Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-17

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Mr.. r. Benson loaded tso ears Of hay
last week for John B. Norton james
Clark bas commenced pressing hay again.
Mr.. L. r. Cain closed his siaging school
q the Msfsadik chapel. With grand con-
cert which ~ss held II Town Hall last Sat-
usdsy evening.
KExrs Hu.L.
The death Of Miss Bessie brown the
past week made profound impression on
the commusity. She had been sick about
five months, and on Tuesday morning she
gently giidea over the river to the immortal
life. The entire school were in attendance
ct her fuaerai on Thursday. The large
number Of flowers furnished by
her stadens friends and the Mis-
sion Band indicated something Of the
regard In which she vss held by all in the
community .-psesident Smith, aud Rev.
W. l.. MscIntire. . former pastor, made
very tender and appreciative remsYks.-On
Friday evening the Calliopean society held
their public meeting. The programme was
enjoyed 1.-THE thermometer registered s
below Sunday morning,
vienna.
The Freevili Baptist have engaged Elder
Starbird to preach TO them every other Sab.
bath for the coming yesf.-Cordis Became
closed an eleven weeks term Of school q
week ago AZ the village.-These is much
sickness in town.
WISrHRor
One hundred and eleven tickets were
sold .. the Winthrop station Saturday fol
the excursion to Lewiston.-Prof. w. w.
Stetson Of Auburn, gave very interesting
and instructive lecture on Friday evening
to an audience Of about two hundred, His
subj sct was, "Some Considerations by the
Way
PAnLIN PpsD.
Owing b the bad condition Of the roads
large teams were put on to q snow plow
and it was hauled from here to the Forks.
And now another snowstorm OF eight
inches has come and no stage has been
through for three days.--Clark & Milliken
have about fourteen hundred thousand feet
of logs landed.-Talpy & Holder lost q
good work horse Monday last.
HARMONY.
Last Sunday morning was the coolest
period since the cold snap in December
The temperature was down to 25 degrees
below zero.-There was quarterly meet
ing at the church on Sunday caDdi.
date, Mis- Nettie Brown. received the ofdi
nance Of baptism by sprinkling, and with
Miss Leora Brown, joined the church.--Ai
the grange last week seven candidates
received the fourth degree. After the
degree work all sat down to a bouniiful
harvest feast. Others are about to join
and old members are becoming reinstated
who have not attended for years.
SAINT ALEANs.
While Mr.. Howard Estes of Palmyra was
driving through our village some part of
the hauling gear Of his jumper gave way,
letting the whippletree down hitting his
horses heels. when he began to run and
kick, throwing Mr.. Estes out and going
down through Main street at q forty
gait, with the jumper held by one thill
Luckily no one happened TO be in the
street and after running half a mile was
secured and brought back unipjured but Mr..
Estes took home badly dem olished jumper.
Lewis Weeks and George Maxim two
young men while scufIling in Town Hall dis
charged revolver which Weeks had 10 his
hip pocket the bullet Just clearing his right
arm and lodging in the ceiling overhead.
That also was close call for Weeks and
will probably teach him . lesson against
scuilling with loaded revolvers 10 his peck
ets.-A party Of thirty or more friends Of
Rev. C. A. Southland surprised him one
evening recently by assembling ut his house
on his forty seventh birthday and pleasant
evening enjoyed - The villsge schools
closed Saturday Feb. It'll for weeks vacs-
ton. Teachers AZ we'll - scholars need the
rest after ten weeks study.
Waldo.
CENTRE MoNrvILLE.
Chas. Clement has disposed of bis farm
to f. l.. Rowell.--Our school has not been
in session the past week, but begins again
this week with Leroy HAYES, Of South
Liberty ~ teacher.