Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-21

White About-Desp snow Every
where Tea Operations. - Gsapes
and Fraternity Etsc,ious -Maios
Personals.
Aroostook.
MApLkIoS.
Geo Car and c. O. Higgins have new
m sdsi pendulum sssiag mschine which Is
attracting some ate Mion. and il expected
10 far surpass any Of the older machines
now il use II has been tried and fsaai
- work we'll aud gave the satisfaction
expected. -Miss Kate Cnurchiil from
Presqas lsle is visitiog her sis-
Ter. Mrs. George W Tbompsou.-
Elder WIN Beimain, one OF the pioneer
ministers Of this section, has just deceased
Tie used TO travel BY spotted liaes. by day
or night, and go up and down the rivers on
logs withed together. to preach the Gospel
10 the humble ssttler or the remote lumber
man. ~ tae same time working his own W Az
BY making shingles or Kissing buckwhsat.
and carrying it on his back or down river
on his frai, craft. He was nearly eighty
years old He was converted in the Prov
ince of New Brunswick under the preach
ing Of "old' Elder Samuel Mutt who used
to presci through Washington county, and
was known so many years throughout this
State.
NEW LIMERICK.
About eighteen inches Of snow fell Sat
urdsy night and Sunday.-BaYk is coming
to The tsnnerv quite rapidly now. Last
week Isl cords were hauled in SSl loads -
ID. NJ. Phillips, a. mt for the Maine Bible
Society is in town. Afskk
MARlAvILLE.
Only three yoke of oxen are owned il
town but plenty Of horses there are eighty
four owned in town Of horse kind MIR
Alark Frost lost a cow about tao weeks age
And this week he has LOST valuable heifer
Deer huntio for time is at an end. They
we're reported as berg scarce and no won.
der. hounds are too plenty logging them out
Of the country and there ought to be stop
pat TO it; every man that keeps one ough'
TO be made to pay heavy fine.-Lsst Mon
day twenty-six horses were hauling hay
from this town to Amherst for Buzzell 4 Co.
SEDGwICK.
We were visited by furious storm OF
snow. hail and rain Sunday nisht.-The
high tide of week ago did much damage
to the wharves in our harbor. Men
crossed the bridge that spans river Bepj.
min on the ice cakes that fiosted over the
bridge; the highest tide ever known here.
Kennebsc.
RIVERSIDE.
Mr.. Albert Bigelow and his wife of Bow.
doinhsm came here Friday and are here
now visiting friends.-Mrs. A. Z. Dunbar
has gone to Orient, Aroostook county, on a
visit to her daughter. Mrs. Helea Robbins
and will be absent three or four weeks
The contemplated visit of our Good Tenn
plar Lodge TO the lodge at North
Sidney will be postponed on account
of the impossible roads--0n &C.
| coun. of the storm there was no relig
ions service in the meeting house in ihi
place last Sunday Most of the families in
this place have had their ye ,rs wood hauled
to their houses.-Mr. Willis p. Bailey is
having forty tons Of choice hay pressed fol-
the Boston market. Hay is very low ia
price and the farmers DO not reaz, for i,
what they would like to. The railroads IRE
lowering their rates on hay from Cansda
which keeps the price down. The farmers
in Canada could net pay 81 duty per ton
and compete with cur farmers, so the rail.
roads are helping them out.
EAST PIrTsroN.
The ice business has not proved itself to
be so important factor to labor during
the winter months as a good many ex-
pected.-The village school is progressing
finely with regular attendance of twenty
five. Our town schools will be seven
weeks during winter terms The Cream
cry Ice Company have stored about one half
enough ice for their summer business -
w. S. Cleayes is building a email ice-housc
| to prepare for his summer trade in meats
-~Miss Annie Linsco ard Mrs. A. Little
have arrived from Ipswich, Massachusetts,,
to spend the winter with parents and reIa-
lives in this place.-The scarcity and high
price OF wood has caused quite a lot OF
coal to be hauled and used in the village.
Good cord wood is worth 81 90 per cord -
Some talk has been made about purchss-
ing a set of platform scales and having
them plsced somewhere ia the village.
This would be a very convenient arrange
ment for. our people.
Mr. VERNON
Alfred Borden fell on the ice Friday, the
accident resulting in conclusion of the
brain ard he remained unconscious several
Enthusiastically and Sunday about eigh,
inches of snow and hail fell, about oue hslf
hail. 1t was one of the heaviest snow
ever seen here. No services were held in
the churches on Sunday.
REApfIELD.
Prof Bateman. the phrenologist, spent
lust week here lecturiHg at Giles Hall with
Tery good attendance and success.---Mrs
X Russell arrived home from her visit to
Massachusetts on Wednesday. las..-The
NJ. + circle met with Mrs. Dr.. Wright last
Thursday evening The installation of
officers of the Readfeld Lodge, A. 0
U. W., was well attended and the order is
in foe growing condition here.-The U. O.
G.. G. will install their officers this week -
There WAS no meeting or Sabbath school OF
either society here Sunday last by reason OF
the storm -Sewsll Kelley is home from
Massachusetts on sh ri visit to his family.
PITTsToN.
The ice companies have got their houses
little over half full on an average most
Of the companies will finish filling this
was running on quarter time Monday -
The storm has made come hard scraping
for the ice companies. The crust is so
thick that they have to use disk harrows
and cultivators to break i. up-Mr James
Coss Of Brookline, Mass is visiting rels-
tjves here The officers Of Prt,t,n Grange
L. of ii. No. PA, we're installed last We'd
nesday evening by Past Master NJ J. Don.
nell.-Quite a number from Pitt.,on
Grange went over to Chelsea Grange FIJI
day evening to witness the installation o.
their officers by Past Master J. d. Ripley
of Pittston Grange assisted by Bro George
A. Yeaton, master of Capital Grange and
Sister Ripley of Pitts.on Grange. After
the installation followed speeches and reci-
tstions until supper was ready, when over
fifty hungry grsngers sat down to q boun-
,eous supper, after which the good of the
order Was called and the time was vel,
taken up until late hour.
SIDNEY.
Mrs. Lizzie Hamlen returned home from
Charlestosn, Mass, last Tuesday night.
She had a very enjoyable time.--Mr
Alb jan Tufts of Lexington is in town visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. James CLARK Mr..
George W. Reynolds of Watervilie was ia
town Friday visiting his father, Mr.. Edwin
Reynolds Olive Abbott has been In
Waterville for the past week visiting her
sister, Mrs. Eta Clark MIR. A. ID. Ster-
ems lost very valuable horse last week,
by the horse getting into the crib and fall
ing through into the stable csH.r thu. chok-
ing 10 dea,h.-The farmers Who have legs
10 haul are improyiny the fine sIsd tino .nd