NJ. E. Church
in China. At 45 the line vas formed at
the hotel under direction Of A. b. Fletcher,
Commander, and escorting the orator and
clergy, the Post marched to the church
which vas soon filed. After PRAYER by
Rev. J. Bran. pastor, and singing by
a auaEtette Of young ladies'. Rev.
w. II. Spencer Of Wsterviile, delivered
the best address that we have heard on
like occasion. The speaker was an officer
in the Glst New York, snd participated in
many of the scenes Of the never to be for
cotton conflict that restored and insured our
stability ~ . government. He was in the
battle of Fair Oaks, and after lying
wounded on the battlefield As hours, was
taken to Libby prison. and there suffered
the amputstion of leg. He spoke OF what
he knew and had felt concerning the time
that tried men's souls, and his remarks
combined II humor and pathos that was as
interesting - it was convincing. The close
| attention given the speaker was compli-
msnt to him. and many concentrations
were Afterwards given by the "boys' ~
they pursued their homeward march.-The
| first Of June finds much of planting and
sowing undone, but it 10 the general opin-
| ion that the s'seed-time and harvest" will be
here a. usual. The iced will be put in,
unless another long spell Of wet weather
intervenes. Services at the NJ. f. Church
are changed to afternoon to accommodate
the other church at East vassslboro.
NORTH VAssALBoRo.
Memorial exercises under the auspices
of r. W. Mullen Post. G. A. r., were
presided over by Isaac Hussey, Command
er. Ate O'Clock A. M, detail of com.
RAIDS proceeded to the cemetery and marked
the resting places Of their dead comrades
with tags. All O'Clock z. M, members
met At the G. A. K. Hall in full uniform.
At 1870 O'Clock line was formed headed
by the vassalboro Brass Band and
marched to the &C metery and there decorate
| ed the graves of their dead, numbering
about twenty. The school children and
citizens generally. joined in the pro-
cession. At the ball prayer vas offered
by Rev. Mr.. Kelley and the usual
exercises were performed after
the comrades and citizens assembled 1T
Citizens Hail. After the singing prayer
was offered by Rev. F. A. Vinal, and an
| interesting Grafton was delivered by Rev.
| +. A Glidden. The exercises of the day
were very well attended and highly interest
| ing to the citizens generally.-A bass ball
club has been formed here, and they were
visited on Friday last by the Waterville
Club in n friendly game. The result
was Watervilie. s.; vsssalboro' H.
Mrs. Charles Hopkins of California. 10
visiting her mother. Mrs Prince Hopkins.
Mr.. Hopkins 10 in the hospital in Boston
being unable to procede on his journey any
farther. He 10 4 wealthy Californian -
Mr.. +. C. Hendee spent the Sabbath with
his wife and son Walter, at II. G. Abbott's.
| ALBION.
Albion proposes to Ave celebration the
4th of July consisting Il fantasies, oratien.
4 game Of base bail, sact race, creased pig,
] grand time. Charles Byther is to build
. new house this summer.-G. H. Crosby
has q crew at work Il fishing his house.
| oussau iS1uibB IL 0uie W ~OIA Iitafc 1uu
we are all glad to see him out again.-But
little sowing and planting has been done yet
on account of the long continued vet wealth
er.--A number Of nice horses aud colts
have been sold in town recently; hut stll
there are plenty Ieft.-Rev. A. H. Mar,
| tin preached Memorial sermon last Sun.
day.-Chi.dren's day will be observed June
sth.
WHITEHEAD.
Henry Peaslee. Esq was buried from his
late residence May 2lst, Rev. b. b. Byrne
of East Pitts,on officiating. Mr.. 2. was
| eighty three wears of age. He served the
town in an official capacity for many years.
and was an educated, Christian gen
tleman Baptist Society At Kings
Mills have secured the services Of Rev.
| Mr.. Sheldon. . student of Colby Universe
| ty, - their pastor for the coming year.
Mr.. Sanford Choate, formerly of North
Whitsfeld, who has been making = short
visit with his relatives here, returned to his
home in California last week.-Rev. b. B.
Byrne has an appointment at the hall in
District No. 3. on the first and third Sab
batha of each month. at 8 o'clock P. NJ
The Sabbath school will be held at 4
o'clock p. NJ. for the present season. W.
H. and Joseph Ware have gone to Saga
more, Cape Cod F. b. Turner. ESQ.,. is
to take the Genius in this town.-Several
neighbors met at the place of Mr.. Melzsr
Little, who has been sick with lung fever.
and put in his planting one day last week.
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