Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-23
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SoUTu CHINA
Hancock Camp, S. If V after taking p
relt OF two years have sgsin started and
will hold their meetings on the first and third
Saturday evenings Of each m,Ith Mr..
Frank L Chadwick is at hlms on q
tao weeks vacation. - CHARLES III.
Jackson has teen home few
days. - Master jimmie Jones IS seen
on cur streets nearly every day with
his pony and new pony cart built for him
| by T. NJ. jackson 1t makes very pretty
team Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crane were at
Albion Sunday, visiting friends.
SIDNEY.
N. Il. Benson and W. NJ Reynolds have
| taken the job to repair the schoolhouse in
District No. 4--E. X. Libby went
to Augusta Thursday.-George Rey-
nolds Of Watervile was in town
Thursday at MIR. James Clarke
School in District No. closed Friday,
June 10 b, after a very successful term
under til, instruction of Mrs. Mary smiley.
Mr.. Lewis Of Boothbay was in town
Thursday calling on old friends.
| ALBION.
Seventeen candidates were baptized June
| 14th as h result Of the Isbors of Rev. Mr..
Cox, the boy preacher in District No. 4.
Nearly thousand people witnessed the
impressive ceremony.-Rsv. G. II. Martin
i. in New Hampshire, called there by the
| death of bis daughter. musical con-
| vention was held at the Grange Hall on
Thursday. A large number Of people were
present The next one will be held at
Unity village the i7.h of Sept.-D. Wei.
linston Of Washington, d. c.. is expected
home the 90 He is graduate Of Colby
University, 'S6 HIS class has reunion
this north. He is son Of N. r. Yelling
ton,-The outlook for the hay crop is slim
| unless rain comes ct once-We are ali
glad to learn that J. z. Bssse is improving
in healh
Mr.. VERNON.
| The band gave q sscfed concert on the
green Sunday P. Minis Eva A Field gave
3 fine organ solo at the opsning Of Chill
dren's day concert Miss Field is teachins
the village school this summer.-Miss Myr-
tie Robinson returned from Connecticut
last wee k where she had been spenjing the
past vinter.-Mr. Charles Toms hiss moved
back to Augusta MI A. Z. Brown sold
bis pair Of promising colts to F. L Norris
and II. L. Lishness of Augusta q few days
sgo. They were b. the stallion Romeo,
and speak well for Ms stock
Somerset
| MADISON
| Paymaster Curtis Of the Madison Wooden
Mills was taken before Trial Justice Paine
| on the charge of assault and battery on one
Of the employees Of the mill. he plead
guilty and settled with ane and cost amount.
ing to s24 "A George Norton who has
been confined to his room for nearly eight
years was taken to Augusta to the Insane
Asylum for treatment Saturday.
BELFAST.
The season for hay shipments, nov
drawing to . cloee, hes not been 60 profit.
able ei,hsr for producers or shippers, a.
have some in the past Within Eve years
past the thipmsn ts Of hay from this port
have fallen OF about one-third, ovins
chiefly to tie supply being sent to the
Southern states from the West. A few
years ago over one-half Of Belfast's hsy
| shipments were 10 South Cuolins, Georeis
| and Florida; now . cargo rarely goes
south Of Hatseras, nesrly ali the past year
going to Boston In the days OF Southern
shipments Belfast sent away annually about
ten ihousand tons, and LincoInviile, Sears
pa and winterpors one-half - much more.
This year the whole county will not reach
Belfssts former hsure.-Thsre IL . lsrse
amount Of hay in the farmers barns
throughout the county, and quite supply
In the hands 1t shippers here.