Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-15

WAsHBURr.
Roads are getting bare and sledding 10
nearly worn out IT. II. Phair's mill started
this week. Rotary shingle machine, clap
board, lath and siave machines are all in
repair again and q big summers work 10
expected.-A man by the name Of McCon-
nell came to town to saw for Phair, worked
one day and wss unfortunate enough to get
his foot under set screw ard jammed one
toe 30 that it had to be taken off.
WOODLAND.
Mr. Roland Sutherland Of this town who
has oeen working in The woods near MAZDA.
~asks lake the past winter, concluded to
spend few days in hunting snd trapping
The result vas he captured an old she bear
and her two cubs, besides txo sable and one
marten. He says. i. took several shots of
his trus!y rife to bring the old bear TO
terms. The bounty from the bears aud ths
sale OF the pelts pay him well for his weeks
work, he receiving s25 for them-Town
meeting April 2oih to vote On the railroad
question. Also a meeting to reconsider
certain votes passed at the annual
meeting, also to draw on jurymAn
for the Caribou term Of court
Mr.. Eugene Pbilbrick Of this town can
claim the cake for drawing the largest load
Of potatoes to Caribou. The distance from
his place Is about five miles. The load
| was dtawn sil the way with one pair Of
horses with the exception OF crossing the
| bridge and going up the depot bill, where
| he bad help. The load consisted Of 35 l-3
barrels Of potatoes for which he received
| sl00.-The Carleton and Berce mill which
has been idle for several months past, 10
| now running on full time with full stock
Of Iitt-Ssturday night and Sunday gave
US rain storm which 10 taking the snow
off quite fast.
MAPLEroN.
| Horace Sinclair Of Castle Hill bad the
misfortune to loss his house by fire lasl
| Friday. the 9th Of April. We understand
that there was no insurance. e.-Thsx;eI
| CLARK met with quite loss ia the death Of
one OF his team hcsses.--A Mr.. Welch
has bought the farm lately occupied BY
Wm. A. Hughes, who has moved 4
Presque Isle,-We hope our people will oil
remember the town meeting to be held or
the both Of this month to vote en- the Ban
gof ana Aroostook X. X. question Elder
!; ,3iprelle has gone out 70 see to some bust
ness Of his own, ssd will attend the confer
tkACc GtABft ICtufH5s Az ~ AVtLSE1 kflk
he will be stationed here anosher year -
The G.. A. X. Post with the sid Of th,
Relief Corps, visitors from Presque Isle
Ashland and Fs Fairfield, and the citizen
generally, celebrated the ever memorsbl,
9th Of April in remembrance Of Lee
surrender" last Friday. The meeting ~
: held at Grange Hall which was Allied u
overfowiog. This program consisted O
dinner, singing, prayer, speaking, dsela
nation, select reading and music by III
/ drum corps. The day vss fine, going good
} and everybody appeared to be glad tba
, Lee surrendered wnsn be did. Tne speah
ers were Geo. Eastman and John Rodger
; of Fl. Fairfield. Murphy Of Ashland, ]
} Wsddeii Of Csssle Hili, and 8. C. r. Smis
Z and Jss. MeGiaufiin Of Mspletcn. Mrl
: Morton with her choir Of singers rendefe
se1ecs pieces Of music which sdded yer
much to the Interest Of the program
MISS Flora MeGisufiin rendered IN cfignz
poem, rejecting credit on the veh RAM
: which Was very highly sppre reciated; an
I Miss Zuzie Stewart plsyed ths organ &C CON
. pa1imsnts to the singing TO the saiisfsc.io
+ Of all. The Whole programme vss MAJ
aged by Mr.. o. P. Hughes Of Mspleto
Post g. A. r., and did him much credit.