Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-11
srATR NEWS


NEW LIAExicK.
Mr.. F. L. Wright. travelling agent for
the American Champion Road Msehiee, was
in town Ssturday.-The t2nnsry school
taught by Nj. Edmund Clark Of the State
College, closed last Friday after success-
full term Of ten weeks biggest day 3
work in hauling bark to C. & w. l. Shaw Is
tannefy this winter vas on Tuesday. Janu-
AIRY "a. On that day there were hauled LOG
loads amounting to 226 IA cords A big
days work the bark pliers found il.
WAsHBgRs.
s. S. Stoddayd who has been in Texas
for year or more returned last week and
intends to settle in New England, probably
in Boston. l.. Duncan has rented
the c. L. Stoddard house for three years
C. L. Stoddard and wife started Friday last
for Hamilton. Washington.
SrRAGUE's Mills.
The spring term of High School COM
menced last week with an attendance of
about As pupils.--Mr. Perley Sprague
started for Houl,on Saturday to resume his
studies at Kicker Institute. Zenas
Cary, man about seventy years OF age,
living on farm tome two and one-half
miles from here. dropped desd in hi, door
yard Jan. &c.
WOODLAND
We have nov about 1--WE feet of anow.--
The school in DisIic. No. ! closed on
Friday. The school although short has
been u very successful ore. At the close
of the school an exhibition was held
which was very successful.-The pssato
houses at the station are full, and prices
rule lower, 81 per barrel being paid at this
writing.
Kenneb~e.
REAprihLp,
The many friends Of our excellent farmer,
Mr.. j. o, B,itmaa, lament with him in the
loss of fourteen Of bis rice sheep from
being poisoned by eaing white lead pain,
way with nearly three quarts Of the paint
stable. He fears two or three more will
die. His loss will not be far from $50.
Our leading blacksmith, Mr.. A. H.
Yeaton. has sold his business here to Mr..
Riggs from Chesterville. Mr.. Y. is soon to
leave for Southern California where he
intends to make his future home.-The
temperance lecture by Rev. G. NJ. Park OF
Pfesque Isle that would have been Sunday
evening bad it been fair was given Mondsy
evening. His subject was the Saloon and
the Saloon Keeper" ard was we'll set
forth, clearly proving that no good to any
one except the saloon keeper comes there
from-One Of our young ladies, Miss Lola
Hannafor J, Oldest daughter Of DR.. <. s.
Hannaford. was united in marriage last
week to Mr.. John Welch of Hopkinton,
Mass.
VAssALBoau
At regular meeting of Oak Grove
Grange, Vsssalboro, the following officers
were installed: Master, +. c. Drummond
Overseer, E. g. Ballard; Lecturer, Gus
tavus Hussey; Steward, A. p. Robinson
Asst Steward, Fred Jones; Chaplain, Mer-
ton Rollins; Treasurer. f. L. Priest; Sec
retary, Cbas. A. Siilson; Gate Keeper, s.
b. Richardson; Pomona. Mrs. G. Hussey
Flora, Sadie Robinson; Lady Ass't Stew
ard, Kate E. Rollins.
RIVERSIDE.
The school at Oak Grove Seminary COM
merced last Tuesday after vacations of two
weeks,-The school in Riverside Union
District, after a vacation of one week, com-
menced again last Monday. This is now
ore of the best managed district schools ia
the State. Mr.. Preston Fsrrer is tie teach
er.-Last Saturday evening was held q
meeting of Good Templars of the lodges
from Pleasant Hill in Sidney and Golden
Anchor from the Corner, with Riverside
Lodge at their hail. There we're nearly 100
present. The literary entertainment was
splendid, consisting of music, vocal and
instrumental. readings and declarations,
closing with nice supper. The next
union visit will be with Golden
Anchor Lodge at the Corner in March.
Mex. Friday evening the Y. P. c. E
Society will hold literary and sociable at
the Grange Hall for the benefit of the
church. 1t will be under the management;
Of Mrs. Josiah Brown There has beer
built in the river at this place this winter,
four good substantial piers of a capacity OF
200 tons Of stone each by the Kennebec
Log Driving Co.-Notwithstanding the
cold winter we have had, and in some
instances difficult in finding work to keep
the wolf from the door, there never has
been so few inmates at the poor house in
this town IS there is at the present time. -
There is another case of diphtheria in Vas
alboro az Getchel's Corner in the family
of Thomas Glszier, his son Augustus, aged
IS years, has the disease and the house has
hppn onarantine1