Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-13

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Several Towns.
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4 Osen Ssosy and Mary L. Wentworth
we're ras.Yied Nay 3fd ss the fesidence OF
james 81. Sssry. A quiet wedding suppef
WAS served t. q few relatives. and vary
pleasant afternoon paased. We vish the
happy eeuoie Heavens best blessings -
NJ. snd Mrs Phil Du,sia are greatly
pleased over little fady hosrter Who has
cone to their house to stsF.-Mr. WIN.
Umphrey brougb. homs vile last week
to taxa easrse of his home. We we'c1re
her % cur vilisgs Drivers are hsviig .
very ha,d time this spting. The water Is
low saa tie weather 20 cold that the snow
does not mel. fast il the woods Oae msn
on the head Of Arcos.ook river has lis
men sad is not doing any work, waiting and
hogisg for more wster.-R A SHAY il
ao.ss good work on the Lovely" farm
n Akirg masy needed Improvements and We
hope be will continue Frank j. Stairs,
who had has hand hurt by blowing dynamite.
Is able 70 70 TO work sgsin- He bad very
narrow escape from serious accident.
WOODLAND.
The weather has been rather cold aud
dry Farmers are well along with their
| pIo~ing Some grain has been put in.
| There viii be large acreage Of potatoes
| planted this year in this town.-There 10 to
be starch factory built at North Wood
land by Geo o. Goodwin & Cos. B.
| Henry has q frame up for s barn 60x42
with an 8 feet basement. There is to be
. large amount of building in town the
present year.
spRAsuE's MnLs.
The nes piszzs sids to the appearance OF
the hotel.-The W. c. T. U. will meet
With Mrs. J. Estes Thursday. May 2lst-
Miss Bvida Luce Of New Portland spent
| Saturday and Sunday with her cousins Ny.
snd Mrs L. z. Luce Rev. r. II. Wins
| low will commence his labors with the Free
Baptist church next Sabbath, May IL
Their are more fruit trees being set out in
this town this spring than ever before.-A
sabbath school was organized at the
| Centre last Susday. While slghting from
= road cart Saturday evening. Mrs. A. f.
MaDzsr fell hurting herself somewhs. but
Dot seriously.
MAPLEroN
| The shilg'e machines will start by steam
this week Rev Mark Ii. SiprelIe is
returned 70 this charge for smother year,
this being hi. fourth yesr.-0ur black
smith. MIR. p E Sssu has contracts for ten
or twelve jgser wagons some Of which
are already fnishea ard are very sstisfsct-
DRY Mr. james II Cakes drive of
sleepers was passing BY here lset week and
will continue this week. Mr.. Oak lie the
sleeper king" of this section School in
| District No. commenced one week ago
las. Monday instructed by Miss Luns Har-
olson Of Caribou.
HoULToN.
Mr.. w. G. Brown, hardware dealer, al
few days since suffered an injury to his
right eye which may provo very serious
While in blacksmith shop hot scale
from piece Of steel struck the eye and all
ordinary means fa;led to remove It, He
has twice been to Portland for treatment,
snd it is hoped he may be spared the loss
OF the eye. as he WAS so unfortunate as 10
lose the other some years ago.
MARS HILL.
| May opens up cold and backward but the
| farmers are pushing their work along
nicely there being more seed in the ground
at this time than for several previous years.
z. 4. Blanchard had four acres OF wheat
in the LIST day of May and several otbers
have their wheat sown a. this date. Alien
Delopg has in fifty bushels Of potatoes -
Israel Tracy of New Brunswick, has
bought the Hayes farm aud moved upon It.
Our people are now ar xiously waiting to
see what the Bangor and Aroostook r r
are going to do. Two persons meeting the
first question is "Have you heard anything
shout the rsilroad?" If the road does
come there won't be desirable farm for
sale in this locality Daniel Nichols arrived
home from the Yves. few days ago.
| Supervisors examination of teachers will
be held at Kesy schoo!houss May 25th.
MAsARDIs.
| We ara having dry, cold weather; good
rain is very much needed.-Mr. Nason's
ard Mr.. Junkins' drives passed here on
Wednesdsy.-W. A. Viusl's is on the other
| side Of Millnoket lake, as the ice is not out
Of the lake. II will be hard for him to get
the drive on: unless we have a warm rain
soon.-Mrs. Walker died Monday after
long and painful illness. leaving husband,
son and daughter to mourn her loss.
kennsbec.
WINTHROP.
The wheelmen Of Winthrop met Friday
night aud formed club to be called Win
throp Wheel Club, with 9 membership Of
eleven. Officers: E. L. Lovejoy, presi-
dent Geo. l.. Carleton, secretary and treas
urer A. s. ellison, captain Prof F. K
Russell was in town Saturday and Sunday.
The remains of T. A. Osb orn Of Auburn,
N. Y. were brought here for interment
| Friday. Mr.. Osborn vas the brother in
law Of E o. & B. s. Kelley.-The Win
throp Cooperative Association have sold
their stock Of groceries to l. Jones & Co.,
and grain to C. d. Wood & Co, and will
close their store as soon as a transfer can
be msde.-Arbor day was observed by the
high School, q good sized cedar tree bav-
ing been get out IN the schoolh0use yard.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
Mr.. Henry M. Donnell Of this town left
for Boston about four weeks ago with q
number Of carloads Of hay, and has not
been heard from for two weeks; he then
said 10 letter that he should be at home
in few days. He left Boston for Salem,
Massachusetts. Mr.. Donrell has sent
quite an amount OF hay to Boston this
spring and il is supposed he collected the
pay for sill hay sent this spring. His
friends and townsmen are much alarmed
about him. His father, nv. jesse Donneli
lives at North Monmouth, also one brother
MIR. Donnell is smart, shrewd business
man, ore Of our best and most extensive
farmers and orchNdis,s, 81 years old and
has smart family of wife and children.
His brother M. Almon DonDell of Auburn
went u Boston Monday morning in search
o. him. II is feared that something serious
has happened 70 him as he must have had
quite an amount OF money with him. 1t is
said his wife and family are nearly insane
in consequence OF Lis absence.
RIVERSIDE.
Last Saturday evening there were three
new members taken into The Good Tempar
Ledge in this place, two lad e, and one
gentleman. The literary exercises were
very interesting, and all present were
blessed and encoursg d.-Lsst Monday
morning q man in HE eighty second year
~sIked TO the store 10 this place. two miles,
with tin pail of butter to be exchanged for
groc 9ries.-Walier Kirk of Togus, is to be
assistant in the post office.-La.t Monday
was q warm spring iike day when the
b-bolink made HE frs: appearance in this
vicinity. A few more days like that and
the farmers will have their seed all in The
ground.
PIrTsroN
Capt z Fiiiner, whore death occurred
Nay h. in this town, was born May goth,
ISL. He was the lsss Of family Of eish,